Siobhan Mackenzie Hall
@smhall97.bsky.social
🇿🇦 | Fairness in AI | University of Oxford | Deep Learning Indaba | Internships: Google DeepMind || Microsoft Research
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🏆 Announcing the #FAccT2025 best paper awards! 🏆
Congratulations to all the authors of the three best papers and three honorable mention papers.
Be sure to check out their presentations at the conference next week!
facct-blog.github.io/2025-06-20/b...
Congratulations to all the authors of the three best papers and three honorable mention papers.
Be sure to check out their presentations at the conference next week!
facct-blog.github.io/2025-06-20/b...
Announcing Best Paper Awards
The Best Paper Award Committee was chaired this year by Alex Chouldechova and included six Area Chairs. The committee selected three papers for the Best Paper Award and recognized three additional pap...
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We are so proud of our ✨Honourable Mention✨ for the #FAccT2025 Best Paper Awards! This work was borne out of (com)passion, determination & a commitment to challenging norms in dataset collection & evaluation. Read more ➡️ arxiv.org/abs/2406.09496
Catch the presentation on Thurs, 11:45 local time! 🇬🇷
Catch the presentation on Thurs, 11:45 local time! 🇬🇷
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hive-mind, know of any research/academic work that has detailed the various ways social media/large platforms have made audits/critical investigation of these platforms practically impossible. exuberant API fees, access only to partial data even when you can pay fee, retaliation again auditors, etc
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
hive-mind, know of any research/academic work that has detailed the various ways social media/large platforms have made audits/critical investigation of these platforms practically impossible. exuberant API fees, access only to partial data even when you can pay fee, retaliation again auditors, etc
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Spread the word! 📢 The FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics) group at @msftresearch.bsky.social in NYC is hiring interns and postdocs to start in summer 2026! 🎉
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Spread the word! 📢 The FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics) group at @msftresearch.bsky.social in NYC is hiring interns and postdocs to start in summer 2026! 🎉
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
Apply by *December 15* for full consideration.
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It's sad that AI conference reviewers use "incremental" as reason to reject a paper -- e.g., "the contribution of this paper is incremental; reject". Where do they think most progress in science comes from, and what eventually fuels big discoveries?
November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It's sad that AI conference reviewers use "incremental" as reason to reject a paper -- e.g., "the contribution of this paper is incremental; reject". Where do they think most progress in science comes from, and what eventually fuels big discoveries?
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📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
October 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome
pls share with your networks
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every large public institution (esp, universities & schools) reliant on big tech infrastructure should take note as the "bursting of the AI bubble" will bring these sectors down with it
do you now see how the likes of Oxford signing contracts with OpenAI was a grave mistake
do you now see how the likes of Oxford signing contracts with OpenAI was a grave mistake
No firm is immune if AI bubble bursts, Google CEO tells BBC reut.rs/43D5Zl4
No firm is immune if AI bubble bursts, Google CEO tells BBC
Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said no company would be unscathed if the artificial intelligence boom collapses, as soaring valuations and heavy investment in the sector fuel concerns of a bubble.
reut.rs
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
every large public institution (esp, universities & schools) reliant on big tech infrastructure should take note as the "bursting of the AI bubble" will bring these sectors down with it
do you now see how the likes of Oxford signing contracts with OpenAI was a grave mistake
do you now see how the likes of Oxford signing contracts with OpenAI was a grave mistake
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what a great honour to receive the 25th Irish Tatler Women of the Year Award in the category of Innovation. the optimist in me thinks this marks a turn for recognition of the importance of critical work and accountability in AI
www.businesspost.ie/life-luxury/...
www.businesspost.ie/life-luxury/...
November 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
what a great honour to receive the 25th Irish Tatler Women of the Year Award in the category of Innovation. the optimist in me thinks this marks a turn for recognition of the importance of critical work and accountability in AI
www.businesspost.ie/life-luxury/...
www.businesspost.ie/life-luxury/...
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I'm on the job market looking for CS/ischool faculty and related positions! I'm broadly interested in doing research with policymakers and communities impacted by AI to inform and develop mitigations to harms and risks. If you've included any of my work in syllabi or policy docs please let me know!
October 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I'm on the job market looking for CS/ischool faculty and related positions! I'm broadly interested in doing research with policymakers and communities impacted by AI to inform and develop mitigations to harms and risks. If you've included any of my work in syllabi or policy docs please let me know!
