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Department of Philosophy
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September 6, 2021
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Reimagining the face-to-face encounter in the time of COVID
CBC's Ideas podcast features Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, talking about facial recognition technology. Selinger's portion starts at the 33-minute mark.
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September 1, 2021
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The slippery slope of surveillance is real
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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August 23, 2021
![side-by-side images of author Darren Byler and his book cover for In the Camps: China's high-tech penal colony.]()
Zero Blind Spots: A Conversation with Darren Byler on Chinese Surveillance Tactics
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by the Los Angeles Review of Books.
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August 11, 2021
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Apple's Privacy Mythology Doesn't Match Reality
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by Wired.
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July 28, 2021
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Why it’s good for you if I protect my privacy
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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June 16, 2021
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RIT names Anna Westerstahl Stenport new dean of College of Liberal Arts
Stenport is currently a professor of global studies and chair of the School of Modern Languages at Georgia Institute of Technology’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. She was selected as the RIT dean following a nationwide search and will begin her new leadership role Sept. 1.
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June 9, 2021
![graphic of multi-colored cutouts of people, some of whom have bulls-eyes on their faces.]()
Facial Verification Won’t Fight Fraud
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by Wired.
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May 27, 2021
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Q&A: The social costs of AI
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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May 13, 2021
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Q&A: What’s the point of automated gender recognition software?
Guest essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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May 4, 2021
![an employee at a Subway resaurant getting his face scanned.]()
Q&A: The battle over face surveillance is about to heat up
Guest essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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April 5, 2021
![four-panel graphic with person in a hospital bed, contestants on the Jeopardy game show, and the words "open dialogue."]()
Health Care A.I. Needs to Get Real
Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, talks with Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad '06 (computer science), principal research scientist at KenSci Inc., about using artificial intelligence in the medical field. Selinger has published six pieces on Medium’s OneZero platform about the intersection of technology and liberal arts.
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March 19, 2021
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College of Liberal Arts honors students for writing excellence
RIT's College of Liberal Arts honored student achievements in writing with 15 writing awards on Friday, March 19. This year marks the 41st year the awards were presented, though the first time the ceremony was held virtually.
