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This is a horizontal poster for the Gender and Tech Online Talk series in a combination of yellow, white and orange. The topic is "Trans-inclusive Technology Governance", the speakers are Blair Attard-Frost (University of Alberta) and Mar Hicks (University of Virginia) and the moderation will be done by Jess Reia. Date and time: December 2nd, 11am EST

Join us for the 6th event in our Gender & Tech Online Talk Series, "Trans-inclusive tech governance," on Dec 2 at 11am EST, with the amazing @blairaf.com (Univ of Alberta) and @histoftech.bsky.social (@uvadatascience.bsky.social). Free & open to all: dtdlab.virginia.edu/event/gender.... See u there

Chapter 17: AI in Government – Public Sector Leadership and Implementation Unions, Lawsuits and Whistleblowers: Public Sector Leadership from Below

Unions, Lawsuits and Whistleblowers: Public Sector Leadership from Below

Excited to share my piece for the @mtlaiethics.bsky.social's State of AI Ethics Report on AI in Government: Public Sector Leadership and Implementation.

montrealethics.ai/state/

This is the green and white cover of the "State of AI Ethics Report," Vol. 7, titled "AI at the Crossroads: A Practitioner's Guide to Community-Centered Solutions." Editors are Renjie Butalid, Connor Wright and Ismael Kherroubi García. It also has the DOI: https://zenodo.org/records/17328882

This is a screenshot of the report's Chapter 5: Algorithmic Justice in Practice. Content: 5.1 Algorithmic Justice vs. State Power By Blair Attard-Frost, University of Alberta & Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute 5.2 AI Ethics and Gender Diversity in the US: From Surveillance to Resistance By Jess Reia, Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, University of Virginia 5.3 Beyond the Algorithm: Why Student Success is a Sociotechnical Challenge By Adnan Akbar, tekniti.ai

The new State of AI Ethics Report (SAIER) published by the @mtlaiethics.bsky.social is out! I am one of the 58 contributors, with a short essay on yet another reason to question the use of AI in monitoring/harming gender minorities in the US. Available open access: montrealethics.ai/saier-vol-7-...

Poster of the Gender and Tech Online Talk Series, featuring the fifth event: "Data Work and Political Participation." It has a white background with red letters on top, and white letters on a red background in the middle. The poster lists the speakers: Milagros Miceli (DAIR Institute) and Tatiana Dias (The Intercept Brasil), as well as the moderator, Yasmin Curzi. The event takes place on October 29, 11am EDT. It is co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia. There are two logos at the bottom: UVA DTD Lab and UVA School of Data Science.

Want to learn more about how data labour is gendered in its structures, practices & outcomes? Join us for the 5th talk in our Gender & Tech Series on 10/29, 11am EDT, w/ @milamiceli.bsky.social & @tatikmd.bsky.social.
Free & open. Register: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
With @yasmincurzi.com

UVA turned down the compact!

📣 Please join us in welcoming our ten new affiliates: Kiara Childs, Mar Hicks, Harry Hudome, Shannon Mattern, Joan Mukogosi, Miliaku Nwabueze, Marie-Therese Png, Jess Reia, Melinda Sebastian, & Émile P. Torres. We're excited to work with and learn from them! datasociety.net/announcement...

Digital humanities friends, @scholarslab.bsky.social regularly collaborates w/our data science school colleagues! & @histoftech.bsky.social @jhereia.bsky.social et al do awesome work there. (If you ever wanted to try letterpress; or do book-adjacent or DHy data sci+making, I'm here too.) Job ad:

DTD Lab Postdoctoral Fellow Information Session - DTD Lab Please join current DTD Lab faculty and postdoctoral research fellows to learn more about the Lab and open call for applications for the 2026-28 cohort.

These are 2-year postdoctoral fellowships (August/2026). Annual salary is $65,000 + research funding of $5,000/year. We sponsor visas as needed. Standard UVA resources will be provided. Register for info sessions:
dtdlab.virginia.edu/event/dtd-la...

@uvadatascience.bsky.social

This is a screenshot of a webpage. It says: Opportunities University of Virginia’s Digital Technology for Democracy (DTD) Lab invites applications for 2-year postdoctoral fellowships. The fellowships will begin in August of 2026 and run through August 2028. Application Deadline: December 15, 2025; notifications to made in March 2026. Interested in learning more? Join us for a Zoom info session in October or November.

We are hiring! The DTD Lab invites applications for our 2026 postdoctoral cohort. Areas I'd love to supervise: gender/techno-authoritarianism, data visibility, urban governance, night studies, cultural practices, and all things related to tech policy. More info:
jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...

It is a screenshot of a short commentary paper titled "Smart infrastructure, techno-authoritarianism, and the threat to democracy in Brazil," written by Jess Reia and published in the journal Dialogues on Digital Society. It features an abstract and keywords. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/29768640251382644

I have a short piece on smart infrastructure and techno-authoritarianism in Brazil in the new journal Dialogues on Digital Society ✨ Available here: doi.org/10.1177/2976...
If you cannot access it through your library, ping me and I will make sure you get a copy.

