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But we can.
Our programmers and politicians can't fix it in time.
Biased, incorrect, and illegal
AI and algorithms
are destroying lives.
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thank you to our clients and partners
for proving diverse citizens can still put their differences aside and fight for our reality, sanity, and national security.
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But we do.
Tech companies, schools, and politicians don't know how to
save us in time.
Disinformation and digital division are driving us to insanity
and civil war.
Unless the AI Apocalypse sends us back to the dark ages first
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America is headed toward a digital civil war.
Or, at a minimum, a very uncivil informational divorce.
Algorithmic filter bubbles -- which use our data to decide which reality we live in-- and encoded postmodern insanity are to blame.
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MN LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER
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MN EQUAL JUSTICE RESEARCH CENTER
MN DEPT. OF HEALTH
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EDUCATION AND TRAININGS
NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
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ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
IOWA BAR ASSOCIATION
NEBRASKA BAR ASSOCIATION
DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF LITERACY NARRATIVES
NORTH SUBURBAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
NORTHEAST SCULPTURE GALLERY
MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
STEVE FLETCHER
ABDI WARSAME
LATRISHA VETAW
PHILIPE CUNNINGHAM
SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
MITRA JILALI
NELSIE YANG
RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
SIMON TRAUTMANN
MINNESOTA STATE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES & SENATORS
PEGGY SCOTT
SCOTT LUCERO
DR. STEVE JENSEN
JEREMY MUNSON
"Regulating Artificial Intelligence - Is Global Consensus Possible?"
Forbes.
Sep 9, 2022
“Criminal Conviction By Algorithms Are
Ruining Innocent Lives.”
Omaha World Herald.
August 29, 2021
w/ Thomas Freeman, and Libby Otto
“After Facebook Scandal,
Local College Students Are Talking Issues of Big Tech.”
NBC KARE-11 Evening News (Minneapolis) I NBC WTOL 11 (Toledo) I NBC KHOU 11 (Houston)
NBC KXTV (Sacramento)7 November 2021
“Why Isn’t There Social Media Forgiveness?”
NBC KARE-11
Breaking the News.
Minneapolis:
13 September 2018
“How To Protect Your Personal
Info on Facebook.”
NBC KARE-11.Breaking the News.
Minneapolis: 21 March 2018
“Digital Ethics and the Institute for Digital Humanity.”
Human Lawyer.
December 2021
w/ Shea Sullivan and Aaron McKain"Institute for Digital Humanity,
part 1."
AI and You.
March 28, 2022
w/ Shea Sullivan and Hannah Grubbs
"Institute for Digital Humanity,
part 2."AI and You. April 4, 2022
“What is Digital Ethics.”
Our Black News. May 2021
w/ Julius Hernandez and Annelane Sallee.
"Creighton Prof To Talk Digital Literary At SXSW EDU.”
Omaha Daily Record.
February 18, 2022
“NCU Technology Students
Impacting Nation.’
AG News.December 12, 2021
"Aaron McKain: Pushing Students to be the Innovators of Tomorrow."Pipers in Depth.
(Hamline University.)
April 2017"Students Are Harnessing the Power of Digital Media to Problem-Solve and
Strengthen Human Connection."
Hamline University News.July 2016
NEWS: print & tv
PODCASTS
INDUSTRY & COMMUNITY PRESS
"Regulating Artificial Intelligence - Is Global Consensus Possible?"
Forbes.
Sep 9, 2022
“Criminal Conviction By Algorithms Are
Ruining Innocent Lives.”
Omaha World Herald.
August 29, 2021
w/ Thomas Freeman, and Libby Otto
“After Facebook Scandal,
Local College Students Are Talking Issues of Big Tech.”
NBC KARE-11 Evening News (Minneapolis) I NBC WTOL 11 (Toledo) I NBC KHOU 11 (Houston)
NBC KXTV (Sacramento)7 November 2021
“Why Isn’t There Social Media Forgiveness?”
NBC KARE-11
Breaking the News.
Minneapolis:
13 September 2018
“How To Protect Your Personal
Info on Facebook.”
NBC KARE-11.Breaking the News.
Minneapolis: 21 March 2018
“Digital Ethics and the Institute for Digital Humanity.”
Human Lawyer.
December 2021
w/ Shea Sullivan and Aaron McKain"Institute for Digital Humanity,
part 1."
