[Petit Fours #416] On human–robot interaction, stepping stones, and impossible creatures
Hi, all! Without further ado, from the midst of CSCW reviewing, DIS writing, and other back-to-work operations that have left me little time for academic...
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[Petit Fours #415] On control, WhatsApp, and research as a leisure activity
Happy new year! With backpacks unpacked after a refreshingly social holiday, here’s what I’ve got for you: #1 Control theory is not my domain at all but I...
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[Petit Fours #414] On intimate technology, Question Zero, and things that go
Hi, everyone! Here comes the final Petit Fours of 2024: #1 Ending the year on a high note, I’m very happy to share a pre-print of our forthcoming paper...
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[Petit Fours #413] On intimate surveillance, academic citizenship, and language
Hi, everyone! Here are this week’s recommendations: #1 Whether you have an interest in surveillance technology or not, How to Watch a Baby, a comic by...
[Petit Fours #412] On sleep, social media, and living in the broken world
Hi, all! We’ve made it to December – just a few weeks now until the holidays. Here’s what I’ve got for you today: #1 My longing for community is...
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[Petit Fours #411] On orders from an algorithm, AI therapists, and Reproduction
Hi, everyone! Here’s what I’ve got for you this week: #1 Today, I’m in Aarhus, Denmark, on the final work trip of the year. I’m here to serve on the...
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[Petit Fours #410] On license to critique, safeguards, and visible mending
Hi, all! Without further ado, here’s what I’ve got for you today: #1 Last week at CSCW, I got to present right after David Widder (whose work our paper draws...
[Petit Fours #409] On CSCW 2024, ethical challenges, and the vandola
Greetings from Costa Rica! After our workshop on the Work of AI and some local adventures, today it’s time to switch into full conference mode: #1 Check out...
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[Petit Fours #408] On care, relational labor, and Nordic perspectives
Hi, everyone! Here’s what I’ve got for you this week, as I’m preparing for travel to CSCW 2024: #1 We have a small Exhibit X piece out in the Interactions...
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[Petit Fours #407] On outside options, synthetic users, and images of AI
Hi, all! Here’s what I’ve got for you today: #1 In exciting news, the first, Master’s level pilot course in our CIVIS microprogramme Equitable and Just...
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[Petit Fours #406] On classroom rules, AI Cleanup, and the dark side of social media
Hi, all! Here’s what I’ve got for you today, as I launch into a somewhat overly full week of teaching and reviewing: #1 Generative AI is causing a big mess...
[Petit Fours #405] On urban interaction, luck, and publication venues
Hi, everyone! Here’s what I’ve got for you today, from amidst amazing autumn colors and shortening days: #1 At the end of this month, Wendy Ju will be giving...
[Petit Fours #404] On care robots, platforms, and a ghost in the throat
Hi, all! Here’s what I’ve got for you today: #1 In exciting news, CSCW 2025 is now confirmed to take place in Bergen, Norway. This is the first time ever the...
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[Petit Fours #403] On AI in the street, design ethics at work, and permission to play
Hi, everyone! Launching into a week of fully autumnal weather and a flurry of todos, here’s what I’ve got for you: #1 Sharon Lindberg will be defending her...
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[Petit Fours #402] On art, automation, and the adoption of generative AI
Hi, everyone! Here’s what I’ve got for you this week: #1 New Media and Society recently published a special issue on Automating Communication in the Digital...
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[Petit Fours #401] On pleasing the algorithm, collaborating with bots, and a final CSCW workshop call
Hi, everyone! Without further ado, here’s what I’ve on my mind this week: #1 The final deadline for expressions of interest to our CSCW workshop The Work of...
[Petit Fours #400] On analog privilege, data work, and Pippi Longstocking
Hi, everyone! Here’s what I’d like to share with you in this 400th(!!) edition of Petit Fours: #1 Maroussia Lévesque’s piece The Future is Analog (If You Can...
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[Petit Fours #399] On algorithmic management in minor key, job automation, and the Nordic Gender Fund
Hi, folks! As the season is changing and the semester is starting, here’s what I’ve got for you: #1 In reading about algorithmic management, I’m always on...
[Petit Fours #398] On synthetic data, food delivery, and worker data collectives
Hi, everyone! Without further ado, here’s what I’ve got for you this week: #1 Synthetic data is mind-boggling stuff: ‘Intersectional hallucinations’: why AI...
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[Petit Fours #397] On labor-intensive workplaces, sustainability, and museums
Hi, everyone! Here’s what I’ve got for you today: #1 Folks interested in worker-centered research and design, check out Amazon Z to A: Speculative Design to...