Interim Executive Director @BKCHarvard. Herder of cats & ideas. Tweets: BKC, AI generative, tech governance, edu&tech. Was @MediaLab, @TheTechInteract. She/her
Joined July 2008
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
ICYMI, Lis Sylvan (@lisard) introduces "Co-Designing Generative Futures," a collection of reflections and speculations about the transformative shifts brought on by generative AI
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
23 Oct 2023
@lisard Thank you for your presenting the current situation on AI in the #ForoIALaC. I hope to see deeper discussions about the ethics on AI in the future presentations.
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
WEDNESDAY: Join us @BKCHarvard for a breakfast talk about the future of AI regulation from a transatlantic perspective
Featuring @lisard, @cdfen, Leonardo Cervera Navas, Aileen Nielsen, @TC_IntLaw, @IzzieHahn, and @acraul.
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
Welcome to Co-Designing Generative Futures, a Medium series that imagines the transformative shifts brought about by AI, from all across the BKC community. @lisard introduces our first series by Samson Asayas and @_PMolnar brk.mn/VIBGDR 🌎
ALT Drew Beamer
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
Are you interested in helping lead @BKCHarvard? Are you passionate about technology and the public interest? We are hiring a managing director to join our diverse and flourishing community and lead the center’s administration and community engagement.
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
@BKCHarvard's @YouthandMedia team members @SandraCortesi, @bymadelinemcgee, @LeahAPlunkett, and @lisard supported this new @CenDemTech report on technology meeting students' mental health and privacy needs.
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28 Jun 2023
NEW REPORT: Released today, CDT's Civic Team team's latest guidance aims to help schools & districts procure technology that will help them meet students’ #MentalHealth needs, rather than inadvertently placing students at risk. #StudentPrivacy
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ALT CDT report, entitled “Sharing the Health: Report – Sharing the Health: Guidance for Schools When Procuring Mental Health Technologies.” Illustration of a student wearing a sweater and backpack, against a clear sky background with clouds floating in and out.
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
Researchers from @OpenAI, @Khanacademy, @BKCHarvard, and other invited experts gathered to discuss the impacts of ChatGPT, and generative AI more broadly, on the future of teaching and learning.
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20 Jun 2023
Looking forward to presenting with this fine panel at @OgrTorino momentarily!
19 Jun 2023
Have you heard about Digital Self Determination (DSD)? The International Network on DSD and the Torino Data Community will delve into this principle and its potential practices.
📷 June 20th, 6 PM CEST/12 PM EST
📷 Online/in person (OGR Torino)
📷 Register lnkd.in/eZHSfMMQ
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ICYMI: @lisard and @armandoguio wrote about how Latin American governments can navigate the complex environment of generative AI governance.
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15 Jun 2023
Digital self determination is a principle of empowering people to have agency with their data. Later this morning, I’ll present educators’ & ed-techers’ interests and concerns for their students’ data & DSD. Work done w/@bymadelinemcgee & @SandraCortesi at @BKCHarvard #icls2023
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12 Jun 2023
“Education is political because it’s always about the acquisition of agency.” —Henry Giroux #icls2023 #criticalpedagogy
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
12 Jun 2023
On May 17-19, 2023, several NCIS members took part in “a global conversation about #AI,” in the Co-Designing Generative Futures #workshop and #conference at @BKCHarvard.
Read the news piece about the event! bi.edu/research/research-cen…
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
Featuring guests from six continents, @BKCHarvard hosted a three-day dynamic global conversation about #generativeAI in collaboration with the @BI_NCIS, @ITSriodejaneiro, @TU_Muenchen, and the Global Network of Internet & Society Centers. cyber.harvard.edu/story/2023…
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
8 Jun 2023
🚨On June 20, 2023 at @OgrTorino, GovLab's @sverhulst will moderate a panel on the concept of digital self-determination with @busydot (@povmumbai), Wenxi Zhang (@SgSMUCAIDG), @ClaudeKamau (Strathmore University), and @lisard (@BKCHarvard)
➡️Register now: ogrtorino.it/en/events/empow…
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8 Jun 2023
Our practical suggestions for Latin American governments development of AI policy, frameworks, and strategies.
Part of @BKCHarvard’s ongoing efforts with governments in Latin America.
También disponible en español via @AgendaCAF.
NEW: @lisard & @armandoguio on developing #generativeAI guardrails & accelerating regulatory experimentation in Latin America.
También disponible en español via @AgendaCAF
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25 May 2023
When @RosenzweigJane presented this image at @BKCHarvard’s Codesigning Digital Futures events last week, everyone’s camera went up to capture her point:
when we learn to write, we learn critical thinking. *Everyone* needs to learn and practice critical thinking skills. #edchat
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14 Jan 2023
So excited to read Petra Molnar’s upcoming book on migration and surveillance.
#ArtificialBorders 📚 has a home with @thenewpress! A real dream come true and a reflection of the work of so many people🙏
Coming in 2024!
petramolnar.com/
ALT Book cover for "Artificial Borders: AI, Surveillance, and Border Tech Experiments" by Petra Molnar showing policing equipment and graffiti stating "movement of freedom" by Kenya-Jade Pinto
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
15 Dec 2022
I will be talking about my hope punk fiction story themed around digital identity in times of crisis at @BKCHarvard's public event today. Register for free at: lnkd.in/dZv2saWA for some amazing discussions from all over the globe! #research #creativewriting
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Are you a scholar interested in Internet & society issues? Join @BKCHarvard's vibrant community of research and practice as a fellow!
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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD retweeted
There are tremendous opportunities to implement personalized learning tools/material with the use of #AI. But at the same time, teachers, administrators, students, and policymakers in the #USA need to familiarize themselves with the new technology that develops rapidly. @lisard
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