The Algorithmic Fairness and Opacity Group at UC Berkeley

Berkeley, CA
Joined January 2018
Interested in how misinformation impacts refugees, and the governments & ngos seeking to help them? Don't miss @katerinalinos today!
📅 Wed, November 2 – Don’t miss the 3rd lecture in the Trustworthy Information Lecture Series with @katerinalinos, on how gov. and international organization actions can create space for misinformation to spread among migrants & refugees. @GoldmanSchool bit.ly/3W7v3v2
👀You are seeing this social media post because the algorithm wants you to. Spread the word. Meet the Black women who continue to inspire & amplify our work: the Face Queens! 👑 @timnitGebru @rajiinio & @jovialjoy together put Big Tech on its toes.
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Please join @SocSciMatrix @CLTCBerkeley & @AfogBerkeley for today's event. @dgrobinson fascinating exploration of the algorithms, people, institutions & values involved in allocating vital organs & what his research suggest for today's efforts. #pitun
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A big few days on the Algorithms & Justice front. @whitehouse Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights whitehouse.gov/ostp/ai-bill-… Clinical Decision Support Software fda.gov/regulatory-informati… & HHS hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-pro…
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Terrific AI ed tech research.Sometimes refusal not tinkering is right: "The strongest recommendation we offer is that where allowable, educators should design assessments that minimize the possible advantage to be gained by cheating."@SheaSwauger @jenjonesaclu @oandbinstitute
Today we release our paper: “Watching the Watchers”: a cautionary tale about proctoring software. We focus on law school and bar exams. Our q: Are gains from lower rates of misconduct worth the problems? Key findings below. 1/7
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come join the final session on envisioning alternative futures led by @richmondywong
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appreciate @SheaSwauger suggesting we replace school security/safety with care. How would an ethic of care reorient our thinnking about tech in schools? @HNissenbaum Steve Jackson @STSCornell
thanks to @jenjonesaclu for putting current developments in educational "safety" tech in context of historic turn to monitoring and surveillance of black students and families coupled with current efforts to suppress teaching about systemic racism in the classroom
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Join us TOMORROW, 📅 April 15 for a Symposium on Surveillance & Education as faculty, administrators, students, and activists explore the roles of surveillance and policing in the classroom, campus, and community. @AfogBerkeley @CalNERDS @DLabAtBerkeley bit.ly/3OeOdva
Join us one week from today (4/15) for the Symposium on Surveillance and Education, co-sponsored by @oandbinstitute @DLabAtBerkeley @CalNERDS and AFOG! We're excited for the fantastic panelists and conversations. For more info & registration: afog.berkeley.edu/programs/s…
Closing out a terrific semester of @AfogBerkeley and FIAT Justice scholar Public Interest Tech Lectures with @DocDre "On Race and Technoculture" Tune in on zoom, tomorrow 12-1 pacific!
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Mark your calendars: next Wednesday, 12/8 from 12-1 pacific, we're hosting Dr. André Brock (@DocDre) for a virtual talk, "On Race and Technoculture." We are honored to have Dr. Brock round out our amazing set of talks this semester. See you then! ischool.berkeley.edu/events/…
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Update: tomorrow's AFOG events with David Robinson will be postponed in recognition of the UC lecturers strike. New date and time TBD.