Helen Nissenbaum

‘People conflate privacy with secrecy’ — An Interview with Good Systems Symposium Keynote Speaker Helen Nissenbaum

Marzo 19, 2024
A Q&A with Good Systems symposium keynote speaker Helen Nissenbaum, a leading authority on privacy who devised the theory of contextual integrity (CI), a philosophical maxim that redefined privacy as the appropriate flow of information
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Dr. Ciaran B. Trace, 1971-2024

Marzo 18, 2024
Dr. Trace’s teaching and research explored the history of the information professions and the intersection of archival work with emerging and cutting-edge technologies. Her recent work with Good Systems, a UT Grand Challenge, investigated information governance practices on algorithmic accountability and her current research project investigated information governance issues around smart camera use. Dr. Trace’s particular interest in the written record as a tool for accountability and transparency informed the development of a teaching curriculum that reimagined and prepared the informational professional for the digital age.
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Waymo Starts Testing Fully Autonomous Vehicles in Austin

Marzo 6, 2024
Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company, has begun testing its fully autonomous cars in Austin with no driver behind the wheel.
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Importance of ethical AI

Feb. 29, 2024
Computer science professor Swarat Chaudhuri, explains how bias seeps into artificial intelligence systems.
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Austin City Council taking deep look into AI’s future with new resolution

Feb. 27, 2024
For Steven Apodaca, vice chairman of the City of Austin’s Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission, now is the time to get ahead of the emerging technology of artificial intelligence.
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‘Don’t Believe the Hype’: Good Systems Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Perceptions of AI Perpetuated by Media

Feb. 21, 2024
Industry professionals discussed the ways artificial intelligence is falsely portrayed in the media and the ethics of becoming an AI-dependent society in a Feb. 21 roundtable.
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Austin City Council to look at city’s use of artificial intelligence

Feb. 14, 2024
Writing copy. Organizing data. Building models to predict trends. All things artificial intelligence can help us do. And it’s a topic Austin City Council members are turning their attention to Thursday.
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Doom and climate equity focus of Planet Texas 2050 symposium at UT

Feb. 13, 2024
According to researchers from Yale, feelings of distress over living through climate change have soared in recent years. Last summer, many Central Texas farmers said they felt depressed over the shifts in weather in our area.
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Texas Career Engagement Panel Examines Ethical Considerations of AI in the Workplace

Feb. 12, 2024
A Texas Career Engagement panel, cohosted with Good Systems, discussed the implications and integration of artificial intelligence in the workplace on Feb. 8.
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The 1 Daytime Activity That Ensures Better Sleep Is Actually Very Simple

Feb. 4, 2024
Sleep is something many of us struggle with. In fact, according to YouGov, one in five Brits have problems falling asleep a few nights a week, while 15% experience this once or twice a week.