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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And @vitak.bsky.social plays Melissa, an AI Powder consumer who uses the powder for some home renovations... but gives up her privacy. #CSCW2026

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Rizu Paudel is Dr. Sharma, the medical director at Horizon Memorial Hospital. Will she release sensitive patient data in exchange for AI Powder? #CSCW2026

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Announcing our next three actors in the AI Powder play at #CSCW2026: Rishi Vanukuru will be playing Amir, a victim of a tragic bus crash, who has ✨somehow✨ been miraculously cured.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

✨✨AI Powder✨ ✨, our speculative fiction story, is finally officially published in Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience journal! Thanks and congrats to collaborators @naz-andalibi.bsky.social Nazanin Andalibi, David Haimson, and @meglane.bsky.social! catalystjournal.org/index.php/ca...

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AI Powder | Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our cast includes @andiiicat.bsky.social as Pam, a hospital patient with a parasite. Will AI Powder help Pam fight the parasite, or will it instead make the parasite stronger? Find out at #CSCW2026!

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Up next we have Wen Duan, who will be playing Lili, a receptionist at Horizon Memorial Hospital. Lili's managers don't think she's bright and cheery enough in her customer service role. Can AI Powder help? ✨✨✨ #CSCW2026

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Sarah Gilbert @sarahagilbert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In my stage debut I'll be playing a sales rep for VitalSynth Industries who totally just wants to help the hospital save lives with her company's amazing new product (why would I deceive you?) #CSCW2026

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Announcing our second cast member: @sarahagilbert.bsky.social as the sales rep from VitalSynth Industries (the manufacturer of AI Powder), who tries to convince the hospital to hand over patient data in exchange for a hearty supply of AI Powder. #CSCW2026

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Michaelanne Thomas @michaelannephd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Come see my return to the stage as Dr. Putnam, in the original play, AI Powder, at #CSCW2026!

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Great to be part of @cra-hq.bsky.social Congressional Visit Day, where @naz-andalibi.bsky.social I met with our MI members of Congress to ask them to support NSF research funding. Especially appreciated meeting @peters.senate.gov and hearing about his support for science funding and AI regulation.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We have a stellar lineup of "actors" for the AI Powder play at #CSCW2026! I'll be announcing our cast gradually leading up to the performance. To start, we have @michaelannephd.bsky.social playing Dr. Putnam, a trauma surgeon who uses AI Powder to "heal" his patients.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is a post of appreciation for my PhD advisees, some of my favorite collaborators! Here's a photo from our recent lab retreat. From left to right: Denny Starks, Senami Kojah, me @mayworms.info, @hibbythach.com, Mel Monier, @lameiro.bsky.social

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Ben Waber @bwaber.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

First was “Trans Technologies” by @haimson.bsky.social. This is a unique, insightful book, using a critical studies and HCI lens to examine different trans technologies and the thoughts of their creators. Highly recommend Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (2/5)

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Trans Technologies

Mainstream technologies often exclude or marginalize transgender users. Trans Technologies describes what happens when trans people take technology design in...

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"Just sprinkle some AI on it..." We're staging a live PLAY🎭 at #CSCW2026 and looking for amateur actors - no experience needed! It's based on AI Powder, our speculative fiction piece on AI techno-solutionism (forthcoming in Catalyst), paired with an academic panel. Reply/message if interested!

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

When I published my book Trans Technologies, I pledged to donate half of my author royalties to a trans BIPOC organization. This year I donated to BTFA Collective - Black Trans Femmes in the Arts. Learn more and donate here: fundraise.givesmart.com/form/P_jkVg?...

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Noah Pevie @noahpevie.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Also finished Trans Technologies by @haimson.bsky.social (2025). Not a trans history book, but relevant for a peripheral argument I’m making in my comps exam. That said, incredibly cool to have a book that provides perhaps the most comprehensive list of trans technologies.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

To no one's surprise, we found that minoritized groups (transgender, nonbinary, mixed race, disabled, and/or neurodivergent people) report higher levels of algorithmic harm than others.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Researchers can use this scale on surveys to measure algorithmic harm overall, or its subscales (algorithmic stigma, algorithmic privacy harms, and tangible algorithmic harms), across different systems, contexts, and populations.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I completely missed posting this during June, but thanks to @acm.org and ACM Digital Library for highlighting some of our research for Pride Month! 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ www.acm.org/diversity-in... www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-d...

