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I School Voices

Commentary, perspective, and analysis from I School faculty, students, and scholars.

Hany Farid
All’s Clear for Deepfakes? Think Again.
May 11, 2020
Despite growing sentiments that deepfakes are the “dog that never barked,” Hany Farid believes the worst is yet to come.
Xiao Qiang
Opinion: How Xi Jinping Lost Control of the Coronavirus Epidemic
Feb 11, 2020
Hany Farid
Opinion: Facebook’s Encryption Makes it Harder to Detect Child Abuse
Oct 25, 2019
Hany Farid says Facebook, the world’s largest social network, is set to grow the digital realm where images of child sexual abuse can spread freely.
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Why We Need Data Science in the Fight for Climate Justice
Oct 21, 2019
Catherine Cronquist Browning argues that data and information scientists have a critical role to play in the fight for climate justice and equity.
Morgan G. Ames
Morgan Ames on Silicon Valley’s Obsession with Tech-Free Schools
Sep 20, 2019
Hany Farid
Opinion: Deepfakes Give New Meaning to the Concept of ‘Fake News,’ and They’re Here to Stay
Jun 18, 2019
Hany Farid authors op-ed calling for a move to from the Information Age to the Knowledge Age.
Hany Farid
Opinion: Facebook’s Plan for End-to-End Encryption Sacrifices a Lot of Security for Just a Little Bit of Privacy
Jun 16, 2019
Hany Farid authors op-ed on the safety concerns of a new Facebook privacy measure.
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Geoffrey Nunberg to I School Graduates: “We’re Rather Eclectic”
May 22, 2019
“I want to share with you my take about what makes this place exceptional, and how that makes you exceptional.”
Shazeda Ahmed
Shazeda Ahmed on the Messy Truth About Social Credit
Apr 23, 2019
Ph.D. student Shazeda Ahmed writes that foreign media has painted a dystopian portrait of China’s social credit system. The reality is both less...
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Word Clouds: We Can’t Make Them Go Away, So Let’s Improve Them
Apr 23, 2019
Marti Hearst’s research finds that grouping words visually that have related meaning improves people’s ability to detect underlying categories.

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Apr 22, 2024
New Research Aims to Curb Illegal Sand Mining with Data-Driven Mapping Tools
Apr 18, 2024
Data Science Helps Bancroft Library Organize Historic Japanese-American Confinement Records
Apr 11, 2024
Hany Farid and I School Ph.D. Students Featured on PBS Nova
Mar 21, 2024
Tech and Policy Converge: UC Berkeley Summit Tackles AI Governance, Trust, and Ethical Tech
Mar 18, 2024
Berkeley Women Look Towards the Future of Data Science at WiDS 2024
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Press coverage

Apr 30, 2024
Research Scientist Xiao Qiang Speaks on Chinese Shopping App Temu
Apr 26, 2024
Hany Farid Debunks Supposed Antisemitic Rant by Baltimore Principal
Apr 25, 2024
Hany Farid and Senator Steve Glazer Discuss AI Scams
Apr 23, 2024
AI Deepfakes Are Threatening to Upend Global Elections. Hany Farid Dives Deep
Apr 15, 2024
“Walled Garden”: Professor Emeritus Steve Weber Pens Op-Ed About Microsoft
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Alumni News

Apr 4, 2024
MIMS Alum Prayag Narula Featured on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Feb 7, 2024
MIMS Alum Leslie Tom Is Digitally Transforming the Charles H. Wright Museum Into a ‘Smart Museum’
Jan 23, 2024
New Research Combats Burgeoning Threat of Deepfake Audio
Dec 18, 2023
Alumni Make Breakthrough in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Detection and Classification Research
Nov 27, 2023
New Research Asks Questions About Perception, Mental Simulation, and the Role of the Body in Decision-Making