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We need new rules for publishing AI-generated research. The teams developing automated AI scientists have customarily submitted their papers to standard refereed venues (journals and conferences) and to arXiv. Often, acceptance has been treated as the dependent variable. 1/
September 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We need new rules for publishing AI-generated research. The teams developing automated AI scientists have customarily submitted their papers to standard refereed venues (journals and conferences) and to arXiv. Often, acceptance has been treated as the dependent variable. 1/
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Pitch your AI startup at NeurIPS 2025 in Mexico City! The application deadline is just a month away on October 15th.
Learn more and apply now: neurips.cc/Conferences/...
Learn more and apply now: neurips.cc/Conferences/...
NeurIPS 2025 Mexico City - Call for Startup Pitch
We’re thrilled to announce the Startup Pitch Competition at the Mexico City satellite location of NeurIPS 2025! This competition offers early-stage AI startups a chance to showcase their innovations…
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September 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Pitch your AI startup at NeurIPS 2025 in Mexico City! The application deadline is just a month away on October 15th.
Learn more and apply now: neurips.cc/Conferences/...
Learn more and apply now: neurips.cc/Conferences/...
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Today is the deadline! But we don't mind if you submit through the weekend, no one is checking ;)
Once more sharing our #CSCW2025 (NOW HYBRID) workshop on how to responsibly curate data for massive AI models. The deadline is September 5 (next Friday)! Note that the application form is simple and minimal :) responsible-data-workshop.github.io/cscw2025/
Workshop on Responsibly Training Foundation Models @ CSCW2025
responsible-data-workshop.github.io
September 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Today is the deadline! But we don't mind if you submit through the weekend, no one is checking ;)
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Research prototype, early access announcement and participatory AI! I am really excited to invite you to try Fabula, an experimental app designed to serve as a writing tool for screenwriters and playwrights of all skill levels. We invite critical feedback: read the thread below!
youtu.be/YH7sZ2GN_m0
youtu.be/YH7sZ2GN_m0
Announcing early access to Fabula, a prototype AI app for writing by Google DeepMind researchers
YouTube video by Piotr Mirowski
youtu.be
September 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Research prototype, early access announcement and participatory AI! I am really excited to invite you to try Fabula, an experimental app designed to serve as a writing tool for screenwriters and playwrights of all skill levels. We invite critical feedback: read the thread below!
youtu.be/YH7sZ2GN_m0
youtu.be/YH7sZ2GN_m0
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want to help shape the future of AI in latin america? then don't miss out on @lasalaai.bsky.social next march!
the past instances of this event have been truly fantastic, and i'm super pumped for the next one next year. don't miss out and apply today!
hope to see you in quito!! ♥️🇪🇨
the past instances of this event have been truly fantastic, and i'm super pumped for the next one next year. don't miss out and apply today!
hope to see you in quito!! ♥️🇪🇨
📢MARK YOUR CALENDARS!🗓️
The Summit of AI in Latin America (SALA, formerly RIIAA) is happening in Quito, Ecuador, March 9-12, 2026, at USFQ!
Want to attend and apply for travel grants? Do so here before October 1st:
forms.gle/PgYUQ2urGNTs...
More details in thread 👇🏾🧵
The Summit of AI in Latin America (SALA, formerly RIIAA) is happening in Quito, Ecuador, March 9-12, 2026, at USFQ!
Want to attend and apply for travel grants? Do so here before October 1st:
forms.gle/PgYUQ2urGNTs...
More details in thread 👇🏾🧵
September 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
want to help shape the future of AI in latin america? then don't miss out on @lasalaai.bsky.social next march!
the past instances of this event have been truly fantastic, and i'm super pumped for the next one next year. don't miss out and apply today!
hope to see you in quito!! ♥️🇪🇨
the past instances of this event have been truly fantastic, and i'm super pumped for the next one next year. don't miss out and apply today!
hope to see you in quito!! ♥️🇪🇨
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Sinners was fun. I enjoyed that film. Good stuff sure.
September 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Sinners was fun. I enjoyed that film. Good stuff sure.
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We have a really strong position paper that has been rejected multiple times from arxiv, both CS.AI and CS.CY, because our "submission does not contain sufficient original or substantive scholarly research and is not of interest to arXiv." Appealing has not helped. Any ideas of what we can do?
August 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We have a really strong position paper that has been rejected multiple times from arxiv, both CS.AI and CS.CY, because our "submission does not contain sufficient original or substantive scholarly research and is not of interest to arXiv." Appealing has not helped. Any ideas of what we can do?
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Honored to be named in TimeAI 100 list, along w/my awesome Google colleagues Josh Woodward & Hartmut Neven & many awesome people.
My recognition is due to collaboration with many great colleagues, so thank you to everyone I've been fortunate to work with over many years! 🙏
time.com/collections/...
