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By Amy Ross Arguedas and Felix M. Simon
Generative AI stands to reshape journalism and society. What will these effects be Can we protect democratic values? This report presents findings from the 'Automating Democracy' project and open questions to be addressed as AI unfolds its effects.
By Rutendo Chabikwa
This report provides an overview of whether African governments and regional bodies incorporate adequate consideration of gender in their discussions of AI and its potential role in economic development.
The Daily Upside, 10 September 2023
Article highlights popular misconceptions about social media addiction with expert insights on social media and mental health from Professor Andy Przybylski.
Wired, 25 September 2023
Corporations are using software to monitor employees on a large scale. Some experts fear the data these tools collect could be used to automate people out of their jobs.
People Management, 20 September 2023
Oxford professors who published a seminal 2013 paper warning of widespread occupational displacement now say the impacts will instead be strike action and wage depression.
21 September 2023
Jack O’Callaghan, an undergraduate Economics student at the University of Kent, joined the Global Information and Technology Controls Hub at the Oxford Internet Institute as part of the University of Oxford UNIQ+ internship programme.
18 September 2023
In a new study, Oxford experts say that while Generative AI has increased the scope of automation further, it will also make many jobs easier to do for people with lower skills.
13 September 2023
In this new video, Dr Fabian Stephany, OII explores the future of work and AI. He explains to us why the demand for certain occupations is skyrocketing not despite - but because of - AI.
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17:00 -18:00, 1 St Giles
With Dr Giulia De TogniHow may AI and robotic healthcare technologies shape and be shaped by different understandings of the role and the value of human care? How to preserve human dignity when care is provided by AI/robots?
13:00 -14:00, 1 St Giles
With Dr Julia SlupskaThis talk will cover Glitch’s new research, “Digital Misogynoir Report: ending the dehumanising of Black women online”
