May 27, 2021 | News, Newsletter
This is a web version of the Center for an Informed Public’s News & Insights newsletter for May 2021, which was sent out on May 26. Check out our newsletter archives. Not signed up to receive the CIP’s newsletter. Sign up here. What is participatory...
May 26, 2021 | Events, News, Uncategorized, Updates
By Vera Burgos On May 13, the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public and Tech Policy Lab co-hosted a virtual book talk featuring Kate Crawford, a leading scholar studying the social implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and author of the...
May 26, 2021 | News, Recent Press, Uncategorized, Updates
By Michael Grass During a May 4 keynote presentation at a virtual conference hosted by the George Washington University Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics, Kate Starbird, a University of Washington Center for an Informed Public cofounder and Human Centered...
May 25, 2021 | News, Uncategorized, Updates
By Michael Grass Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, there had been media reports about Amazon book search algorithms putting health- and vaccine-related misinformation at the top of reading lists. But as the pandemic has brought new attention to the risks of...
May 21, 2021 | Events, News, Updates
Four University of Washington Information School Capstone 2021 projects sponsored by the Center for an Informed Public will be presented during a virtual event on Thursday, May 27. This year’s Capstone gala event, which is open to the public, features nearly 100...
