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Diane Bailey on the rhetoric surrounding fully autonomous vehicles in Issues in Science and Technology
"We do not contest the inherent or potential safety of fully autonomous vehicles, despite recent accounts of deaths during testing or use of them on public roads. Rather, we challenge the rhetorical strategy of “selling” this particular AI-based technology using a safety argument."

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Grant to Boost Understanding of Ethical, Political, and Legal Implications of Machine Learning
Texas School of Information Associate Professor Ken Fleischmann received a $100,000 grant from the Legal Implications for IoT, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence Systems program, Cisco Research Center

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New iCare App Promises Holistic, Patient-Centered Care Model
Texas iSchool students initially developed a patient-focused app targeted to opioid overdose prevention. Last fall, they designed a more clinician-focused app called “iCare".

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Grant to Boost Understanding of Ethical, Political, and Legal Implications of Machine Learning
Texas School of Information Associate Professor Ken Fleischmann received a $100,000 grant from the Legal Implications for IoT, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence Systems program, Cisco Research Center

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Reading Metadata to Combat Disinformation and Fake News Campaigns
By identifying and understanding disinformation tactics as data craftwork, information researchers can read social media metadata just as closely as algorithms do, and possibly with more precision than the platforms’ moderation tools.

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Texas iSchool Hosts Fireside Chat on Blockchain Technology
Bettina Warburg, co-founder and managing partner of Animal Ventures, joined Texas iSchool Dean Eric Meyer to discuss Blockchain Technology and the many transformative changes made possible by this exciting technology.

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Dr. Ken Fleischmann Wins 2018 Social Informatics Best Paper Award
Fleischmann explains that innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) have advanced computational modeling to a point where its design can have life-or-death consequences.

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Open Postdoc Positions

We proudly announce the Bullard Research Fellows program. Up to five new full-time positions now open.

Option III Masters

Option III masters program in identity management and security in partnership with the Center For Identity.

AD for Education Named

Dr. Soo Young Rieh hired as new Associate Dean for Education and full professor beginning August 1st, 2019.

Disaster Relief

Karen Pavelka goes to Puerto Rico to provide assistance to cultural institutions affected by Hurricane Maria.