I was grateful to be able to contribute to this response with a fantastic group of BRAID researchers. Here’s hoping our response helps move the needle toward a framework that prioritizes the rights of creatives.

BRAID UK@braiduk.bsky.social · 2y ago

Last week, a group of our BRAID researchers led by Dr Paula Westenberger & Dr Anna-Maria Sichani submitted a response to the UK govt #copyright & #AI consultation, advocating for the rights of creatives & transparency in AI development. Read the response: zenodo.org/records/1494... Well done team!

Lots of talk of inclusive AI, but what does that need to look like? How can we learn from evidence that tells us (and evidence that distracts us?) www.techpolicy.press/assuring-inc...

Assuring Inclusive AI: Reviewing Evidence as a Call to Inclusive AI Action | TechPolicy.Press

Being armed with impactful evidence of quality and inclusion assurance is our best route to ethical and inclusive AI, writes Susan Oman.

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This is an amazing opportunity for any potential PhD students who are interested in issues of power and technology:

Susan Oman@suoman.bsky.social · 2y ago

Come do a funded PhD with me! Difference and power in the time of responsible AI: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

PUB ALERT 🚨Thrilled that my article on Lensa (remember Lensa??) and the discourse of visual generative AI is finally out in the Unstable Diffusions special issue in @jdsr.bsky.social. Article link here: publicera.kb.se/jdsr/article...

A video recording of the first day of the "Generative AI and the creative industries" conference is available here: media.unito.it?content=11304 featuring among others @katemiltner.bsky.social programme below 👇

We’re grateful to the generous and thoughtful reviewer comments + all the excellent support from the editors of the “Algorithms for Her? 2” special issue: @katemiltner.bsky.social, @rachelwood.bsky.social, @sophiebishop.bsky.social, @ysabel.bsky.social, Zeena Feldman & @zoeglatt.bsky.social! 💖

Publication news! 🎺 It’s Wrapped season… and Taylor’s (@taylorannabell.bsky.social) and my article on our Spotify (Un)wrapped project is now out in the Journal of Gender Studies. The article outlines how creative workshops can be used to critically analyse ‘algorithmic events’ like Wrapped.

Spotify (Un)wrapped: how ordinary users critically reflect on Spotify’s datafication of the self within creative workshops

Each year, Spotify nudges users to share aesthetically pleasing data stories ‘wrapped’ and repackaged from their listening behavior. This article approaches Spotify Wrapped as an annual algorithmic...

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Fun fact: If someone quotes a post of yours in a way that is unwelcome (as is commonplace on Twitter/X) there is a tool to combat the unwanted attention. Simply click the three dot menu on the quote post & click "Detach quote". This removes your post from their quote post. Useful to know, do share!

Hello internet studies folks, nice to see we’re coalescing somewhere 👋

We've written a Researcher's Guide to Bluesky! It's a bit like all those other useful guides to Bluesky, but with several useful insights from University of York academics about using the platform, and we'd love it if it was reposted far and wide... >> blogs.york.ac.uk/library/2024... 🧵 below

Internet studies people unite! Internet studies starter pack is here - incomplete, skewed etc etc but some fantastic folks, to help us all rebuild our social networks. Happy to add you if I left you out! Please circulate, and here it is: go.bsky.app/KHmxfWf