Ian R. Kerr Memorial Lecture Postponed
The Inaugural Ian R. Kerr Memorial Lecture
Apr 1, 2020 — 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Featuring Kate Crawford Distinguished Research Professor, Technology and Society Tandon School of Engineering, New York University.
Presentation
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About the Distinguished Speaker
Dr Kate Crawford is a leading researcher and professor who has spent the last decade studying the social implications of data systems, machine learning and artificial intelligence. She is the co-director and co-founder of the AI Now Institute at New York University, which she established with Meredith Whittaker, and it is the world's first university institute dedicated to researching the social implications of artificial intelligence and related technologies. Kate is a Distinguished Research Professor at NYU and a Principal Researcher at MSR-NYC.
Her academic research has been published in journals such as Nature, New Media & Society, Science, Technology & Human Values and Information, Communication & Society. Beyond the academic side, Kate has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, Harpers’ Magazine, among others.
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