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Boldly leading the way with education and research in a world awash in information and data.
Join us THIS FRIDAY for a Cultural Analytics Series lecture w/ the Berkeley Institute for Data Science!

@uvmvermont.bsky.social Prof. Peter Dodds will share his work on the essence of meaning, stories, and characters.

📅 Nov. 14, 12:15 - 1:30 pm
📍 210 South Hall, Online
🔗 https://bit.ly/43UpsO4
Telegnomics, Ousiometrics, and Archetypometrics
Nov 14, 2025, 12:15 pm - Data-driven, computational determination of the essence of meaning, stories, and characters, with Peter Dodds
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November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“Even if the ends are noble, they don’t justify the means.”

Prof. Hany Farid spoke to @404media.co about the discovery of child sexual abuse images in an AI dataset and why consent must remain central in AI research.

Read the full article at the 🔗 https://bit.ly/4oSzkA6
AI Dataset Containing Child Sexual Abuse Images is a Consent Issue, Hany Farid Says
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November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“People are making slop and watching slop.” 😵‍💫 🌀

I School professor Hany Farid tells @businessinsider.com why AI-generated pranks and deepfake videos are flooding the internet — and what that says about us.

Read the feature ⤵️
🔗 https://bit.ly/493Xwek
Hany Farid on the Rise of ‘AI Slop’ and Online Pranksters
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November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Join Meredith Ringel Morris, Director for Human-AI Interaction Research at Google DeepMind, for the next Berkeley EECS Colloquium titled “HCI for AGI.”

🗓️ Nov 12, 2025 | 12:30–1:30 p.m.
📍 International House, UC Berkeley

View full event details at the 🔗 https://bit.ly/3WENPeL
HCI for AGI - EECS at Berkeley
Meredith Morris gives her talk, “HCI for AGI” on November 12, 2025. EECS Colloquium Wednesday, November 12, 2025 International House – 2299 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA 9472012:30 – 1:30 pm Meredith Mor...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🧠 “Generative AI can summarize vast amounts of information—but it can also mirror the biases and errors in its data,” says Prof. Marti Hearst in Communications of the ACM.

Read more on the risks & realities of #AI-powered search:
➡️ https://bit.ly/3WDF6K0
Professor Marti Hearst Warns About Biases in AI-Powered Search Engines
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November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
In an article with the @nytimes.com, Prof. Hany Farid talked about how AI is making death threats more realistic by generating images/sounds that simulate their victims in violent situations.

“From the perspective of identity, everyone’s vulnerable,” he said.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...
A.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic
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November 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
📰 ICYMI: Souradeep Das, MIMS student, won the main prize and a total prize of $12.5k at ETHDenver.

His project, Batch’d, enables reliable parallel transaction execution by grouping transactions without common state accesses. 🏆

Explore Batch'd at the 🔗: https://devfolio.co/projects/batchd-678a
Batch'd | Devfolio
Enabling reliable parallel transaction execution on the EVM
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November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🚨We’re hiring for another fantastic position at the I School! 🚨

The I School invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position (Asst/Assoc/Full Professor) in Digital Security, Safety & Trust. #academicsky

Apply by Nov 16, 2025

Please share widely.
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Digital Security, Safety, and Trust - School of Information
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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October 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
After OpenAI's Sora 2 release, experts began worrying about the impact of the app on disinformation.

“Anybody with a keyboard and internet connection will be able to create a video of anybody saying or doing anything they want," warned Prof. Hany Farid.

www.ischool.berkeley.edu/news/2025/op...
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Release Fans Disinformation Fears
Berkeley expert Hany Farid explains how Sora can be dangerous to the information ecosystem.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
📰ICYMI: @laurenmarietta.bsky.social, Ph.D. student, was named a Chancellor’s Public Fellow with the Berkeley American Cultures Engaged Scholarship Program for collaboration on Prof. Diag Davenport's class. Congrats, Lauren! 🥇

Learn more about her work 🔗 https://laurenmarietta.github.io/
About Me - Lauren Chambers
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October 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Congratulations to Ph.D. student @laurenmarietta.bsky.social for being named a Public Voices Fellow on Technology in the Public Interest! 👏

The fellowship, which is run by the MacArthur Foundation and the Op-Ed Project, trains leaders to shape discussions of tech.

www.macfound.org/press/grante...
MacArthur Foundation
The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, we work to ...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
STUDENTS 📣: What do users think about deepfakes? Does it matter how the technology is used — or what it's called?

Join Indiana University's @herringsc.bsky.social for a talk on "Deepfake Discourse: Lay Reactions to Synthetic Media."

