March 10, 2022
Co-Director named ACM Fellow
ACM
The Association for Computing Machinery has recently named its 71 fellows for this research that continues to shape technologies we use daily and accomplishments in the computing space. Batya Friedman, Co-Director of the Tech Policy Lab was recently highlighted in this list for contributions to human values in the technical design process.
MoreFebruary 25, 2022
TPL Research Assistant quoted in Salt Lake Tribune on Difference Between Descriptive Data and Prescriptive Data
The Salt Lake Tribune
TPL Research Assistant and UW School of Law PhD student María Angel was quoted by the Salt Lake Tribune in explaining the difference between how descriptive data is used, and the vulnerabilities that come along with it, versus prescriptive data. https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/02/24/utah-based-qualtrics-made/
MoreFebruary 14, 2022
Co-Director on five things to know about robots
University of Washington Magazine
TPL Co-Director Ryan Calo was featured in a short video produced by University of Washington Magazine entitled 5 things to know about robots. View the video here: https://magazine.washington.edu/feature/robots-ryan-calo/.
MoreFebruary 9, 2022
New faculty associate Joe Lott
The Tech Policy Lab has welcomed a new faculty associate, Joe Lott. Joe is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at the University of Washington. Joe is the co-founder and Faculty Director of the Brotherhood Initiative, which focuses on empowering undergraduate men of color in areas of leadership, wellness, innovation, and social entrepreneurship. […]
MoreJanuary 27, 2022
Co-Director highlights arising security threats with increased used of AR and the metaverse
VentureBeat
TPL Co-Director Tadayoshi Kohno and TPL Faculty Associate Franziska Roesner were featured in VentureBeat’s new piece on the metaverse with regards to their paper that calls into question the new immersive nature of AR. Forthcoming AR technologies “may explicitly interface with the body and brain, with sophisticated body-sensing and brain-machine interface technologies”, they said, and “the immersive […]
MoreJanuary 24, 2022
Co-Director named ACM Fellow for groundbreaking research
UW iSchool
TPL Co-Director Batya Friedman, as well as professors, Jacob O. Wobbrock and Anind K. Dey were highlighted as ACM Fellows this past week. Fellows are seen as the “1% of members for their outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology and/or outstanding service to ACM and the larger computing community”. The iSchool released an article detailing their individual research […]
MoreJanuary 20, 2022
Co-Director emphasizes lack of penalties on Facebook’s recent missteps
New York Times
From freezing accounts of Native people, to rejecting ads that were aimed at individuals with disabilities, Facebook has struggled with making equitable judgment calls with regards to free expression and speech. TPL Co-Director Ryan Calo pointed out that “most firms that make errors face critical penalties. Facebook hardly ever does.” Calo compared the actions of […]
MoreJanuary 19, 2022
Co-Director Calo on Driver Information Collected by Automakers
Newsweek
In Newsweek, Co-Director Calo highlighted that “Some [auto] companies have begun to experiment with your affect,” he explained. “Trying to figure out if you’re tired and beginning to close your eyes. Or you’re yawning. Where you’re actually looking. Are you looking at the street? Are you looking at the console?”. He prompted a discussion regarding privacy […]
MoreJanuary 11, 2022
Tech Policy Lab Releases Biennial Report
The Tech Policy Lab is please to share our 2020-2021 Biennial Report. Highlights include the Lab’s work on privacy and COVID, mitigating bias in AI systems, using storytelling to explain tech policy, and technology’s relationship to food security. http://techpolicylab.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tech-Policy-Biennial-Report-2021-Final.pdf
MoreDecember 18, 2021
TPL Co-Directors Named to Faculty Under 50 List and Featured in NYTimes Magazine on how COVID-19 Relief is Funding the Future
New York Times Magazine
Co-Director Ryan Calo was highlighted in Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports as a Faculty under 50 on the “most cited” list. Calo was also featured in the New York Times Magazine on how Covid-19 relief is funding the future.
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