2022 Politics of Emerging Technologies Mini-Conference (September 1, 2022)
The 2022 Politics of Emerging Technologies Mini-Conference took place virtually on September 1, 2022.
Mini-Conference schedule
| Panel | Time (Eastern) | Presenter | Title | Discussant | Chair |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLITICAL ECONOMY AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOR OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES | 9am-10:10am | Karen Nershi (Stanford University) | How Strong Are Anti-Money Laundering Laws in Practice? Evidence from Cryptocurrency Transactions | Katharin Tai | Sarah Kreps (Cornell University) |
| Raymond Wang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) | Cheap Thrills: Audience Costs in the Age of Social Media | ||||
| Baobao Zhang (Syracuse University) | An Integrative Theory of Trust in AI Systems | ||||
| Break | 10:10-10:20am | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| GOVERNING ALGORITHMS | 10:20am-11:30am | Swati Srivastava (Purdue University) | The Pragmatist Algorithm and the Challenge of Responsible AI | Rachel Hulvey | Jon Lindsay (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
| Robert Trager (University of California, Los Angeles) | Better Together: Industrial Policy and a 3rd Party AI Safety Organization | ||||
| Nicholas Emery (University of California, Los Angeles) | Information Hazards in Races for Advanced Artificial Intelligence | ||||
| Break | 11:30am-12:30pm | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| MODELS OF CYBERSECURITY IN A CONTESTED WORLD | 12:30pm-1:40pm | Rachel Hulvey (University of Pennsylvania) | Authoritarian World Orders: How China’s Persuasive Use of Ideology Shapes Order in Cyberspace | Julie George | Max Smeets (ETH Zurich) |
| Katharin Tai (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) | From Network Security to National Security: The Genesis of Chinese Cybersecurity | ||||
| Reyhan Topal (State University of New York at Albany) | Counterterrorism or Techno-Authoritarianism? Toward A Model of China’s Repression of Uyghurs | ||||
| Break | 1:40pm-1:50pm | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION | 1:50pm-3:20pm | Chloe Ahn (University of Pennsylvania) | Let Man Have Dominion: The Influence of Perceived Status Threat from Automation on Redistribution and Technology Attitudes | Kaylyn Jackson Schiff (Yale University) | Erica Owens (University of Pittsburg) |
| Diana Hicks (Georgia Institute of Technology) | Preparing for the Arrival of Autonomous Vehicles | ||||
| Nicole Wu (University of Toronto) | The Politics of Automation and Special Interest Groups | Baobao Zhang | |||
| Erik Gartzke (University of California, San Diego) | Robots and Democracy: How Military Automation threatens the Liberal World | ||||
| Break | 3:20pm-3:50pm | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| TECHNOLOGY, UNCERTAINTY, AND CONTROVERSY | 3:50pm-5:20pm | Cleo O'Brien-Udry (Yale University) | Winning the Future: International Competition and Public Support for Controversial Technology | Jeff Ding (George Washington University) | Daniel Schiff (Purdue University) |
| Julie George (Cornell University; Stanford University) | Emerging Technologies: Implications and Prospects of their Proliferation | ||||
| Justin Canfil (Harvard University) | Red Lines in the Gray Zone: Technological Ambiguity and Foreign Policy Restraint | ||||
| Stephen Herzog (ETH Zurich; Harvard University) | Beyond the Dome: Cross-System Exposure and Public Perceptions of Missile Defense |
Conference organizers:
- Justin Canfil (Harvard University)
- Jeff Ding (George Washington University)
- Julie George (Cornell University; Stanford University)
- Nicole Wu (University of Toronto)
- Baobao Zhang (Syracuse University; Cornell University)
We hope to make the mini-conference a safe and welcoming experience for everyone. The mini-conference will observe the American Political Science Association Anti-Harassment Policy for the Annual Meeting as its code of conduct.
Please contact Baobao Zhang at baobaozhangreseearch@gmail.com if you have questions or concerns.