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SUMMARY:Exploring AI Threats to Electoral Integrity
DESCRIPTION:2024 will be a landmark election year in at least two ways. First\, more than a quarter of the countries in the world\, representing a third of global population\, and comprising several of the largest democracies\, including Indonesia\, India\, and the United States\, will cast ballots. Second\, this will be the first large election cycle since the release of a new suite of advanced AI tools and systems that enable the generation of text\, images\, sound and video\, and will potentially change the landscape of political communication and behavior in profound ways\, including through so-called hallucinations\, deep fakes and voice cloning. In the face of these challenges\, we have deep information asymmetries and a critical need for transparent broad-scale testing of AI in real-world scenarios. This panel will explore known and unknown threats to election integrity and introduce a new initiative\, the AI Democracy Projects\, that aims to publicly benchmark the performance of AI chatbots that are becoming a popular source of public information. \nJoin AI Democracy Projects founders–award-winning investigative journalist Julia Angwin and Alondra Nelson\, professor at the Institute for Advanced Study\, who led the development of the White House Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights\, and the Honorable Francisco V. Aguilar\, Nevada Secretary of State\, for a conversation with SIPA Lecturer Camille François about the potential risks and benefits to the US election ecosystem presented by AI\, and how policymakers\, AI experts\, and journalists can begin to test AI tools for electoral-information integrity in a way that provides education\, information\, and accountability to the public. \nThis event is cosponsored by the Institute of Global Politics (IGP) at Columbia SIPA and the Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia Journalism School \nAbout the Institute of Global Politics (IGP) at Columbia SIPA \nThe Institute of Global Politics (IGP) convenes leading scholars and practitioners to advance policy solutions to today’s pressing global challenges. IGP brings together experts—from the public and private sectors and across the political spectrum—to foster civil discourse and create evidence-based policy strategies for local to global impact. \nAbout the Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia Journalism School \nEstablished in 2012\, the David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute is a collaboration between Columbia and Stanford Universities\, designed to encourage and support new endeavors in media innovation. Our partnership operates as an academic venture forum focusing on three distinct areas: granting\, offering over $1M in grants each year to support innovative media projects by students\, faculty\, and alums; research and teaching\, providing technical instruction to students and to the community; and research and development\, where our Local News Lab develops AI-powered tools to assist local newsrooms. \nSpeakers: \n\nJulia Angwin\, award-winning investigative journalist; founder of Proof News; best-selling author; contributing writer\, New York Times Opinion; and Fellow at the Shorenstein Center on Media\, Politics and Public Policy\, Harvard Kennedy School.\nAlondra Nelson\, Harold F. Linder Professor\, Institute for Advanced Study; Distinguished Fellow\, Center for American Progress; former Deputy Assistant to President Joe Biden and Acting Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy\nFrancisco “Cisco” V. Aguilar\, Nevada Secretary of State; former General Counsel for Agassi Graf and the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education; former Special Counsel to the Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education.\n\nModerator:  \nCamille François\, IGP Affiliated Faculty \n_____ \nPlease note: \nCheck-in begins 30 minutes before the event and early arrival is strongly recommended\, as this registration does not guarantee a seat. IDs and CUIDs will be checked at registration. We will release seats to the waitlist at the start of the event. \nRecording and photography: \nThis event will be photographed and filmed. By being present\, you consent to Columbia University using such photographs and video for educational and promotional purposes. \nGuests with disabilities: \nColumbia University makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. Guests with disabilities can request assistance from the Office of Disability Services at (212) 854-2388 or disability@columbia.edu.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/exploring-ai-threats-to-electoral-integrity/
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SUMMARY:Queer Data: Who Counts?