"somente com a democracia um país vale a pena"
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join us for the 4th session of our Gender & Tech Online Talk Series on Sept. 29th, 11AM, EDT.
we are eager to host two brilliant keynote speakers, Paz Peña (Mozilla Foundation) and Tamara Kneese (Data & Society), who will discuss the social and environmental impacts of technocapitalism.
more info: 👇

Co-sponsored by the @uvadatascience.bsky.social and Digital Technology for Democracy Lab

Poster of the 4th talk in the Gender and Tech Online Talk Series: Technocapitalism and Environmental Justice. IT features a dark green and orange abstract pattern, with the information about the event in white: Speakers: Paz Peña, Mozilla Foundation Tamara Kneese, Data & Society Moderated by Jess Reia September 29th, 11am EDT. This series is co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia. In the bottom of the poster we have two sponsor logos: UVA Digital Technology for Democracy Lab and UVA School of Data Science

Interested in environmental justice & how gender inequalities are embedded in technology infrastructure? Join us for the 4th Gender & Tech webinar, Sept. 29 11am EDT, with Paz Peña Ochoa & @tamigraph.bsky.social.
Free & open. Registration: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Co-org w/ @yasmincurzi.com

Come and join us in the third webinar of our Gender and Tech Online Talk Series - this time to discuss platform governance from an intersectional perspective with the amazing Julie Owono and Coleen Carrigan. More details below!

See you there?

This talk will be moderated by @yasmincurzi.com, who is also co-organizing this series with me. The series is sponsored by the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab and the UVA School of Data Science.

The image displays important information about the Gender and Tech Online Talk Series:Platform governanceAugust, 11:00am - 12:15pm EDTJulie Owono - Internet Sans Frontières & Meta Oversight BoardColeen Carrigan - UVA Engineering and SocietyModerated by Yasmin Curzi.There is a QR code for registration and two logos: DTD Lab and SDS-UVA

Are you interested in learning more about how gender is shaped by digitization and platform governance? Join us on Aug 28 11am EDT for the 3rd event in the Gender & Tech Online Talk Series with Julie Owono & Coleen Carrigan. Free & open to the public. Register here: virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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✨ Thank you all for such an insightful, critical and friendly first day of #TheTechPeopleWant summit! We had a full room all day and very active conversations in the chat – it really fills us with hope.

🔜 Join us tomorrow for Day Two: buff.ly/mR8KWUQ

💻🌱 #TheTechPeopleWant Summit is just around the corner (July 8–9).

Today we are announcing the full programme, featuring 31 speakers from all around the world across 4 panels, 2 keynotes and 3 Spotlight Sessions.

As long as I’ve played cello (4th grade, which is going back a long time),… | Randall (Randy) Gordon As long as I’ve played cello (4th grade, which is going back a long time), I’ve dreamed of busking in the streets or subways of a city like New York. Yes, performing music in these public places is ca...

Inspired by @jhereia.bsky.social wonderful new book on busking, data, policy, and cities, my column for TDAN.com links my lifelong desire to be a busker with my fascination with data idiosyncrasies. Here's my LinkedIn post, with pic of DIONICIO and band!
www.linkedin.com/posts/randal...

thank you so much ✨💓

Section 4, “Creating for an alternative AI future,” provides pathways toward more equitable, culturally sensitive, and environmentally responsible AI systems by: @freeblkwoman.bsky.social @literaturegeek.bsky.social @jonkropko.bsky.social @wolvendamien.bsky.social and more

Section 3, “Reframing understandings of AI,” examines existing constructions of AI from multiple, disciplinary perspectives by @jekkasewell.bsky.social , @wstraw.bsky.social @papfrancisco.bsky.social @stevenljohnson.org @norton.bsky.social , @mcforelle.bsky.social and more

Section 2, “Regulating and governing AI for the public interest,” considers collaborative AI governance, development and resistance by @blairaf.com @monasloane.bsky.social @yasmincurzi.com @empo11on.bsky.social @kerenweitzberg.bsky.social and more

Section 1, “Keeping AI within planetary boundaries,” explores the challenges and opportunities AI presents to environmental justice by @jmcolmer.bsky.social @apasek.bsky.social @tamigraph.bsky.social, @laurenebridges.bsky.social @vviessner.bsky.social @mclungu13.bsky.social and more

There are two images together. On the left is the cover of a collection of essays titled "Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity," co-edited by Jess Reia, MC Forelle and Yingchong Wang in 2025. The cover features an orange and teal design with an abstract pattern at its center. On the right, the table of contents featuring dozens of authors divided into four sections.

ICYMI: Our new collection of essays, “Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity,” is out! ✨ Download it here: doi.org/10.18130/03d.... Offering some responses & asking more questions, we cover topics like arts administration, data centers, digital sovereignty, sustainability & more.

📝 These essays explore reimagining AI for environmental justice & creativity. AI has become ubiquitous across sectors like health, education, and finance, often operating invisibly in apps and services without user awareness. buff.ly/uOjsc1W @jhereia.bsky.social‬ @mcforelle.bsky.social‬

The skyline of Montreal on a cloudy and rainy day can be seen in the background. The photo was taken at the Old Port, with docks to the right, a garden to the left and a long wooden path toward the skyline.

after the longest semester of my life, I can finally breathe again 🩵