Life Update (🎉): I am now married!!

it's the last day of #FAccT2026 in Montreal (bonjour hiii), and I'm presenting my paper with Diag Davenport on the promise of #PublicInterestTech clinics for training the next gen of critical sociotechnical thinkers. 🏆 plus we got an honorable mention!? come thru @ 10:45! 📄 tiny.cc/pit-clinics-26

I am excited to be at @facct.bsky.social this year presenting a new 📝 "Scrutinizing Index-Based Risk Assessments: A Case Study in NYC Decision-making for Heat Emergency Management" (work with Luke Boyce, @angelinawang.bsky.social , and @allisonkoe.bsky.social ). 🔗: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... (1/10)

Excited to attend FAccT 2026 in Montreal this week! Let me know if you'll be there and want to catch up :) I'll be presenting a paper with @allisonkoe.bsky.social about ad delivery skew in the context of government advertising, come by and check it out!

I'm so excited to attend #FAccT2026 in 🇨🇦Montreal🇨🇦 to present "Tradeoffs are Domain Dependent: Improving Accuracy and Fairness in Property Tax Assessments" by Evelyn Smith, me, Chris Berry, @jacobsgoldin.bsky.social, and Dan Ho!! 🔗: arxiv.org/pdf/2605.15020

I am SO excited to be running the NYC marathon this year with #TeamForClimate!! I'm fundraising to support forest conservation and increased sustainability in NYC running. If you would like to support this cause (and me!) I would so appreciate it: fundraisers.nyrr.org/emma-harvey

@404media.co wrote about our new preprint on tell-tale signs of AI-generated stories! Cc @dmimno.bsky.social Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2605.26492 Article: www.404media.co/elias-thorne...

Our schedule for #FAccT2026 is live! facctconference.org/2026/schedul... You can find the full conference program, including sessions and papers, through the above link.

I'm in Cambridge MA this summer for a research internship with Apple's Responsible AI team! I am super excited to work with a great team at Apple and also to be near Flour Bakery, which I have been obsessed with since 2018. If you're here too, LMK and let's hang out (optimally at Flour 💁‍♀️)!!

🎉 "Fairness-in-the-Workflow: How Machine Learning Practitioners at Big Tech Companies Approach Fairness in Recommender Systems" by Jing Nathan Yan, me, Junxiong Wang, Jeff Rzeszotarski, and @allisonkoe.bsky.social is now available in the #CHI2026 proceedings! 🔗: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Fairness-in-the-Workflow: How Machine Learning Practitioners at Big Tech Companies Approach Fairness in Recommender Systems | Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Syste...

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Cornell Tech@cornelltech.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Making big tech algorithms “fair” is harder than it looks. New research finds that improving fairness is not as simple as applying technical solutions – it requires considering fairness at every stage of the engineering workflow. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4tne0Fz @cornellbowers.bsky.social

Our call for volunteers for #FAccT2026 is now live! Anyone can apply. Those who volunteer for at least 4 hours will have their entire conference registration fee waived 🌟 Deadline: April 27 Notification: May 6 facctconference.org/2026/cfv.html

New in Nature Health: how might we move towards a world in which race is not used in clinical algorithms? We need (1) careful comparison of race-aware and race-neutral algorithms and (2) systemic efforts to address underlying disparities.

The deadline for the 2026 FAccT DC is next Tuesday, February 24! If you are a student working on topics relevant to the FAccT's scope, this is an opportunity to interact with a diverse set of peers and mentors! #facct2026 #facct26 #facct Details here: facctconference.org/2026/callfor...

