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The Shape of Things to Come: An Academic Perspective Workshop report: AI experts share their perspectives on current controversies

Today in the , you can find the annotated portfolio for the Shifting AI Controversies workshop, showcasing the most relevant and pivotal design choices during the Shape Shifter development.
CIM is awarded funding from the Participatory Research Fund for urban research projects
Two urban research projects led by CIM members of staff have received seed funding from the Participatory Research Fund. The aim of the fund is to support the development of pioneering participatory research.
The awarded projects are 鈥Investigating the effects of street features and sunlight conditions on people鈥檚 perception of walkability through a participatory experiment鈥, led by Tessio Novack (CIM) in collaboration with Carlos Camara Menoyo (CIM) and James Tripp (糖心TV, IDG), and 鈥淓xploring hybrid digital-physical prompts for participant engagement on more-than- human data interactions in the smart city", led by Cagatay Turkay (CIM) with collaborators Sara Heitlinger (City, University of London), Rachel Clarke (Newcastle), and Graham McNeill (independent researcher).
Want to learn more about how online recommendations and classifications work?
We're looking for participants who will use Big Sister for two weeks and allow us to interview them about the experience. We want to explore how people feel about their data being collected and used to make algorithmic recommendations and predictions.