We’re planning something very cool during UNGA with @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social @meowtree.bsky.social @authormala.bsky.social @ruchowdh.bsky.social and more. Save this date and follow @compiler.news for more details coming soon.

I don't center electoral politics in my work, but the NYC mayoral race and Mamdani's campaign commitment to collaborative action captivated me. So I wrote about it. linasrivastava.medium.com/the-new-guar...

"If a socialist can wrest power from the servants of oligarchy in the financial capital of the world—well, my friends around this country, around this world, what can you do to take the power back from them where you live?”(by @attackerman.bsky.social) #IloveNYC www.forever-wars.com/this-is-the-...

And the person who turned up to support him with no notice is the Muslim dude who have cross endorsed each other and who the msm has been going into overtime to cast him as antisemitic

NEW: Gov. Hochul announces that the state is dedicating $50 million for legal assistance for immigrants like those who may be targeted by ICE when leaving the federal courthouse

'We will need to build an unruly open-hearted movement of the Earth-loving faithful: faithful to this planet, its people, its creatures and to the possibility of a livable future for us all.' Faithful to here. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

📣 New guide for those thinking about using GenAI in research on violence against women. We partnered with @thesvri.bsky.social to lay out big picture, structural, and ethics questions that researchers should ask before using GenAI for violence against women research. merltech.org/new-guide-ke...

We're running 2 events on online gender-based violence this month in NYC. Join us if you are around, or coming to the CSW! This one is from 4-6pm on March 17. mailchi.mp/technologysa...

My dad: "If the 5-things-you-did-this-week email finds even 5,000 ghost employees, it'll have been worth it." [I love my dad, but JFC] Me: "What are you even talking about?' Dad: "Do you have a better idea for identifying ghost employees?" Me: "...So, is the cold front hitting you out there?"

18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people: 18f.org

Earlier this month our NLP-CoP hosted @madianou.bsky.social (Professor and Co-Director of the Migrant Futures Institute at Goldsmiths, University of London) to discuss her new book “Technocolonialism: When Technology for Good is Harmful.” Here are some of the key takeaways from the event (1/5)🧵

Super interesting stats on current approval rates of different political figures (assuming we trust the numbers) Where are the charismatic leaders who can leverage the weaknesses all around us and create representatives we could actually get behind? www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Newsletter: Generative AI is a marketing con perpetuated by Sam Altman and Dario Amodei through a mixture of lies and half-truths carried by a tech media that fails to ask the right questions. Outside of ChatGPT, generative AI companies barely get any traffic at all. www.wheresyoured.at/longcon/

"Anatomy of an AI Coup" from Tech Policy Press 1) This is a very good read on the situation in the US. 2) Is there a way to block this photo? I honestly never want to see it again. www.techpolicy.press/anatomy-of-a...

Feb 11, @madianou.bsky.social will talk with the NLP-CoP about her book Technocolonialism. This will be a good space for a convo about tech, humanitarianism, and colonialism. We planned it last year + it's so relevant now. Personally, I'd love some nuance on the topic. merltech.org/humanitarian...

seeing takes about the aid institutions and their role in imperialism. correct. If someone said "investor-owned hospitals exploit the vulnerable to benefit shareholders" I'd nod. If their followup was "and that's why I'm turning off your mom's dialysis machine" I'd...have some followup questions

Dios mio.

TFW you get a Teams alert that the weekly meeting you've been part of for the past 4 years is starting... but you got a stop work order on Sunday so you're no longer allowed to join :(

I read this book about 6 months ago. It is brilliantly written. Suggest reading it to understanding what is happening right now and where things will likely go. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741192...

FYI the National Council of Nonprofits is collecting stories via this form about how the executive orders are harming nonprofit organizations nationwide. If you just got screwed today, tell them about it here. They're also asking who is comfortable sharing their stories with reporters.

The absurdness... www.devex.com/news/usaid-c...

“We have identified several actions within USAID that appear to be designed to circumvent the president’s executive orders and the mandate from the American people." What forms will dissent in the coming years? www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

Going through Bayard Rustin's works once again and I appreciate his view that it is impossible to predict which political actions will be truly disruptive but that such actions are an emergent property of frequent, organized resistance. Finding a weak point in a wall requires knocking on it a lot.

How is Big Tech influencing the incoming US administration? What should civil society be doing to prepare for it? We talked about this at our December Salon. Recap here: merltech.org/the-influenc...

If you're in NYC, join us (in person only) for our next Tech Salon where we'll discuss the influence of Big Tech on the 2025 administration. RSVP here: mailchi.mp/technologysa...

Let's say I wanted to convene an in person, off-the-record Salon in mid December in NYC about the influence of big tech on the new administration and what to expect in 2025, who would I invite as the lead discussants? Ideas welcome here or by DM. Feel free to suggest yourself.

Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Anthropologist of Tech: What does the cup represent in this society, and how does its design and use reflect power dynamics, cultural values, and access to resources?

New report from CDT on trust and safety as related to livestreaming. cdt.org/insights/rea...

The rise of the manosphere in Kenya... edition.cnn.com/interactive/...

“Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to highlight the losses we face due to anti-trans bigotry & violence… It is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, & that we continue to fight for justice.”- TDOR founder Gwendolyn Ann Smith Tell the trans people in your life you love them today.🏳️‍⚧️

“AI is meant to fill treatment gaps, whether their causes are financial, geographic, or societal. But the very people who fall into these gaps are the ones who tend to need more complex care, which AI cannot provide.”

Should we use AI to do research on gender based violence and violence against children? Here's what folks at our Nov 14 Tech Salon had to say about it. merltech.org/the-gbv-and-...

Oh great, just what we need is more tech executives trying to run public offices. techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/s...

Spending the weekend w family in a red state is wilder than usual right now.

Can we talk more about "trust and safety" and "protection and safeguarding" overlaps? As we see less T&S efforts at platforms, we're going to need to absorb that work in civil society orgs. How prepared are we? What can we learn from ex-X T&S folks & others? merltech.org/protection-a...

Are there sustainable alternatives to big AI models? I talked to @myqntm.bsky.social about what small AI could look like. merltech.org/sustainable-...

hi again... not sure I have the energy to start all over here but let's see. maybe it's good practice.

I did a talk about AI and "A Just Transition" last week. merltech.org/a-just-trans...

Our next in person Tech Salon NYC is coming up on Dec 4. We'll chat about mis- and disinformation and the role of GenAI in fueling and combating it with folks from WITNESS, Jigsaw, Wikimedia Foundation and The AP. mailchi.mp/technologysa...

We had a great conversation at the Oct 23 Technology Salon on meaningful participation and accountability in AI processes. merltech.org/is-meaningfu...

Join me in NYC for a conversation on participation & accountability in AI. We'll look at various angles, including civil society's role in supporting participation and accountability and how civil society should be held accountable when using AI. #techsalon #AI #NYC mailchi.mp/technologysa...

Fantastic interview with Deb Raji about the Schumer AI forum. “Eighty percent of my comments were just fact-checking the reality that we’re living in right now, especially for marginalized folks that are not well represented in the data.”