PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIP
PEER-REVIEWED, PUBLISHED REPORTS
- Paris, B. and Donovan, J. (September 18, 2019). Deepfakes & Cheap Fakes: The Manipulation of Audio and Visual Evidence. Data & Society Research Institute. https://datasociety.net/output/deepfakes-and-cheap-fakes/
- Paris, B., Dillon, L., Pierre, J., Pasquetto, I. V., Marquez, E., Wylie, S. A., Murphy, M., Brown, P., Lave, R., Sellers, C., Mansfield, R., Fredrickson, L., Shapiro, N., and EDGI, (September 19, 2017). Pursuing a Toxic Agenda: Environmental Justice in the Early Trump Administration, The First 100 Days and Counting, Environmental Data Governance Initiative. https://100days.envirodatagov.org/pursuing-toxic-agenda/
OP-EDS & COMMENTARY
- Paris, B., Reynolds, R., and McGowan, C. (April 12, 2021). Platforms Like Canvas Play Fast and Loose With Students’ Data. The Nation. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/canvas-surveillance/
- Costley White, K. and Paris, B. (21 February, 2021). N.J. Should Work Harder to Vaccinate Black Residents, New Jersey Star Ledger. https://www.nj.com/opinion/2021/02/nj-should-work-harder-to-vaccinate-black-residents-opinion.html
- Paris, B. (29 April, 2020). Free app to help NJ employees to manage anxiety during the pandemic may not be so free, or good, after all, New Jersey Star Ledger. https://www.nj.com/opinion/2020/04/free-app-to-help-nj-employees-manage-anxiety-during-the-pandemic-may-not-be-so-free-or-good-after-all.html
- Paris, B., and Pasquetto, I. (8 December, 2019). Why do Facebook, others refuse to address the weaponization of fake information?, New Jersey Star Ledger. https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/12/why-do-facebook-others-refuse-to-address-the-weaponization-of-fake-information-opinion.html
- Paris, B. (20, September, 2019). The Deeper Danger of Deepfakes: Worry Less About Politicians and More About Powerless People. New York Daily News. https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-the-real-deepfake-danger-20190920-mnu6w7xbdzgklgfr7ibmq6bcne-story.html
- Paris, B. (16 July, 2019). "From Panic to Profit: AI Propaganda Machines". Data & Society Points. https://points.datasociety.net/from-panic-to-profit-cf738c9a5bfd
- Donovan, J. and Paris, B. (12 June, 2019). "Beware the Cheapfakes". Slate. https://slate.com/technology/2019/06/drunk-pelosi-deepfakes-cheapfakes-artificial-intelligence-disinformation.html
- Paris, B. (14 November, 2018). "Simulacra at Scale: A Short History of the Audiovisual Fake". D&S Media Manipulation Dispatches. https://medium.com/@MediaManipulation/simulacra-at-scale-c19b62eafa4f
- Currie, M. and Paris, B. (22 March, 2018). "Buried, altered, silenced: 4 ways government climate information has changed since Trump took office. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/buried-altered-silenced-4-ways-government-climate-information-has-changed-since-trump-took-office-92323
- Paris, B. and Pierre, J. (28 April, 2017). "Bad Data". Cultural Anthropology Field Insights Blog: Infrastructures of Evil. https://culanth.org/fieldsights/1107-bad-data
- Paris, B., Lave, R. and EDGI. (24 April, 2017). "Environmental Injustice in the Early Days of the Trump Administration". Union of Concerned Scientists Blog. http://blog.ucsusa.org/science-blogger/environmental-injustice-in-the-early-days-of-the-trump-administration
- Paris, B. and Currie, M. (21 February, 2017). "How Guerrilla Archivists Saved History and Are Doing It Again Under Trump" The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/how-the-guerrilla-archivists-saved-history-and-are-doing-it-again-under-trump-72346 (Republished by Huffington Post, Salon and California Friends of the African American Caucus
- Paris, B. (12 September, 2016). Free Recall: search engines tell us everything except how they work. Real Life. http://reallifemag.com/free-recall/
- Paris, B. with Hirsch A. (2013). Out of Circulation: An Interview with Antonia Hirsch. Triple Canopy. https://www.canopycanopycanopy.com/contents/out-of-circulation
INTERVIEWS, QUOTES & MEDIA MENTIONS
- Kelly, H. (September 14, 2023). Bizarre AI-generated products are in stores. Here’s how to avoid them. Washington Post.
- Thompson, S. (March 11, 2023). Making Deepfakes Gets Cheaper and Easier Thanks to AI. New York Times
- DiFillipo, D. (August 29, 2022) In war on disinformation, a dubious crusader joins the fight — the government. New Jersey Monitor.
- MacLellan, L. (12 January, 2021). For better or worse, web infrastructure is not a public utility. Quartz Magazine.
- Fischer, S. and Snyder, A. (12 January, 2021). The science of mob thinking. Axios, Politics & Policy.
