The World as a Testbed: Online reading group

When:

• Sep 27 - Session 1 - 14:00-15:00 Introduction
• Oct 11 - Session 2 - 14:00-15:00 Theory / Concepts
• Oct 28 - Session 3 - 14:00-15:00; AI and testing with Noortje Marres

Where: Zoom

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Who is it for? The reading group is primarily for participants of the DIGIT research school. However, unless there is an overwhelming turnout, it is open to others as well.

There is a general trend in industry and research to make society “AI ready” which also became an important concern in government. This is often accompanied by an accelerated implementation of AI into different societal settings and governmental operations itself, in which fast implementations and real-world scenarios became the testing ground for such technologies. But how do we study those new and fast innovation movements and its impact on society from an STS and social science perspective? Over three online meetings we will read several of Noortje Marres’ work on the societal impact of tech testing and trials as well as some supporting articles which her work draws from. In the final meeting Marres will join us online.