Yusuf Yüksekdağ
@yusufy.bsky.social
talking/writing #appliedethics #media and a caramel macchiato believer - wandered around LiU and Uni Bern - now at Bilgi Uni
Technology, Power & Society is out from Brill (avail. on Aug 7). With Sarper Durmuş, we also have a chapter on the perceptions of digital activists in Turkey toward privacy, its value and balancing priorities. Many thanks to the editors, reviewers and all the participants.
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Technology, Power and Society
"Technology, Power and Society" published on 31 Jul 2025 by Brill.
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July 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Technology, Power & Society is out from Brill (avail. on Aug 7). With Sarper Durmuş, we also have a chapter on the perceptions of digital activists in Turkey toward privacy, its value and balancing priorities. Many thanks to the editors, reviewers and all the participants.
brill.com/display/titl...
brill.com/display/titl...
Domino Lectures 2025: Today, Rosalie Waelen (University of Bonn) will discuss the theories about justice as recognition and how we can apply these theories in the context of AI and human-technology relations.
🕖 7 pm (GMT+3) – Istanbul Time
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sWyBw9deTW-6G_2giioTLw#/
🕖 7 pm (GMT+3) – Istanbul Time
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sWyBw9deTW-6G_2giioTLw#/
May 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Domino Lectures 2025: Today, Rosalie Waelen (University of Bonn) will discuss the theories about justice as recognition and how we can apply these theories in the context of AI and human-technology relations.
🕖 7 pm (GMT+3) – Istanbul Time
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sWyBw9deTW-6G_2giioTLw#/
🕖 7 pm (GMT+3) – Istanbul Time
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sWyBw9deTW-6G_2giioTLw#/
Today!
TR time: 19.00
CET: 17.00
Zoom registration link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Domino Lectures are organized by Media & Communication Systems MA Program at Istanbul Bilgi University.
TR time: 19.00
CET: 17.00
Zoom registration link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Domino Lectures are organized by Media & Communication Systems MA Program at Istanbul Bilgi University.
November 19, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Today!
TR time: 19.00
CET: 17.00
Zoom registration link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Domino Lectures are organized by Media & Communication Systems MA Program at Istanbul Bilgi University.
TR time: 19.00
CET: 17.00
Zoom registration link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Domino Lectures are organized by Media & Communication Systems MA Program at Istanbul Bilgi University.
'Smart Cities, Smart Money: Unsmart or Commodified Citizens?'
A few notes on the motivation and concern behind my latest work on commodification in smart urban solutions.
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A few notes on the motivation and concern behind my latest work on commodification in smart urban solutions.
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Medium
medium.com
February 19, 2024 at 7:42 AM
'Smart Cities, Smart Money: Unsmart or Commodified Citizens?'
A few notes on the motivation and concern behind my latest work on commodification in smart urban solutions.
medium.com/me/stats/pos... medium.com/me/stats/pos...
A few notes on the motivation and concern behind my latest work on commodification in smart urban solutions.
medium.com/me/stats/pos... medium.com/me/stats/pos...
📢 My latest article on the ethics of commodification in #SmartCities is now out in Journal of Urban Affairs. I take certain forms of data utilization as commodificatory attitude and explore the social egalitarian concerns for smart urban development.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YEPIV...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YEPIV...
Commodification, datafication and smart cities: An ethical exploration
Smart cities are a seminal example of data-driven governance that relies on the efficient and networked use of big data in managing urban life to achieve sustainable economic growth. Datafication i...
www.tandfonline.com
February 6, 2024 at 3:52 PM
📢 My latest article on the ethics of commodification in #SmartCities is now out in Journal of Urban Affairs. I take certain forms of data utilization as commodificatory attitude and explore the social egalitarian concerns for smart urban development.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YEPIV...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YEPIV...
📢 #callforpapers IPCC 2024
“Beyond the Public-Private in Communication”
A platform for early career researchers to reflect upon the public-private dichotomy in communication studies. We especially welcome case-dependent works #privacymatters
> ipcc.bilgi.edu.tr
“Beyond the Public-Private in Communication”
A platform for early career researchers to reflect upon the public-private dichotomy in communication studies. We especially welcome case-dependent works #privacymatters
> ipcc.bilgi.edu.tr
January 25, 2024 at 7:08 AM
📢 #callforpapers IPCC 2024
“Beyond the Public-Private in Communication”
A platform for early career researchers to reflect upon the public-private dichotomy in communication studies. We especially welcome case-dependent works #privacymatters
> ipcc.bilgi.edu.tr
“Beyond the Public-Private in Communication”
A platform for early career researchers to reflect upon the public-private dichotomy in communication studies. We especially welcome case-dependent works #privacymatters
> ipcc.bilgi.edu.tr
Some stuff on using text-generative AI tools in the context of higher education.
"Embracing AI doesn’t mean diminishing the human touch or the unique standpoint the students bring. Over-policing is not the answer nor giving up the core values and ethos associated with higher education."
"Embracing AI doesn’t mean diminishing the human touch or the unique standpoint the students bring. Over-policing is not the answer nor giving up the core values and ethos associated with higher education."
Some Reflections on Generative AI Tools in Higher Education
I have earlier written about using Podcasting as a course assignment that was prompted not necessarily by concern over generative AI tools…
medium.com
August 31, 2023 at 1:55 PM
Some stuff on using text-generative AI tools in the context of higher education.
"Embracing AI doesn’t mean diminishing the human touch or the unique standpoint the students bring. Over-policing is not the answer nor giving up the core values and ethos associated with higher education."
"Embracing AI doesn’t mean diminishing the human touch or the unique standpoint the students bring. Over-policing is not the answer nor giving up the core values and ethos associated with higher education."
A new edited book on digital ethics is out and presumably will be influential. However almost no mention of datafication let alone its implications. Little disappointing to see the mountains between the applied ethicists and tech scholarship.
academic.oup.com
August 3, 2023 at 7:16 PM
A new edited book on digital ethics is out and presumably will be influential. However almost no mention of datafication let alone its implications. Little disappointing to see the mountains between the applied ethicists and tech scholarship.
Given that the power is a privilege to denounce the responsibility that comes with it, and that friendships really blur such boundaries, friendly AI perspectives feel like the most detrimental ones hindering that responsibility.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-020-09556-w
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-020-09556-w
Friendly AI - Ethics and Information Technology
In this paper we discuss what we believe to be one of the most important features of near-future AIs, namely their capacity to behave in a friendly manner to humans. Our analysis of what it means for ...
link.springer.com
August 3, 2023 at 8:15 AM
Given that the power is a privilege to denounce the responsibility that comes with it, and that friendships really blur such boundaries, friendly AI perspectives feel like the most detrimental ones hindering that responsibility.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-020-09556-w
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-020-09556-w