Cameras have quietly appeared in thousands of US cities – now, their integration with AI is sounding alarms
Jess Reia, DTD Lab faculty co-lead, writes about the risk that AI-based automated license plate readers pose to civil liberties in general, and to privacy and human rights specifically.
The conviction of Meta and Google in a case involving a young person in the US sets a precedent for new lawsuits, says anthropologist
David Nemer, DTD Lab faculty co-lead, discussed the new Digital Statute for Children and Adolescents (ECA Digital), a landmark piece of legislation that places Brazil back at the vanguard of global internet regulation. Instead of banning social media for children and teenagers, Brazil chose protection and safeguards.
Algorithms of Empire
Maria Lungu, DTD Lab postdoc, discussed the ethical and social problems associated with AI-enabled predictive policing in the U.S., based on her article in The Conversation, during a recent episode of a podcast about the implications of AI across various fields.
Analysis: Hate speech increases violence against women
Yasmin Curzi, DTD Lab postdoc, analyzes how social media groups impact the daily lives of young people in a discussion of the trend "in case she says no".
The ‘red pill’ is right next door: how online misogyny attracts young people through resentment.
In an interview with Marie Claire, Yasmin Curzi, DTD Lab postdoc, discusses the difficulty in identifying hate speech against women by platforms, due to the systems lack of capacity to understand the context.
The case for stakeholder-driven AI auditing in automatic speech recognition
Mona Sloane, DTD Lab faculty co-lead, has contributed to new work in Nature Machine Intelligence on why it is essential to center stakeholder-derived "ground truth" in AI.
Platform regulation: applying existing laws is sufficient to protect rights
A recent article, co-authored by Yasmin Curzi, DTD Lab postdoc, highlights the need for more regulatory coordination and enforcement of the existing legal framework in relation to digital platforms for the adequate protection of fundamental rights.
Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) tightens rules on AI in elections, but its effectiveness is uncertain
Yasmin Curzi, DTD Lab postdoc, is among the experts who warn of loopholes in the platforms and challenges in enforcement, which could limit the effectiveness of new rules and question the effectiveness of the TSE's measures against disinformation.
Research Spotlight: Responsible Research in an AI-driven World
DTD Lab faculty co-lead Lauren Bridges, and environmental sciences professor Xi Yang, sat down for an AI Exchange @ UVA Podcast episode to discuss how AI can help us understand climate change even as it accelerates, forcing hard choices about how we use technology.
Honor Week panel discusses the future of artificial intelligence in academic integrity
The UVA Honor Committee hosted a panel as the concluding event of Honor Week to discuss the future of artificial intelligence in academia, the honor system and the community of trust at the University. Among the panel were DTD Lab faculty co-lead Mona Sloane and graduate research assistant Ella Duus (2025).
