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.

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.

Artificial intelligence is propelling advances in all areas of science. But vigilance is needed, warn four researchers at the leading edge.

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.