DATA & SOCIETY
What is it?
Data & Society is an independent nonprofit research organization.
They study the social implications of data and automation, producing original research to ground informed, evidence-based public debate about emerging technology.
Data & Society is an independent nonprofit research organization.
They study the social implications of data and automation, producing original research to ground informed, evidence-based public debate about emerging technology.
Who is it for?
The public.
The public.
What can it do?
Data & Society acknowledges that the same innovative technologies and sociotechnical practices that are reconfiguring society – enabling novel modes of interaction, new opportunities for knowledge, and disruptive business practices and paradigms – can be abused to invade privacy, provide new tools of discrimination, and harm individuals and communities.
They produce original research on topics including AI and automation, the impact of technology on labor and health, and online disinformation.
Data & Society acknowledges that the same innovative technologies and sociotechnical practices that are reconfiguring society – enabling novel modes of interaction, new opportunities for knowledge, and disruptive business practices and paradigms – can be abused to invade privacy, provide new tools of discrimination, and harm individuals and communities.
They produce original research on topics including AI and automation, the impact of technology on labor and health, and online disinformation.