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Psych of Tech Institute retweeted
With social media playing such a large part in so many people's lives, my colleagues (@nate_fast, @J_R_Schroeder, & @RaviDataIyer) and I at the @USCMarshall Neely Center launched a study of people's experiences. Today, we released the 1st month of results: psychoftech.substack.com/p/u…
In our latest Psych of Tech newsletter, managing director @RaviDataIyer argues that we should "regulate value aligned design, not speech."
open.substack.com/pub/psycho…
Psych of Tech Institute retweeted
JUNE 14: Next in CASBS's webcast series Social Science for a World in Crisis
"Building Social Science into the Foundation of AI Practice"
PANEL: @KJ_Hammond, @DanHo1, & Jenn Logg
Moderator: @byjacobward
DETAILS & RSVP: bit.ly/3GmquWf
🏆Congratulations🏆 to the 2022 Psych of Tech Dissertation Award Winners: Nicole Abi-Esber @nicole_ae, Emaad Manzoor @emaadmanzoor, Lisa Walsh @lisawalsh08, & Honorable Mentions: Ian Anderson @aanixel, Hannah Mieczkowski @hnmiecz, and Simona Sciara @SciaraSimona. Amazing work!!!
To see the dissertation topics of this year's winners, click here: bit.ly/36F1oob; and you can check out the past winners here: bit.ly/3Lr1ZbS
Lastly, a huge thank you to all who applied; the future of the field is in great hands!
Does culture impact which posts have more influence? While media users with US cultural values produce more positive emotion and Japanese users produce more low-arousal emotion, they are influenced more by emotion that violates their cultural values. buff.ly/34ItRbO.
Encryption is great for privacy. But in the past, these platforms have enabled the spread of misinformation.
A thought-provoking article covering encryption's role in the Russia-Ukraine information war. buff.ly/3pZocFu
How do machine learning systems operate in society?
Recording of Andrew Smart's presentation on ethical AI in #SPSP Psych of Media & Tech preconference is available online: buff.ly/3pZWtof
Dissertation awards - this is a friendly reminder that the deadline for the annual psych of tech dissertation award is Feb 7th at 5pm PST. Winners will receive $1,000 and public recognition. If your dissertation is relevant, please apply! psychoftech.org/dissertation…
Psych of Tech Institute retweeted
Dissertation Awards: The Psychology of Technology Institute: 3 dissertation grants of $1,000 each and up to 3 additional honorable mentions. Applications due Jan 31 2022 buff.ly/3qOz8nC @psych_of_tech
Psych of Tech Institute retweeted
Listen to @lesliekjohn, @azimshariff, @nate_fast and me chatting about privacy in the podcast recorded by @psych_of_tech youtu.be/P4Ouwuw1ALM
Psych of Tech Institute retweeted
The Moral Dilemmas of Autonomous Cars
@JakeOrthwein of @psych_of_tech interviewed @azimshariff, @JFBonnefon & I on the topic.
youtu.be/iRGt2aEKQs4 via @YouTube
Psych of Tech Institute retweeted
We depend on tech to work, learn, govern. It's ⏰ to reimagine how the digital 🌎🌍🌏 shapes the human experience. So we're bringing together 2⃣4⃣ thought leaders from across perspectives to launch #AspenVirtuallyHuman.
Learn more ➡️ aspeninstitute.org/blog-post…
Meet the Group ⬇️
ALT “Virtually Human Working Group: A radical re-imagining of how technology can shape our well-being and sense of place.” Aspen Digital brandmark. The illustration depicts two women on smartphone screens side-by-side. One looks distressed and has a rain cloud above her head. The other extends beyond her phone border to reach out and hold an umbrella over her.
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“We urge transparent and credible collaborations between scientists and technology companies”👏
There Is No Evidence That Associations Between Adolescents’ Digital Technology Engagement and Mental Health Problems Have Increased - Vuorre, Orben, Przybylski journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
Psych of Tech Institute retweeted
New preprint: How robust is the association between moral emotional language and diffusion in online networks? @jayvanbavel and I replicate our original 2017 findings in a pre-reg direct replication (N=849,266) & meta-analysis (5 labs, 28 studies, N=4.8m) osf.io/s4w2x
Deepfake technology has officially become democratized in the form of apps anyone can download on their iPhone.
What are the implications and how will deepfakes change us? @washingtonpost's @geoffreyfowler says we're not ready.
washingtonpost.com/technolog…
Concerning new research from @michalkosinski at @Stanford shows that facial recognition can expose people's political views from their profile pictures. These findings have critical implications for the protection of privacy and civil liberties.
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