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Is the Need for Programmers Becoming Obsolete?
An overview of "It’s the End of Computer Programming as We Know It. (And I feel Fine.)" by Farhad Manjoo of The New York Times. In recent...
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Mar 1, 20242 min read


An Ode to Phiathefoodie
I normally wouldn’t post something of this nature because it isn’t truly data ethics focused and is more personal, but in lieu of the...
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Nov 15, 20235 min read


What is the Future of Social Networks?
An overview of "The Future of Social Media is a Lot Less Social" by Brian X. Chen from The New York Times. With top social networks such...
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Nov 1, 20233 min read


How Do We Navigate Algorithm Bias in Decision-Making Systems?
Continuing my reading on System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot, the chapter, “Disaggregating the Technologies,”...
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Oct 1, 20233 min read


Are Alternative Social Networks Effective at Identity Formation?
I recently had the opportunity to attend the University of California Santa Barbara’s Research Mentorship Program (RMP) which is a 6-week...
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Sep 15, 20232 min read


Optimization vs. General Welfare in a Technology-Driven World?
I recently started reading the book System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot by Rob Reich, who directs Stanford’s...
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Sep 1, 20232 min read


What is Data Colonialism?
An overview of "Avoiding the Data Colonization Trap" by Hayden Dahmm and Tom Moultrie from TRENDS. The term “parachute research” refers...
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Jun 1, 20232 min read


Will the Need for Human Labor be Eradicated by Technology?
An overview of "Talent Will Matter More." by Rishad Tobaccowala. One common concern with the rise of technology, especially ones as...
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Apr 1, 20233 min read


Are Meme Pages Becoming Too Graphic?
An overview of "Instagram users are being served gory videos of killing and torture" by Taylor Lorenz on The Washington Post. With the...
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Mar 1, 20232 min read


How is Mental Health Data Being Commodified?
An overview of "Now for sale: Data on your mental health" by Drew Harwell from The Washington Post. As our world continues to digitize,...
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Feb 15, 20232 min read


How Has ChatGPT Led to Exploitation in Kenya?
An overview of "OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less than $2 per Hour: Exclusive." by Billy Perrigo from Time. With ChatGPT being a new...
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Feb 1, 20232 min read


What is Politics' Role in the Internet Censorship Debate?
An overview of “How social media ‘censorship’ became a front line in the culture war” by Will Oremus from The Washington Post. When James...
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Jan 20, 20233 min read


How Has Social Media Affected the Music Industry?
With new applications such as TikTok and Instagram Reels, trending “sounds” have taken over people’s music tastes. Saved sounds on TikTok...
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Dec 8, 20222 min read


What Is the Future of AI?
An overview of “How AI Could Accidentally Extinguish Humankind” by Emile P. Torres from The Washington Post. When many think of...
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Nov 17, 20222 min read


Does Privacy Truly Exist In Our Modern World?
An overview of “We Need to Take Back Our Privacy” by Zeynep Tufecki from The New York Times. As the world becomes more technologically...
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Oct 27, 20222 min read


Do Ethics Have a Place in Silicon Valley?
An overview of "Who Will Teach Silicon Valley to be Ethical?" by Kara Swisher published by The New York Times. In a modern climate of...
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Oct 13, 20222 min read
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