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Evan Selinger
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February 19, 2022
Bring back the woolly mammoth? Steal DNA? The prospects and pitfalls of rewriting life
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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January 22, 2022
How real could virtual reality become?
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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November 3, 2021
RIT alumnus studies the intersection of technology and the liberal arts
Though he graduated with a computer science degree, Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad ’06 spent much of his time at RIT in the College of Liberal Arts. He is a firm believer that inserting humanities and the liberal arts into science and technology curricula is imperative. Ahmad will return to RIT Nov. 4 as this fall’s Stan McKenzie Salon speaker for a virtual conversation with his former professor, Evan Selinger.
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October 22, 2021
Please don’t wear a computer on your face
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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June 9, 2021
Facial Verification Won’t Fight Fraud
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by Wired.
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May 27, 2021
Q&A: The social costs of AI
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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May 13, 2021
Q&A: What’s the point of automated gender recognition software?
Guest essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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April 5, 2021
Health Care A.I. Needs to Get Real
Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, talks with Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad '06 (computer science), principal research scientist at KenSci Inc., about using artificial intelligence in the medical field. Selinger has published six pieces on Medium’s OneZero platform about the intersection of technology and liberal arts.
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January 30, 2020
Don’t expect a $550 million settlement to stop Facebook from scanning your face
Vox talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about restrictions on facial recognition technologies.
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November 19, 2019
Facial recognition: Do you really control how your face is being used?
USA Today talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about regulation of facial recognition technology.
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October 17, 2019
What Happens When Employers Can Read Your Facial Expressions?
Guest essay co-written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The New York Times.
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July 12, 2019
The Week in Tech: Big Brother May Be Watching, but for How Long?
The New York Times talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about facial recognition technology.