Corinne Cath-Speth was a doctoral student at the Oxford Internet Institute. Her research focused on the politics and ethics of Internet governance and the management of the Internet’s infrastructure.
Corinne Cath-Speth
Former DPhil student
Profile
Corinne Cath-Speth was a doctoral student at the Oxford Internet Institute. As a cultural anthropologist, she applies the tools of anthropology to the study of Internet governance, in particular, the culture of the often-opaque organizations that enable the technical functioning of the Internet. Within that context, she focuses on the participation of human rights and civil liberties NGOs, that are aiming to change computer code instead of legal code to effect social change.
Prior to joining the OII for her DPhil, she worked as a program officer for the “Digital Team” of human rights NGO Article 19 and as a policy advisor for the US House of Representatives in Washington D.C.
Corinne is part of the inaugural cohort of students that received a doctoral studentship from the Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science. She has a BA in anthropology and an MA in International Relations from the University of Utrecht, and an MSc in Social Science of the Internet from the University of Oxford.
You can find her on twitter @C__CS or read more at corinnecath.com
Research interests
Global governance, international relations, Internet governance, Internet infrastructure, data governance, science and innovation, tech policy and regulation, ethics, power, accountability, equity, social justice, and human rights.
Positions held at the OII
- DPhil student, October 2016 – December 2021
- MSc student, October 2014 – August 2015
Supervisors at the OII
Videos
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The Internet’s Reluctant Sheriffs: Content moderation and political gatekeeping through Internet infrastructure
Recorded: 16 June 2021
Duration: 00:56:57
The OII is delighted to present Dr. Corinne Cath, a recent graduate of the Oxford Internet Institute and the Alan Turing Institute for AI and Data Science. They're a cultural anthropologist who study the politics of Internet infrastructure.
News
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Governing artificial intelligence: ethical, legal, and technical opportunities and challenges
16 October 2018
This issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, edited by OII members, presents an analysis of the challenges and opportunities posed in developing accountable, fair and transparent governance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems.
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Oxford Internet Institute Launches Digital Ethics Lab: Tackles Ethical Challenges Posed by Digital Innovation
17 May 2017
The Oxford Internet Institute has today launched the Digital Ethics Lab (“DELab”), which aims to tackle the ethical challenges posed by digital innovation.
Events
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The Internet’s Reluctant Sheriffs: Content moderation and political gatekeeping through Internet infrastructure
16 June 2021
The OII is delighted to present Dr. Corinne Cath, a recent graduate of the Oxford Internet Institute and the Alan Turing Institute for AI and Data Science. They're a cultural anthropologist who study the politics of Internet infrastructure.
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OII’s Wednesday Webinar Week 6 ‘There’s an app for that: Tech governance during COVID-19’
18 November 2020
Following the publication of 'Data Justice and COVID-19: Global Perspectives', the Oxford Internet Institute is hosting a discussion among leading experts to reflect on the enduring lessons for technological governance following from the pandemic.
Blog
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BUSTED! – OII researchers help to debunk 50 most common myths about the Internet
27 November 2019
Author: Corinne Cattekwaad
BUSTED! – OII researchers contribute to new book busting 50 of the most common myths about the Internet. Co -author, DPhil candidate Corinne Cath-Spet, explains ...
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Politicians and Administrators: Don’t expect miracles from Artificial Intelligence
20 August 2019
Authors: Corinne Cattekwaad, Roel Dobbe, Corinne Cath-Speth
Blind faith in the ability of new technologies to solve deep-rooted social problems is naïve and dangerous. The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution seems inevitable. At ...
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Latest Report by UN Special Rapporteur for the Right to Freedom of Expression is a Landmark Document
15 June 2017
Author: Corinne Cattekwaad
The Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. Image: United Nations Photo (Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). “The digital access industry is in the business of ...
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Should Technical Actors Play a Political Role in the Internet Age?
2 June 2017
Author: Corinne Cattekwaad
Corinne Cath is a doctoral student at the Oxford Internet Institute and the Alan Turing Institute. She worked at the intersection of Internet governance, tech-policy, ...
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The Cyber Security of the State
2 February 2015
Author: Corinne Cattekwaad
On November 24 2014 unidentified hackers released troves of personal and business information from Sony Pictures, including personal emails, information about salaries and unreleased ...
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Press
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Platform patricians and platform plebs: how social media favours the famous
11 February 2019 The New Statesman
The issue is not just about privatised regulation of online speech. It is the logic of culturally sanctioned inequality where a blue checkmark guides who gets direct access to the companies that define who can speak online, when, and how.
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Who is driving the AI agenda and what do they stand to gain?
9 July 2018 The New Statesman
From the critical, like law enforcement, healthcare, and humanitarian aid, to the mundane, like dating and shopping, artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be the answer to all our problems.
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Artificial Intelligence: What’s Human Rights Got To Do With It?
14 May 2018 Medium
Why are human rights relevant to the debate on Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
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A Facebook Employee Allegedly Used His Job to Stalk Women
3 May 2018 Brit + Co
Facebook confirms that it has fired a security engineer who allegedly used their position at Facebook to cyberstalk women on Tinder. Here’s what you need to know about Facebook, cyberstalking, and how to stay safe.