DESCRIPTION:Kevin Guyan will join CJS for a talk on “Queer Data”. Guyan\, soon to be a Fellow at the University of Edinburgh\, has written extensively on data collection and LGBTQ communities. The first step in so many reporting projects is a data set\, and even our own US Census Bureau has proposed asking questions about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity on the American Community Survey. What is different about Queer Data? How has it been collected and why? What has been the impact on Queer communities? \nKevin Guyan will touch on these and other questions in his lunchtime talk “Queer Data: Who Counts?”. This is the first speaker in the Computational Journalism Class taught this spring by Mark Hansen and Gina Chua. (We will occasionally open our talks to the whole school.) The Office of the CJS Director of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion is co-sponsoring this event. \nLunch will be served\, but please register for the talk so we know how much to order. \nQueer Data: Who Counts? \n[Register here to reserve a lunch] \nBlurb: Data has never mattered more. Our lives are increasingly shaped by it and how it is defined\, collected and used. But who counts in the collection\, analysis and application of data? Join Kevin Guyan to discuss themes from his book Queer Data: Using Gender\, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action (Bloomsbury Academic) including the relationship between data and visibility\, the politics of who and how to count\, and the intersection of queer lives and everyday data practices and systems. \nBio: Dr Kevin Guyan is a researcher whose work explores the intersection of data and identity. He is the author of Queer Data (Bloomsbury Academic\, 2022) and is currently writing his second book\, which explores queer encounters with different classification systems in the UK\, from hate crime reporting to dating apps. In March 2024\, Kevin joins the University of Edinburgh Business School as a Chancellor’s Fellow.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/queer-data-who-counts/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
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SUMMARY:Human Rights Reporting: A Focus on Journalism and AI
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this special panel which will focus on global reporting on human rights\, as defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights\, within the evolving landscape of AI and the challenges and opportunities it presents. \nDelving into the influence of AI in international media and how the technology can be leveraged for human rights reporting\, the panel will address the technology’s computational capacities\, analytic capabilities\, map making\, and case making for reports of human rights abuse and documentation. The event aims to bring together leading experts\, scholars\, practitioners\, and students across the disciplines of journalism\, AI\, and human rights. \nPanelists\nLena Arkawi\nCEO & Founder\nSourceable \nSam Gregory\nExecutive Director\nWitness \nMounir Ibrahim\nExecutive Vice President of Public Affairs and Impact\nTruepic \nModerated by\nAnya Schiffrin\nDirector of Technology\, Media\, and Communications\nColumbia University\nSchool of International and Public Affairs \n  \nPlease join us for this timely exchange\, a joint presentation of the David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation at the Columbia Journalism School and the United Nations Association of New York\, when our special guests will include: Lena Arkawi\, CEO and Founder of Sourceable\, an online platform and mobile application empowering citizen journalists; Sam Gregory\, Executive Director of the global human rights organization WITNESS; and Mounir Ibrahim\, EVP of Public Affairs and Impact for Truepic\, an award winning technology company specializing in image provenance and authenticity. The panel will be moderated by Anya Schiffrin\, director of Technology\, Media\, and Communications at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. \nRegister for this event here\n 
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/human-rights-reporting-a-focus-on-journalism-and-ai/
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SUMMARY:AI\, Creativity\, Media\, and Our Shared Commons (Postponed until the Fall!)