- Hines, M. and Tyko, K. (11 January, 2021). Parler data breach: Archived posts from Capitol riots could reveal platform's role in the insurrection. USA Today, Tech News. Republished in: All US News Hub, App.com, Visalia Times Delta, Hattiesburg American, Argus Leader, Naples News, Lansing State Journal, Yahoo! News, Freep.com.
- Vanozzi, B. (21 October, 2020). Online disinformation infecting the election process. NJ Spotlight News.
- Harwell, D. (20 October, 2020). A shadowy AI service has transformed thousands of women's photos into fake nudes: 'Make fantasy a reality'. Washington Post.
- Pollak, C., Wodzak, S., and Helberg, A. (15 October, 2020). Deepfakes, Cheapfakes, and the Politics of Data. Re: Verb Podcast.
- Barrett, B. (4 September, 2020). Will WhatsApp’s Misinfo Cure Work for Facebook Messenger?. Wired Magazine.
- Buccino, N. (3 September, 2020). What Happens Next for Misinformation? Rutgers University What Happens Next?
- Davis, R. (Spring 2020). Deepfakes. Tech Factsheets for Policymakers. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
- Cartwright, J. (19 May, 2020). Solution to Deepfakes May Not be As Technological As You Think. AIGA Eye on Design.
- Donovan, J. (30 April, 2020). Covid hoaxes are using a loophole to stay alive—even after the content is deleted. MIT Technology Review.
- Ebner, T. (20 April, 2020). Tech Memo: Don't Get Faked Out. Associations Now Magazine.
- Collins, B. (16 March, 2020). False coronavirus rumors surge in 'hidden viral' text messages. NBC News.
- Hao, K. (16 February, 2020). The Messy, Secretive Reality Behind OpenAI’s Bid to Save the World. MIT Technology Review.
- Rose, A., Cohen, R., and Schulkin, D. (21 February, 2020). An Introduction to Deepfakes. LawsFlaws Podcast, NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy. NYU Engelberg Center for Innovation Policy & Law.
- Riley, T. (10 January, 2020). Bits, Nibble, and Bytes. Technology 2020 Newsletter, The Washington Post.
- Madrigal, A. (9 January, 2020). The Overwhelming Visibility of the Iran Plane Crash. The Atlantic.
- Mills-Rodrigo, C. (8 January, 2020). Lawmakers Voice Skepticism Over Facebook's Deepfake Ban. The Hill.
- Shwayder, M. (8 January, 2020). Why a Deepfake Ban Won't Solve Facebook's Real Problems. Digital Trends.
- Chen, A. (20 December, 2019). This startup claims its deepfakes will protect your privacy. MIT Technology Review.
- Nafis, T. (14 December, 2019). Politics, Porn and Toxic World of Deepfakes. Al Jazeera, Listening Post.
- Amer, P., (13 December, 2019). Deepfakes are getting better. Should we be worried? Boston Globe.
- Penney, J., Leaver, N., Friedberg, B., and Donovan, J. (3 October, 2019). The Chilling Effects of Disinformation on Political Engagement. Nieman Reports.
- Knight, W. (2 October, 2019). Even the A.I. Behind Deepfakes Can't Save Us From Being Duped. Wired.
- Chen, A. (2 October, 2019). Three Threats Posed By Deepfakes That Technology Won't Solve. MIT Technology Review.
- Benson, T. (26 September, 2019). A.I. Created the Madness of Deepfakes But Who Can Save Us From It? Inverse.
- Howell, J. (19 September, 2019). Cheapfakes v. Deepfakes .This Week in Tech Podcast.
- Schiffler, Z. (18 September, 2019). AI Can't Protect Us from Deepfakes, Argues New Report. The Verge.
- Schwarz, O., (4 July, 2019). Could "Fake Text" be the Next Global Political Threat? The Guardian.
- Smith, T., (17 June, 2019). The Weaponization of AI. Cyberwire.
- Cook, J., (13 June, 2019). Deepfake Videos and the Threat of Not Knowing What's Real. Huffington Post.
- Herrera, S., (12 June, 2019). Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Finds Self on Receiving End of Fake Video. Wall Street Journal.
- Muscato, L., (8 December, 2018). More Tech Won't Save Us From Disinformation. OpenNews Source.
- Martineau, P., (8 November, 2018). How an Infowars Video Became a White House Tweet. WIRED Magazine.
- Diep, F., (2 November, 2017). The Future of Data Justice Under Trump. Pacific Standard Magazine.
- Marcotte, A., (25 September, 2017). Trump's EPA: Who Cares About Environmental Racism. Salon.
- Boyer, D. and Howe, C., (19 September, 2017). Environmental Injustice at the EPA, Cultures of Energy Podcast, Rice University.
- Markley, S. (25 Jan., 2017). Inside the Race to Save Climate Data in the Age of Trump. Paste Magazine.
- Schlanger, Z. (21 Jan., 2017). Hackers Downloaded Climate Data and Stored it on European Servers As Trump Was Being Inaugurated. Quartz Magazine.
- Harmon, J., (29 April, 2016). UCLA Information Studies to Host Discussion on Use of Data in Policing, Ampersand.