Events

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Mapping AI: Eugenics

October 13, 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Fayerweather Hall (Room 513), Columbia University, 1180 Amsterdam Avenue, New York

Event Description 

Join the fourth and final Mapping AI workshop. This workshop asks participants to explore the marginalizing origins and impacts of artificial intelligence. Anita Say Chan will discuss her research on eugenics in big tech and big data. Following the conversation and Q&A, participants will return to the map to investigate where such dynamics play out locally. 

Event Speakers

  • Anita Say Chan, Affiliate Professor of Information and Library Science at Indiana University Bloomington
  • Madi Whitman, Instructor at Duke University

Event Information

Free and open to the public; registration required. Registration for guests without an active Columbia University ID closes at 1 PM on October 12. Contact [email protected] with any questions. 

Hosted by the Center for Science and Society at Columbia University. Supported by the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy at Columbia University. 

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