my employer (u of michigan) sponsors around 400-500 H1B visas a year. these last for an initial period of three years & can then be renewed for three more. there are likely thousands of H1B workers at UM who are now effectively banned from travel, as they're certain to be fired if they leave the US

Those on an H1B cannot return to the US from tomorrow (Sunday) unless paying $100K. This is an out-of-the blue presidential action. We’ll see software engineers stranded abroad. One easy to predict outcome: those on US visas will travel less… for work, for conferences etc.

it's less "AI drives people to kill themselves" and more that "tech companies do it, and are indifferent about it". and, bleakly, some journalists seem determined to convince you that the focal point of this story is a high point of engineering rather than a low point of humanity

The School of Information at Michigan is looking for its next John Derby Evans Professor in Information. It's open at the Assistant and Associate levels, and its a broad search: anyone working at the intersection of tech and society can apply. Please share! www.si.umich.edu/people/facul...

If you're eligible, please consider participating in my PhD advisee @lameiro.bsky.social's interview study with online sex workers about non-consensual intimate deepfakes. Quick screening survey: bit.ly/deepfakesint... Please also help spread the word by sharing with potential participants!

This was in the @annarborobserver.bsky.social Personally, I find that last sentence both ridiculous and chilling. Let @umich.edu #MichiganMedicine know your thoughts on their proposed partnership with the military. @aflcio.org @leounionumich.bsky.social @usu-umich.bsky.social

New analysis from @davidthewid.bsky.social and me revealing that Big Cloud invests 100x more often and spends hundreds of billions more $$ than other Big Tech on startup investments Why? These investments allow Big Cloud to lock in the entire tech ecosystem -- more in David's thread and our report!

Does your work explore mis/disinformation, scams, hate speech, or other forms of harmful information online? We are convening a CSCW workshop to bring together a global community focused on information disorder. We welcome 2-6 page submissions, due August 1. cscw2025infodisorder.netlify.app

it’s been such an honor to work on this project and i am so proud of this team! my friendship ended with the NSF, trans technologies are my only friend

There's a zoom option! Register here: tinyurl.com/TJL25

TODAY at 3pm! Ann Arbor book launch event with Kishonna Gray and @hibby.bsky.social. www.si.umich.edu/about-umsi/e...