AI and You.
March 28, 2022
w/ Shea Sullivan and Hannah Grubbs
"Institute for Digital Humanity,
part 2."AI and You. April 4, 2022
“What is Digital Ethics.”
Our Black News. May 2021
w/ Julius Hernandez and Annelane Sallee.
"Creighton Prof To Talk Digital Literary At SXSW EDU.”
Omaha Daily Record.
February 18, 2022
“NCU Technology Students
Impacting Nation.’
AG News.December 12, 2021
"Aaron McKain: Pushing Students to be the Innovators of Tomorrow."Pipers in Depth.
(Hamline University.)
April 2017"Students Are Harnessing the Power of Digital Media to Problem-Solve and
Strengthen Human Connection."
Hamline University News.July 2016
NEWS: print & tv
PODCASTS
INDUSTRY & COMMUNITY PRESS
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RESEARCH & CONSULTING
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Neither side gets everything they want.
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Principles of Digital Law and Ethics
CPI TechREG Chronicle.
Special Issue on Machine Learning. Feb 2023
w/ Thomas Freeman, Samson Hall
"A Primer on Digital and Data Science Ethics."
Nebraska Lawyer. Sept/Oct 2022
w/ Thomas Freeman, Samson Hall
“Criminal Conviction By Algorithms Are Ruining Innocent Lives.”
Omaha World Herald. August 29, 2021
w/ Thomas Freeman and Elizabeth Otto.
“The Legal Implications of Algorithmic Decision-Making.”
Nebraska Lawyer. May/June 2020w/ Thomas Freeman and Samson Hall.
As Technology Evolves, So Will the Law, and So Must Attorneys,
Nebraska Lawyer. July/August 2019
w/ Thomas Freeman
"Using the Lens of Narrative Theory to Rethink Digital Ethics"
International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference.
Proceedings. (Forthcoming)
With Marci Exted and Thomas Freeman
Winner:
Primeaux Award for Best Paper
(First Runner-Up)PUBLICATIONS
INVITED ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCES
“Using the Lens of Narrative Theory to Rethink Digital Ethics."
International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference.
With Marci Exted and Thomas Freeman. October 2022
Winner: Primeaux Best Paper Award. (Runner-Up.)“Privacy 3.0: Using Narrative Theory to Reframe Health Data Sanctity.”
Inaugural Transatlantic Dialogue on Humanity and AI Regulation.
Hosted by HEC Paris. Paris, France. May 2022
Reported on in Forbes:
“Regulating Global Intelligence: Is Global Consensus Possible"
September 9, 2022“Privacy 3.0: Using Narrative Theory to Forgive, Forget, and Re-Program Digital Dignity.”
Data, Law, and AI Ethics Research Colloquium.
With Thomas Freeman. Organizers: Indiana University, Virginia Tech,
and University of Pennsylvania. Online. April 2022
“Triangulating Hate Speech and Free Speech in Algorithmic Environments.”
Indiana University.
Bloomington, IN: April 2022 (Online.)
“Algorithmic Unreliability: Narrative Theory, Digital Ethics,
and The Constitutionality of Employment AI.”Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business.
With Thomas Freeman and Marci Exted.
Chicago, IL and Online: March 2022
“Redefining Digital Literary: Algorithms and You.”
SXSW EDU.
With Thomas Freeman, Ayin Morales-Monge, and Shea Sullivan. March 2022
Winner of online voting competition to present.
“Privacy 3.0: Forgiveness and Student Data After Mahoney.”
International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference: DePaul University.
With Thomas Freeman, Simon Truatman, and Amanda Aherns. Chicago, IL: October 2021
“Algorithmic Bias: How Cross Functional Networks Can Fight Digitized Discrimination.”
Heider Business Symposium: Creighton University.
With Dr. Aaron McKain, Thomas Freeman, Elizabeth Otto, Ayin Monge, and Julius Hernandez. Omaha, NE. October 2021
“Reckoning With Robots; The Constitutional Implications of Using Algorithms to Make Human Decisions.”
Midwest Associate of Legal Studies in Business/Midwest Business Administration Association Annual Conference.
With Thomas Freeman. Chicago, IL: March 2021
“Digital Ethics: What’s Next?”
OSTROM Workshop. Indiana University School of Business.
