www.csds.in/researching_... Summer school alert ⚠️ Doctoral students are welcome to apply to the 1 month long summer school at CSDS, Environmental Entanglements. Last date of application 5 July 2026

A depressingly long list of universities who are implementing cuts and redundancies, as well as the petitions and actions against them (via @onslies.bsky.social) qmucu.org/qmul-transfo.... This is a national emergency that should be responded to with national policy.

UK HE shrinking

a live page of all the redundancies and restructures happening across UK Higher Education. Page is updated regularly.

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Come be my colleague! American University's History Department is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor of science, tech and society. I am chair of the search and pleased to answer any questions either on here or email (grao at american) american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...

“Instead of innovation, let’s talk about AI financial responsibility,” Lol.

‘We created a monster’: companies rein in AI usage as costs strain budgets

Amazon, Walmart and Uber are among early adopters that have introduced caps or discouraged wasteful activity

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Looking forward to the discussion tomorrow. Happening online, details below 👇

Weizenbaum-Institut@weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🤖 AI systems rely on more than algorithms - they also depend on the labor of millions of data workers. How can AI governance better protect their rights and amplify their voices? Join our online panel tomorrow. ➡️ Register here: t1p.de/yrvw5

Well holy crap. Erin Brockovich (yes, the same one the led the Hinkley, CA toxic groundwater lawsuit in ‘93) launched a website tracking AI data centers across the US and the ecological impacts to the environment and drinking water. MN is riddled with them. www.brockovichdatacenter.com

What is it with workers increasingly being asked to wear cameras like this? Glad that in this particular instance the project has been shelved but there are other cases including in factories where the same is happening. Not how companies should be collecting data.

404 Media@404media.co · 3mo ago

University of Washington researchers planned to have preschool teachers wear cameras that would record everything they saw, including the children they were teaching, then use it to develop AI models. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Story by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/researchers-...

Call: 3 PhD positions on a project on algorithmic warfare & kill clouds at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Deadline May 29. For more info: drive.proton.me/urls/07B1G9G...

Proton Drive

Securely store, share, and access your important files and photos. Anytime, anywhere.

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We are hiring at the Dept of Sociology @uniluzern.bsky.social ! Applications for Assistant Professor of Sociology with a focus on “Communication and Sociological Theory" (100%, tenure track) are due May 29, 2026 www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

Assistant Professor of Sociology with a focus on “Communication and Sociological Theory" (100%, tenure track) - Vacancies - University of Lucerne

Assistant or doctoral positions, employment or internship: Looking for a job at the University of Lucerne? Find our listed open positions and apprenticeships here.

unilu.ch

Gig workers in Africa helped train AI systems for a company that performed work for a secretive U.S. military unit. Many were never told their work could be used for military purposes https://restofworld.org/2026/gig-workers-us-military-appen/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky

Gig workers in Africa have been helping the US military. They had no idea

Data labelers for the company Appen say they have little insight about how their work is used.

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The major tech and human rights conference RightsCon "will not proceed" after Zambian government officials announced they would postpone the conference in order to “ensure full alignment with Zambia’s national values, policy priorities, and broader public interest considerations.”

RightsCon Canceled After Zambia Requires ‘Full Alignment’ With 'National Values'

Organizers canceled the event just days before thousands were set to descend on Lusaka to discuss issues at the intersection of technology and human rights.

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It is with heavy hearts that we share: RightsCon will not proceed in Zambia or online.

A good summary why UK HE has ended up in such a mess. I’d also add the growth of a managerial layer who refuse to take any responsibility for things they are responsible for; fall in available research funding, which wastes huge amounts of labour; and the pointless hamster wheel of REF! 🫠

Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm in @theobserveruk.bsky.social today looking at why so many unis are in financial trouble and what the government needs to do to save HE. observer.co.uk/news/columni...

#CfP! Submit your papers for our 3rd Workshop on “Public Interest AI” at the 49th German AI Conference in Bremen. We welcome reports on work in progress, case studies, tools or present a synthesis of empirical insights on #AI for the public interest. Deadline: 1 June. 👉 www.hiig.de/en/call-for-...

This is going to be a fun, engaging showcase, happening in Manchester in June! It's a great excuse to plan a trip to Manchester this summer! Read about the first queer data showcase held last year in Edinburgh: www.gender.ed.ac.uk/blog/2025/qu...

The Queer Data Showcase: queer data as an adjective and as a verb | GENDER.ED

Kaveri Qureshi reflects on how the Queer Data Showcase organised by the Gender + Sexuality Data Lab, AI Ethics & Society and Pride in STEM addressed queer data as an adjective and as a verb.

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AI Ethics & Society@aies-edinburgh.bsky.social · 4mo ago

✨Are you interested in exploring how artists, activists and academics work with queer data as material, concept, process and problem? 🌈 Come join us on June 10th at HOME Manchester for an evening of talks and performances ⬇️ sign up below www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-data...

