Tim Hwang is director of the Harvard–Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative, a philanthropic project…
6 posts with the tag "technology"
Bridging the Digital Divide
By Public Knowledge
Digital Literacy is an increasingly complex yet mandatory skill for the modern workforce; yet many adult learners struggle to…
Local Codes: Forms of Spatial Knowledge
By Shannon Mattern
The past year was full of revelations; we learned, as many have long suspected, that criminal risk assessment and online…
Designing for Climate Change
By Sophia Fish
In a bright, open studio in Oakland, Nicholas de Monchaux works with his partner, Kathryn Moll. Together they make up…
Why Museums and Archives Can’t Afford to Think Like Businesses
By Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow is an author, journalist, and activist. His novels for teens and young adults include Homeland, Pirate Cinema, and…
The Value of Networks at a Time of Fragmentation
By Jon Christensen
In the San Francisco Bay Area, a booming technology industry has led to increasing inequality, the privatization of public resources…