Director Arvind Narayanan will be in conversation with All Tech Is Human's Executive Director Rebekah Tweed to discuss his recent co-authored book titled "AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can't, & How To Tell the Difference" next Thursday, January 30th at 1:00pm. A salient topic of discussion will interrogate if #AI progress is slowing down. What are your thoughts? Be a part of the chat with a chance to submit questions during the livestreamed conversation. Register online: https://lnkd.in/esTGGZEw

Adji Bousso Dieng has been named one of "10 African Scholars to Watch in 2025" by The Africa Report! 🎉 The list highlights 10 scholars from Africa whose work, both at home and abroad, has had significant impact. Dieng, an assistant professor of computer science, has been recognized for her research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and the natural sciences. Her lab, Vertaix, has developed a tool called the “Vendi Score” to evaluate the diversity of data sets and model outputs, which is critical for developing robust machine learning tools and for accelerating scientific discovery. https://bit.ly/3Cl62Yo

Congratulations to two CITP Associated Faculty members, Professor Aleksandra Korolova & Professor Olga Russakovsky, who were both awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists & Engineers from The White House this week. Aleksandra Korolova is an assistant professor of Princeton Computer Science and Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Director of the Technology & Society Certificate Program, and a Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy Steering Committee Member. Olga Russakovsky is an associate professor of Princeton Computer Science and the Associate Director of the Princeton AI Lab. Congratulations to both on such a monumental honor and the recognition of your critical contributions to your fields. #ComputerScience #womeninSTEM

What is the Emerging Scholars Program? This is a 2-year post-bacc position that provides dynamic work experience in a research-focused academic environment for those with a special interest in the intersection of technology + society, and who might be considering moving on to graduate or Ph.D. programs, private sector, or public service in government or non-profit. This position allows scholars to work alongside researchers to actively contribute to the overall mission of the Center while having the guidance of mentorship from Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy faculty. Scholars also have the ability to continue learning in the classroom with the option to attend a Princeton University lecture if they so choose. There is still time to apply! 👏 👏 Deadline is Friday, January 10, 2025: https://lnkd.in/eFKQa5SW Application tip: Check out the FAQs at the bottom of the page for a bit more insight. #technologypolicy #policy #technology #university #CITP #Princeton #publicservice #graduate #PhD

Thinking about what's ahead for your 2025? Consider applying to our Emerging Scholars Program for an enriching research and learning experience at Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy. The deadline to apply is next Friday, January 10, 2025. Learn more on our website: https://lnkd.in/eFKQa5SW

In the final week of the semester, we brought together our faculty, students, and researchers to share out some discoveries and project updates. This type of research retreat gives us the opportunity to not only debrief our work, but also to think creatively about the ways we may foster future collaborations across our interdisciplinary fields -- a truly stimulating and generative way to wrap up the fall semester at Princeton University. We might be taking a small break for the winter holidays, but we're already looking forward to an engaging spring semester ahead.

More developments in the ongoing legal challenge to California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) >> CITP clinic lead Mihir Kshirsagar has written and filed an amicus brief which demonstrates how dark patterns -- also known as "deceptive design patterns" -- affect vulnerable users online, especially adolescents. Read about the details of the ongoing legal proceedings in a new Freedom to Tinker blog post entitled "New Developments in California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Litigation" written by CITP Emerging Scholar Sophie Luskin. A preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled for January 23, 2025. 🔵 READ: https://lnkd.in/eK2HrqjR

We're looking for post-baccs to join our interdisciplinary center at Princeton University! The Emerging Scholars is designed to give real-world intensive research and work experience, coursework, and mentoring from our @PrincetonCITP staff & faculty. At CITP, a diversity of fields such as #computerscience, #sociology, #economics, #politicalscience, #psychology, #publicpolicy, #informationscience, #communication, #philosophy, and other related #technology #policy disciplines provide a unique environment for our research community to collaborate and flourish. Join us. 🟢 Apply online by 1/10/2025: https://lnkd.in/eEbHwjhS Princeton School of Public and International Affairs + Princeton Engineering

"Today, and in the next decade, nearly every domestic and international policy issue is at the same time a technology policy issue.” - Professor Alondra Nelson stated at our October conference. Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy has released a detailed report of the October conference Tech Policy: The Next Ten Years which is now available on our Freedom to Tinker blog. It synthesizes key themes, challenges, optimism, and recommendations of the conference. Read the report written by Sophie Luskin, Mihir Kshirsagar, and Arvind Narayanan online: https://lnkd.in/dNb2wKgq A very special thank you to our Conference Keynote Speaker Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission and to all the incredible panelists, moderators, students, and post-docs who led engaging discussions and presentations throughout the day: 🔵 Morning & afternoon remarks by: - Arvind Narayanan, Director, and Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University - Jennifer Rexford, Provost, Professor of Computer Science, and Gordon Y. S. Wu Professor in Princeton Engineering - Amaney A. Jamal, Dean, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics. and Professor of Politics and International Affairs 🔵 Conference Keynote Speaker: Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission 🔵 Panelists: - Chloé Bakalar, Chief Ethicist, Meta - Pablo Chavez, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) - Ed Felten, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist, Offchain Labs, Emeritus, Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs and the founding director of Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy - Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Professor, Institute for Advanced Study - Paul Ohm, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center - Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America - Gabriel Weinberg, CEO and Founder, DuckDuckGo - Zeynep Tufekci, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University 🔵 Moderators: - Zach Vertin, Director, Princeton SPIA in DC; Lecturer of Public and International Affairs - Sayash Kapoor, Ph.D. candidate, Princeton University - Mihir Kshirsagar, Clinic Lead at Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University

📣 Hey post-docs: there's still time to apply to be a 2025 Postdoctoral Research Associate here at Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy. Applications are due tonight by midnight! >> Full details & the application are available on our website: https://lnkd.in/eCNumJpr #techpolicy #postdoc