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WEBCAST 28 MAR – AfICTA – The Role of AI in Governance & Digital Transformation
by Joly MacFie 28 Mar '24

28 Mar '24

Starts shortly. Our first ever collaboration with AfICTA On Thursday March 28, 2024, at 09:00 UTC, the Africa ICT Alliance (AfICTA) convenes its 14th Quarterly eConference with the focus 'The Role of AI in Governance & Digital Transformation'. In an era of rapid technological advancement, the integration … [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=26baf15e2514f1edb2426411…>On *Thursday March 28, 2024,* at *09:00 UTC*, the *Africa ICT Alliance <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=caeffc2894e94b136425263b…>* (AfICTA) convenes its *14th Quarterly eConference <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a2e26f9426b0d3f5fdf5c0f6…>* with the focus '*The Role of AI in Governance & Digital Transformation*'. In an era of rapid technological advancement, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies into governance frameworks has the potential to revolutionize the way societies are governed. The 14th AfICTA eConference will delve into the transformative role of AI and emerging technology in shaping governance, promoting transparency, ensuring accountability, and driving digital transformation, with a special focus on its impact on digital transformation. *HOST* *Ms. Ulandi Exner -* Chair, AfICTA *SPEAKERS* *Dr. Mwasaga Nkundwe* - Director general, ICT Commission, Tanzania *Dr. Lucy Muthoni* - Fulbright Scholar, Rose Hulman Institute of Technolgy, USA *Ms. Tigist Awoke* - Sr. Data Consultant & Founder, Awoke Technologies *MODERATOR* *Ms. Rachael Shitanda* - Deputy Chair & Vice Chair, East Africa, AfICTA *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/aficta-ai <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2f0e11769ef493c45c46d2ea…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/49jPoTg <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=7a486b0f794b1e26abe28437…>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/49dw5uT <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c1b1b22309364359da41bf64…>* *TWITTER #AfICTAeConference <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=7b63b261f846d04bc3a7d35b…> #AIinGovernance #DigitalTransformation @AfICTA @nkundwemwasaga @ict_commission @LucyMuthonie Tigist Awoke* *MASTODON #AfICTAeConference <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4effdd998a15b031ad577e28…>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=af8e68eb843cfd06ee49512e…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4fb2696638f89d52f3ac7de0…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c47f7a0f1312c91cb73069f7…>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/aficta-ai <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=75b4fb9d9b3f39025183d229…>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Call for Participation: Workshop on Out-of-Domain Creation with Generative AI
by Aneesha Bakharia 28 Mar '24

28 Mar '24

We invite researchers and practitioners working with Generative AI (GenAI) to submit proposals for 20-minute presentations, demonstrations and artefact displays for our upcoming workshop, jointly hosted by the University of Queensland (UQ) and the University of Exeter. The workshop aims to explore methods for scaffolding the process of out-of-domain creation using GenAI (i.e.OpenAI ChatGPT and DALLE 3, Microsoft CoPilot, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Stable Diffusion and Midjourney), enabling individuals to create artefacts in unfamiliar domains with little or no prior experience or formal training. The workshop seeks to foster collaboration among Human-Centred Computing researchers, GenAI algorithm researchers, and current GenAI practitioners. The workshop is funded by the QUEX Institute Workshop Grant Scheme. We encourage submissions that showcase cross-domain use of GenAI such as: 1. Image generation tools like Stable Diffusion, DALL-E or Midjourney to create artwork, illustrations, or designs without being a trained artist or graphic designer. 2. Code generation tools like GitHub Copilot or CHatGPT to create software (including websites and games), scripts, or algorithms without being a programmer or having extensive coding experience. 3. Language models like GPT-3 or ChatGPT to generate written content, such as articles, stories, or poetry, without being a professional writer or having a background in literature. 4. Audio generation tools like Jukebox, Magenta or Suno to create music, soundscapes, or audio effects without being a musician or sound engineer. 5. Video generation tools like RunwayML to create animations, video content, or visual effects without being a videographer or animator. 6. Modeling tools to create 3D models, sculptures, or architectural designs without being a 3D artist or architect. We are open to submissions that demonstrate the use of GenAI in other creative domains not listed above, as well as innovative applications of GenAI that bridge multiple domains or disciplines. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, 29 May, starting at 1 pm AEST at the UQ St Lucia campus. It will feature a joint location hybrid panel before transitioning to the Exeter venue. Both locations will host keynote speakers and the event will also be livestreamed. The agenda is structured such that half the events and schedule will come from UQ in the afternoon, transitioning smoothly to Exeter in their morning, thereby fostering a cohesive cross-continental collaboration. A distinctive element of the workshop is a dedicated crossover time, to facilitate a hybrid collaborative discussion among the participants from both universities. To submit your proposal, please complete the Google Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaYY_kE-aEN7k5on2uIhdqsBBTZKthc_n…> with a brief description of your presentation or demonstration by Monday 22 April 2024. Workshop Organisers: - Aneesha Bakharia (UQ) - Avon Huxor (Exeter) - Xiaoyang Wang (Exeter) - Guoqiang Zhang (Exeter) - Man Luo (Exeter) - Amraj Singh (UQ)

