Public Interest Technologist. Assistant Professor @OlinCollege, Faculty Associate @HarvardEthics, Trustee of the Needham Free Public Library. he/him/his.
needham, ma, usa
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Erhardt Graeff retweeted
Fiona Apple has a story for you. And it’s incredible. Asked me to share.
She's become an avid, trained Court Watcher. Her observations helped people jailed pretrial file a civil rights lawsuit. Then came the retaliation. Shut off her access to court.
A video story in 8 parts:
Erhardt Graeff retweeted
I am looking for PhD students to join my lab @UMich @UMichCSE in Fall 2023. Areas of interest include accessibility, sound sensing, AR/VR, and more. More about me and my lab: dhruvjain.info. Please apply at: cse.engin.umich.edu/academic…
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PhD applicants (and friends of applicants) in computing-adjacent fields: this is a thread of tweets about open positions/faculty recruiting/programs. Probably mostly InfoSci/HCI/responsible tech/social computing. Please share, and also give me more to add! 🙏
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This October, we're holding three virtual events at which potential applicants will connect with Olin staff and faculty to get to know more about our community and opportunities available for joining the #OlinFaculty.
Sign up for a session! olin.edu/events/olin-faculty… #hiring
Erhardt Graeff retweeted
As I’ve said before, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana.
Today, I’m taking steps to end our failed approach. Allow me to lay them out.
Erhardt Graeff retweeted
1/ It is with a great deal of excitement that I share the @OlinCollege 2022-2027 Strategic Plan. The plan is grounded in a vision for the future of engineering that is captured in three words: Engineering for Everyone.
Erhardt Graeff retweeted
1/10 #designjustice; the future of education in design, engineering, and science education as discussed by:
@OlinCollege Prof @erhardt
@MIT ELO Dean Kate Trimble
@MITArchitecture Prof John Ochsendorf
@NSF @KemiLadejiOsias
See thread
#designjusticesummit
ALT Panel from #designjusticesummit including Prof Erhardt Graeff, Dean Kate Trimble, Prof John Ochsendorf, and Dr. J Kemi Ladeji-Osias
Erhardt Graeff retweeted
BREAKING: White House issues new policy that will require, by 2026, all federally-funded research results to be freely available to public without delay, ending longstanding ability of journals to paywall results for up to 1 year. Coverage coming on @ScienceInsider.
Erhardt Graeff retweeted
Such a joyful photo of OG @awesomefound @awesomebos reunion, thanks @khopper for hosting, so good to see everyone! awesomefoundation.org/
Erhardt Graeff retweeted
Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 838
The die is now cast: BA.5 is destined to be our dominant virus.
In today’s 🧵I discuss the implications on the course of the pandemic, and how to think about responding.
(I use “BA.5” & not “BA.4/5” since BA.5 is poised to outrun BA.4.). (1/25)
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Join the next-gen #tech movement!
Participate in @NewAmericaPIT’s Summer Speaker Series and earn a digital badge.🎗️
The free virtual program runs June 20 to July 1. Anyone interested in #PublicInterestTech can register!
pitcases.org/public-interest…
Erhardt Graeff retweeted
I not infrequently see an argument that goes: "Making ethical NLP (or "AI") systems is too hard because humans haven't agreed on what is ethical/moral/right"
This always feels like a cop-out to me, and I think I've put my finger on why:
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Erhardt Graeff retweeted
Public service is THE best place to make an impact, and the Biden-Harris Administration continues to create more opportunities for technologists to serve. Here are just a few: 🧵 #civictech #CfASummit
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I'm receiving word you can order free covid tests from the USPS again — and this time you get eight.
This is worth doing if not just to experience the fastest, cleanest web form in the history of governmental internet. special.usps.com/testkits
Erhardt Graeff retweeted
This spring over Zoom, @FrancesHaugen ‘06 has been collaborating w/ @erhardt and @eminencefont for the co-curricular, Movement Building. Today, she’s here in person to talk to the Oliners before tonight’s live-streamed event. Tune in at 5:30 pm: olin.edu/events/ethics-accou…
Erhardt Graeff retweeted
I'm not attending #chi2022, but in past years, I've used CHI week to encourage Ph.D. students interested in exploring the diversity of faculty positions beyond R1s to reach out (medium.com/bucknell-hci/the-…).
I'll do the same this year (virtually). Just reach out!
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I’m so happy to share a prepub of a new article, entitled “Refusal in Data Ethics: Re-imagining the Code Beneath the Code of Computation in the Carceral State” which was recently accepted for publication at Engaging Science, Technology and Society. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
Erhardt Graeff retweeted
here is a quick thread for anybody who didn't read the 3 ipcc reports published in the last year (hello, politics, business and news editors) summarizing what hundreds of the world's top scientists concluded in their mega-review of the academic literature on climate change 1/
Erhardt Graeff retweeted
Today, a majority of Harrisburg Area Community College’s (HAAC) faculty voted yes to forming a union. HACC was the last Pennsylvania community college without a facility union
trib.al/rATA258
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WE DID IT: with a landslide margin of 1785–912, we are officially the MITGSU-UE!!!
What started 4 years ago with a dozen students in an MIT classroom discussing the needs of graduate workers has culminated in this historic victory for student-workers at MIT. Now, we celebrate!
