Tag: ai

• July 29, 2025

  Computing, Co-Creation, and the Well-Informed Citizen

  By Besnik Pula, Virginia Tech, bpula@vt.edu In its landmark 2021 report on AI ethics, UNESCO cautions that a “digital and civic literacy deficit” could deepen divides between those who understand and shape computing technologies and those who remain excluded. This concern goes beyond issues of device ownership or software familiarity. It reflects how citizens, policymakers,…
• November 10, 2024

  New Publications from Section Members (2024-2025)

  This is a running list of recent publications from SKAT Section members from Fall 2024 to Summer 2025. To submit an announcement for the Fall 2024 Newsletter, please use this Google Form: https://forms.gle/Jrd9Uodeg5KA3wvz6 To send an announcement out to the Listserv, please email: skatchairasa@gmail.com Articles Gil Eyal, Larry Au, and Cristian Capotescu 2024. “Trust is a Verb!:…
• October 26, 2024

  SKAT Sessions at ASA 2025

  Please see the full call here: https://www.asanet.org/2025-annual-meeting/call-for-submissions/papers-extended-abstracts/section-sessions/ Section on Science, Knowledge, and Technology Challenging epistemic institutions: Unruly knowledge, outlaw technology, and fringe-mainstream relations  We live in epistemically challenged, and challenging, times. The status of various forms of knowledge continues to be contested, as many social actors compete for epistemic authority. Institutions of knowledge production are…
• October 2, 2024

  New Special Collection: A Sociology of AI

  Congratulations to Kelly Joyce and Taylor M. Cruz, and all contributing authors, for putting a special collection on “A Sociology of Artificial intelligence: Inequalities, Power, and Data Justice” in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. To access the special collection, click here: A Sociology of Artificial Intelligence: Inequalities, Power, and Data Justice The special…