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CfP Seminar on research & teaching w. the Data Ethics Decision Aid (DEDA)
by Schaefer, M.T. (Mirko) 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

Dear list, initially developed as an impact assessment and dialogic process for developing value-sensitive design for data and AI projects (Franzke, Muis, Schäfer 2021<https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-020-09577-5>), the Data Ethics Decision Aid<https://deda.dataschool.nl/en/> (DEDA) also doubles as means for participatory observation and for teaching data ethics (Siffels et al. 2022<https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/57022/1/978-3-030-9…>). DEDA maps ethical issues in data projects, documenting the deliberation process and stimulates accountability towards the various stakeholders and the public. Used as means for participatory observation, provides researchers with invaluable insights about data & AI projects, organisations, and their capacity for responding to ethical issues. DEDA is now available in Dutch, German, English, Greek, Swedish and Finnish. We host the first international DEDA seminar to bring together researchers and educators to share their experiences using DEDA in research and education. DEDA has expanded internationally, now being available in English, German, Finnish, Swedish, and Greek. This seminar brings together researchers, educators and practitioners utilizing DEDA in different forms, for participatory observation, teaching, or developing value-sensitive design. The seminar is primarily focused on evaluating, exploring and advancing the use of DEDA in academic research and teaching contexts. Aspiring DEDA users are also very much welcome. During the seminar we will have 3 rounds of expertise workshops: 1. Societal impact: Stakeholder engagement with DEDA 2. Research methods: Participatory observation with DEDA 3. Education: Teaching data ethics for students and professionals with DEDA If you work with DEDA or are interested in doing so in the future, please respond to this call for participation: https://dataschool.nl/en/nieuws/1st-international-deda-seminar-call-for-par… Information: When: 25 September 2024 Where: Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands Deadline for submission: 30 April 2024 Keywords: Responsible Data & AI, Value-sensitive design, Data & Digital Ethics, Data Justice, Critical Data & AI Studies, Action Research, qualitative research methods About Utrecht University’s Data School Utrecht University’s Data School is an education and research platform investigating the impact of algorithmisation and datafication on citizenship and democracy. Working closely with societal stakeholders in public management and media industries, the Data School also develops educational formats and applicable tools and processes for responsible data and AI practices. www.dataschool.nl<http://www.dataschool.nl>

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Reminder - CFP Special Issue for New Media & Society on "Contextual Complexities of Violence on Digital Platforms"
by Esteban Morales 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

Dear AoIR community members! We just wanted to reach out to send you a final reminder that our submission deadline is nearing—April 1! We eagerly await your contributions to our special issue in New Media & Society on "Contextual Complexities of Violence on Digital Platforms." You can find the full CFP here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1MxAt0j72EYvJZ-HnTDoM6-kkWNjF6jst For any inquiries, please feel free to contact the editorial team at violenceondigitalplatforms(a)gmail.com<mailto:violenceondigitalplatforms@gmail.com> Here are the important dates for the special issue: * Extended Abstract submission: April 1, 2024 * Invited submission notification: May 1, 2024 * Full paper submission: November 1, 2024 We look forward to hearing from you, Esteban Morales (he/him/his) Post-doctoral research fellow College of Interdisciplinary Studies | | Royal Roads University Royal Roads is located on the traditional lands of the Xwsepsum and Lekwungen First Nations’ ancestors and families.

