Maria Lungu
@mclungu13.bsky.social
AI and Crime Researcher at University of Virginia | JD/PhD | Lover of handwritten notes, tennis, and dogs |Views are mine
Happy to have contributed! Great work from the diverse group of authors and editors.
We’re excited to announce the launch of our essay collection, Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity.This collection grew out of a 2-day workshop where experts across disciplines and industries gathered to explore the past, present, & future role of AI: doi.org/10.18130/03d... (1/n)
Libra Open | Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity
Libra Open Content: Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity | Authors: Jess Reia, Yingchong Wang, MC Forelle Artificial intelligence (AI) is
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May 16, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Happy to have contributed! Great work from the diverse group of authors and editors.
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Soaps, lotions and shampoos were found to have formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives.
Cancer-causing chemicals are in many beauty products women use, a study finds
Soaps, lotions and shampoos were found to have formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives.
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May 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Soaps, lotions and shampoos were found to have formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives.
Very grateful for the feature in @us.theconversation.com this week. I look forward to sharing more of my work about predictive policing at @UVA
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Predictive policing AI is on the rise − making it accountable to the public could curb its harmful effects
AI that anticipates where crimes are likely to occur and who might commit them has a troubling track record. Democratic accountability could shine a light on the technology and how it’s used.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Very grateful for the feature in @us.theconversation.com this week. I look forward to sharing more of my work about predictive policing at @UVA
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Thank you for the feature @techpolicypress.bsky.social… just some of my work in the Digital Technology for Democracy lab at the University of Virginia 😊
Without proper oversight, AI systems risk entrenching disparities in the criminal justice system, rather than mitigating them, writes Maria Lungu.
AI and Legal Systems: Bridging Resource Gaps? | TechPolicy.Press
Without proper oversight, AI systems risk entrenching disparities in the criminal justice system, rather than mitigating them, writes Maria Lungu.
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April 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Thank you for the feature @techpolicypress.bsky.social… just some of my work in the Digital Technology for Democracy lab at the University of Virginia 😊
Thank you for the feature @techpolicypress.bsky.social… just some of my work in the Digital Technology for Democracy lab at the University of Virginia 😊
Without proper oversight, AI systems risk entrenching disparities in the criminal justice system, rather than mitigating them, writes Maria Lungu.
AI and Legal Systems: Bridging Resource Gaps? | TechPolicy.Press
Without proper oversight, AI systems risk entrenching disparities in the criminal justice system, rather than mitigating them, writes Maria Lungu.
buff.ly
April 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Thank you for the feature @techpolicypress.bsky.social… just some of my work in the Digital Technology for Democracy lab at the University of Virginia 😊
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Without proper oversight, AI systems risk entrenching disparities in the criminal justice system, rather than mitigating them, writes Maria Lungu.
AI and Legal Systems: Bridging Resource Gaps? | TechPolicy.Press
Without proper oversight, AI systems risk entrenching disparities in the criminal justice system, rather than mitigating them, writes Maria Lungu.
buff.ly
April 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Without proper oversight, AI systems risk entrenching disparities in the criminal justice system, rather than mitigating them, writes Maria Lungu.
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'Social studies, technology assessment and the pandemic: a comparative analysis of social studies-based policy advice in PTA institutions in France, Germany and the UK during the COVID-19 crisis'
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Social studies, technology assessment and the pandemic: a comparative analysis of social studies-based policy advice in PTA institutions in France, Germany and the UK during the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has put the question of the political uses of science back at the centre of public debates. In the last few years, the focus on using scientific knowledge in parliamentary…
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March 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
'Social studies, technology assessment and the pandemic: a comparative analysis of social studies-based policy advice in PTA institutions in France, Germany and the UK during the COVID-19 crisis'
Read with #OpenAccess:
doi.org/10.1332/1744...
@bupjournals.bsky.social
Read with #OpenAccess:
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Last call to join this morning's Tech Policy Press webinar at 10 am EDT—Technology, Democracy, and Power: Journalism's Role in a Time of Crisis. We'll hear from folks at Wired, TechDirt, Euractiv, 404Media, Rest of World, Coda Story, and more. Registration and information here:
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Join Tech Policy Press for a webinar that explores how tech journalists are grappling with the current political moment in the United States and…
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March 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Last call to join this morning's Tech Policy Press webinar at 10 am EDT—Technology, Democracy, and Power: Journalism's Role in a Time of Crisis. We'll hear from folks at Wired, TechDirt, Euractiv, 404Media, Rest of World, Coda Story, and more. Registration and information here:
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“DeepSeek’s results demonstrate that the US Big Tech narrative that the expansion of energy production is what’s required for them to lead in a global ‘AI race’ is utter hogwash,” said @mmitchell.bsky.social. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | DeepSeek is reframing the AI policy debate
The Chinese model’s stunning success is bolstering arguments that U.S. AI policy should spur innovation rather than slowing it down.
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January 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“DeepSeek’s results demonstrate that the US Big Tech narrative that the expansion of energy production is what’s required for them to lead in a global ‘AI race’ is utter hogwash,” said @mmitchell.bsky.social. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Regulation matters
Meta has "no plans to end fact-checking in the EU", the company clarified and "will review its EU content moderation obligations before making changes" www.politico.eu/article/mark...
Zuck goes full Musk, dumps Facebook fact-checking program
Meta will replace it with so-called community notes like on the X platform. The content moderation changes won’t be rolled out in the EU for now.
www.politico.eu
January 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Regulation matters
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"when his church refused to integrate, he left to help found a new one that welcomed everyone"
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/o... many lovely factoids I didn't know about Carter, in this eulogy from @nickkristof.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/o... many lovely factoids I didn't know about Carter, in this eulogy from @nickkristof.bsky.social
Opinion | Jimmy Carter Deserved Our Thanks and Respect, Not Our Sneers
We in the media and chattering class jeered at a man who probably improved more lives over a longer period than any recent president.
