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By Mark McFadden, Kate Jones, Emily Taylor and Georgia Osborn, Oxford Information Labs
The draft EU AI Regulation is a far-reaching attempt to provide a regulatory foundation for the safe, fair, and innovative development of Artificial Intelligence in the European Union.
By Yung Au
Yung Au’s new report Surveillance as a Service: The European AI-Assisted Mass Surveillance Marketplace examines the European marketplace that produces and exports AI-assisted surveillance systems to governments around the world.
By Julia Slupska, Scarlet Dawson Duckworth, Gina Neff, Nayana Prakash, Selina Cho, Linda Ma, Laura Shepherd, Hayyu Imanda, Hubert Au, Antonella Perini, and Romy Minko
The discourse around cybersecurity can often seem academic and exclusive. The Reconfigure project aims to build a feminist alternative and this report sets out findings from a pilot study applying “action research” methods to cybersecurity questions.
The Times, 4 January 2022
Groups spreading misinformation about Covid-19 lockdowns and vaccines are starting to use the same language to spread conspiracy theories about climate change, experts have warned.
Times Online, 21 December 2021
With the rapid spread of the Omicron variant comes the spread of another deadly social disease: misinformation. Conspiracy theories and inaccurate news abound, again threatening to exacerbate the death toll and undermine management of the pandemic.
The Globe and Mail, 6 December 2021
Facebook owner Metashould have an “ethical and moral obligation” to establish independent oversight and follow high scientific standards in its research on young people’s mental health, says a global group of psychology and social media researchers.
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22 November 2021
A panel discussion on AI in Human Resources. This session opens a dialogue between industry and academia, on the use of talent and performance analytics, workplace monitoring, and the increasing use of recruitment technology on the people it impacts.
22 November 2021
This talk - in discussion with Dr Kelle Howson - explores the dual nature of unpaid labour in platform work.
22 November 2021
Professor Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, one of the co-authors of 'Framers' and Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at the OII, will discuss his book and answer audience questions.
