#informàtics — Public Fediverse posts
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I have an opening in my group at RWTH Aachen University for a research internship for a bachelor or master's student in chemistry or computer science who would like to learn about cheminformatics methods in catalyst design for plastics recycling. Most appropriate for someone already based in Bonn or Aachen
more info: https://zenodo.org/records/20758266
#cheminformatics #circulareconomy #recycling #chemistry #internship #informatics #inorganic
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“Is Archaeological Data Labor Sustainable? Only through Ethical and Policy Reforms, Open Data Emphases on Public Engagement, and Indigenous Data Sovereignty.” Advances in Archaeological Practice, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1017/aap.2026.10164
ABS: “The proliferation of information and communication technologies in US archaeology has created myriad expectations for professional labor throughout the life cycle of data. Technological adoption has outpaced the development of professional and ethical frameworks, leaving archaeological data labor unsustainable in our under-resourced discipline. This article reviews traditional Western paradigms underpinning legal and intellectual property models that have shaped archaeological data standards and contribute to problematic outcomes for archaeological data labor, alienate publics from primary data of publicly mandated heritage preservation, disregard Indigenous Data Sovereignty, and enable the extractive commodification of heritage for AI enterprises … This article illuminates the current state of archaeological data labor across the discipline through a critical review of policies, legislation, and ethics surrounding data governance (e.g., CARE, FAIR, and the US OPEN Government Data Act) and describes how archaeologists can integrate these efforts into technological initiatives across the full spectrum of archaeological practice.”
#archaeology #anthropology #indigenous #datasovereignty #digitalsovereignty #informatics #ai #artificialintelligence
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“Is Archaeological Data Labor Sustainable? Only through Ethical and Policy Reforms, Open Data Emphases on Public Engagement, and Indigenous Data Sovereignty.” Advances in Archaeological Practice, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1017/aap.2026.10164
ABS: “The proliferation of information and communication technologies in US archaeology has created myriad expectations for professional labor throughout the life cycle of data. Technological adoption has outpaced the development of professional and ethical frameworks, leaving archaeological data labor unsustainable in our under-resourced discipline. This article reviews traditional Western paradigms underpinning legal and intellectual property models that have shaped archaeological data standards and contribute to problematic outcomes for archaeological data labor, alienate publics from primary data of publicly mandated heritage preservation, disregard Indigenous Data Sovereignty, and enable the extractive commodification of heritage for AI enterprises … This article illuminates the current state of archaeological data labor across the discipline through a critical review of policies, legislation, and ethics surrounding data governance (e.g., CARE, FAIR, and the US OPEN Government Data Act) and describes how archaeologists can integrate these efforts into technological initiatives across the full spectrum of archaeological practice.”
#archaeology #anthropology #indigenous #datasovereignty #digitalsovereignty #informatics #ai #artificialintelligence
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Wells and VanderVeen. 2026. "An Anthropological Understanding of Artificial Intelligence Transformations in Civic and Domestic Life, Labor, and Higher Education Through the Cybernetic Organism (Cyborg) Concept." Maguare 40(1). https://www.proquest.com/openview/639ef067e3f8c2598a88bcf491d198b1
"This essay uses cyborg anthropology to model interactions between humans and artificial intelligence (AI) and highlights potential strengths and weaknesses of AI regarding learning and innovation. Informed by Haraway’s emphases on inequalities, we recognize AI is neither a separate nor superior form of intelligence, but a tool that augments human agency. Current examples of AI implementation in the civic, domestic, labor, and educational domains expose the potential of AI for biases and oppression as a human construct that reflects and affects the sociocultural and ethical values of its creators and users. These examples inform practical and ethical considerations for the development and use of AI in the future, including structured human-AI collaboration, promotion of human-AI literacy, respect for human dignity and rights, and addressing inherent biases and inequalities."
#anthropology #sociology #evolution #artificialintelligence #cyborg #informatics #computerscience
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Wells and VanderVeen. 2026. "An Anthropological Understanding of Artificial Intelligence Transformations in Civic and Domestic Life, Labor, and Higher Education Through the Cybernetic Organism (Cyborg) Concept." Maguare 40(1). https://www.proquest.com/openview/639ef067e3f8c2598a88bcf491d198b1
"This essay uses cyborg anthropology to model interactions between humans and artificial intelligence (AI) and highlights potential strengths and weaknesses of AI regarding learning and innovation. Informed by Haraway’s emphases on inequalities, we recognize AI is neither a separate nor superior form of intelligence, but a tool that augments human agency. Current examples of AI implementation in the civic, domestic, labor, and educational domains expose the potential of AI for biases and oppression as a human construct that reflects and affects the sociocultural and ethical values of its creators and users. These examples inform practical and ethical considerations for the development and use of AI in the future, including structured human-AI collaboration, promotion of human-AI literacy, respect for human dignity and rights, and addressing inherent biases and inequalities."
#anthropology #sociology #evolution #artificialintelligence #cyborg #informatics #computerscience
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1/n (Book list follows ...)
Just received my Spring course evaluations for a seminar on "Computer & Information Ethics" which was cross-listed between #ComputerScience #Informatics #Anthropology and #Sociology - I was a bit concerned 5mo ago when I started because of how the world is right now and how anti-ethics in tech are being sold & shoved down people's throats. How would students respond to a "tech" class on human rights, cross-cultural expressions of safety, deeply critical deconstructions of the way money and political power influence our tools?I should have had more faith.
The kids are alright.
1: "I took an "equivalent" course at another university and they didn't actually teach me anything about ethics. I actually feel like this course challenged me to hold myself to a little bit higher of a standard as I prepare to enter the workforce."
