The mission of the Center is to redefine computer science education, research, and technology to center the needs, problems, and aspirations of all – and especially those that technology has left behind.
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Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign
Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination, and Redesign (CNTR)
We reimagine how to design, build and govern technology in ways that put people first.
Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination, and Redesign (CNTR)
We reimagine how to design, build and govern technology in ways that put people first.
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist
How AI and surveillance capitalism are undermining democracy
Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Director of the Center for Technological Responsibility, Re-imagination, and Redesign and Professor of Computer Science and Data Science recently published an opinion piece in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist.
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The Center for Technological Responsibility, Re-imagination, and Redesign (CNTR)’s Tech & Policy Summer School brings together a new generation of technology policymakers to bridge the gap between technical experts and lawmakers.
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A new institute, based at Brown and supported by a $20 million National Science Foundation grant, will convene researchers to guide development of a new generation of AI assistants for use in mental and behavioral health.
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The CNTR is engaged in a range of research projects addressing technological responsibility from different disciplinary perspectives.
The mission of the Center is to redefine computer science education, research, and technology to center the needs, problems, and aspirations of all – and especially those that technology has left behind.
We're interested in collaborating with people at all stages of their education and in a wide range of disciplines.