Michael Zimmer

@michaelzimmer.bsky.social

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Privacy & data ethics scholar. Director of @MUDataEthics.bsky.social at Marquette University. I also curate @ZuckerbergFiles.bsky.social

Screenshot of Siri on MacOS. The prompt asks "when is 28 days past may 30?" and the response from Siri is "It's Sunday, May 2, 2027"
Image of a group of people attending the Freedom 250 UFC event held at the White House, with Mark Zuckerberg in the center engaged in a conversation with Donald Trump, who is sitting alongslide Melania Trump.
Screenshot of a search for “technological” in Audible. Shows results for The Technological Republic By Alexander C. Karp The Unabomber Manifesto By Ted Kaczynski The Technological Society By Jacques Ellul
Screenshot from a US Department of Justice website Age Verification screen that has a question "Are you 18 years of age or older?" and options for Yes or No.
Screenshot of bar chart from Google Scholar showing citation counts from 2019 to 2026, with 17 citations already logged for 2026.
Screenshot of an add from Meta for their AI creation tools with a capture of a fake AI video of Donald Trump and Oprah Winfrey dancing.
Screenshot from an email detailing incentives for timely reviews.
View of Rio from across the bay
Photo of speaker providing comments with a slide “In memorium of Jonathan Sterne 1970-2025
Photo of AoIR president Nicholas John on stage at opening of annual conference with a title slide on display
Image of Dr. Alex Hanna and cover of the book The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want
Screenshot of a ChatGPT 5 query asking for a list of berries organized by the number of Rs in their name, and the result that shows mostly incorrect answers.
The 2025 Annual Steve Jones Internet Lecture at #ICA25 features @cfiesler.bsky.social Casey Fiesler: "The Internet is Good for You. The Internet Is Bad for You”. Casey Fiesler is standing at the podium with her title slide on display.
How do we build human-centered Al? • Recruit diverse and top-notch scientists interested in ethical design • Develop policy and funding for human-centered Al - Devise and disseminate new mental models - Fund and incentivize creation of datasets/benchmarks • Study how data science and Al impact people AND design algorithms that take this into account - "To evaluate the risks or benefits of an algorithm, we need to study its impact in people's lives." - J. Nathan Matias • Develop best practices • Teach the next generation of engineers
Photo of presentation slide with the title "AI in Science Fiction" and highlights the Danny Dunn series from the 1950s and 1960s, with a large image of the cover of "Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine"
Screenshot of Twitter/X profile for @MuskFiles account.
Screenshot of short update from New York Times: President Trump signed an executive order from the Oval Office directing the Treasury and Commerce Departments to create a “sovereign wealth fund,” which he said could potentially purchase the social media app, TikTok.
Photo of memo from White House Office of Management and Budget stating that OMB memorandum M-25-13 “is rescinded.”
Text of a screenshot from a take-home assignment in a "Data, Ethics, and Society" class. Describes assignment to find someone to watch a documentary on AI/algrothims and have a conversation about the themes, responses, etc.
AI Ethics Symposium: From Policy to Practice. Featured keynotes: Dr. Alondra Nelson and Dr. Casey Fiesler
chart showing average monthly sentiment analysis of femtech apps from 2013-2023. Shows a general downward trend, with shift into negative values around 2022.
Screenshot of Michael Zimmer talking about The Zuckerberg Files
Casey Fiesler introducing Cory Doctorow at CSCW