📅 Nov. 3, 12:10-1:30 pm
📍 202 South Hall
🔗 https://bit.ly/3WlvyDg
Deepfake Discourse: Lay Reactions to Synthetic Media Across Contexts of Use
Nov 3, 2025, 12:10 pm - How do users actually feel about deepfakes? Does it matter how the technology is used or what it is called?
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October 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
❗REMINDER: The I School is hiring❗We are looking for an Assistant Professor of Information who can address key questions about metadata, information systems, and more. #AcademicSky

The final review date is Nov. 1. We look forward to reading your applications! https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05014
Assistant Professor - Information - School of Information
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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October 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A GOP attack advertisement deepfaked Sen. Chuck Schumer using #AI.

In an @npr.org feature, Prof. Hany Farid says the invention of fake video footage "crosses a line."

Read more about his insights at the 🔗 : https://www.npr.org/2025/10/17/nx-s1-5578279/ai-schumer-gop-attack-ad
A GOP attack ad deepfakes Chuck Schumer with AI
The 30-second video from the National Republican Senatorial Committee is raising alarms among many observers who warn it crosses a new boundary in politics and could unleash a flood of AI-generated de...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
REGISTER NOW to join Prof. Tim Tangherlini at the "Matrix on Point: Conspiracy Theories" discussion!

The panel will dive into the multifaceted world of #conspiracies and their societal implications.

📅 Oct. 27, 12-1:30 pm
📍 Social Science Matrix
🔗 https://bit.ly/4o56Kvp
Matrix on Point: Conspiracy Theories - Social Science Matrix
Drawing on diverse academic perspectives, this panel discussion will explore the nature of conspiracy theories, their societal implications, and how they are understood and addressed. The panel will f...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a chemtrail? Prof. Timothy Tangherlini explains the social roots of health misinformation in a @cnn.com feature.

Read the full article at the 🔗 : https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/news/2024/timothy-tangherlini-explains-social-roots-health-misinformation-cnn-feature
Timothy Tangherlini Explains the Social Roots of Health Misinformation in CNN Feature
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October 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Join us THIS FRIDAY for our second Cultural Analytics Talk Series lecture w/ @ucbids.bsky.social!

Assistant Prof. Melanie Walsh will discuss how authors and readers are using #AI to generate fiction writing.

📅 Friday, Oct. 24, 12:15 - 1:30 pm
📍 210 South Hall, Online
AI Fiction in the Wild
Oct 24, 2025, 12:15 pm - Fiction readers are using AI to generate their own original stories, role-play, world-building, fan fiction, erotica, and more. Melanie Walsh explores the roots and future of ...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Paul Fasana is a little-known librarian who saved queer history. His legacy now lives on through the I School's Paul Fasana LGBTQ Studies Fellowship. @harpersbazaar.com.web.brid.gy

Read more about his impact at UC Berkeley, the NY Public Library, and the Stonewall Museum: https://bit.ly/4qnmP12
The Unknown Librarian Who Saved Queer History
You probably don’t know the name Paul Fasana. But the librarian was instrumental in preserving hundreds of thousands of artifacts of queer history.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Wishing all those who celebrate a happy #Diwali!

We hope your year is filled with light, love, and lots of laughter!
October 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Join us, CITRIS Policy Lab, and @goldmanschool.bsky.social at UC Berkeley's inaugural Tech Policy Summit to learn about the most pressing issues at the intersection of technology and policy! 🌐💡

🗓️ : Oct. 23, 9 am - 2 pm
📍: Pauley Ballroom
🔗 Few spots left! https://bit.ly/4nEypD1
UC Berkeley Technology Policy Summit: Charting a Path Forward
Join leaders from government, academia, industry, and civil society to discuss the most pressing tech policy challenges.
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October 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Sharing one last MIMS summer internship:

Meet ✨ Seemin Masood✨

Seemin is a second-year student who interned at Oracle as a product designer.

"In the enterprise context, 'fail fast' gives way to thorough research and very deliberate iterations," she said.
Seemin Masood Designs Financial Products at Oracle
Seemin Masood is a second-year MIMS student. Prior to the I School, Seemin received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Bangladesh’s North South University in marketing and economics. This…
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October 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
🚨We’re hiring for another fantastic position at the I School! 🚨

The I School invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position (Asst/Assoc/Full Professor) in Digital Security, Safety & Trust. #academicsky

Apply by Nov 16, 2025

Please share widely.
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Digital Security, Safety, and Trust - School of Information
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
October 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
How can we preserve essential federal datasets for the benefit of American lives and livelihood?

Exec Fellow @denicewross.bsky.social will break down what’s happening w/ federal data in this #TechPolicyWeek event.

📅 Oct. 21; 4:30 - 5:45pm

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What’s Happening with Federal Data, and What Can You Do About It?
How can we preserve essential federal datasets for the benefit of American lives and livelihood?
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October 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In an article with the @nytimes.com, Prof. Hany Farid speaks out about the dangers of OpenAI's Sora and how it can spread disinformation.

“I worry about it for our democracy. I worry for our economy. I worry about it for our institutions," he said.

https://nyti.ms/47bwsHo
OpenAI's Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real
The new A.I. app generated videos of store robberies and home intrusions -- even bomb explosions on city streets -- that never happened.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM