yikes

suggestions on how to make our field less of a bummer?

There's still space left at this year's online symposium. If you'd like a taste of what could be discussed why not dip into our playlist of all the recorded content from last year's online event. 📽️ YouTube playlist: youtube.com/playlist... (1/2)

Announcing our new initiative! This is my next major project. It's called AI Civics. datasociety.net/points/build...

I am recruiting a postdoc in HCI & AI!
 Interested in augmenting human thinking and learning, futures of work & education, participatory AI, collective intelligence, or related topics? Please get in touch! This 2-year position will be based at a top university in Europe (email or DM for more info)

THRILLED that Brian Chen's new policy brief, "The Big AI State: How the Trump Administration is Shaping US Industrial Policy toward 'Global Technological Dominance'" is live! Trump is not "deregulating"; his admin is intervening in the market BIG TIME to bolster AI. datasociety.net/library/the-...

with all the thievery I think we will also be dealing with Trump Family Endowment priorities for years to come

📣 Our method for conducting community-based algorithmic impact assessments is now available! We’ve just launched a new section on our website where you can find an extensive toolkit, documentation of our pilots, and a series of reflections on lessons learned. datasociety.net/research/alg...

New! Govt tech purchasing has never been more high stakes, yet decisions about it rarely include public input. @megyoung0.bsky.social‬, w Sarah Fox, Vinhcent Le, & Oscar J. Romero Jr, explain why such input is essential, and outline specific opportunities & tactics. datasociety.net/library/gear...

📣 New op-ed for Tech Policy Press is out. Thanks to @benlennett.bsky.social, @megyoung0.bsky.social, @jakemetcalf.bsky.social, @datasociety.bsky.social for making it possible!

@megyoung0.bsky.social and I penned this intro essay to a special collection of brilliant essays, convened by @techpolicypress.bsky.social and @datasociety.bsky.social. We asked our friends: what do the normies need to know to fight the long fight against technofascism? Find them all linked here.

1/ I want to express my thanks to all the authors convened by @datasociety.bsky.social for the special series we kicked off this week on @techpolicypress.bsky.social. The first was the scene-setter from @megyoung0.bsky.social and @jakemetcalf.bsky.social on tech power and the crisis of democracy:

For @techpolicypress.bsky.social , I tried to connect some dots between AI-related energy investments and other technofascist attempts at concentrating power through land and resources, from nuclear startups to network cities Thanks @justinhendrix.bsky.social @megyoung0.bsky.social for the edits

🧵 for the late crowd! New pieces- on tech and democracy from @megyoung0.bsky.social and @jakemetcalf.bsky.social, the myth of AGI from @alexhanna.bsky.social and @emilymbender.bsky.social, and the challenges of actually deploying AI in government by @benzevgreen.bsky.social - part of a new series!

Opening a new series on Tech Policy Press in collaboration with Data & Society called “Ideologies of Control: A Series on Tech Power and Democratic Crisis,” Jacob Metcalf and Meg Young examine how a small group of tech billionaires is pushing an anti-democratic agenda.

urg another platform

This is exactly it. Silicon Valley preppers + the delusional architects of AI addled techno fascism aren’t denying climate change, they’re remaking society to save themselves while pushing for speculative energy futures where they fully control the earth’s resources www.thenation.com/article/envi...