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Postdoc at University of Tennessee Information Integrity Institute
by Riedl, Martin 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

Dear all: We are hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Information Integrity Institute at the University of Tennessee’s College of Communication and Information. Review of applications will continue until the position has been filled, and we strongly encourage individuals to apply. https://ut.taleo.net/careersection/ut_system/jobdetail.ftl?job=24000000J5 Please forward the job ad to PhD graduates who might be interested to apply. I am the search chair, and am happy to answer any questions (at mriedl1(a)utk.edu) Thank you! Best wishes, Martin Riedl -- *Martin Johannes Riedl, Ph.D.* Assistant Professor The University of Tennessee, Knoxville School of Journalism and Media College of Communication & Information 333 Communications Building 1345 Circle Park Drive Knoxville, TN 37996 mriedl1(a)utk.edu www.martinriedl.com Pronouns: he/him/his (What's this? <https://glaad.org/transgender/allies/>)

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Open Access and free resources in AI, Digital Technologies and Society
by Bahar Celik Muller 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

***Apologies for cross-posting*** We put together an AI, digital technologies and society collection<https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/AIDTS-Collection> complete with free articles, chapters and open access titles, as taster of our publishing in this area. Please feel free to share this with your students, colleagues and network. You can also get a free ebook copy of Data Lives: How Data Are Made and Shape Our World by Rob Kitchin<https://forms.gle/38WFQf3UUzQFEXNbA> by signing up to our mailing list. If you would like to discuss your book projects in this field, please email our editor Paul Stevens at paul.stevens(a)bristol.ac.uk. All the best, Bahar Muller (she/her) Marketing Executive Bahar Muller (she/her) Marketing Executive Bristol University Press Keep up with all our news and get a discount on ALL Bristol University Press and Policy Press books by signing up to our newsletter<https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/signup-bup-pp?utm_source=signature&utm…>. Discover our series We have over 80 series in our publishing programme, and many of them are accepting submissions<https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/series?utm_source=signature&utm_medium…> New this month New edition in our Understanding Welfare series<https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/understanding-theories-and-concepts-in…> Most Read Article Collection Read 2023’s most downloaded papers for free<https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/page/most-read-articles?utm_sourc…> Bristol University Press Digital Browse our free collections<https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/page/free-content?utm_source=sign…>, including decolonization and migration. Our 2024 charity is War Child. Find out more and donate here<https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/charity?utm_source=signature&utm_mediu…>. Bristol University Press and Policy Press 1-9 Old Park Hill, Bristol BS2 8BB, UK Telephone: +44 117 455 7330

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JOB: Assistant/Associate professor in global communication and climate change at LUT, Finland
by Anna Rantasila 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

Dear AOIR colleagues, Lappeenranta University of Technology's Department of Social Sciences is looking for a professor of global communications and climate change. The deadline for applications is April 7, midnight at UTC + 3. The Department of Social Sciences was founded in 2022 under the LUT School of Engineering Sciences. The department understands society and human activities in relation to global sustainability problems and consists of two disciplines, social science and communication sciences. In autumn 2024, three master's programmes in social sciences and communication sciences will start at the department. The department will eventually detach and form an independent school of its own at the university. The professorship falls under the communication sciences programme at the Department of Social Sciences. Communication sciences at LUT focus on global communication, strategic narratives, disinformation, soft power, and different forms of influence in the modern environment of advanced technologies and media. The position is situated at the assistant/associate professor levels of the tenure track and will be filled through an open call for a fixed term of four years on LUT's Lappeenranta campus, Finland. The tenure track system offers researchers a possibility to advance to a full professorship. The work will start with a six-month trial period. We are looking for a future-oriented professor interested in global climate communication(s) in a mediatised and technologised world, relating particularly to climate change and LUT's strategic focus areas - clean water, air, and energy. Specifically, we are looking for a curious mind who is interested in a long-term academic career and is passionate about continuous learning and making the world a better place through science. For more information and the application form, please see here: https://lut.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index.php?jid=1049&o=A_RJ Inquiries about the position can be addressed to professor Matti Kojo, head of department: +358 50 30 23 920, matti.kojo(a)lut.fi<mailto:matti.kojo@lut.fi>. Also, please feel free to circulate the ad amongst your networks. With Kind Regards, Dr. Anna Rantasila anna.rantasila(a)lut.fi<mailto:anna.rantasila@lut.fi> +358 50 3223039 University Lecturer, Communication Sciences School of Engineering Sciences LUT University

