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How to Make Critical Decision-Making Systems Fairer and Build Trust in AI
March 22, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonResearchers from UMD and GW are creating a new measure to make AI systems involved in parole decisions and loan approvals fairer

(Video) MacLeod Lecture: Advocating for Books, Children and Imagination in a Time of Division: a Conversation with Meg Medina
March 15, 2024 | Logan Delavan-HooverNewberry winner speaks on children’s literature

(Video) SoDa Seed Grant Series: Socio-Algorithmic Foundations of Trustworthy News Recommendations
March 12, 2024 | Logan Delavan-HooverPrivacy experts speak on national data efforts

(Video) OTTRS Speaker Series: The X-Culture Global Research Platform
March 8, 2024 | Logan Delavan-HooverInternational business professor shares insights about a crowdsourcing platform for business challenges, talent recruitment, and cultur …

The UMD Do Good Institute
14 Incredible Teams Selected as 2024 Do Good Challenge Semi-Finalists
March 7, 2024 | UMD StaffINFO students Wadi Ahmed and Ruka Ayele are among the semi-finalists!

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Scientific American: Everything to Know About OpenAI’s New Text-to-Video Generator, Sora (ft. Irene Pasquetto)
March 7, 2024 | INFO StaffA new AI software that generates realistic videos is raising concerns around misinformation applications

Inaugural digital literacy training for trainers at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore
Partnering with Enoch Pratt—and Beyond
March 7, 2024 | Julie Slivka | UMD ExtensionUMD Extension and the INFO College partner to bring digital literacy to all Marylanders