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Celebrate Pride Month 2026 with ACM

This Pride Month, ACM is celebrating the contributions and innovations of LGBTQ+ computing researchers. Selected research articles will be featured throughout June, exploring the intersection of techn...

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

We created and analyzed collaborative zines to uncover queering tactics to resist AI and data systems. The whole session on Queer Futures and Speculative Design looks amazing. AND we have free copies of the zine version of our pictorial that we'll be giving out! programs.sigchi.org/dis/2026/pro...

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at #DIS2026 I'll be presenting our work on "Queer Zineographies: Materializing Tactics for Resisting AI and Data Systems" - a paper led by Alexandra (Allie) Teixeira Riggs and with an amazing team of researchers! read the pictorial here: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Our design implications for future online information sharing platforms that balance patients' and surgeons' needs involve surgeon-verified information, surgeon anonymity, credential verification, searchable FAQs, and integrated community knowledge.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

We considered how an online communication platform could support both surgeons and trans people seeking surgery. The two groups hold values in tension (information sharing, risk, and reputation), but also values in alignment (information accuracy, transparency, and communication efficiency).

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Monday morning @ #DIS2026 in the Intimate Data, Consent, & Harm session, Aloe DeGuia presents our paper: "Bridging Trans Community Knowledge with Verified Information: Design Considerations for Patient-Surgeon Digital Communication Platforms for Gender-Affirming Surgery" dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

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Bridging Trans Community Knowledge with Verified Information: Design Considerations for Patient-Surgeon Digital Communication Platforms for Gender-Affirming Surgery | Proceedings of the 2026 Designing Interactive Systems Conference

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blair @blairaf.com · 02/06/2026

I'm looking for a new PhD student to come join me at UAlberta & Amii to study trans perspectives on AI policy & the future of AI as part of my new lab. The position is fully funded and offers access to a range of supports - more details in the poster below!

Flyer with qualifications and details for the PhD position.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Next week I'm speaking as part of this Bergen Pride event on Queer Games and AI Resistance. Looking forward to being in conversation with co-panelists Daniella Gati and Joakim Johansen Østbye. Thanks to @jilltxt.bsky.social for the invitation! www4.uib.no/en/research/...

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Bergen Pride: Queer Games and AI Resistance | UiB

Join us for a series of investigations of queer representations in gaming culture and the frontiers of AI resistance.

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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

At 18:30-21:00 on June 2 at Pride House (Kvarteret) in Bergen you can hear Daniella Gáti who's writing a book, "A Queer Theory of AI and Algorithmic Knowledge", Joakim Johansen Østbye, an expert on queer gaming and Oliver Haimsaon, whose book Trans Technologies came out last year. Plus free food!!!

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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

On June 2, CDN and Bergen Pride invite you to an evening of Queer Games and AI Resistance featuring talks by Daniella Gáti, Oliver Haimson, Joakim Johansen Østbye and CDN scholars Sérgio Roxo and Tom Legierse, with Lin Prøitz as moderator. www4.uib.no/en/research/...

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Bergen Pride: Queer Games and AI Resistance | UiB

Join us for a series of investigations of queer representations in gaming culture and the frontiers of AI resistance.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This is one page from our pictorial ⬆️. We'll have physical copies of the pictorial as a zine to give out at the conference!

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

And also this pictorial at #DIS2026, led by Allie Teixeira Riggs and Louie Søs Meyer and co-authored with a long list of amazing queer HCI scholars including @magpiecircuits.bsky.social, @jordant.bsky.social, @caitielustig.bsky.social, and many more! link: deepblue.lib.umich.edu/items/8fb952...

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Excited to have a paper accepted for #DIS2026 next month! led by Aloe DeGuia (her first first-authored paper 🤩!) and co-authored with @sociologymary.bsky.social, Tee Chuanromanee, Gaines Blasdel, @julesmadzia.bsky.social, and @meglane.bsky.social deepblue.lib.umich.edu/items/5a1c02...

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Some things that we found helped create meaningful community partnerships: establishing expectations, transparency in decision-making, attending to positionality, and benefits to participation beyond research.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

So glad I got the chance to collaborate with @cal-liang.bsky.social, @katbamkapow.bsky.social, & @karmacap.bsky.social on this #CHI2026 paper! We brought together our experiences working with community advisory boards on three different tech design research projects. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

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Hibby @hibbythach.com · 17/04/2026

Go Denny Starks! They just presented our paper (with Aloe Deguia, Tawanna Dillahunt, and @haimson.bsky.social), Safety With Community: Technologies of Care, Connection, Collective Safety, and Mutual Aid for Transgender Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (TBIPOC) at #CHI2026 in Barcelona.

