The Black Communication and Technology Lab (BCaT) at the University of Maryland is hosting a speaker series entitled Automating Black Joy (ABJ). On March 27 from 10 AM to 12 PM eastern, the next talk in the series will take place both in person and via Zoom, with Dr. Julian Posada presenting a talk titled ” Platform Extractivism: Data Work and The People Powering AI.” From the BCaT website:
As a part of our speaker series, Dr. Julian Posada, Assistant Professor of American Studies for Yale University, will be discussing the humans behind artificial intelligence. Topics such as the dynamics between human labor and data production, digital ethics, and more will be covered.
This talk will be in Skinner 0200, or register to join via Zoom using this link.
Following the talk, join us upstairs in the BCaT Lab (Skinner 3115) for our reception!
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