Alexandra Olteanu@aolteanu.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We are hoping to see applications from and bring together a diverse group of students across multiple disciplinary areas! If you are a graduate student and interested in FAccT’s scope, the Doctoral Colloquium is for you! #facct2026 #facct26

Applications are now live for Cornell Tech’s Summer Innovation Intensives! This three-week experience invites high school students to explore AI, ethical coding, data science, and product innovation — all on Cornell Tech's NYC campus. Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/48cr6gy

Good news: I found your new best friend!! My foster dog Ellie is 60 lbs of pure love with the most velvety ears in the world ❤️ She is smart, friendly, and loves walks and snuggles - and she's officially looking for her forever home!! Apply to adopt Ellie here: nycacc.app#/browse/241644

I spoke with @kattenbarge.bsky.social for this @wired.com piece about my research into reddit moderators' experiences moderating AI-generated content. Moderators are working hard to keep Reddit "one of the most human spaces left on the internet," but it's a trying and often thankless task.

WIRED@wired.com · 8mo ago

Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits. www.wired.com/story/ai-slo...

Excited to share a new working paper! What happened when Change.org integrated an AI writing tool into their platform? We provide causal evidence that petition text changed significantly while outcomes did not improve. 1/ arxiv.org/abs/2511.13949

Introducing AI to an Online Petition Platform Changed Outputs but not Outcomes

The rapid integration of AI writing tools into online platforms raises critical questions about their impact on content production and outcomes. We leverage a unique natural experiment on Change$.$org...

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Spread the word! 📢 The FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics) group at @msftresearch.bsky.social in NYC is hiring interns and postdocs to start in summer 2026! 🎉 Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.

love this thread from Isabel highlighting some really interesting @codemit.bsky.social talks!!

Isabel Silva Corpus@isabelcorpus.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Had a great time at CODE@MIT this weekend, and wanted to highlight a few (of the many) cool talks!

No better time to start learning about that #AI thing everyone's talking about... 📢 I'm recruiting PhD students in Computer Science or Information Science @cornellbowers.bsky.social! If you're interested, apply to either department (yes, either program!) and list me as a potential advisor!

Applying for a #PhD @ischool.uw.edu? Read 👇 Our student-run application feedback program will be open from October 20th through 1st November 2025. Everyone applying, especially those from historically underrepresented groups or who have faced barriers in higher ed are highly encouraged to apply.

We’re excited to release the Call for Papers for #FAccT2026 which will be held in Montreal, Canada in June 2026! Abstracts are due on January 8th, papers due on January 13th. Call for Papers: facctconference.org/2026/cfp Important info in thread →

I am on the job market this year! My research advances methods for reliable machine learning from real-world data, with a focus on healthcare. Happy to chat if this is of interest to you or your department/team.

We are launching our Graduate School Application Financial Aid Program (www.queerinai.com/grad-app-aid) for 2025-2026. We’ll give up to $750 per person to LGBTQIA+ STEM scholars applying to graduate programs. Apply at openreview.net/group?id=Que.... 1/5

🌟 If you’re applying to CMU SCS PhD programs, and come from a background that would bring additional dimensions to the CMU community, our PhD students are here to help! Apply to the Graduate Applicant Support Program by Oct 13 to receive feedback on your application materials:

15 days left to submit to the CSLaw '26 main track! (archival and non-archival)!

A. Feder Cooper@afedercooper.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The CFP for ACM CSLaw '26 is up! Deadline for main-track papers (archival and non-archival) is September 30! computersciencelaw.org/2026

Join us for NYC Privacy Day 2025 at Cornell Tech, hosted by DLI @nissenbaum.bsky.social and SETS @mantzarlis.com. We have a great selection of speakers and alongside talks, we’ll feature student posters + demos. 🔗 Details, registration, and poster submission: dli.tech.cornell.edu/nyc-privacy-...

NYC Privacy Day 2025 | Cornell Tech

NYC Privacy Day hosted at Cornell Tech

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I'm at Seattle 4S! I'll be part of the "Risks of 'Social Model Collapse' in the Face of Scientific and Technological Advances" panel Friday morning, discussing online community governance of AI-generated content. Would love to meet others studying AI's impact on the info ecosystem! #STS #4S

Are you a researcher using computational methods to understand cities? @mfranchi.bsky.social @jennahgosciak.bsky.social and I organize an EAAMO Bridges working group on Urban Data Science and we are looking for new members! Fill the interest form on our page: urban-data-science-eaamo.github.io