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Hibby @hibbythach.com · 17/04/2026

Go Denny Starks AGAIN! They just presented our paper (with Aloe Deguia, Tawanna Dillahunt, and @haimson.bsky.social), Navigating Safety and Technology: The Everyday Safety Labor of Transgender Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in the United States at #CHI2026 in Barcelona.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Congrats to Denny on their first CHI presentations!!

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"Navigating Safety and Technology: The Everyday Safety Labor of TBIPOC in the US" introduces the concept of safety labor: the emotional and cognitive work of managing misrecognition, assessing risk, and downplaying discomfort to maintain self-preservation.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"Safety With Community: Technologies of Care, Connection, Collective Safety, and Mutual Aid for TBIPOC" shows how designing for TBIPOC safety requires shifting toward community-centered tech and non-tech approaches that prioritize lived experiences, mutual aid, and collective joy.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

This morning is the BIPOC Sovereignty and Care session at #CHI2026! My PhD advisee Denny Starks will be presenting two papers, both co-authored by @hibbythach.com, Aloe DeGuia, and Tawanna Dillahunt: links to the two papers: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

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Safety With Community: Technologies of Care, Connection, Collective Safety, and Mutual Aid for Transgender Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (TBIPOC) | Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on H...

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Hibby @hibbythach.com · 17/04/2026

I had the pleasure of presenting my co-authors (Sena Kojah, @haimson.bsky.social, and @michaelannephd.bsky.social) and I’s paper, The Burden of Bearing Witness: Digital Practices of Marginalized Social Media Users in High-Stakes Contexts at #CHI2026 in Barcelona.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

We show how these groups' urgent infrastructural and contextual needs are often overlooked in social media platforms; they develop workarounds, engage in self-censorship, and adopt coping strategies, undertaking additional, often invisible, sociotechnical repair work that reinforces their precarity.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

This paper includes three case studies: diasporic groups coping with the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, ethnic minorities facing violence and human rights violations in Nigeria, and trans people creating technology while facing oppression in the United States.

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

This morning at #CHI2026, @hibbythach.com will be presenting our paper "The Burden of Bearing Witness: Digital Practices of Marginalized Social Media Users in High-Stakes Contexts," led by Senami Kojah and co-authored with @michaelannephd.bsky.social. paper link: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

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The Burden of Bearing Witness: Digital Practices of Marginalized Social Media Users in High-Stakes Contexts | Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Oliver Haimson @haimson.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Spotted my PhD advisees @hibbythach.com and Denny Starks hard at work at the #CHI2026 conference hotel 💻💻

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Noor @infosciguy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Tomorrow, UMSI alumnus Ben Zhang will be celebrated at #CHI2026 for earning an Outstanding Dissertation Award! “UMSI prepared me not only as a researcher, but also as a teacher, mentor and contributor to academic service,” he says. Read about his dissertation: www.si.umich.edu/about-umsi/n...

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UMSI alumnus Ben Zhang earns 2026 ACM SIGCHI Outstanding Dissertation Award | umsi

Zhang’s dissertation examines the labor, institutions and data infrastructures that shape AI systems.

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Phoebe Toups Dugas 🏳️‍⚧️ @snapdragoness.itch.io · 14/04/2026

WHEW! Exhausted, but feel like I nailed our talk on #agender euphoria in #games. #CHI2026

Photograph of Phoebe on a stage with a microphone. Behind her is a large screen with an agender pride flag and the text "Imagine a world where... where no one cares what gender you are or..."

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Michaelanne Thomas @michaelannephd.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Can't wait to celebrate my first graduated PhD advisee @bzfzhang.bsky.social at @chi.acm.org this week on winning a 2026 ACM SIGCHI Outstanding Dissertation Award!

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Pedro Lopes @pedrolopes.org · 13/04/2026

The ACM CHI 2026 paper program is live on the ACM Digital Library, so please enjoy all the new 1702 pieces of science that #CHI2026 has for you: dl.acm.org/doi/proceedi... (cc @acm_chi ). p.s.: You can read our welcome message at dl.acm.org/action/showF...

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Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems | ACM Conferences

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