With Julius Hernandez and Shea Sullivan. Bloomington, IN: February 2021
“A Taxonomy of Algorithmic Unreliability: Using Facial Recognition to Map Constitutional Issues.”
Data, Law, and AI Ethics Research Colloquium. Indiana University & Virginia Tech University.
Online (COVID): May 2020
“Racist Robots? A Visual Primer on Understanding Algorithmic Bias.”
Midwest Associate of Legal Studies in Business/Midwest Business Administration Association Annual Conference.
With Thomas Freeman, Ayin Monge-Morales, and Moises Morales. March 2020
“Rhetoric Versus the Robots: Mapping the Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Algorithmic Discrimination.”
Consortium for the Study of Religion, Ethics and Society at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
Bloomington, IN. November 2019
“Why Digital Rights Is The New Civil Rights Movement.”North Carolina A & T State University.
Greensboro, NC: May 2018
“What Norm MacDonald and Narrative Theory Can Teach Us
About Social Media Privacy Big Data Reasoning.”
Hamline University.
Saint Paul, MN. April 2017
(In conjunction w/ exhibition for World Press Freedom Day.)
"What Would Jesus Program?”
Rhetoric Society of America.
Portland, OR. May 2020
“Racist Robots: A Visual Primer on Understanding Algorithmic Bias.”
Midwest Business Administrative Association/Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business Joint Conference.
With Tom Freeman and Dan Schneider. Chicago, IL. March 2020
“Rhetoric Versus the Robots II: The Ethics of Algorithmic Unreliability.”
International Society for the Study of Narrative.
With Weston Cregut and Rebekah Winkel. New Orleans, LA. March 2020
“Privacy 3.0: Using Narrative Theory to Navigate Legal, Corporate, and Community Debates on Algorithmic Ethics.”
Data, Law, and AI Ethics Research Colloquium. Washington and Lee School of Law.
With Thomas Freeman. Lexington, VA. April 2019
COMPETITIVE ACADEMIC
CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS“Algorithmic Bias in the Criminal Justice System: Cheat Codes for Defense Attorneys.”
Minnesota Legal Rights Center. Workshop.
With Marci Exted and Tom Freeman.
Fall 2022
“Technology Inclusivity in Online Dispute Resolution.”
American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Technology Expo.
With Angie Raymond and Isak NitAsare.Online. July 2021
"The Civil Rights Challenges Posed by Algorithmic Bias"
Iowa State Bar Association, 2022.
With Thomas Freeman
"Legal Considerations of Algorithmic Decision Making"
Nebraska State Bar Association, 2022.
With Thomas Freeman
Pitfalls of Using Algorithms in Hiring Decisions"
Iowa State Bar Association 2022
With Thomas Freeman
The Promises and Perils of Algorithmic Decision Making"
Omaha West Rotary, 2022.
With Thomas Freeman
"Reckoning with Robots: Understanding the Impacts of Algorithmic Decision Making"
Suburban Rotary of Omaha, 2022.
With Thomas Freeman
"Algorithmic Discrimination: How Algorithms
Affect Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts"
Jacksonville State University, 2021.
With Thomas Freeman
"Algorithmic Discrimination: How Algorithms
Affect Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts"
University of Nevada-Reno. 2021.
With Thomas Freeman
“Internet Security and Cyberbullying Prevention Workshop.”
Little Earth Native Community.
Minneapolis, MN. April 2019
Funded By: Minnesota Health and Human Services.
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ADVOCACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
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“Plugging In: Race, Technology, and Surveillance Workshop for Advocates and Educators.”
Northeast Sculpture Gallery: Minneapolis, MN. October 2021
With ACLU MN, Safety Not Surveillance, Reclaim the Block, Councilman Simon Trautmann (Richfield, MN), and Councilman Steve Fletcher (Minneapolis, MN).
“Digital Rights Are Civil Rights: Race and Technology.”
Juried International Art Exhibition and Community Education Event
Minneapolis MN and Online: February 2021
With the Institute for Digital Humanity, Institute for Aesthetic Advocacy, ACLU MN, Native Youth Arts Collective, and Councilman Steve Fletcher.
ART & CIVIC FORUMS
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International juried exhibition and civic forum.
Minneapolis and online. May 2020.
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Curated to catalyze cross-cultural conversations on our post-COVID-19 existence and start to rebuild
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