[Ssnet_list] Newly Published | Next in Conversations, Consent in the Age of AI, an interview with Angelina McMillin-Major

[Monika Sengul-Jones via Ssnet_list]

Hi everyone,

Happy Tuesday! There's a newly published episode in the S+T [Conversations]
interview series with Angelina McMillan-Major, PhD, a computational
linguist in the UW's Language Learning Center. We dig into the nuances of
consent and personal data protection in the age of LLMs. At less than 2,000
words and with an odd reference to Pac-Man, the interview is brief enough
to read while you wait for the bus. You'll also learn why McMillan-Major
declined to have our conversation recorded.

Go to the Interview
<https://depts.washington.edu/societytech/wordpress/2024/12/19/conversations-what-is-consent-in-the-age-of-large-language-models-llms/>

Yours,
Monika

*Cross-posted with Society + Technology at UW listserv, apologies for the
duplication, but also, please share widely.


On Mon, Jan 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM Monika Sengul-Jones <mmjones at uw.edu> wrote:


> Hi everyone,

>

> Is it too far into January to keep the out-of-office autoreply wishing you

> a Happy New Year? Honestly, I'm still relishing the

> reflective-intention-setting-novel-reading-hibernation-mode, with a side of

> Almond Roca, but 2025 has other plans for me--and maybe you, too.

>

> *1) Happening Today at 10:30 am | First Monday STSS Reading Group*

> We have a new time for the First Monday STSS Reading Group this quarter,

> co-facilitated by Monika Sengul-Jones and Leah Ceccarelli from 10:30 am to

> 11:20 am. Join us for a conversation about impact hosted by Dan Tibble

> (Bioethics & Humanities).

>

> Guston, David H. "What We Talk About When We Talk About Impact"

> Perspectives. Vol. XL, No. 4, Summer 2024

> https://issues.org/measuring-impact-guston/

>

> Email mmjones at uw.edu to get the link to join!

>

> *2) Speakers and Event Details for the S+T Inaugural Convening this Friday

> Announced--It's Not Too Late To Register!*

>

> The speaker line-up and event details for the Society + Technology at UW

> Inaugural Convening this Friday, Jan. 10 from 9 am to 12:30 pm at the

> Center for Urban Horticulture have been announced. Get the details here.

> <https://depts.washington.edu/societytech/wordpress/society-technology-at-uw-inaugural-convening/>

>

> The event marks the launch of the new initiative and will begin with

> remarks from President Ana Mari Cauce and Provost Tricia Serio, as Society

> + Technology at UW is an outgrowth of the 2021-22 President and Provost

> Task Force on Technology and Society. The event will feature several

> affiliated researchers involved in STSS, including Leah Ceccarelli,

> director of the STSS Graduate Certificate Program and a member of the S+T

> leadership team, as well as Amy Hinterberger, Chair of the Department of

> Bioethics and Humanities in the School of Medicine.

>

> The kick-off will be a special opportunity to meet colleagues in person at

> the UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture on Union Bay, approximately 1.1

> miles east of the UW Seattle campus, and includes breakfast and a light

> fare reception.

>

> The event is co-sponsored by the Tech Policy Lab with support from the

> Office of the Provost.

>

> It’s free to attend, however registration is required. Learn more and

> register.

> <https://depts.washington.edu/societytech/wordpress/society-technology-at-uw-inaugural-convening/>

> *3) New Salon Series Launches Next Week with First Events on Genetics and

> Bioethics, from STS Perspectives*

>

> This is exciting. This January 2025, Society + Technology at UW is

> launching an online Salon Series. The first two conversations, taking

> place on January 13 and 14, will prominently feature scholars from our UW

> STSS community at UW Tacoma, UW Bothell, UW Seattle, and the School of

> Medicine. These sessions will be intimate, emergent discussions about

> genetics and bioethics, drawing on concepts from STS.

> [1] S+T Salon | Online | Genetic Technologies, Technologies of Genetics

>

> *Mon, Jan. 13, 2025, 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm*

>

> Register for Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 Salon

> <https://eventactions.com/eareg.aspx?ea=Rsvp&invite=gbn3mn8nan15au09r5fh969w40b2e3n3yfngj30xbttpsm8zk58g>

>

> Perspectives on technologies of genetics, including biostatistics, risk

> analysis, and more, from anthropological, cultural, and philosophical

> schools of thought.

>

> *Presenters:*  *Christian Anderson* (IAS, UW Bothell), *Lisa Hoffman* (Urban

> Studies, UW Tacoma), *Shannon Cram* (IAS, UW Bothell), *Malia Fullerton* (Dept.

> of Bioethics & Humanities, School of Medicine), *Sarah Nelson* (Genetic

> Analysis Center, Dept. of Biostatistics, UW Seattle)

> [2] S+T Salon | Online | Bioethics and Human Flourishing

>

> *Tue, Jan. 14, 2025, 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm*

>

> Register for Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 Salon

> <https://eventactions.com/eareg.aspx?ea=Rsvp&invite=gbv435nbthppfta03yh5eye4dr7b3zc9zx7fe0v6rbvnkkkcb1em>

>

> Ethical, social, cultural, geographical, and critical perspectives on

> research and applications of genetics, neurotechnologies, precision

> medicine, and more.

>

> *Presenters:* From the Department of Bioethics and Humanities at the

> School of Medicine: *Amy Hinterberger*, *Tim Brown*, *Sue Trinidad*; and

> from the UW Tacoma School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences:* Ilā

> Ravichandran*

>

> Co-sponsored by the UW Department of Bioethics and Humanities in the

> School of Medicine <https://depts.washington.edu/bhdept/> and the UW Tech

> Policy Lab <https://techpolicylab.uw.edu/news/>.

>

> S+T's Salons are among the initiative's Community Programs

> <https://depts.washington.edu/societytech/wordpress/community-programs/>,

> which also include the First Monday STSS Reading Group. Salons are designed

> to recognize and honor live, arranged encounters as a meeting of the

> minds, to give greater visibility to the S+T network, and to cultivate

> intellectual conditions for deeper collaborations.

> --

>

> So many wonderful events and convenings! The best part of my 2024 was

> getting to know all of you better, thanks for your curiosity.

>

> Here's to moving and shaking,

> Monika

>

> (A version of this is cross-posted with the Society + Technology at UW

> listserv, apologies for the duplications, but also, please do share with

> others who may be interested in these opportunities!)

>

>

>

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