Why are colonial histories often sidelined in our understanding of the modern world? Join us on 27 May with Gurminder Bhambra, Imogen Tyler @imogentyler.bsky.social & Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social Part of our Conversation Series. Free & online! 🔗 buff.ly/lTcfQjW

Select tickets – The Modern World after Colonialism – Zoom

The Modern World after Colonialism – Zoom, Wed 27 May 2026 - What does it mean to take colonial histories seriously in the making of the modern world? Why does it matter that processes of colonialism,...

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#PlatformExtractivism is available for 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 (out Oct 20)! Thrilled to share what @geoplace.bsky.social has to say about the book: "A grounded and uncompromising account of the infrastructures and workers that sustain AI." 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: www.ucpress.edu/books/platfo... #BookRecommendation #Books

📣 Postdoc opportunity with Dr Nayha Sethi, CTMF Affiliate 📣 The Medicine without Doctors Project is recruiting a postdoc fellow with a background in law/regulation/socio-legal studies to work on a case-study exploring socio-legal elements of AI. Closing date: 8 May Info & apply 👇 edin.ac/3Qf8VQX

Call for Papers for CBI's MOSAICS Symposium: cse.umn.edu/cbi/call-pap... Thrilled to announce this & to work with Sareeta Amrute, @babintsevak.bsky.social, @anitachan.bsky.social & Gerardo Con Diaz!! MOSAICS Symposium: October 15-16, 2026 Proposal Deadline: May 29, 2026 #AIstudies #histtech

📢 Just under 1 week left to apply! 📢 More info & apply 👇 3-year PDRA: edin.ac/4edC20O 2-year PDRA: edin.ac/4cjuhnQ Closing Date: Monday, 20 April 2026 @schoolofppls.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @shannonvallor.bsky.social #PhilJobs #PhilScience #Ethics

Centre for Technomoral Futures@technomoralfutures.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Come work with the Philosophy department @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social with affiliation to the CTMF! Applications are open for two Postdoc Research Associates in Philosophy of Science & Philosophy of Machine Learning as part of the ERC Project: Machine Learning in Science and Society: A Dangerous Toy?

Online seminar by @grohmannrafael.bsky.social starting in an hour! Join us if you're interested in digital labour, collective governance and what worker power in AI can look like! Details to join below 👇

Srravya@srravya.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📢 Join us next week for an online seminar on alternative futures in AI by @grohmannrafael.bsky.social discussing "Do workers have a voice in AI systems? Worker-led AI governance and participation" April 14 (Tues), 1.30 pm BST! Register here: 👇 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/03189f...

Here's a collection of trans/queer focused papers at #CHI2026! 🌈🏳️‍⚧️📝 padlet.com/haimson/chi2...

trans/queer CHI 2026!

a guide to trans and queer-focused papers etc. at CHI 2026! feel free to add your paper if I missed it :)

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The CHI Papers Explorer is back for #CHI2026! As every year, you can explore all 2,769 papers using semantic search. Type any topic, see papers ranked by relevance, and build your schedule. Try it and please share with everyone heading to Barcelona: johnguerra.co/viz/chi2026P... @chi.acm.org #HCI

📢 Join us next week for an online seminar on alternative futures in AI by @grohmannrafael.bsky.social discussing "Do workers have a voice in AI systems? Worker-led AI governance and participation" April 14 (Tues), 1.30 pm BST! Register here: 👇 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/03189f...

I hoped to join a park run this morning, less than 10 mins away from where I live. Instead, I chose jumping.

“Labor Tech Research Network invites submissions for our fifth annual Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice Awards. The deadline is June 1.” Via @labortechresearchnetwork.org labortechresearchnetwork.org/awards

Planetary AI Spring Seminar Series: Dr. Rafael Grohmann via @ibalilebali.bsky.social @srravya.bsky.social events.teams.microsoft.com/event/03189f...

Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams

Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams

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📢 Join us next week for an online seminar on alternative futures in AI by @grohmannrafael.bsky.social discussing "Do workers have a voice in AI systems? Worker-led AI governance and participation" April 14 (Tues), 1.30 pm BST! Register here: 👇 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/03189f...

"The questions we are litigating now are less ‘is this AI product good or bad’ and more ‘we have seen what it can do, and do we want AI to exist in this space at all?’" writes @bcmerchant.bsky.social on the shift from rejection to refusal of AI that he documents across different domains.

It's open season for refusing AI

There's been a wave of successful efforts to ban, reject and shut down AI.

bloodinthemachine.com

🎙️ Research beyond the page! Join our Introduction to Podcasting workshop on 18 May (online). Learn to shape ideas, find your voice, and start podcasting. Only 12 spots—hands-on & supportive. Book here:https://buff.ly/Ks6Y236 #Podcasting #PublicEngagement #ECRs #Research

Introduction to Podcasting

A full-day online workshop by The Sociological Review Foundation guiding academics on how to create, produce, and launch research-focused podcasts.

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