Elisabeth Sylvan PhD

@lisard

Interim Executive Director @BKCHarvard. Herder of cats & ideas. Tweets: BKC, AI+generative, tech governance, edu&tech. Was @MediaLab, @TheTechInteract. She/her

Cambridge, MA cyber.harvard.edu/people/elisabe… Joined July 2008

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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD @lisard Jun 20, 2023

Looking forward to presenting with this fine panel at @OgrTorino momentarily!

The GovLab @TheGovLab Jun 19, 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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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD @lisard Jun 15, 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

Elisabeth Sylvan PhD @lisard Jun 12, 2023

“Education is political because it’s always about the acquisition of agency.” —Henry Giroux #icls2023 #criticalpedagogy

Sam @TSawaros Jun 12, 2023

Education is never neutral #isls2023

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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD @lisard Jun 8, 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.

Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society Verified account @BKCHarvard Jun 6, 2023

NEW: @lisard & @armandoguio on developing #generativeAI guardrails & accelerating regulatory experimentation in Latin America.

También disponible en español via @AgendaCAF

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Elisabeth Sylvan PhD @lisard May 25, 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