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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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Check out the latest episode of the podcast The Internet is Crack, where CNTR Director and co-author of the AI Bill of Rights Suresh Venkatasubramanian sits down with the podcast hosts to discuss AI, fairness, accountability, and the future of algorithmic decision-making.
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TechPolicy.Press

'Sovereignty' Myth-Making in the AI Race

In the age of modern AI and politics, governments like the United States want sovereign AI: "self-sufficiency in the development of AI technologies." But the tech companies that have created this new technology have turned AI sovereignty into subscription services, "encouraging the illusion of a race for sovereign control while being the true powers behind the scenes."

In a new perspective piece published on TechPolicy.Press, Brown AI Policy researchers discuss AI sovereignty, sovereignty as a service, and where the
power really lies between tech companies and governments.
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News From CNTR

2025 CNTR Graduating Student Spotlights

The CNTR hosts many research projects that are made possible by our undergraduate, Master's, and doctoral students. Hear from some of our graduating students explore what has inspired them at Brown.
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The latest cover story from Conduit, the Brown CS annual magazine, is a close look at Brown's new Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination and Redesign (CNTR), whose mission is to redefine computer science education, research, and technology to center the needs, problems, and aspirations of all, especially those that technology has left behind.
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This December’s Conduit issue, published annually by Brown’s Department of Computer Science, highlights the Center for Technological Responsibility, Re-imagination, and Redesign (CNTR)’s faculty and student research that recenters technology around human needs.
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Second year PhD student Rui-Jie Yew was recently recognized as runner-up for Best Student Paper at the Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society (AIES) Conference in San Jose at the end of October.
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The Paragon Policy Fellowship, co-led by Brown senior Jenn Wang and advised by CNTR Director Suresh Venkatasubramanian, connects students to local governments to work on tech policy issues and plans to develop a playbook for building lasting talent pipelines.
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Brown Computer Science News

Diana Freed Joins Brown CS And CNTR As Assistant Professor

Diana Freed joins Brown CS and Brown’s Data Science Institute as an assistant professor. Diana is involved in an emerging area of computer science focused on building and designing technologies specifically to improve online safety and well-being for vulnerable and marginalized populations globally.
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News from DSI

A minute with Suresh Venkatasubramanian

Get to know Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Deputy Director of the Data Science Institute, Professor of Data Science and Computer Science, and Director of the Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination, and Redesign.
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