2. "He designed a spectacular, challenging, and well prepared course. Dr. Wells is one of the few teachers I've had where I can't complain about anything they have done. Genuinely give this guy a medal or something."
3. "It felt like the class was more about actually learning and thinking critically and less on harsh grading, which I enjoyed. I found myself even talking to friends and family about the topics I learned and I also spent time researching and learning more about certain topics because I felt as if I was able to enjoy the class and not specifically worry about passing a test."
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1/n (Book list follows ...)
Just received my Spring course evaluations for a seminar on "Computer & Information Ethics" which was cross-listed between #ComputerScience #Informatics #Anthropology and #Sociology - I was a bit concerned 5mo ago when I started because of how the world is right now and how anti-ethics in tech are being sold & shoved down people's throats. How would students respond to a "tech" class on human rights, cross-cultural expressions of safety, deeply critical deconstructions of the way money and political power influence our tools?I should have had more faith.
The kids are alright.
1: "I took an "equivalent" course at another university and they didn't actually teach me anything about ethics. I actually feel like this course challenged me to hold myself to a little bit higher of a standard as I prepare to enter the workforce."
2. "He designed a spectacular, challenging, and well prepared course. Dr. Wells is one of the few teachers I've had where I can't complain about anything they have done. Genuinely give this guy a medal or something."
3. "It felt like the class was more about actually learning and thinking critically and less on harsh grading, which I enjoyed. I found myself even talking to friends and family about the topics I learned and I also spent time researching and learning more about certain topics because I felt as if I was able to enjoy the class and not specifically worry about passing a test."
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Hi from #mci
On my way to #den for some business around https://amia.org/education-events/amplify-informatics-conference
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Hi from #mci
On my way to #den for some business around https://amia.org/education-events/amplify-informatics-conference
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Has anyone done a randomized and/or controlled version of this pre- versus post- test of an automatic order set change protocol?
https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70283
Highly scalable, if a health system is willing to experiment!
#medicine #pneumonia #antibioticResistance #xRisk #informatics
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Has anyone done a randomized and/or controlled version of this pre- versus post- test of an automatic order set change protocol?
https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70283
Highly scalable, if a health system is willing to experiment!
#medicine #pneumonia #antibioticResistance #xRisk #informatics
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math is not ready for ai, infosec is not ready for ai, one could say it takes ai to fight ai to large degree #the race is on #fomo #informatics
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math is not ready for ai, infosec is not ready for ai, one could say it takes ai to fight ai to large degree #the race is on #fomo #informatics
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Researchers optimized ultra-wideband wireless signal transmission for swallowable medical devices by individually adjusting frequency components, enabling multiple implants to coordinate and transmit clearer signals through the human body.
#BiomedicalEngineering #Informatics #sflorg
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Researchers optimized ultra-wideband wireless signal transmission for swallowable medical devices by individually adjusting frequency components, enabling multiple implants to coordinate and transmit clearer signals through the human body.
#BiomedicalEngineering #Informatics #sflorg
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NASA Awards Data Engineering, Informatics Support Contract
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=nasa-awards-data-engineering-informatics-support-contract
<p>NASA has selected Development Seed of Washington to provide research and development services to the
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A well researched and written book addressing a topic (named by the title) critically important to explore at the dawning of the age of #AI.
I especially appreciated how Brooks capped it with a chapter on wisdom, and what is a "community of truth." Particularly inspiring from my #HCI and #informatics -oriented mind.
I hope to relay some of the contents of this book to my children, if I can.
(comment on How to Know a Person)
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The anti-Free aspects of the design of the "app" paradigm are:
Ⓐ Your screen space:
A company controls those pixels. The #desktopMetaphor is the root of this #enshittifiability, with "windows" defining a portal between your attention and the informatic space unilaterally controlled by the developer.
An alternative is how GNU and the shell work, where the human invokes the function, which humbly takes no more time than necessary and exits, leaving just what was requested.
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The anti-Free aspects of the design of the "app" paradigm are:
Ⓐ Your screen space:
A company controls those pixels. The #desktopMetaphor is the root of this #enshittifiability, with "windows" defining a portal between your attention and the informatic space unilaterally controlled by the developer.
An alternative is how GNU and the shell work, where the human invokes the function, which humbly takes no more time than necessary and exits, leaving just what was requested.
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Seeking advice. I frequently teach a #HigherEd #AcademicChatter class in the US on Social Informatics which includes a module on #OpenGovernment and #CivicTech to give students an overview of the sector (international, national, state/provincial, local) as a public good, driver of economic health, and locus for potential careers. Obviously there have been changes in US federal policies with deleterious trends in the past year, and I have those covered.
I am seeking help covering emerging #DigitalSovereignty trends. Especially those which involve non-US entities leaving or planning departures from US-based tech because of any combination of tariff demands, copyright/surveillance policies, or other concerns about corporate and/or political power. I already cover the UK transition to Open Document Format in 2014. So I'm not presenting this as something new, but the speed and urgency is definitely picking up (see example links of EU moves to promote FOSS alternatives to US tech, France dropping Teams and Zoom).
1. Examples and links are definitely welcome
2. Thoughts from folks about how to explain this emergent scenario to US-based #ComputerScience and #Informatics and other college students, and its impacts on their futures. Thoughts from outside and inside the US are very welcome.
3. Same as no.2 but where do you see this trend in 5 years? 10 years?
You read this far? Thank you! Wow!
e.g. France https://www.zdnet.com/article/france-dumps-teams-zoom-digital-sovereignty-replacement/
