Facial Recognition: Security At RDU, Other Airports Now Means Having Your Photo Taken
Quotes Cynthia Rudin, professor of computer science, electrical and computer engineering
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Experts Available for SCOTUS Rulings on Presidential Immunity, Social Media
Summary: The Supreme Court will issue rulings this week on presidential immunity and whether states can regulate social media content. The following Duke University legal experts are available to comment for your stories. Please email them directly. Presidential Immunity The …
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News Tip: Banning Sale of Sensitive Data to ‘Countries of Concern’ Helpful, Expert Says
Summary: President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order that aims to protect Americans’ sensitive data by limiting its large-scale transfer to “countries of concern,” including Russia and China. Comments below from a Duke University expert are available for …
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News Tip: Experts Available to Discuss AI Executive Order
Summary: On Monday the White House is expected to unveil a sweeping executive order on artificial intelligence, marking the U.S. government’s latest progress on regulating AI. The following Duke University experts are available to talk about AI and the order. …
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News Tip: Social Media Policy Experts Available to Discuss TikTok Congressional Hearing
Summary: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is scheduled to appear Thursday before Congress to discuss privacy concerns and the company’s relationship with the Chinese government. The following Duke University social media policy experts are available to comment for your coverage. …
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Scholars: TikTok Ban Not a Panacea But Could Prompt Important Data Privacy Conversations
Governments are banning the Chinese app, citing security concerns
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News Tip: Anniversaries of Space Tragedies A Reminder Not to Send Humans to Space
Duke history professor emeritus Alex Roland, a former NASA historian, says sending humans to space is too dangerous and unnecessary
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News Tip: Expert Available to Comment on Trump Social Media Platform
Summary: Former President Donald Trump’s new social-networking platform, Truth Social, launched this week. Phil Napoli, professor of public policy at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy, discusses the potential performance and broader societal effects of the new social media platform. …
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News Tip: Experts Available to Comment on Infrastructure Legislation
Topics include climate change, energy, infrastructure and politics
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News Tip: Social Media Experts Available to Comment on Trump Ban
Summary: Facebook’s Oversight Board on Wednesday upheld its ban on former President Trump. The following Duke University experts are available to provide comment for use in your coverage. Social Media and Polarization Chris Bail Chris Bail is professor of sociology, …
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That Message from Your Doctor? It May Have Been Drafted by A.I.
Quotes Dr. Eric Gon-Chee Poon, chief health information officer for Duke Medicine, and Dr. Anand Chowdhury, critical care specialist and pulmonologist
AI Is in the ‘Wild West’ Stage of Both Promise and Chaos
Quotes Michael Pencina, of biostatistics and bioinformatics and director of Duke AI Health
What Happens If NY Bans Cellphones in Schools? Look To Tobacco and Opioids Fights for Clues
Quotes Dr. Jonathan Quick, adjunct professor of Global Health at DGHI
I’m A Child Psychologist and My Son Was Addicted to Screens.
Commentary by Scott Kollins, adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Social Media’s Role in Fueling Extremism and Misinformation
Interview with Christopher Bail, professor of sociology, public policy and data science, and director of the Polarization Lab
The Space Shuttle to Space X – Why NASA Turned to the Private Sector
Interview with Alex Roland, professor emeritus of history
The Coalition for Health AI Wants Local Governance and National Standards for Health AI
Interview with Michael Pencina, professor of biostatistics and bioinformatics and director of Duke AI Health
The Testing of AI In Medicine Is a Mess. Here’s How It Should Be Done
Quotes Mark Sendak, population health & data science lead at the Duke Institute for Health Innovation
AI Researchers Call For ‘Personhood Credentials’ as Bots Get Smarter
Quotes James Boyle, distinguished professor of law and founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain
A Medical Drama Unfolded, and IT Staff Were the Heroes
Quotes Dr. Jeffrey Ferranti, senior vice president and chief digital officer at Duke Health