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Labor Tech Research Network Call for Award Nominations
by Rider, Karina (gxy9fq) 27 Mar '24

27 Mar '24

Call for Submissions: Labor Tech Research Network Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice Awards Labor Tech Research Network<http://labortechresearchnetwork.org> (LaborTech) invites submissions for our third annual Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice Award. Deadline: June 1, 2024 *About Us* LaborTech is an interdisciplinary and transnational group of over 570 experts concerned with the intersection of technology and labor. We aim to reframe conversations about technology and labor towards issues of power, inequality, and social justice, and incorporate themes of feminism, anti-racism, and transnationalism. We also seek to foster an interdisciplinary, cross-regional, and community-oriented space for discussion, collaboration, and empowerment. For a deeper discussion of our mission, please see the 'About Us'<http://labortechresearchnetwork.org/index.php/about-us/> page on our website as well as examples of topics in our decade-long Speaker Series<http://labortechresearchnetwork.org/index.php/speaker-series/>. *Call for Nominations* As part of our mission to promote scholarship and activism towards more equitable forms of labor and technology, LaborTech is announcing a call for three awards -- Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice. These will honor projects which: * have distinctive intellectual merit or activist impact; * advance the knowledge about labor and technology in the global society; and * address our core focus on labor and technology and which may simultaneously address feminism, anti-racism, and/or transnationalism. *Eligibility* Works from all disciplines and methodologies are eligible for nomination. Nominations are open to members and non-members of LaborTech. We welcome self-nominations especially, but also nominations from publishers, colleagues, and others familiar with the projects. We encourage submissions from women, people of color, queer communities, and those from the global south. LaborTech executive board members and committee chairs, as well as books published in our Labor and Technology series with MIT Press, are ineligible for these awards. *Prizes* Winners receive a small cash award and a certificate (which we hope to expand further in years ahead, as we are still a growing nonprofit organization :). In addition, we offer our infrastructural supports at LaborTech to promote visibility of your projects: by connecting with our 570+ expert members; by making a video of winners and distributing it both in and outside of our network to enhance public attention and exposure; and by creating a space and opportunity for sharing your work at out end of year virtual celebration. Winners will be announced in December. *Deadline and Contact* The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2024. Send questions to labortechresearchnetwork(a)gmail.com<mailto:labortechresearchnetwork@gmail.com>. See below for separate criteria and instructions for the various awards. *Criteria and Submission Details* *Book Award* Criteria: * Monographs only (no edited volumes or anthologies) * Multiple authors accepted * Published in the last three years (2022-24). * If your book is not out by the deadline for this award, please send proofs from the manuscript and a letter from the press editor confirmation publication before the end of 2024. Submission details: Please submit the following items in English to labortechresearchnetwork(a)gmail.com<mailto:labortechresearchnetwork@gmail.com>: 1. An electronic version in PDF format (contact us if only print form is available for books) 2. The author's contact email address 3. A one-page nomination letter stating the significance and contribution of the work *Graduate Student Paper Award* Criteria: * Written by students currently enrolled in a graduate program or who have graduated in 2023 * Single-authored pieces are preferred, but co-authored pieces will be accepted with the above conditions in Submission Details * Papers may be published within the last three years (2022-24) or unpublished * Page length: 25-40 pages, double-spaced Submission details: Please submit the following items in English to labortechresearchnetwork(a)gmail.com<mailto:labortechresearchnetwork@gmail.com>: 1. Electronic version in PDF format 2. The author's email address 3. A one-page nomination letter stating: * the significance and contribution of the work * when the PhD was started and, if applicable, granted- if the paper was published, then state when and in what journal * if co-authored with faculty/advisors/other PhDs, please include a paragraph attesting to the student's dominant role in generating the paper (such as working on its theoretical components, doing the research, and writing it up). In addition, we ask that the cover letter is signed (digitally, or otherwise) by all co-authors, so that they are aware of this submission. *Social Justice Award* Criteria: * Those who are interfacing with technology in the course of their organizing, or who are organizing against inequitable technologies, in the context of labor, feminism, anti-racism, transnationalism struggles. This may include: · tech workers · labor organizers, whether in unions or other workers' associations · feminist, immigrant, community, and ethnic rights activists · scholar-activists. For this, we are not looking for purely academic work (i.e., scholars who are studying activism), but rather those who are participating in activism themselves, or who are promoting collaborations between activists and scholars. · people creating design alternatives for social justice, like engineers and designers · Open to individuals, small groups, and if appropriate, organizations · Focus will be on a particular campaign or project that is done with the aim of social justice regarding labor and/or technology. These projects may be broad (such as educating the public on a social justice issue) or specific (such as organizing a protest for higher wages). They may use a variety of strategies (e.g., art, design, social media, marches and strikes, policy interventions, etc.). We'd like to honor activists who, through these projects, have developed novel approaches or who are pioneers in the fight for more equitable relations of technology and/or labor. Submission details: * Fill out this Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRQ7kk9IEEtYqNinwKfLTgMF6CiIJudZc…. It has a few short questions regarding the significance and contribution of your social justice activities * Answers to this form should be a minimum 200 words each, in order to give us enough understanding of the nominee's accomplishments. No single sentence answers please! * Please submit all items in English. However, if you have a submission in another language, contact us and we'll attempt to find a translator in our group.

