Zeynep Tufekci

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Zeynep Tufekci

Zeynep Tufekci (Turkish: Zeynep Tüfekçi; [zejˈnep tyfec'tʃi]; zay-NEP tuu-FEK-chee) is a Turkish-American sociologist, and the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University. She is also a columnist for The New York Times. Her work focuses on social media, media ethics, the social implications of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence and big data, as well as societal challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic using complex and systems-based thinking. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, she is one of the most prominent academic voices on social media and the new public sphere. In 2022, Tufekci was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her "insightful, often prescient, columns on the pandemic and American culture", which the committee said "brought clarity to the shifting official guidance and compelled us towards greater compassion and informed response." Before becoming a regular columnist, she was a frequent contributor to The New York Times and The Atlantic. She has also written columns for Wired and Scientific American. Prior to Princeton, she was a professor at Columbia University's Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security, a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, and an associate professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina and associate professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

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  Zeynep Tufekci (Turkish: Zeynep Tüfekçi; ( "Help:IPA/Turkish"); zay-NEP tuu-FEK-chee) is a Turkish-American sociologist, and the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University. She is also a columnist for The New York Times. Her work focuses on social media, media ethics, the social implications of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence and big data, as well as societal challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic using complex and systems-based thinking. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, she is one of the most prominent academic voices on social media and the new public sphere. In 2022, Tufekci was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her "insightful, often prescient, columns on the pandemic and American culture", which the committee said [...] Appearance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Turkish sociologist and writer | Zeynep Tufekci | | Tufekci in 2019 | | Born | Istanbul, Turkey | | Occupations | Sociologist Writer | | Years active | 1999–present | | Title | Professor | | Academic background | | Education | Istanbul University Boğaziçi University University of Texas at Austin | | Academic work | | Discipline | Sociologist | | Sub-discipline | Complex Systems Science and Technology | | Institutions | University of Maryland Baltimore County Princeton University Columbia University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The New York Times The Atlantic | | | | Website | www.theinsight.org | [...] Before becoming a regular columnist, she was a frequent contributor to The New York Times and The Atlantic. She has also written columns for Wired "Wired (magazine)") and Scientific American. Prior to Princeton, she was a professor at Columbia University's Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security, a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, and an associate professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina and associate professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. ## Early life and education [edit]

• Zeynep Tufekci

  Dr. Zeynep Tufekci is an Associate Professor at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and a regular contributor to the New York Times

• Zeynep Tufekci | Exclusive Keynote Speaker

  ##### Dr. Zeynep Tufekci is an internationally renowned techno-sociologist whose work analyzes the intersections of science, technology, politics, and society. The New York Times billed her as someone who has “quietly made a habit of being right on the big things.” She asks hard questions about challenges including AI, privacy and surveillance, social movements, and public health, and answers them in ways that defy disciplinary boundaries. Aided by her background as a computer programmer, her current work as a sociologist, a penchant for complex systems-based thinking, and an international perspective as a Turkish-born American, Zeynep offers unique and often controversial insights on the topics you’re already thinking about—and the ones you should be. Dr. Tufekci is a New York Times [...] ##### ‍ ##### Zeynep Tufekci was a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Commentary for her “insightful, often prescient, columns on the pandemic and American culture […] that brought clarity to the shifting official guidance and compelled us towards greater compassion and informed response.” She remains a prominent voice in the public health space, publishing insights that call attention to the extensive disregard of those suffering with long COVID and that examine what we can learn from our missteps during this pandemic to better prepare for the next one. ##### ‍ [...] Every day we see new think pieces about robots taking our jobs and advanced AI systems taking over the world and doing away with humanity as a whole. But are we worrying about the wrong things? Sociologist Zeynep Tufekci argues that while the existential threat of AI is exciting to think about, it’s not at all based in reality. Our primary concern should center on how AI is exacerbating the already troubling issues with privacy and surveillance. Outdated laws no longer protect us. Big Tech’s influence makes it impossible to conceal both online and offline activities. Bad actors can and will utilize your data with malicious intent and impact. And AI—growing at record speed without regulation—makes this all faster and easier. In this talk, Zeynep outlines how this supercharged erosion of

• Zeynep Tufekci | Speaker Series | Elon University

  Tufekci is a New York Times opinion columnist and the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Her work on the social and moral implications of machine learning, big data and algorithmic decision-making argues that the true threat of artificial intelligence is rooted in privacy and human rights violations. She links the AI-powered erosion of privacy in processes such as facial recognition to the early stages of authoritarianism. [...] # Zeynep Tufekci ## Headshot of Zeynep TufekciZeynep Tufekci Headshot of Zeynep Tufekci Techno-sociologist and columnist ### The Baird Lecture Thursday, March 12, 2026, 7 p.m.McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts Zeynep Tufekci is an internationally renowned techno-sociologist whose work analyzes the intersections of science, technology, politics and society. She is known for asking hard questions about artificial intelligence, privacy and surveillance, social movements, and public health, and she answers them in ways that defy disciplinary boundaries. [...] A 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist for commentary, Tufekci is the author of “Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest,” which examines the power of using social media to mobilize large numbers of people in political protest and why many modern social movements lack the direction to foster real change once the protest is over. Prior to joining The New York Times, Tufekci spent years as a contributing opinion writer at several of the nation’s most acclaimed news publications. She was an Andrew Carnegie Fellow, a fellow at the Princeton University Center for Information Technology and the inaugural director of the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security at Columbia University. Tickets will be available Feb. 19 at ElonTickets.com.

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  Illustrated portrait of Zeynep Tufekci by Katia Sobolski Facebook logo Twitter logo LinkedIn logo Email icon Zeynep Tufekci is an academic and writer who focuses on big social challenges that defy disciplinary boundaries and simple answers. She is the author of Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest and writes regularly for The Atlantic and the New York Times, as well as publishing a newsletter named Insight. “Long before she became perhaps the only good amateur epidemiologist, she had quietly made a habit of being right on the big things.” — Ben Smith in the New York Times ## A Few Selected Articles From and Interviews With Zeynep ### We Need to Talk About Ventilation Illusrative photo of fans blowing foggy air in a subway station.