BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:researchseminars.org CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:researchseminars.org BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Nicholas Vincent DTSTART:20220831T160000Z DTEND:20220831T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260417T111105Z UID:Metagov/119 DESCRIPTION:Title: Data Leverage: A Framework for Empowering the Public and Mitigating Harm s of Artificial Intelligence\nby Nicholas Vincent as part of Metagover nance Seminar\n\n\nAbstract\nMany powerful computing technologies rely on both implicit and explicit data contributions from the public. This depend ency suggests a potential source of leverage for the public in its relatio nship with technology companies: by reducing\, stopping\, redirecting\, or otherwise manipulating data contributions\, a group of people can reduce the effectiveness of the lucrative technologies of an organization they wi sh to pressure to change\, or boost up the technologies of a competitor. I n this talk\, I will present a framework for understanding “data leverag e” that highlights new opportunities to change to address negative impac ts related to economic inequality\, privacy\, content moderation and other areas of societal concern that stem from data-dependent technologies and tech company practices. I will highlight the role of research that measure s data value and that simulates data-related collective action\, and discu ss a future research agenda for this work that intersects with many open q uestions about online governance.\n\nBio: Nick Vincent is a PhD candidate in Technology and Social Behavior (joint program in Computer science and C ommunication) at Northwestern University. His research focuses on studying the dependence of modern computing technologies\, including the broad set of systems called "AI"\, on human-generated data\, with the goal of mitig ating negative impacts of these technologies. He is especially interested in research that (1) makes people aware of the value of their data and (2) helps people leverage the value of their data. This research is rooted in the hypothesis that\, with better-designed systems\, AI can mitigate ineq ualities in wealth and power rather than exacerbate them.\n LOCATION:https://researchseminars.org/talk/Metagov/119/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR