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

[Monika Sengul-Jones via Ssnet_list]

Correction

The subject line for the announcement about the latest episode of
*Conversations
<https://depts.washington.edu/societytech/wordpress/2024/12/19/conversations-what-is-consent-in-the-age-of-large-language-models-llms/>*,
an interview with Angelina McMillan-Major, PhD, on consent and LLMs,
misspelled her surname. It is *Angelina McMillan-Major *(not
McMillin-Major).

***

Yours,
Monika

On Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM Monika Sengul-Jones <mmjones at uw.edu> wrote:


> 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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