Interim Executive Director @BKCHarvard. Herder of cats & ideas. Tweets: BKC, AI+generative, tech governance, edu&tech. Was @MediaLab, @TheTechInteract. She/her
Cambridge, MA
Joined July 2008
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
ICYMI, Lis Sylvan (@lisard) introduces "Co-Designing Generative Futures," a collection of reflections and speculations about the transformative shifts brought on by generative AI
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
@lisard Thank you for your presenting the current situation on AI in the #ForoIALaC. I hope to see deeper discussions about the ethics on AI in the future presentations.
Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
WEDNESDAY: Join us @BKCHarvard for a breakfast talk about the future of AI regulation from a transatlantic perspective
Featuring @lisard, @cdfen, Leonardo Cervera Navas, Aileen Nielsen, @TC_IntLaw, @IzzieHahn, and @acraul.
cyber.harvard.edu/events/reg…
Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
Welcome to Co-Designing Generative Futures, a Medium series that imagines the transformative shifts brought about by AI, from all across the BKC community. @lisard introduces our first series by Samson Asayas and @_PMolnar brk.mn/VIBGDR 🌎
ALT Drew Beamer
Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
Are you interested in helping lead @BKCHarvard? Are you passionate about technology and the public interest? We are hiring a managing director to join our diverse and flourishing community and lead the center’s administration and community engagement.
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
@BKCHarvard's @YouthandMedia team members @SandraCortesi, @bymadelinemcgee, @LeahAPlunkett, and @lisard supported this new @CenDemTech report on technology meeting students' mental health and privacy needs.
cdt.org/insights/report-shar…
NEW REPORT: Released today, CDT's Civic Team team's latest guidance aims to help schools & districts procure technology that will help them meet students’ #MentalHealth needs, rather than inadvertently placing students at risk. #StudentPrivacy
cdt.org/insights/report-shar…
ALT CDT report, entitled “Sharing the Health: Report – Sharing the Health: Guidance for Schools When Procuring Mental Health Technologies.” Illustration of a student wearing a sweater and backpack, against a clear sky background with clouds floating in and out.
Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
Researchers from @OpenAI, @Khanacademy, @BKCHarvard, and other invited experts gathered to discuss the impacts of ChatGPT, and generative AI more broadly, on the future of teaching and learning.
cyber.harvard.edu/story/2023…
Looking forward to presenting with this fine panel at @OgrTorino momentarily!
Have you heard about Digital Self Determination (DSD)? The International Network on DSD and the Torino Data Community will delve into this principle and its potential practices.
📷 June 20th, 6 PM CEST/12 PM EST
📷 Online/in person (OGR Torino)
📷 Register lnkd.in/eZHSfMMQ
Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
ICYMI: @lisard and @armandoguio wrote about how Latin American governments can navigate the complex environment of generative AI governance.
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Digital self determination is a principle of empowering people to have agency with their data. Later this morning, I’ll present educators’ & ed-techers’ interests and concerns for their students’ data & DSD. Work done w/@bymadelinemcgee & @SandraCortesi at @BKCHarvard #icls2023
“Education is political because it’s always about the acquisition of agency.” —Henry Giroux #icls2023 #criticalpedagogy
Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
On May 17-19, 2023, several NCIS members took part in “a global conversation about #AI,” in the Co-Designing Generative Futures #workshop and #conference at @BKCHarvard.
Read the news piece about the event! bi.edu/research/research-cen…
Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
Featuring guests from six continents, @BKCHarvard hosted a three-day dynamic global conversation about #generativeAI in collaboration with the @BI_NCIS, @ITSriodejaneiro, @TU_Muenchen, and the Global Network of Internet & Society Centers. cyber.harvard.edu/story/2023…
Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
🚨On June 20, 2023 at @OgrTorino, GovLab's @sverhulst will moderate a panel on the concept of digital self-determination with @busydot (@povmumbai), Wenxi Zhang (@SgSMUCAIDG), @ClaudeKamau (Strathmore University), and @lisard (@BKCHarvard)
➡️Register now: ogrtorino.it/en/events/empow…
Our practical suggestions for Latin American governments development of AI policy, frameworks, and strategies.
Part of @BKCHarvard’s ongoing efforts with governments in Latin America.
También disponible en español via @AgendaCAF.
NEW: @lisard & @armandoguio on developing #generativeAI guardrails & accelerating regulatory experimentation in Latin America.
También disponible en español via @AgendaCAF
medium.com/berkman-klein-cen…
When @RosenzweigJane presented this image at @BKCHarvard’s Codesigning Digital Futures events last week, everyone’s camera went up to capture her point:
when we learn to write, we learn critical thinking. *Everyone* needs to learn and practice critical thinking skills. #edchat
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So excited to read Petra Molnar’s upcoming book on migration and surveillance.
#ArtificialBorders 📚 has a home with @thenewpress! A real dream come true and a reflection of the work of so many people🙏
Coming in 2024!
petramolnar.com/
ALT Book cover for "Artificial Borders: AI, Surveillance, and Border Tech Experiments" by Petra Molnar showing policing equipment and graffiti stating "movement of freedom" by Kenya-Jade Pinto
Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
Are you a scholar interested in Internet & society issues? Join @BKCHarvard's vibrant community of research and practice as a fellow!
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
There are tremendous opportunities to implement personalized learning tools/material with the use of #AI. But at the same time, teachers, administrators, students, and policymakers in the #USA need to familiarize themselves with the new technology that develops rapidly. @lisard
