Alex Taylor: Living a Larger Life Together
How to Participate: Participants are invited to attend in-person at North Quad (105 S. State St, Ann Arbor Michigan 48109), Room 2245. In-person RSVP. Hybrid participants can join via Zoom: https://umich.zoom.us/j/92146665462 Zoom Password: misc23 About: I’ll use this talk to think in broader terms about technology’s impact on our lives and whether there’s a different […]
Jean-Damascène Gasanabo: Building the Gacaca Digital Archive
How to Participate: Participants are invited to attend in-person at North Quad (105 S. State St, Ann Arbor Michigan 48109), Room 2435 or via Zoom. Zoom Meeting ID: 929 9489 1820 (passcode: UMSI) About: After the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, more than 130,000 inmates were imprisoned and accused of genocide crimes. The […]
Angèle Christin: Algorithms in Practice
How to Participate: This event will be live-streamed via Zoom, registration is required. Register here: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpce-uqj8tHNzgx4WLTgmUHOh17psOSDlZ Title: Algorithms in Practice Abstract: Technology evangelists often argue that algorithms and artificial intelligence make decision-making more informed and objective -- a promise hotly contested by critics of these technologies. Yet, to date, most of the debate has focused on the instruments themselves, rather […]
Ruha Benjamin: Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want
How to Participate Participants are invited to attend in-person at the Michigan Union Rogel Ballroom, 530 S State St, or via Livestream. Registration is required. Speaker Dr. Ruha Benjamin is a professor in the Department of African American studies at Princeton University. Professor Benjamin specializes in the interdisciplinary study of science, medicine, and technology with […]
Adam Harvey: Tessier-Ashpool Distinguished Lecture on the Societal Implications of Artificial Intelligence
How to Participate: Participants are invited to attend in-person at Rackham Amphitheatre (915 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109) or virtually via Zoom. Registration for virtual participation or RSVP for in person participation required. Please register to attend here: https://forms.gle/2xNZ8tjPFVpfnQ1V9 Speaker: Photo from: https://adam.harvey.studio/about/ Adam Harvey (US/DE) is an artist, software engineer, and applied researcher […]
A. Feder Cooper: Can Governance be Reconciled with Uncertainty in Machine Learning? Challenges and Opportunities Concerning Accountability and Variance
How to Participate: Participants are invited to attend in-person at 747 Weiser Hall. Advance registration is not required. Title: Can Governance be Reconciled with Uncertainty in Machine Learning? Challenges and Opportunities Concerning Accountability and Variance Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) researchers are confronted daily with the reality that our field has become […]
Social Media and Society in India
How to Attend: This symposium will be held on April 7-8th, 2023 9:00am-6pm. Participants are invited to attend in-person at 2435 North Quad or via livestream. For more details, and a full list of speakers, please visit: https://joyojeet.people.si.umich.edu/influencers.htm All are welcome to attend the symposium. Please register in advance by filling out this form. About: […]
CANCELLED – Mara Mills: The History of Impairment
Unfortunately, Mara Mills: The History of Impairment, has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience. How to Participate: Details to come as they become available. More information can be found here: https://lsa.umich.edu/comm/news-events/all-events.detail.html/102183-21803656.html Speaker: Mara Mills is Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University with expertise in sound studies, disability studies, business […]
ESC Watch Party: Moon (2009)
HOW TO PARTICIPATE Participants are invited to attend in-person at North Quad (105 S. State St, Ann Arbor Michigan 48109), Space 2435. ABSTRACT Astronaut Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is nearing the end of his three year contract of harvesting Helium-3, a precious energy source, from the far side of the moon. His only communication with […]
From Theory to Practice: Building Ethical and Trustworthy AI
How to Attend: This event will be held on May 16th, 2023 9:00am-5:00 pm. Participants are invited to attend in-person at the Lurie Engineering Center Johnson Rooms, 3rd Floor. Advance registration required. Registration, full schedule, and more information can be found here: https://midas.umich.edu/building-ethical-ai/. About: Every day, whether we realize it or not, we are […]