U.Va.’s Sloane Lab explores how AI is used in the hiring process
A new database launched by the Sloane Lab, led by DTD Lab faculty co-lead Mona Sloane, provides greater transparency into the use of AI in talent acquisition and recruiting.
Making progress is more than making policy – what Mamdani can learn from de Blasio about the politics of urban progress
Nicole West Bassoff, DTD Lab postdoctoral research fellow, comments about New York City politics and governance and identifies three areas in which she says de Blasio's politics fell short.
New Public Database Brings Transparency to AI Tools Used in Hiring
Artificial intelligence is increasingly shaping how people are hired, yet few understand how these systems actually work. A new project from Sloane Lab at the University of Virginia School of Data Science and College of Arts and Sciences aims to change that.
AI at the Crossroads: A Practitioner’s Guide to Community-Centered Solutions
A new State of AI Ethics Report features essays from 58 contributors including Jess Reia, DTD Lab faculty co-lead, and Maria Lungu, DTD Lab postdoctoral research fellow.
Making Bodies: Assumptions in the Design and Validation of Motion Capture Technology
In this new work out at AAAI/AIES, Mona Sloane, DTD Lab faculty co-lead, expands on previous work on assumptions that underpin technology and model design and validation practices.
WAHS student wins UVA “Voice of Democracy” writing contest
The UVA Center for Community Partnerships and DTD Lab awarded Western Albemarle sophomore William "Liam" Meador's poem, "Beyond the Screen," first place in a UVA writing contest. DTD Lab director, Laurent Dubois and DTD Lab postdocs Maria Lungu and Aashka Dave, served as final judges for the contest.
Where the ‘Empire of AI’ is Leading Us
Hao’s appearance was sponsored by UVA’s Digital Technology for Democracy Lab (co-led by Mona Sloane, assistant professor of media studies and data science), the Sloane Lab and the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.
Karen Hao talks the “Empire of AI,” with two paths society can take
Leading University technology journalist Karen Hao shares the insights of her latest book, “Empire of AI”. The conversation was moderated by DTD Lab faculty co-lead, Mona Sloane.
Congress discusses limiting the TSE’s power to combat electoral disinformation
Yasmin Curzi, DTD Lab postdoctoral research fellow, contributed to an article by emphasizing that Brazil’s Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Electoral Court’s regulatory role in combating disinformation, and advocated for a specific law requiring transparency and sanctions to address the issue.
Technopolitics and extremist configurations in the era of digital platforms
David Nemer, DTD Lab faculty co-lead, highlights the role of major tech corporations in fostering neoliberal rationalities that sustain populist and extremist ideologies, calling for a critical understanding of technopolitics and its implications for democracy in a new publication.
