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 […]

October 8, 2024

‘Conversations’ interview series takes on questions of society, technology

Premiere interview welcomes Professor Leah Ceccarelli

Society + Technology at UW, a new cross-campus program hosted by the Tech Policy Lab, has released the first episode of Conversations with Society + Technology, an interview series that seeks to make sense of big questions around emerging technologies and their social impact through interviews with Society + Technology at UW’s network of Affiliates. […]

October 7, 2024

New program hosted by Tech Policy Lab launches website

Society + Technology at UW will strengthen ties between campuses

Society + Technology at UW, the new cross-campus program hosted by the Tech Policy Lab, has launched the program website at www.societyandtechnology.uw.edu. The program is the outcome of the Technology & Society Task Force (TSTF), charged by the University of Washington President and Provost, and chaired by Tech Policy Lab Co-Director Ryan Calo. Last winter, […]

October 6, 2024

TPL alumnus Katell passes away in London

Tech Policy Lab alumnus Mike Katell passed away recently in London. Katell was a valuable member of the Lab, contributing to projects including “Designing Tech Policy” and publishing papers on privacy and value sensitive design. Co-Director Ryan Calo partnered with Katell during his time at the Lab. “I worked with Mike Katell on several projects […]

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 […]

September 9, 2024

Co-Director wins award for work to reduce bias

UW Information School

Co-Director Aylin Caliskan recently received a $603,342 award that will help support her work measuring biases in generative artificial intelligence systems and their impact. She received the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award for her project titled, “The Impact of Associations and Biases in Generative AI on Society.” Caliskan became co-director of the […]

July 31, 2024

TPL paper wins student award at PETS

A Tech Policy Lab paper was awarded in the Runner Up category at the 2024 Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium. “Over Fences and Into Yards: Privacy Threats and Concerns of Commercial Satellites,” was written by Rachel McAmis, Mia Bennett and Tadayoshi Kohno, along with Mattea Sim of University of Indiana Bloomington. The paper captures […]

TPL will host National Academies at UW

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (The National Academies) will be hosting two events in partnership with UW on July 31 and Aug. 1 and 2. The National Academies provides independent, objective advice to inform policy with evidence, spark progress and innovation, and confront challenging issues for the benefit of society. Learn more […]

July 6, 2024

Participant in TPL Discussions chosen to lead appellate case

UW School of Law

The Tech Policy Lab Discussions are an opportunity for students to grow, share and learn with each other, and Law student Walker McKusick was a valuable contributor at the table and continues to show that in his career. McKusick, J.D. ’24, was one of two students chosen to lead a federal appellate court case in […]