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Call for Lekgotla + Films + Book Launches - WAU Congress 2024 - Johannesburg, South Africa
by Ricardo A. Fagoaga H. 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

Call for Lekgotla + Films + Book Launches - WAU Congress 2024 - Johannesburg, South Africa Reimagining Anthropological Knowledge: Perspectives, Practices, and Power World Anthropological Union (WAU) Congress 2024 Johannesburg, South Africa 11th-15th November 2024 Submit a Lekgotla, Films, or Book Launches proposal: Call for Lekgotla Deadline: May 13, 2024 Info: https://bit.ly/WAUcongressLekgotla Call for Films Deadline: May 13, 2024 Info: https://bit.ly/WAUcongressFilm Call for Book Launches Deadline: May 13, 2024 Info: https://bit.ly/WAUcongressBooks Anthropology Southern Africa (ASnA) warmly invites you to join us in Mzansi/South Africa for the inaugural World Anthropological Union (WAU) Congress from November 11 to 15, 2024. Organized by Anthropology Southern Africa and hosted by the University of Johannesburg, this groundbreaking event promises a rich exploration of anthropological knowledge under the theme: Reimagining Anthropological Knowledge: Perspectives, Practices, and Power Anthropology, as with other disciplines in the arts and social sciences, has engaged over decades with multiple paradigmatic shifts and critiques of the ways in which anthropological knowledge is gathered, organised, presented and theorised. From the 1960s onwards, anthropological knowledge has engaged with, and seen concomitant shifts in practice as a result of [post - ] theoretical movements: Post-structuralism; Post-modernism; Post-colonialism; Post-socialism; Post-humanism; Post- post-colonialism -> decolonial shift; Post-truth. Recent shifts in some spaces have also critiqued even the notion of ‘post-’, such as the decolonial movement, for example, which argues that post-colonialism does not take critique far enough, and that social theory should strive instead for decolonial approaches. All of these critiques share a core concern with recognising the constructedness of knowledge, and the power relations that underlie what we know and how we know it. Anthropology has a slightly different perspective to many other social science disciplines in that the discipline itself is premised on a recognition of the inherent value of plural knowledge forms, through cultural relativism and an historic and contemporary disciplinary stance against ethnocentrism. Against this set of concerns, we propose a WAU Congress that engages with anthropological knowledge making in its various forms, recognising theoretical, geographical, socio-political contextual and ontological differences in how anthropological knowledge is made, transmitted and distributed in varied spaces. We seek lekgotla, films, and book launches that speak, but are not limited to: • Changing fields of anthropological subdisciplines; • The politics of producing social, cultural, linguistic, biological and paleo- anthropological knowledge; • Ideas and ideals of ethnographic and ethnological practice; • Post-covid practices in anthropological knowledge making; • Digital worlds and the role of new technologies in fieldwork; • The legitimacy of museums and collections as knowledge repositories; • Ideas of truth and/ or post-truth in knowledge-making and representation; • Anthropology as the humbling practice of learning; • Tensions between local knowledge production and academic knowledge production; • Disaggregating local knowledges in light of critical decolonial perspectives; • Challenges and successes of the decolonial imperative; • Decoloniality and criticality: overlaps, tensions, and differences; • The politics of disseminating knowledges; • Manifestations of hegemony in knowledge production, and their dangers; • The knowledges which one can’t quite see, hear, touch, feel, smell; • Survival, revival and flourishing in a “post”- catastrophic world; • Changing ethics, methods and techniques in ethnographic research; • (Re)production of hegemony and hierarchy in anthropological research; • Pleasure, joy and fun in anthropological research; • Anthropology out of the “Ivory towers”; • “Studying up” and anthropology of institutions/elites etc; • Creativity and the art in/of/as research. Information/ Questions: info [@] waucongress.org --- The World Anthropological Union (WAU) is an inclusive, cooperative forum that invigorates transnational anthropologies. WAU is the interface that unites the missions of the IUAES and the WCAA, galvanizing person-to-person international dialogues and stimulating cooperative exchange among anthropological associations. As a member of the ISC and the CIPSH, WAU represents the ethical and scientific values of the field as the discipline's primary international organization. Information: https://waunet.org *°°°°°°°* *Ricardo A. Fagoaga Hernández* Antropólogo e Historiador *ORCID* <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5642-457X> | *Google Scholar* <https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=-FgY5JQAAAAJ> | *Linkedin* <https://www.linkedin.com/in/rfagoaga/> | *Bluesky* <https://bsky.app/profile/fagoaga.bsky.social> | *Twitter <https://twitter.com/rfagoaga>* *Academic Digital Impact Consultant* for the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (*IUAES*), the World Council of Anthropological Associations (*WCAA*), and the World Anthropological Union ( *WAU*). *Associate Editor *of the *History of Anthropology Review* (*HAR <https://histanthro.org>*).

