Online Safety for At-Risk Users in the Age of AI
Natalie Grace Brigham
Video
Abstract:
The proliferation of generative AI technologies has deeply impacted the online safety landscape, especially for at-risk users. In this talk, I will describe my work at this intersection through two case studies: (1) a characterization of the AI companion ecosystem, and (2) a trust and safety audit of a volunteer- and AI-powered visual description service for blind and low vision people.
Bio:
Natalie Grace Brigham is a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Washington, where she is advised by Yoshi Kohno. She researches sociotechnical harms of emerging technologies, particularly related to online safety and AI, and was previously a Google Policy Fellow at New America's Open Technology Institute.
Time and Place
Tuesday, September 29, 4:00pm
CoDA E201 & Zoom