Institute for Technoscience & Society Virtual Seminar Series with Yousif Hassan

Join us for an ITS virtual talk titled “The politics of memory: Language technologies and decolonization in South Africa” with Dr. Yousif Hassan (University of Michigan) on Feb. 26 from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Yousif Hassan is an assistant professor at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and School of Information. His research focuses on the social, economic, and political implications of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, natural language processing, blockchain among other technologies with a particular emphasis on technoscientific innovation, development, and the digital economy. Hassan’s interest is at the intersection of social justice and technology and innovation policy. His most recent work investigates the development of AI and its innovation ecosystem across multiple African countries focusing on AI, data governance, the data economy, and the sociotechnical knowledge production and innovation practices of governments, scientists, and the tech industry. This is in collaboration with The Harriet Tubman Institute.

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