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CfP Topical Collection DISO: Politics of Machine Learning Evaluation
by Dieuwertje Luitse 26 Mar '24

26 Mar '24

CfP Topical Collection in Digital Society: Politics of Machine Learning Evaluation Guest Editors: Dieuwertje Luitse<https://www.uva.nl/profiel/l/u/d.luitse/d.luitse.html>, Anna Schjøtt Hansen<https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/h/a/a.s.hansen/a.s.hansen.html#Publications> & Tobias Blanke<https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/b/l/t.blanke/t.blanke.html#About> (University of Amsterdam) Is the data good enough for training purposes? Does the model perform accurately enough? Is the error rate low enough? Such questions of ‘good enough’ are at the very core of the process of Machine Learning (ML) evaluation and can also be considered a highly political process in the development of ML systems. There is already a growing interest in the political implications of ML in relation to, for example, dataset construction and the political capacities of specific ML models or foundational algorithmic techniques. However, there has been less focus on the politics of evaluation practices and techniques in ML. To further explore this issue, we invite contributions to a topical collection on ‘The Politics of Machine Learning Evaluation’ in Digital Society. We invite papers that engage with conceptual, methodological, and political questions in relation to topics, such as but are not limited to: * Dataset construction * Data labelling practices * Ground truths and benchmarks * Biases in evaluation * Metrics * Errors and error analysis * Evaluation techniques Concretely, we invite papers that engage in conceptualising or historizing machine-learning evaluation as a politically contested practice. In addition, we are interested in papers that provide methodological approaches to the study of evaluation techniques or empirical studies into ML evaluation in practice. For more information, see also: https://link.springer.com/collections/bbbehaibcj This topical collection emerged as part of a workshop hosted by the University of Amsterdam in November 2023 and will feature articles presented during the event, but we also welcome additional contributions to the topic. Timeline and submission details: Abstracts should be between 300-500 words, excluding references. Abstracts should be sent to a.s.hansen(a)uva.nl<mailto:a.s.hansen@uva.nl> and d.luitse(a)uva.nl<mailto:d.luitse@uva.nl>, with the subject line ‘CFP: Politics of Machine Learning Evaluation’. The deadline for submission of abstracts is April 26, 2024. Notifications of invitations to submit a full paper will be sent by mid-May. Final papers are to be submitted via Digital Society’s submission system<https://link.springer.com/journal/44206>, which will be open for submission between October 18 to November 1, 2024. Please indicate that the submission is part of the topical collection. Although initially accepted, all submissions will be subject to peer review following the peer-review procedure of Digital Society. We expect the submitting authors to be the reviewer for a different paper in the collection. If authors miss the deadline for abstract submission, they should still contact the guest editors before sending their manuscript to Digital Society.

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