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December 29, 2024 at 11:16 PM
"when his church refused to integrate, he left to help found a new one that welcomed everyone"
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/o... many lovely factoids I didn't know about Carter, in this eulogy from @nickkristof.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/o... many lovely factoids I didn't know about Carter, in this eulogy from @nickkristof.bsky.social
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Hell of a run www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/u...
Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President, Is Dead at 100
Rising from Georgia farmland to the White House, he oversaw the historic Camp David peace accords, but his one-term presidency was waylaid by troubles at home and abroad.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Hell of a run www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/u...
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This was 2024 🎬
What can we expect from 2025? 👇
What can we expect from 2025? 👇
December 24, 2024 at 6:12 PM
This was 2024 🎬
What can we expect from 2025? 👇
What can we expect from 2025? 👇
Merry Christmas everyone!!! Now down to what matters…. What time is Beyoncé’s halftime performance? I don’t want to sit through the game 😂.
December 25, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Merry Christmas everyone!!! Now down to what matters…. What time is Beyoncé’s halftime performance? I don’t want to sit through the game 😂.
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The European Commission just has launched the #AIFactories, a programme to invest in 7 consortia around the region that will host computing AI infrastructure to develop models and systems applied to SMEs, startups and scientific research on AI.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jgorge...
#EuroHPC #AI
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#EuroHPC #AI
James Görgen on LinkedIn: Seven consortia selected to establish AI factories which will boost AI…
A Comissão Europeia, por meio do The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (#EuroHPC), anunciou ontem que selecionou sete consórcios para…
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December 11, 2024 at 11:35 AM
The European Commission just has launched the #AIFactories, a programme to invest in 7 consortia around the region that will host computing AI infrastructure to develop models and systems applied to SMEs, startups and scientific research on AI.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jgorge...
#EuroHPC #AI
www.linkedin.com/posts/jgorge...
#EuroHPC #AI
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Hi! Didn't really read what you wrote but have some feedback
December 3, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Hi! Didn't really read what you wrote but have some feedback
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Only right this is our first post here.
Icon. Champion. Legend. 👑
Rafa, siempre. 💙
Icon. Champion. Legend. 👑
Rafa, siempre. 💙
November 19, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Only right this is our first post here.
Icon. Champion. Legend. 👑
Rafa, siempre. 💙
Icon. Champion. Legend. 👑
Rafa, siempre. 💙
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Interesting article on the challenges—indeed, failures—of “predictive policing” and how to regulate the practice going forward. Recommendations range from front-end democratic accountability to data-driven audits to outright bans.
www.techpolicy.press/politicians-...
www.techpolicy.press/politicians-...
Politicians Move to Limit Predictive Policing After Years of Controversial Failures | TechPolicy.Press
One thing is clear: predictive policing has over-promised and under-delivered, writes Grace Thomas.
www.techpolicy.press
November 15, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Interesting article on the challenges—indeed, failures—of “predictive policing” and how to regulate the practice going forward. Recommendations range from front-end democratic accountability to data-driven audits to outright bans.
www.techpolicy.press/politicians-...
www.techpolicy.press/politicians-...
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25. The second a chapter on the legal, ethical and social issues #AI and law enforcement: the case of predictive policing in the Cambridge Handbook on the Law, Ethics and Policy of Artificial Intelligence edited by @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
The Cambridge Handbook on the Law, Ethics and Policy of Artificial Intelligence
Cambridge Core - Computing and Society - The Cambridge Handbook on the Law, Ethics and Policy of Artificial Intelligence
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November 24, 2024 at 2:02 PM
25. The second a chapter on the legal, ethical and social issues #AI and law enforcement: the case of predictive policing in the Cambridge Handbook on the Law, Ethics and Policy of Artificial Intelligence edited by @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
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Catch up on what is happening in US tech policy in November with a roundup from Freedman Consulting’s J.J. Tolentino and Rachel Lau and Tech Policy Press’s Benjamin Lennett and Prithvi Iyer, including coverage of the presidential transition, the lame-duck Congress, and other important developments.
November 2024 US Tech Policy Roundup | TechPolicy.Press
A roundup of the most important US tech policy developments in the federal government, the courts, and beyond from Freedman Consulting and Tech Policy Press.
www.techpolicy.press
December 2, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Catch up on what is happening in US tech policy in November with a roundup from Freedman Consulting’s J.J. Tolentino and Rachel Lau and Tech Policy Press’s Benjamin Lennett and Prithvi Iyer, including coverage of the presidential transition, the lame-duck Congress, and other important developments.
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People are leaving Twitter because it’s not fun anymore and no one is obligated to be on a platform they don’t enjoy.
It’s not rocket science.
It’s not rocket science.
December 2, 2024 at 5:03 AM
People are leaving Twitter because it’s not fun anymore and no one is obligated to be on a platform they don’t enjoy.
It’s not rocket science.
It’s not rocket science.
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If you are new here can I also recommend following Tech Policy Press? We produce analysis and perspective on issues at the intersection of technology and democracy. Follow @techpolicypress.bsky.social and join the newsletter here: www.techpolicy.press/newsletter/
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November 10, 2024 at 8:22 PM
If you are new here can I also recommend following Tech Policy Press? We produce analysis and perspective on issues at the intersection of technology and democracy. Follow @techpolicypress.bsky.social and join the newsletter here: www.techpolicy.press/newsletter/