December 14, 2024

Co-Director notes consumer tracking may have unequal impact

KUOW

Whether you’re doing most of your shopping online or in-person, your habits may be tracked, according to a new KUOW article. Surveillance technology can glean a lot of information about consumers, and Co-Director Ryan Calo worries its impact is disproportionate. “Systemically speaking, when companies study consumers for their own benefit, consumers can get harmed by […]

November 11, 2024

Politics will have mixed impact on tech, Co-Director says

KUOW

Co-Director Ryan Calo encouraged caution when examining the future political climate in a new KUOW piece. Tech leaders have seemed optimistic about the Trump administration in recent statements but Calo urged caution. “The benefits of a Trump administration for the tech sector will not be evenly distributed.” He said that while Trump policies could benefit […]

‘Bot or Not?’ series highlights Co-Director’s work

GeekWire

GeekWire recently highlighted a study by Co-Director Aylin Caliskan showing critical bias in resume screening technology. “Gender, Race, and Intersectional Bias in Resume Screening via Language Model Retrieval” is discussed as part of GeekWire’s “Bot or Not?” series exploring the relationship between humans and machines. Caliskan worked with Information School Ph.D. student Kyra Wilson on […]

September 18, 2024

TikTok ban is constitutionally complex, TPL Program Manager says

Global News

The TikTok ban currently being discussed in federal appeals court is complex, said TPL Program Manager Alex Bolton. Bolton told Global News that there is not a straightforward constitutional answer. “You have these two constitutional principles butting up against each other … and I don’t think you can necessarily say that one always trumps the […]

June 25, 2024

TPL students work to protect residents’ health data

UW School of Law

Students involved with the Tech Policy Lab recently met with Rep. Vandana Slatter of Washington’s 48th District around the My Health My Data Act (MHMD), the UW School of Law reported. UW Law students Caroline Dolan, a TPL Policy Discussion regular, and Jenna Lee and Michelle Ullman, Hazelton Fellows, met with Rep. Slatter, representatives from […]

June 23, 2024

TPL alumna’s star is on the rise

UW School of Law

Maria P. Angel, Tech Policy Lab alumna and 2024 Ph.D. graduate from the School of Law, is already making waves in the field even as her career is just getting started. A recent profile by the School of Law highlights Angel’s path from working in research and advocacy in Colombia to postdoctoral studies with Yale […]

May 5, 2024

Co-director shares expertise on CNBC TikTok segment

CNBC

TPL Co-Director Ryan Calo discussed the legality and impact of a potential TikTok ban recently on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Calo was interviewed for a story covering the House passing legislation that could ban TikTok in the United States. He spoke to the challenges the legislation could face and other opportunities to address the security risks. […]

April 14, 2024

Co-Director cited in op-ed on privacy legislation

Tech Policy Press

In a recent op-ed in the Tech Policy Press, Joseph Jerome brought forward his perspective on the journey toward a national privacy standard. The Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Tampa and Tech & Public Policy Visiting Fellow at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy discussed how the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) is […]

March 28, 2024

Faculty associate weighs in on TikTok algorithm

FastCompany

TPL faculty associate Franziska Roesner was a research partner on a project looking to decipher TikTok’s algorithms that was recently highlighted in FastCompany. “At the highest level, we want to understand how people are actually using TikTok, and how the TikTok algorithm works,” Roesner said. The project aimed to gain insight into recommendations and personalization. […]

March 15, 2024

AI recipes missing key ingredients, faculty associate says

The Washington Post

A recent article in The Washington Post highlighted the challenges of AI-created recipes and turned to TPL faculty associate Emily Bender for insight. Recipes created by artificial intelligence are pulling from many sources, which can lead to unexpected results. “When the language model is accessing the parts of its training data that has to do […]