PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIP

REPORTS

  1. Paris, B., May, E., Justie, B., Greene, D., Cook, C C., Reynolds, R., Weinberg, L., Jones, K. M. L., Widder, D., Kresge, L., Nguyen, A., Myers-West, S., Kirschenbaum, M., Sargent, S. (22, July, 2025). Artificial Intelligence and Academic Professions. American Association of University Professors (AAUP). https://www.aaup.org/reports-publications/aaup-policies-reports/topical-reports/artificial-intelligence-and-academic
  2. 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/
  3. 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/

PUBLIC TESTIMONY

Paris, B. (March 4, 2024). Legislative hearing on AI-generated audio and video [Invited testimony]. New Jersey Assembly Science, Innovation, and Technology Committee, Trenton, NJ (Remote).

INTERVIEWS, QUOTES & MEDIA MENTIONS

  1. Hanna, A., Park, T., and Song, S. (8 August, 2025). Don't Be Fooled By Trump's Plan To 'Upskill' Workers To Prepare For AI. https://www.techpolicy.press/dont-be-fooled-by-trumps-plan-to-reskill-workers-to-prepare-for-ai/
  2. Merchant, B. (3 August, 2025). The AI Bubble is So Big It's Propping Up the Economy. Blood in the Machine. https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-ai-bubble-is-so-big-its-propping
  3. Palmer, K. (1 August, 2025). Faculty Latest Targets of Big Tech’s AI-ification of Higher Ed. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/learning-assessment/2025/08/01/faculty-are-latest-targets-higher-eds-ai
  4. Insight Staff (22 July, 2025). AAUP Report Urges Faculty Oversight in AI Adoption Process. Insight Into Higher Ed. https://insightintoacademia.com/aaup-ai-report/
  5. Hudson, W. (22 July, 2025). Faculty Demand Voice in AI Decisions as Universities Rush to Embrace Technology. Diverse Issues in Higher Education. https://www.diverseeducation.com/home/article/15751194/faculty-demand-voice-in-ai-decisions-as-universities-rush-to-embrace-new-technology
  6. Palmer, K. (22 July, 2025). Faculty Often Missing from University Decisions on AI. Inside HIgher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/shared-governance/2025/07/22/faculty-often-missing-university-decisions-ai
  7. Gluek, K., Hsu, T., & Li, A. (21 June, 2024). How misleading videos are trailing Biden as he battles age doubts. New York Times.
  8. Fair, L. (8 April, 2024). FTC announces winners of Voice Cloning Challenge – and has a word or two for businesses. Federal Trade Commission Blog.
  9. Trela, N. (27 March, 2024) Fact Check: Image of hands for sale as meat in grocery store is AI-generated. USA Today. 
  10. Mansfield, E. (24 March, 2024) AI deepfakes are part of the 2024 election. Will the federal government regulate them?. USA Today. 
  11. Burns, K. (24 February, 2024) An industry study about New Jersey’s plastic bag ban is an example of how to stay vigilant against misinformation. WHYY- Philadelphia.
  12. McCreary, J. ( 19 February, 2024). Real products, fake endorsements: Why experts say AI-generated ads will get tougher to spot. USA Today.
  13. Ng, P. (6 October, 2023). Is that Tom Hanks promoting dental insurance, or is it AI? How to spot a fake celebrity endorsement. Yahoo! Entertainment.
  14. Malinconico, J. (7 October, 2023). Paterson cops will now use AI to analyze bodycam footage. Here's what we know. The Bergen Record.
  15. Kelly, H. (14 September, 2023). Bizarre AI-generated products are in stores. Here’s how to avoid them. Washington Post.
  16. Thompson, S. (11 March, 2023). Making Deepfakes Gets Cheaper and Easier Thanks to AI. New York Times
  17. DiFillipo, D. (29 August, 2022) In war on disinformation, a dubious crusader joins the fight — the government. New Jersey Monitor.
  18. MacLellan, L. (12 January, 2021). For better or worse, web infrastructure is not a public utility. Quartz Magazine.
  19. Fischer, S. and Snyder, A. (12 January, 2021). The science of mob thinking. Axios, Politics & Policy.
  20. 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. 
  21. Vanozzi, B. (21 October, 2020). Online disinformation infecting the election process. NJ Spotlight News.
  22. 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.
  23. Pollak, C., Wodzak, S., and Helberg, A. (15 October, 2020). Deepfakes, Cheapfakes, and the Politics of Data. Re: Verb Podcast.
  24. Barrett, B. (4 September, 2020). Will WhatsApp’s Misinfo Cure Work for Facebook Messenger?. Wired Magazine.
  25. Buccino, N. (3 September, 2020). What Happens Next for Misinformation? Rutgers University What Happens Next?
  26. Davis, R. (Spring 2020). Deepfakes. Tech Factsheets for Policymakers. Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
  27. Cartwright, J. (19 May, 2020). Solution to Deepfakes May Not be As Technological As You Think.  AIGA Eye on Design.
  28. Donovan, J. (30 April, 2020). Covid hoaxes are using a loophole to stay alive—even after the content is deleted. MIT Technology Review.
  29. Ebner, T. (20 April, 2020). Tech Memo: Don't Get Faked Out.  Associations Now Magazine.
  30. Collins, B. (16 March, 2020). False coronavirus rumors surge in 'hidden viral' text messages. NBC News.
  31. Hao, K. (16 February, 2020). The Messy, Secretive Reality Behind OpenAI’s Bid to Save the World. MIT Technology Review.
  32. 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.
  33. Riley, T. (10 January, 2020). Bits, Nibble, and Bytes. Technology 2020 Newsletter, The Washington Post.
  34. Madrigal, A. (9 January, 2020). The Overwhelming Visibility of the Iran Plane Crash.  The Atlantic.
  35. Mills-Rodrigo, C. (8 January, 2020). Lawmakers Voice Skepticism Over Facebook's Deepfake Ban. The Hill.
  36. Shwayder, M. (8 January, 2020). Why a Deepfake Ban Won't Solve Facebook's Real Problems. Digital Trends.
  37. Chen, A. (20 December, 2019). This startup claims its deepfakes will protect your privacy. MIT Technology Review.
  38. Nafis, T. (14 December, 2019). Politics, Porn and Toxic World of Deepfakes. Al Jazeera, Listening Post.
  39. Amer, P., (13 December, 2019). Deepfakes are getting better. Should we be worried? Boston Globe.
  40. Penney, J., Leaver, N., Friedberg, B., and Donovan, J. (3 October, 2019). The Chilling Effects of Disinformation on Political Engagement. Nieman Reports.
  41. Knight, W. (2 October, 2019). Even the A.I. Behind Deepfakes Can't Save Us From Being Duped. Wired.
  42. Chen, A. (2 October, 2019). Three Threats Posed By Deepfakes That Technology Won't Solve. MIT Technology Review.
  43. Benson, T. (26 September, 2019). A.I. Created the Madness of Deepfakes But Who Can Save Us From It? Inverse.
  44. Howell, J. (19 September, 2019). Cheapfakes v. Deepfakes .This Week in Tech Podcast.
  45. Schiffler, Z. (18 September, 2019). AI Can't Protect Us from Deepfakes, Argues New Report. The Verge.
  46. Schwarz, O., (4 July, 2019). Could "Fake Text" be the Next Global Political Threat? The Guardian.
  47. Smith, T.,  (17 June, 2019). The Weaponization of AI. Cyberwire.
  48. Cook, J., (13 June, 2019). Deepfake Videos and the Threat of Not Knowing What's Real. Huffington Post.
  49. Herrera, S., (12 June, 2019). Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Finds Self on Receiving End of Fake Video. Wall Street Journal.
  50. Muscato, L., (8 December, 2018). More Tech Won't Save Us From Disinformation. OpenNews Source.
  51. Martineau, P., (8 November, 2018).  How an Infowars Video Became a White House Tweet. WIRED Magazine.
  52. Diep, F., (2 November, 2017). The Future of Data Justice Under Trump. Pacific Standard Magazine. 
  53. Marcotte, A., (25 September, 2017). Trump's EPA: Who Cares About Environmental Racism. Salon.
  54. Boyer, D. and Howe, C., (19 September, 2017). Environmental Injustice at the EPA, Cultures of Energy Podcast, Rice University.
  55. Markley, S. (25 Jan., 2017). Inside the Race to Save Climate Data in the Age of Trump. Paste Magazine.
  56. Schlanger, Z. (21 Jan., 2017). Hackers Downloaded Climate Data and Stored it on European Servers As Trump Was Being Inaugurated. Quartz Magazine.
  57. Harmon, J., (29 April, 2016). UCLA Information Studies to Host Discussion on Use of Data in Policing, Ampersand. ​

