trust & safety researcher working on AI responsibility/safety @spotify; affiliate @bkcharvard
Joined June 2007
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Amar Ashar retweeted
15 Dec 2022
My debut novel, The Great Transition, is ready to roll, cover and all!
So many thanks to the artists at @AtriaBooks
Hits shelves in August but you can pre-order now:
tinyurl.com/GreatTransition
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Amar Ashar retweeted
10 Oct 2022
Inspired to see how our Algorithmic Impact team at Spotify is approaching Algorithmic Responsibility at scale. And even more excited for the journey ahead!
engineering.atspotify.com/20…
cc: @hsmcramer @amarashar @SpotifyEng
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Amar Ashar retweeted
5 Oct 2022
Kinzen’s partnership with Spotify began in 2020. Our aligned vision of online safety led to a deeper relationship, and to a decision we are proud to announce today: that Kinzen has been acquired by Spotify. Read more here: newsroom.spotify.com/2022-10…
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Amar Ashar retweeted
22 Jul 2022
What human values should recommender systems support, how could we measure their outcomes, what designs would achieve this, and what policies would incentivize it?
21 of us got together to write a massive interdisciplinary paper.
arxiv.org/abs/2207.10192
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21 Jun 2022
New job alert: work with an amazing group of experts and help translate insights into product policy @Spotify jobs.lever.co/spotify/3ba4b7…
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Amar Ashar retweeted
13 Jun 2022
Introducing the Spotify Safety Advisory Council. Read about the founding members, the council’s mission, and more. spoti.fi/3xrIPxa
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22 Feb 2022
Interested in Algorithmic responsibility, #auditing, accountability, and impact in all things audio? We're #hiring for a Research Scientist at Spotify: lifeatspotify.com/jobs/resea…
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Amar Ashar retweeted
3 Feb 2022
Next Monday we are presenting the outcomes of the @hiig_berlin Ethics of Digitalization project, funded by @MercatorDE, with partners @BKCHarvard and @digitalasiahub to the German Federal President. Live-stream starting Monday, 10:30. hiig.de/en/new-solutions-for…
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Amar Ashar retweeted
27 Jan 2022
Taxpayers should refuse to use the IRS's biometric technology, @jovialjoy argues: on.theatln.tc/6T1o99g
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12 Nov 2021
Hiring! Looking for PhD students to join our Algorithmic Impact & Responsibility team at Spotify as summer researchers lifeatspotify.com/jobs/summe…
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Amar Ashar retweeted
22 Apr 2021
India is in the throes of a horrendous COVID surge
Horrendous
They are struggling to get more people vaccinated
We are sitting on 35-40 million doses of Astra Zeneca vaccine Americans will never use
Can we please give or lend them to India? Like may be now?
It'll help. A lot
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2 Mar 2021
Our Algorithmic Responsibility team @Spotify is looking for a Machine Learning Research Scientist - jobs.lever.co/spotify/5a5785…. It's a neat opportunity to have direct impact on products and advance #fairness #equity #responsibility and address #algobias for music and podcasts
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Amar Ashar retweeted
12 Jan 2021
Hey, so... My new book is coming out next week, and this will be one of several talks I'm giving on the topic. The book focuses on broken institutions and why mistrust in institutions is the main force in contemporary politics... can't imagine why that might be important :-)
11 Jan 2021
Book talk: Knight Institute's @KGlennBass talks to @EthanZ about his new book, Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them, Jan. 27, 12:30 pm ET, online.
Sign up at the link to join the conversation.
knightcolumbia.org/events/bo…
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Amar Ashar retweeted
8 Jan 2021
Hey, ummm academic lawtwitter, this is gonna get uncomfortable, but we really, really, really need to address the way that law schools elevate and embolden white supremacist students by treating their overt racism as intellectual discourse.
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Amar Ashar retweeted
7 Jan 2021
2nd paragraph in this statement by @BarackObama: "A political party and its accompanying media ecosystem has too often been unwilling to tell their followers the truth...Their fantasy narrative has spiraled further and further from reality...Now we're seeing the consequences."
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Amar Ashar retweeted
10 Dec 2020
Read @rajiinio opus. It so perfectly captures the violence, tragedy, and absurdity of AI discrimination. As the AI community heads into the last half of #NeurIPS2020, we would all be better off if we took Deb’s warning to heart.
technologyreview.com/2020/12…
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Amar Ashar retweeted
3 Dec 2020
A recent survey of 24 "responsible AI" practitioners across multiple sectors by @ruchowdh @bobirakova @hsmcramer @jingyingyang describes the challenges practitioners face in promoting ethical practice inside industry
sloanreview.mit.edu/article/…
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Amar Ashar retweeted
3 Dec 2020
Shocked to wake up to this extremely upsetting news. @timnitGebru's leadership scholarship as well as kindness generosity are unparalleled. I was thrilled to join Timnit's team and to work with and learn from her. Timnit is everything we need right now.
Apparently my manager’s manager sent an email my direct reports saying she accepted my resignation. I hadn’t resigned—I had asked for simple conditions first and said I would respond when I’m back from vacation. But I guess she decided for me :) that’s the lawyer speak.
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Amar Ashar retweeted
1 Dec 2020
Job alert: At Princeton we’re hiring emerging scholars who have Bachelor’s degrees for 2-year positions in tech policy. The program combines classes, 1-on-1 mentoring, and work experience with real-world impact. Apply by Jan 10. More details: citp.princeton.edu/programs/…
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