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Francien Dechesne 🟥
@fdechesne.bsky.social
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eLaw Leiden Univ - Ethics & Digital Technologies - AI & Society - background in math/phil/compsci/logic [intuitionistic mathematician at heart]

Bringing the elephant into the room.
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Job alert: Universitair docent in AI Beleid en Ethiek

Come work with @linnetelwin.bsky.social , @gertmeyers.bsky.social , me, and many other nice colleagues

www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3533...
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July 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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@joel-h-anderson.bsky.social interesting discussion today at #SPT2025 on "Agency, alienation, and recognition in the AI-mediated workplace"-the newsletter could be interesting to check out:
bcmerchant.bsky.social Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · Jun 26
AI is being used to justify firing workers at major tech companies, leaving those that remain to pick up the pieces.

AI code is being shoveled into crucial Google products, replacing trainers at TikTok, and worse.

This, in tech workers' own words, is how AI is killing jobs in Silicon Valley.
AI Killed My Job: Tech workers
Tech workers at TikTok, Google, and across the industry share stories about how AI is changing, ruining, or replacing their jobs.
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June 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
fdechesne.bsky.social
Our eLaw/AI-MAPS panel is on! “The Problem of many heads” on fragmented conceptions of multi-agency public safety and problems of fragmented accountability around use of AI for public safety #cpdp2025 @elawleiden.bsky.social
CPDP.ai panel in the Classroom
May 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Op 10 juni voeren we weer actie!
Filmpje van @fnv.bsky.social
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Hoger onderwijs: staak opnieuw mee op 10 juni 2025! #fnv #news #actie #onderwijs #hbo #wo
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May 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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If you're going to #CPDP, don't miss the most important panel on online ads regulation that you'll ever attend! We'll talk about gaps that remain and how to fill them, covering privacy, transparency, DMA and DSA issues, and more!
cpdpconferences.bsky.social CPDPconferences @cpdpconferences.bsky.social · Apr 30
"The EU's Next Move on Online Advertising"

Organised by @awo.agency with @lexzard.bsky.social (moderator), @nickbotton.bsky.social , Denis Sparas, @hkingaby.bsky.social, Nataliia Bielova

More information: cpdp.be/1908

#CPDP2025 #theworldiswatching #CPDP.ai
With the passing of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), and a potential Digital Fairness Act (DFA) being discussed by political actors in the new mandate of the European Commission, the EU's legislative and enforcement agenda on online advertising now stands at a cross-roads. This panel will look into the impact of: (1) industry-led initiatives such as Apple's ATT or Meta's pay or consent initiative; (2) the increased use of AI for targeting; (3) the new online ads transparency provisions of the DMA and the DSA and (4) outcomes of new relevant court cases such as the DOJ Google Search trial, on the online advertising market. Can we identify potential regulatory gaps or does Europe have all the tools it needs to properly regulate this market?
May 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Algorithmic Rule By Law: How Algorithmic Regulation in the Public Sector Erodes the Rule of Law

With @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social, Aurelia Tamo-Larrieux, @fdechesne.bsky.social, @kollnig.net

More information: cpdp.be/89070
#CPDP.ai #CPDP2025 #TheWorldisWatching #BookSession
May 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Are you coming to #CPDP?

I’ll be discussing Algorithmic Rule By Law at the #BookClub on 21/05 2.15 pm, w Aurelia Tamo-Larrieux, @fdechesne.bsky.social, @kollnig.net - join us!

