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Government policy about technology

The analysis and examination of directives and policies issued by the government to implement or change policies, regulations or administrative processes as they relate to the development of technologies.

Quoted by Tech Policy Press. Assistant Professor Ben Green. DOGE plan to push AI across the U.S. federal government is wildly dangerous.

Green: AI-first strategy by DOGE is a “recipe for disaster”

03/11/2025

In an op-ed for Tech Policy Press, UMSI assistant professor Ben Green discusses the dangers of relying on algorithms for critical government services. 

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Recent UMSI awards and honors.

UMSI News, Awards & Honors: October 2024

10/09/2024

UMSI researchers are recognized nationally and internationally for their outstanding work. Check out recent accomplishments from Elle O’Brien, Paul Green and Melissa Levine. 

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Featured by The Conversation. PhD candidate Angela Schopke Gonzalez. Apps, 911 services and mobile phones don't offset deadly consequences of more restrictive border policies. UMSI.

Apps, 911 services and mobile phones don’t offset deadly consequences of more restrictive border policies

09/03/2024

Angela Schopke Gonzalez discusses technology and immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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UMSI Research Roundup. Cannabis Use, TikTok Social Drama. Recent publications by UMSI faculty and PhD students.

Cannabis use | TikTok social drama: UMSI Research Roundup

08/28/2024

Recent UMSI faculty and PhD student publications. 

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First Paper Friday. Ghadir Awad. PhD Student. Digital Repression in Palestine. Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.

First Paper Friday: Ghadir Awad

08/09/2024

UMSI PhD student Ghadir Awad’s first paper explores internal digital repression in Palestine.

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Quoted by MIT Technology Review. Lecturer Merve Hickok. AI companies promised to regulate one year ago. What's changed?

Hickok: Tech companies ‘nowhere near’ developing safe and trustworthy AI

07/24/2024

UMSI lecturer Merve Hickok says the U.S government’s overreliance on tech companies to regulate themselves is leading to continued harm in the AI sphere. 

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2023 U-M Presidential Award for Public Engagement. Christian Sandvig. Professor.

Christian Sandvig earns U-M 2023 presidential award for public engagement

04/10/2024

The award recognizes work that has had a far-reaching impact on the national and global community. 

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A photo of Kara Swisher and Mary Barra sitting on the stage, with Andrea Forte standing behind a podium

Award-winning journalist Kara Swisher visits U-M to talk misinformation, need for tech regulation

03/21/2024

Swisher’s new memoir offers an insider’s perspective on the tech world. She was joined in conversation by General Motors CEO Mary Barra at an event co-sponsored by UMSI.

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UMSI faculty developing new online courses about GenAI in the workplace

02/12/2024

As U-M leads the way in artificial intelligence education, UMSI faculty are developing courses on generative AI that could help professionals advance their careers in a changing landscape.

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Quoted by Fortune. Lecturer Merve Hickok. A widely use AI image training database contained explicit pictures of children. Experts warn that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Hickok: The race to innovate in AI is leading to consequences

01/08/2024

Explicit photos of children were used to train AI image-generation tools. UMSI lecturer and AI ethics expert Merve Hickok says these are the repercussions of releasing AI models “without safeguards in place.” 

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