Social Agentics Lab
Agentic AI represents a transformative shift in artificial intelligence—where autonomous, proactive decision-making systems can operate within complex workflows, dynamically interact with human users in natural language, and adapt to social and organizational contexts.
El costo de la independencia: Latino house-cleaners in Technology-Mediated Labour Markets
Domestic work, such as house-cleaning, has traditionally been devalued, gendered, and delegated to marginalised immigrant populations. This paper explores the interplay between identity, collective action, and digital marketplaces among Latino house-cleaners in Toronto.
Microsite – David Nieborg
Tero Karppi is an Associate Professor of Critical Computation and Digital Media at the University of Toronto, Canada. Karppi’s work examines the breaking points of our network culture, from social media platforms to AI, and the ways in which connectivity is reenvisioned.
Microsite – Tero Karppi
Tero Karppi is an Associate Professor of Critical Computation and Digital Media at the University of Toronto, Canada. Karppi’s work examines the breaking points of our network culture, from social media platforms to AI, and the ways in which connectivity is reenvisioned.
Microsite – Rafael Grohmann
Rafael Grohmann is an Assistant Professor of Media Studies (Critical Platform Studies) at the University of Toronto. He is research associate at the University of Oxford, founding editor of Platforms & Society journal and leader of DigiLabour initiative.
Recap // Workers Governing Technologies: Collective Strategies Across Contexts
Watch recaps now! The two-day workshop explored how workers and their organizations are shaping the governance of digital technologies — including platforms, data, and AI — through collective bargaining, co-operative formation, and policy reform.
Research Talk: Game Engine Speculation
In recent years, tools like Unreal Engine have transformed how we imagine and build digital worlds. These “game engines” are more than creative software
STREET Lab
STREET LAB Prof. Priyank Chandra www.streetlab.tech The SocioTechnical ResistancE and Ethical Technologies (STREET) Lab is an interdisciplinary research collective at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, and housed at the Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI). Led by, Dr. Priyank Chandra the lab focuses on understanding and supporting the sociotechnical practices of marginalized communities worldwide, […]
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KMD Collaborative Specialization **As of July 2024, we are pausing admissions to the Collaborative Specialization in Knowledge Media Design. Please check back for further updates. KMDI is currently involved in teaching through the Knowledge Media Design Collaborative Specialization (KMD CS). The KMD CS addresses the ways media and media technologies shape, and are shaped by, […]
Microsite – Huili Chen
Huili Chen is an interdisciplinary researcher, scientist, and designer. She currently works as an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information, where her research explores human experience in the context of intelligent machines.