Claudia Scholz

Justice Louis Brandeis:

Students, staff, faculty turning to ChatGPT? That means they are being asked to do things they don't have the time, resources, support, etc to do.

The great thing about AI is that if the claims made for it turn out to be false it will destroy the economy, and if the claims made for it turn out to be true it will also destroy the economy.

Poster of the Gender and Tech Online Talk Series, featuring the fifth event: "Data Work and Political Participation." It has a white background with red letters on top, and white letters on a red background in the middle. The poster lists the speakers: Milagros Miceli (DAIR Institute) and Tatiana Dias (The Intercept Brasil), as well as the moderator, Yasmin Curzi. The event takes place on October 29, 11am EDT. It is co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia. There are two logos at the bottom: UVA DTD Lab and UVA School of Data Science.

Want to learn more about how data labour is gendered in its structures, practices & outcomes? Join us for the 5th talk in our Gender & Tech Series on 10/29, 11am EDT, w/ @milamiceli.bsky.social & @tatikmd.bsky.social.
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With @yasmincurzi.com

How much will you save or lose with Trump’s ‘big’ tax bill? How will Trump’s tax bill affect your finances? Check out its effects using this calculator.

Even if you benefit, you lose, because your neighbors will be worse off.

Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans

If attempted, this would constitute flagrant violations of the Privacy Act of 1974 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...

We’re minimizing the horror of Trump’s military birthday parade | Judith Levine The media has focused on the price tag and potholes. But history may mark 14 June as the ceremonial birth of US fascism

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Opinion | One Moment That Foretold It All (Gift Article) The most consequential day of Donald Trump’s second term came before it even began.

"This isn’t a coalition government; it’s a royal court. Trump is surrounded by courtiers who wield influence so long as they maintain his favor and not a moment longer. When is the last time he heard the word “no,” or was told, “I’m sorry, sir, you can’t”? "

We finally got our union made stickers for the @civictechallies.bsky.social!

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you might check the Scrappy Elephant; maybe put a request on their bulletin board for the yarn you are seeking.
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Flyer for the Gender and Tech Online Talk Series. It features abstract patterns in the colours white, dark purple and light purple. There is a QR code for registration and the following information: Digital colonialism, April 25, 11:00-12:15pm EDT Renata Ávila, Open Knowledge Foundation Marília Maciel, Diplo Foundation Moderated by Yasmin Curzi Co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia Logos: UVA Digital Technology for Democracy Lab and School of Data Science

This Friday (4/25), 11am EDT, we have the 1st webinar in our Gender & Tech Online Talk Series. The month's topic is digital colonialism with @avilarenata.bsky.social (OKF) & Marília Maciel (Diplo). Free & open to the public, co-organized w/ @yasmincurzi.com. Register virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

DOGE sought to assign a team to an independent nonprofit group A representative of DOGE met with leaders of the Vera Institute of Justice, a nonprofit organization that advocates for lower incarceration rates.

"U.S. DOGE Service representatives told leaders of a nonprofit group Tuesday that it wants to assign members of its team to work at all institutes or agencies that receive federal funds"