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“Feminism in Argentina has been a driving force in the struggle for women’s rights...which is why it is so important for the global libertarian ultra-right to try to discipline Argentinian women." Read this by @ukigoni if you care about feminism anywhere theguardian.com/global-develop…

What does it look like to assess how algorithms impact people’s lives, choices, and access to essential services? At AIMLab, we're interested in balancing careful measurement with the messy realities of lived experience, project director Tamara Kneese writes. medium.com/datasociety-po…

📯🚨Note the updated time!! January 29 at 9a ET and 7p ET Emnet Tafesse Dr. Sarah M Brown

Wow, what a truly terrible idea. The last thing that AI is a solution for is underlying structural injustices (see my book and others for the receipts). Keep generative AI out of patients lives!

Highly recommend this year's winner of the Méndez Book Award, Still Life with Bones. It's a sensitive, gorgeously written deep dive into the crucial work of forensic anthropologists in Guatemala and Argentina. Thank you, Dr Alexa Hagerty for writing it!

"business models that depend on the commodification of personal data are doomed in the long run. They are too toxic for society" ☠️

Remarkable win for pro-democracy forces in Guatemala, with new President @BArevaloLeon finally taking office last night despite endless efforts to block him by corrupt officials. Indigenous ppl who protested for months and intl pressure (inc US, EU targeted sanctions) were key.

Science for the People poster from 1971 - "Computer workers - join with other workers; make computers serve the people!"

In STILL LIFE WITH BONES, Dr Alexa Hagerty examines bones for marks of torture & wounds, but also signs of identity. In understanding these bones, forensics not only offers proof of mass atrocity but also tells the story of each life. Learn more now. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706009/s…

This paper would interest people practicing and researching the uses of data & technology in human rights and the uses of ML/AI for social good: luis fondebrider Alexa Koenig José Luengo-Cabrera Giulio Coppi @DocMattMoudi Prof Gina Neff Dr Alexa Hagerty Valentina Rozo A Dr Todd Landman

In an excerpt from his new book "Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture," Kyle Chayka writes about the numbing yet reassuring sameness of hipster coffee shops around the world, and why algorithms are at least partly responsible for the phenomenon. theguardian.com/news/2024/jan/…

The announcement you’ve all been waiting for! This year’s Méndez Book Award Ceremony will be held on February 29th at 6pm — exactly 1 month from today! Come hear from Alexa Hagerty about her award-winning book Still Life with Bones. The event is free and open to all!

We investigated 220 companies in 50 humanitarian projects, including digital ID & biometrics, connectivity, cybersecurity, AI, and cloud. Bottom line: we need more transparency and human rights safeguards in humanitarian tech! Read the full report ⬇️ accessnow.org/private-tech-h…

Can't wait to read this

My heart is full seeing schizophrenic reads’ book club at Tomorrow Bookstore reading Dr Alexa Hagerty’s STILL LIFE WITH BONES this week 🥹

This year my book club has read books on uncovering genocides, 20th century racist housing policies, and alt right pipelines. Next two are on divorce and basketball … book clubs fucking rock. If you’re in Indy, I’d love to have you join

Frente a un gobierno que niega y relativiza el terrorismo de Estado, este #24M cientos de miles salimos a las calles y las plazas a decir más que nunca Memoria, Verdad y Justicia. #MemoriaSí #PactoDeMarzo #MasQueNunca

If you’re interested in understanding genocide and its aftermath, it's a good moment to read the stories and testimonios of violence and resistance that families and forensic teams share in these pages.