May 25, 2025
Duo critically analyzes AI claims in new book
GeekWire
Faculty Associate Emily Bender’s new book, “The AI Con,” takes a critical look at AI marketing and is highlighted in GeekWire’s Bot or Not? series. In the interview, Bender and her co-author Alex Hanna, the Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute, discuss why it’s so important to be thoughtful about the claims around […]
MoreMay 24, 2025
Team’s research finds tech workers growing disillusioned
GeekWire
A recent study co-authored by UW student affiliate Vannary Sou found that layoffs in the tech industry have caused increasing feelings of discontent among workers. “The Cruel Optimism of Tech Work: Tech Workers’ Affective Attachments in the Aftermath of 2022-23 Tech Layoffs” was presented at CHI 2025 in Japan. The research looked at how workers […]
MoreMay 15, 2025
Impact of AI on hiring process includes bias, team research finds
Brookings
If you’re looking for a job, chances are that you’re going to intersect with AI whether you like it or not. It’s become a standard piece of the hiring and interview process for many companies. So what does this mean about how your candidacy is perceived? Co-Director Aylin Caliskan and PhD student Kyra Wilson published […]
MoreMay 9, 2025
AI impact on language is growing, Faculty Associate says
The Atlantic
Faculty Associate Emily Bender weighs in on the influence AI is having on language in a new article in The Atlantic. “The Great Language Flattening” highlights how the widespread usage of tools like ChatGPT is creating a “sameness” across writing styles. People are seeing patterns and picking up on them and in turn using them […]
MoreApril 4, 2025
Faculty Associate encourages critical thinking around AI in new article
ARS Technica
TPL Faculty Associate Emily Bender shares thoughts about the challenging public perception of AI in a new article in ARS Technica. Bender commented on a survey comparing attitudes about AI that polled both the general public and AI experts. The findings showed the public is much less enthusiastic about the technology than experts but that […]
MoreApril 2, 2025
Article highlights contributions of women in AI
Brookings
A new article in Brookings recognizes multiple TPL affiliates as women making contributions to the field of AI. “Recognizing the (un)hidden figures in AI” lifts up the work women do that often goes unnoticed. The publication’s inaugural list identified multiple women through a review of their public accomplishments, selected for their prominence outside the industry, […]
MoreMarch 3, 2025
Power intersecting with media is impacting free speech, Co-Director says
KUOW/NPR
Ownership of platforms by politically powerful leaders is creating an environment of bullying and fear, Co-Director Ryan Calo said in a recent segment on KUOW. “What we’re seeing today that’s new is that some of the most influential voices who are bullying other Americans also have the reins of power, whether that be because they […]
MoreFebruary 20, 2025
‘StarTalk’ welcomes Co-Director emeritus to discuss human values and tech
StarTalk
Co-Director emeritus Batya Friedman was a featured guest on Neil deGrasse Tyson’s most recent episode of “StarTalk,” a podcast that bridges the intersection between science, pop culture and comedy. Friedman joined to discuss the challenges of designing a future where human values and AI coexist, and what it looks like to integrate ethics and human […]
MoreFebruary 3, 2025
Control over AI can mean extreme power, Co-Director says
Good Day Seattle/Fox13
Co-Founder Ryan Calo recently joined Good Day Seattle to discuss the future of AI and the Trump administration investment in the technology. “There’s a lot of people in this administration … that think of this technology, of AI, as the most important technology of our time,” Calo said. “And furthermore, they think that whoever controls […]
MoreJanuary 20, 2025
Society + Technology convenes panel for first community event
GeekWire
The Society + Technology program recently held its inaugural convening, centered around a cross-disciplinary panel and messages from UW President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Tricia Serio. Coverage in GeekWire highlighted the intention of the S+T initiative and the program’s growing community footprint. “We put society first, very intentionally, in the name of the initiative, […]
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