Trevor Paglen

884 citations
16 papers · 363 indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 9
Topics
Torture, Ethics, and Law (2 papers)Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis (2 papers)Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (2 papers)

In The Last Decade

Trevor Paglen

15 papers receiving 318 citations

Hit Papers

Excavating AI: the politics of images in machine learning...20212026202220242021255075100

Peers

Trevor Paglen
Comparison fields: 5 of 83
  • Sociology and Political Science 95
  • Safety Research 62
  • Geography, Planning and Development 58
  • Political Science and International Relations 48
  • Artificial Intelligence 44
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Fields of papers citing papers by Trevor Paglen

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All Works

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2 65
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Excavating AI: the politics of images in machine learning training setsbreakdown →
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5 18
6 3
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The Last Pictures
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8 1
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Invisible : Covert Operations and Classified Landscapes
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10 22
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Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon's Secret World
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I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to be Destroyed by Me: Emblems from the Pentagon's Black World
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13 1
14 11
15 3
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Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA's Rendition Flights
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About Trevor Paglen

Trevor Paglen is a scholar working on Archeology, Music and Safety Research, having authored 16 papers that have together received 363 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Torture, Ethics, and Law (2 papers), Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis (2 papers) and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geography, Planning and Development (58 citations), Health Informatics (13 citations) and Safety Research (62 citations). Trevor Paglen has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Frequent co-authors include Kate Crawford and Rebecca Solnit. Their work appears in journals such as Progress in Human Geography, Environment and Planning D Society and Space and AI & Society.

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