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Assistant Professor in the School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University

Email: nvincent@sfu.ca

Quick bio: Prof. Nick Vincent is an Assistant Professor in Computing Science at Simon Fraser University. He studies the content ecosystems and data supply chains that fuel data-dependent technologies like search engines, recommender systems, and generative AI. This involves exploring avenues for people to control how data flow and participate in the governance of AI systems. The overarching goal of this research is to work towards highly capable and widely beneficial AI technologies that mitigate -- rather than exacerbate -- inequalities in wealth and power.

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Responsible AI in Open Ecosystems: Reconciling..., Chakraborti ..., AIES, 2025-08 link
An Audit and Analysis of LLM-Assisted Health..., Hussain ..., AIES, 2025-08 link
Algorithmic Collective Action with Two Collectives, Karan ..., ACM FAccT, 2025-06 link
Push and Pull: A Framework for Measuring..., Wojtowicz ..., ACM FAccT, 2025-06 link

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Algorithmic Collective Action With Two..., Data Leverage Newsletter, 2025-07 link
On AI-driven Job Apocalypses and Collective..., Data Leverage Newsletter, 2025-06 link
How do we know our AI output is good? Double..., Data Leverage Newsletter, 2025-05 link
Each Instance of "AI Utility" Stems from Some..., Data Leverage Newsletter, 2025-05 link

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Data Leverage and AI Safety, Singagore AI Safety Hub, 2025-08
404 - Policy Not Found | AI as a..., BrainTrainr Podcast, 2025-06
Canada as Champion for Public AI, McMaster Internet Policy Lab, 2025-03
Emerging Concerns with the..., UBC NLP, 2025-03

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Should the public sector build its own AI?, Gideon Lichfield, The Financial Times, 2025-09 link
'Trial and error': Over half of AI..., Stacy Thomas, Canadian HR Reporter, 2025-07 link
Can Wikipedia survive the rise of AI..., Rhiannon Stevens, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2025-05 link
'Trial and error': Over half of AI..., Stacy Thomas, Canadian HR Reporter, 2025-05 link

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