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To bridge this gap and create a platform for studying data education and the data-driven workplace, we developed GT DataWorks\u2014a data services provider embedded at Georgia Tech that executes data projects for external and internal clients. Our work explores how real-world data practices influence the preparation of datasets that fuel generative AI systems and highlights the ethical implications of such work. This talk will provide an overview of this hybrid outreach and research platform, emphasizing how employees transitioned from research subjects to active research contributors, shaping our understanding of data\u0027s role in everyday workplaces and AI training.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBIO: Dr. Betsy DiSalvo is a professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on learning sciences, participatory design, and human-centered computing. DiSalvo leads the Culture and Technology Lab (CAT Lab), where she advises students studying the intersection of culture and technology in learning, workplaces, family life, and emerging research on the production of generative AI. This research focus has resulted in award-winning educational games and two workplace\u0026nbsp;environments that served as research platforms:\u0026nbsp;DataWorks, a self-sustaining cost center providing data work and a way to examine technology workplaces, and\u0026nbsp;Glitch Game Tester\u003Cstrong\u003Es\u003C\/strong\u003E, a job program for high school students testing video games and learning foundational CS skills.\u0026nbsp;Dr. DiSalvo serves on the editorial board of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ETransactions on Computing Education\u003C\/em\u003E, is a member of the Computing Research Association\u0027s Widening Participation Board, and has held leadership roles in ACM and other research organizations. She has contributed to numerous art and museum projects for organizations such as the Carnegie Science Museum, the Children\u0027s Museum of Atlanta, and the Walker Art Center. Dr. DiSalvo earned her Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing from Georgia Tech in 2012.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E---\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIPaT: GVU Lunch Lecture Series\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe IPaT: GVU Lunch Lecture Series is free and features guest speakers presenting on topics related to people-centered technologies and their impact on society. Lunch is provided at 12:00 p.m. (while supplies last) and the talks begin at 12:30 p.m. Join us weekly or watch video replays. 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