Data Analytics Program Presents

Political Not Technical: Computing Technology and the Genealogical Method

On October 4, 2022 the White House unveiled its Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights. Nine months later, the UN Security Council held its first meeting on AI governance; days after, the White House announced plans to deregulate AI on one hand, and regulate the ideological content in AI models on the other. A growing number of engineers and social scientists have joined forces in response to these developments in fields like AI Ethics, AI and Society, and Computing and Society. Too often however, their efforts share a critical limitation: they view technology exclusively in technical terms and seek technical solutions for its problems. Jefferson shows how technical understandings are necessary but insufficient for addressing the political challenges posed by today’s technologies. This talk outlines how a genealogical method helps illuminate these political dimensions.

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For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5

Location: Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema

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