I am a scholar of science & technology and Assistant Professor in the department of Media, Culture, and Communication (MCC) at New York University. I also serve as the co-Director/PI of a multi-year project supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) titled Machine Listening in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, and a co-organizer of the AI in Society working group at the Institute for Public Knowledge (IPK). My first book, Machine Voices (MIT press), parses the scientific, cultural, and technical formats through which artificial intelligence (AI), voice, and listening are fastened together.
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I received my PhD in Communication from the University of Southern California's (USC) Annenberg School, with a graduate certificate in Science & Technology Studies (STS). Broadly, I studied the social foundations and impacts of artificial intelligence technologies. Here, I was a member of the Knowing Machines international research collective funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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When I’m not thinking about [machines x humans], I spend time making techno music, lifting (somewhat) heavy things, or exploring the world with my wife, daughter, and two poodles.
Email: e.kang@nyu.edu
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