OP-EDS & COMMENTARY

  1. Butman, J., and Paris, B. (2025). There Might Be Giants. Ghosts in the Machine, Limn Journal. https://limn.press/article/there-might-be-giants/
  2. Paris, B., Weinberg, L., and May, E. (22 July, 2025). Fighting Weaponized AI in Higher Education. Academe Magazine Dispatches. https://academeblog.org/2025/07/22/fighting-weaponized-ai-in-higher-education/
  3. McGowan, C., Paris, B., and Reynolds, R. (6 Feb, 2024). Educational Technology and the Entrenchment of “Business as Usual”. Academe Magazine. www.aaup.org/article/educational-technology-and-entrenchment-%E2%80%9Cbusiness-usual%E2%80%9D
  4. 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/
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Paris, B. (16 July, 2019). "From Panic to Profit: AI Propaganda Machines". Data & Society Points. https://points.datasociety.net/from-panic-to-profit-cf738c9a5bfd
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. Paris, B. (12 September, 2016). Free Recall: search engines tell us everything except how they work. Real Life. http://reallifemag.com/free-recall/
  17. Paris, B. with Hirsch A. (2013). Out of Circulation: An Interview with Antonia Hirsch. Triple Canopy. https://www.canopycanopycanopy.com/contents/out-of-circulation
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