The 2019 Jarislowsky Fellows, David Jones and Mimi Onuoha, are going to lead ARTS 490 The Social and Political Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Winter 2019! Third- and fourth-year undergraduates from ANY faculty or affiliated college can apply for the seminar course!
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David Jones is an Executive Producer and Principal Program Manager on Microsoft’s Envisioning Team. He explores how new technologies will impact the way we live and work in 5-10 years and brings ideas to life through experiential prototypes and video.
A 25+ year veteran of the computer industry, David has a rich background in strategic foresight, human-centered design, and product development. His past projects include Microsoft Excel, the Tablet PC, and Microsoft’s Envisioning Center.
Outside of work, David works with non-profits in the arts, education, and human rights spaces to leverage technology for social impact. He’s also a certified Alpine ski instructor.
David is originally from Montreal, Quebec and holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. He lives with his wife and daughter in Bellevue, Washington.
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Mimi Onuoha is a Nigerian-American, Brooklyn-based media artist and researcher. Her work uses code, writing, interventions, and objects to explore missing data, AI-based technologies and the ways in which people are abstracted, represented, and classified.
Mimi has been in residence at Eyebeam Art & Technology Center, Studio XX, the Data & Society Research Institute, Columbia University’s Tow Center, and the Royal College of Art. In 2014 she was selected to be in the inaugural class of Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellows.
Mimi earned her MPS from NYU Tisch’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, where she is currently a Researcher. In fall 2017 she was a visiting faculty member at Bennington College, and most recently has been named the 2018-19 Creative-in-Residence at Olin College for Engineering.
Applications for ARTS 490 Social and Political Implications of Artificial Intelligence are now open. Submit your application today!