DESCRIPTION:In just 2023\, new advances in generative AI uprooted our collective understanding of the knowledge and cultural commons we share online. It challenged assumptions of creativity and copyright ownership\, data privacy\, and the spread of information and misinformation. Despite legal and ethical uncertainties\, AI’s impact in our shared commons continues to grow. \nCreative Commons (CC) seeks to advance open access to culture and knowledge in the public interest. CC unites with the Brown Institute for Media Innovation for the next installment in a series of community conversations around AI. Join us for a dynamic panel discussion to debate AI’s implications for creativity\, media and our shared commons in the public interest. Following the panel discussion will be a light reception. \nPanelists to be announced! \nCreative Commons (CC) is a global nonprofit organization that advances open access to culture and knowledge in the public interest. CC built and stewards the open licenses that power millions of people’s unfettered access to culture\, research\, information\, education and more. There are over 2.5 billion CC licenses being used across 9 million websites\, to date.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/ai-creativity-media-and-our-shared-commons/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
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SUMMARY:Abortion in Data and in Reporting
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by Barnard College’s launch of Trigger Planting 2.0\, an exhibition that explores the impact of the 2022 Dobbs vs. Jackson Supreme Court decision on abortion access\, this event convenes investigative journalists and researchers who share their experiences reporting on abortion in the US. Panelists will discuss how they access\, analyze and represent data\, and the obstacles they may face while navigating a shifting legal landscape and issues of privacy and security. The conversation will also consider stories left out of the frame of mainstream coverage\, including challenges faced by underrepresented communities and the informal nature of community care outside of medicalized settings. The panel will be followed by a reception. \nRegister to Attend \n​Panelists: \n​Caitlin Myers\, Middlebury College \n​Caitlyn Ralph\, The Pudding \n​Johana Bhuiyan\, The Guardian \n​This event is made possible with support from the Brown Institute for Media Innovation\, the Barnard Vagelos Computational Science Center (CSC)\, Milstein Exhibitions\, and Barnard + Columbia Architecture
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/abortion-in-data-and-in-reporting/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panels & Seminars
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SUMMARY:Video Podcasting Essentials with Nick Michael\, NPR
DESCRIPTION:Video podcasts are everywhere\, but making one that looks sharp\, sounds great\, and actually connects with an audience takes more than just hitting record. Join Nick Michael\, Supervising Producer of Visuals for NPR to learn the building blocks for a professional approach. He’ll discuss principles for a full production workflow: setup/prep\, gear recs\, recording\, editing full episodes\, editing vertical clips for social and more. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Nick will be virtual but we will be gathering in person. \nRegister to Attend \n\nMito Habe-Evans/NPR\nNick Michael is a supervising editor for the Visuals team\, where he leads the design and delivery of complex editorial projects. Those projects include NPR-in-a-Minute\, which in the span of 18 months piloted over a dozen shortform video series and garnered 1 billion views across Instagram\, TikTok and YouTube. He also serves as editorial lead for NPR’s foray publishing podcasts to YouTube. \nHe has co-managed the growth of NPR’s award-winning video team\, highlights of which include co-crafting the look of NPR’s signature interviews with President Obama\, supervising two seasons of NPR Music’s The Formula and coordinating 22 filmmakers across the country to document 2017’s solar eclipse. \nMichael joined NPR in 2014 as the lead video producer for Jazz Night in America\, NPR’s first program with companion radio and video content. Jazz Night‘s 2017 portfolio earned a Peabody nomination. \nBefore NPR\, Michael co-founded 1504\, a video studio based in Birmingham\, Ala. He earned an M.A. in photojournalism from the University of Missouri.
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/video-podcast-essentials/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
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SUMMARY:Learn how to Create News Content for Social Media - Discussion
DESCRIPTION:What should journalism look like in a social media-dominated world? Join us for a two day hands-on workshop\, brought to you by the Brown Institute for Media Innovation and the Tow Center for Digital Journalism\, in which you’ll build essential skills and create your own TikTok-style video! \nFriday will kick off with pizza and a conversation with Joseph Ferguson\, host and producer on the Washington Post Universe TikTok Team\, and June Kim\, graphics and multimedia editor at the New York Times and recent Columbia Journalism School alum. We’ll explore topics including thinking visually\, speaking the language of modern audiences\, and telling stories that would be impossible in another medium. \nSaturday will be a hands-on workshop with Joseph\, who will guide participants through the complete process of creating a vertical video—from concept to final edit. No experience required. Yes\, you can learn this in a day\, and you will leave with a video you made yourself! \nRegister here. Space is limited for Saturday’s workshop. It is not required to attend both days. \nQuestions? Contact Megan Kim mk4643@tc.columbia.edu or Eric Chen ec3729@columbia.edu
URL:https://brown.columbia.edu/event/learn-how-to-create-news-content-for-social-media/
LOCATION:Brown Institute at Columbia\, 2950 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panels & Seminars
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