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Zeynep Tufekci

Associate Professor, UNC

Zeynep Tufekci is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina, and a faculty associate at the Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. She studies the interaction between digital technology, artificial intelligence, and society.
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The COVID-19 Models Probably Don't Say What You Think They Say

If they accurately predict the future, we've done something wrong.

  • Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic
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It Wasn’t Just Trump Who Got It Wrong

America’s coronavirus response failed because we didn’t understand the complexity of the problem.

  • Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic
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Don’t Blame Foreign Hackers for the Chaos in Iowa

Blame an ill-considered push for untested technology. Securing our elections means getting the simple things right.

  • Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic