When Elon Musk shamelessly uses the word "girl" as an insult, it vividly exposes the deep-rooted connection between patriarchy and capitalism.

As part of WASP's "Legal, Ethical, and Societal Aspects" cluster, we host a monthly online book club on equity/justice, intersectional feminism, and AI. Check out our reading list and book summaries at: co-liberative-computing.github.io/books
Get in touch if interested in joining!

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We've finished the first iteration of Data Feminism course with 7 modules:

1. Critiquing Power in Data Science
2. Ghost Work
3. Data Colonialism
4. Bias and Fairness in Data
5. Bias and Fairness in Models
6. Intersectionality
7. Emotion and Embodiment

The course material:
tinyurl.com/ywhs6fyh

I was privileged to speak about power dynamics in academia at the KTH PhD Chapter. I discussed how the matrix of domination operates in research and explored ways to challenge it using the approaches of Paulo Freire and bell hooks.

Yesterday, we hosted a WASP-HS workshop on "Exploring Bias in Generative Models", with great talks about bias in LLMs, including topics like stereotypes, cultural alignment, and even "Marxist LLM". Some of the slides are available here:
co-liberative-computing.github.io/events/event...

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I've selected "Angelus Novus" as the logo for my "Data Feminism" course. Like the angel seeing past disasters, AI is built on biased data. Progress pushes AI forward, but the bias remains. We'll critically explore these challenges in the course:
co-liberative-computing.github.io/events/cours...