Algorithmic bias

The examination and mitigation of unfair and discriminatory outcomes resulting from the design, implementation and utilization of algorithms in decision-making processes.

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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UMSI Research. "Misgendered During Moderation: A Meta Oversight Board case." Samuel Mayworm, PhD student. Oliver Haimson, Assistant Professor.

Study: Transgender and nonbinary social media users experience disproportionate content removals on social media

07/08/2024

A new paper by UMSI researchers Samuel Mayworm and Oliver Haimson studies the consequences of biased social media content moderation decisions.

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Harvard University Institute for Rebooting Social Media. 2024/2025 Visiting Scholars. Eric Gilbert, Associate Professor. Paul Resnick, Professor.

Paul Resnick and Eric Gilbert named visiting scholars at Harvard University

06/14/2024

Resnick and Gilbert will be conducting research at the Institute for Rebooting Social Media at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center.

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Featured by Michigan Public. Assistant Professor Patricia Garcia. How are algorithms impacting our lives?

Patricia Garcia wants you to understand how algorithms affect your life

04/18/2024

Garcia discusses the decisions “low-tech algorithms” are making for us and helps “Stateside” listeners better understand what algorithms are.

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Quoted by IEEE Spectrum. Assistant Professor Abigail Jacobs. AI is being built on dated, flawed motion capture data.

Jacobs: Flawed assumptions in AI are leading to ‘errors’ and inadequate representations of the body

03/21/2024

New research by UMSI assistant professor Abigail Jacobs is featured in IEEE Spectrum, a technology magazine.

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