On 22/05 10:30 am, come join the panel on #GenAI in Academia, w Tal Zarsky, Eldar Haber, Paula Cipierre & Courtney Bowman.
May 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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abeba.bsky.social
I'm looking for a postdoc to work on justice-oriented audit frameworks. Closing date April 30, 2025. pls share widely
aial.ie AI Accountability Lab @aial.ie · Apr 2
We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on developing a justice-oriented audit framework synthesising computational methods, theories of justice, and existing regulations to premeditatively focus audits towards meaningful accountability. www.adaptcentre.ie/careers/post...
Research project/Challenge The AIAL (AI Accountability Lab) is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on developing a justice-oriented audit framework synthesising computational methods, theories of justice, and existing regulations to premeditatively focus audits towards meaningful accountability. The goal of the framework is to provide audit practitioners with practical tools such as guiding questions and rubrics that shape perspectives towards rigorous justice oriented audits. The position corresponds to work in one or more of the following areas: Accountability Mapping accountability mechanisms and governance structures and their alignments with fundamental rights and freedoms and legal frameworks. Challenging existing accountability mechanisms that do not consider or sufficiently address social inequalities, power and resource asymmetries. Developing new methods for ensuring accountability beyond technical and organisational considerations that provide empirical evidence for holding stakeholders accountable for AI development, provision, and deployments. Auditing Developing audit methodologies for specific stages in the AI lifecycle focused on ensuring justice, accountability, and transparency beyond merely satisfying legal requirements. Development of verifiable, replicable, and reproducible design methodologies and frameworks and using these in the execution of audits. Developing audit tools and frameworks to evaluate AI development and deployments with a specific focus on risk and harm mitigations beyond technical and organisational issues.
April 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Come and work with me in Brussels @crisresearch.bsky.social! I’m looking for a postdoc specialised in children’s rights and digital #criminology. Please repost& send to anyone who might be interested.

Deadline 9th of May

#digitalcriminology #surveillance

jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
Postdoctoral Researcher Children's Rights and Online Child Sexual Abuse Investigations
Postdoctoral Researcher Children's Rights and Online Child Sexual Abuse Investigations
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April 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Stand up for Science

Today is the day to stand up for science. Stand up against the Trump administration’s censorship of science.

@standupforscience.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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In other news: this is an interactive map of the strikes in higher education in the Netherlands the next weeks.

The strikes are against draconian, shortsighted research and higher ed cuts 🟥

📅 University of Amsterdam @uva.nl: March 17.

@woinactie.bsky.social

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Stakingen WO 2025 / Strikes HE 2025
WOinActie is een beweging van studenten en medewerkers en maakt zich sterk voor de universiteit en haar toekomst.
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March 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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shannonvallor.bsky.social
We are VERY excited to announce another funded PhD opportunity in our Centre, this time in Informatics working with our Responsible ML Chancellors Fellow @zeerak.bsky.social! Details below @technomoralfutures.bsky.social - come join us in Edinburgh!
technomoralfutures.bsky.social Centre for Technomoral Futures @technomoralfutures.bsky.social · Feb 11
We are excited to announce a new, funded PhD studentship opportunity, alongside the School of Informatics @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social!

Supervised by @zeerak.bsky.social and starting Sept 2025, the project will examine the ethical implications of natural language processing.

Apply ▶️ edin.ac/40PAXEq
Green to blue gradient image with the CTMF logo and text reading: PhD Studentship: Examining the ethical implications of natural language processing. Applications are open for this funded PhD Studentship, to being in September 2026. Supervisor: Dr Zee Talat. Application Deadline: 15 March 2025. More info: edin.ac/40PAXEq Text reads: Given the increased uptake in the use and proliferation of NLP technologies, questions surrounding the ethical and responsible development of such tools are of greater urgency. This project will consider how NLP and machine learning are currently falling short in engaging with ethical development practices and examine how such practices can be improved for the benefit of end-users and society more broadly.
February 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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De onzekerheid duurt voort voor het (hoger) onderwijs en de wetenschap ... #DoeHetNiet 🟥

Het is écht zo kortzichtig. En het proces 🤯
#woinactie

www.trouw.nl/politiek/na-...
Na dertien uur debat weet nog steeds niemand hoe de onderwijsbegroting er uitziet
Terwijl coalitie en oppositie achter de schermen onderhandelen over honderden miljoenen euro’s, hielden Kamerleden aan het formele debat over de onderwijsbegroting een ‘hallucinant’ gevoel over.
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November 28, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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#doehetniet
November 27, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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November 19, 2024 at 8:16 PM