My recognition is due to collaboration with many great colleagues, so thank you to everyone I've been fortunate to work with over many years! 🙏
time.com/collections/...
time.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Honored to be named in TimeAI 100 list, along w/my awesome Google colleagues Josh Woodward & Hartmut Neven & many awesome people.
My recognition is due to collaboration with many great colleagues, so thank you to everyone I've been fortunate to work with over many years! 🙏
time.com/collections/...
My recognition is due to collaboration with many great colleagues, so thank you to everyone I've been fortunate to work with over many years! 🙏
time.com/collections/...
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We gathered in Kigali 🌍 for the 2025 Deep Learning Indaba. Nearly 3,000 applied, 1,294 joined in person, 400 virtually. 6 days of AI research, debate, teaching & learning. From 300 in 2017 → to a pan-African Baobab tree. 🌳 #DLI2025 @DeepIndaba 1/
August 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
We gathered in Kigali 🌍 for the 2025 Deep Learning Indaba. Nearly 3,000 applied, 1,294 joined in person, 400 virtually. 6 days of AI research, debate, teaching & learning. From 300 in 2017 → to a pan-African Baobab tree. 🌳 #DLI2025 @DeepIndaba 1/
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I often hear that critical AI researchers should start providing more solutions, but I rarely hear that uncritical AI researchers should start causing fewer problems.
August 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I often hear that critical AI researchers should start providing more solutions, but I rarely hear that uncritical AI researchers should start causing fewer problems.
*What Still Needs to Change*
✊Enforceable rights, contracts that protect us, pay that reflects our value, & systems of accountability.
✊Recognition. AI does not work “by itself.” It works because we work.
✊We need data workers to move from being tools to being co-creators
✊Enforceable rights, contracts that protect us, pay that reflects our value, & systems of accountability.
✊Recognition. AI does not work “by itself.” It works because we work.
✊We need data workers to move from being tools to being co-creators
First up, we have the exceptional Joan Kinyua from the Data Labellers Association, an organisation advocating better rights for data workers ✊
August 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
*What Still Needs to Change*
✊Enforceable rights, contracts that protect us, pay that reflects our value, & systems of accountability.
✊Recognition. AI does not work “by itself.” It works because we work.
✊We need data workers to move from being tools to being co-creators
✊Enforceable rights, contracts that protect us, pay that reflects our value, & systems of accountability.
✊Recognition. AI does not work “by itself.” It works because we work.
✊We need data workers to move from being tools to being co-creators
August 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I’m super excited to be here in Kigali @deeplearningindaba.bsky.social 2025. It’s also such a treat to be learning from Luis Serrano live!
#Indaba2025
#Indaba2025
August 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I’m super excited to be here in Kigali @deeplearningindaba.bsky.social 2025. It’s also such a treat to be learning from Luis Serrano live!
#Indaba2025
#Indaba2025
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Announcing our #interactive session #leads for our workshop co-located with The @deeplearningindaba.bsky.social Kigali, Rwanda 🇷🇼🎉
#like #share and stay #updated with us
#DLI2025
#like #share and stay #updated with us
#DLI2025
August 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Announcing our #interactive session #leads for our workshop co-located with The @deeplearningindaba.bsky.social Kigali, Rwanda 🇷🇼🎉
#like #share and stay #updated with us
#DLI2025
#like #share and stay #updated with us
#DLI2025
Who else is getting extremely amped for the 2025 Deep Learning Indaba? 🪘
August 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Who else is getting extremely amped for the 2025 Deep Learning Indaba? 🪘
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As you begin to register for #CSCW2025, don't forget to consider workshop application! We have made our workshop registration as low effort as possible :)
How can ethical principles translate to the massive data used to train foundation models, like generative AI? Our #CSCW2025 workshop aims to explore how best to define the future of ethical responsibility in large-scale datasets for foundation model training. Apply here: tinyurl.com/CSCW-data
Workshop on Responsibly Training Foundation Models @ CSCW2025
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July 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
As you begin to register for #CSCW2025, don't forget to consider workshop application! We have made our workshop registration as low effort as possible :)
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One of the largest text-image datasets is full of PII, including credit card numbers and birth certificates. Excellent writeup by @eileenguo.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/18/1... Read our full audit and legal analysis arxiv.org/pdf/2506.17185
A major AI training data set contains millions of examples of personal data
Personally identifiable information has been found in DataComp CommonPool, one of the largest open-source data sets used to train image generation models.
www.technologyreview.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
One of the largest text-image datasets is full of PII, including credit card numbers and birth certificates. Excellent writeup by @eileenguo.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/18/1... Read our full audit and legal analysis arxiv.org/pdf/2506.17185