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SUMMARY:ATTENTION\, ALGORITHMS\, AND POLITICAL AGENCY
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LOCATION:Corner Barry Hertzog and Napier Road\, Johannesburg\, South Africa\, 2092
DESCRIPTION:<p>The African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (ACEPS) at the University of Johannesburg invite you to:</p>\n<p>WORKSHOP SERIES: DATA\, DISCOURSE &amp\; DEMOCRACY: UNPACKING THE EPISTEMIC AND POLITICAL IMPACT OF AI</p>\n<p><strong>WORKSHOP:</strong></p>\n<p><strong>ATTENTION\, ALGORITHMS\, AND POLITICAL AGENCY</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Professor Karen Frost-Arnold</strong></p>\n<p><strong>8 October 11:00&ndash\;13:00 SAST</strong></p>\n<p>ZOOM LINK: <strong>https://zoom.us/j/93746284833</strong></p>\n<p>VENUE: 11TH Floor Boardroom\,UJ on Empire\, Johannesburg South Africa</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong><strong>ABSTRACT:</strong></p>\n<p>This workshop will examine how social media algorithms shape what online content we see\, and what we don't see. These algorithms raise interesting questions about political agency. On the one hand\, social media algorithms are proprietary secrets that we cannot choose. On the other hand\, algorithms can be trained by users. For example\, TikTok users put time into teaching the algorithm to show them content they want to consume. In this workshop\, we will discuss how corporate algorithms constrain our democratic agency\, and we will discuss actions that citizens can take to regain control of our online public spaces. I will argue that epistemically responsible agents work to train these algorithms\, even though they are never fully under our control. I argue that part of this epistemic responsibility is learning how to regulate our emotions so that we can pay attention to challenging material.</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>BIO:</strong></p>\n<p>Karen Frost-Arnold is a Professor of Philosophy at Hobart &amp\; William Smith Colleges in New York and a Visiting Associate Professor at the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science at the University of Johannesburg. Her research focuses on social epistemology\, trust\, feminist philosophy\, and epistemology of the internet. Her book <em>Who Should We Be Online? A Social Epistemology for the Internet</em> was published by Oxford University Press in January 2023.</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>INFO</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Inquiries:</strong><strong></strong>pbenton@uj.ac.za<strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>ACEPS:</strong><strong></strong>https://www.uj.ac.za/aceps</p>\n<p><strong>Organiser:</strong><strong></strong>Paige Benton</p>\n<p><strong>Funding:</strong><strong></strong>GES Grant</p>\n<p>All are welcome!</p>\n<p>Paige Benton</p>
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