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Gita Manaktala
MIT Press
about 2 months ago
Find us today at the MIT
@medialab.bsky.social
— and at Northeastern tomorrow and Sunday — during
#infoplus2025
with the latest books on data visualization and design. Looking forward to presentations by authors
@kanarinka.bsky.social
,
@laurenfklein.bsky.social
,
@dietoff.bsky.social
, and others!
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reposted by
Gita Manaktala
MIT Press
about 2 months ago
From the transformation of higher education in the age of generative AI to how animals and smart machines measure up to human intelligence, get a great deal on MIT Press ebooks focused on AI via
@humblebundle.com
. Purchases support Sandy Hook Promise:
www.humblebundle.com/books/human-...
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Gita Manaktala
MIT Press
about 2 months ago
AI is already being used in the governing of nations around the world, but we have the power to determine if it becomes a tool of oppression or empowerment. Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders share five insights from their new book "Rewiring Democracy" with @nextbigidea.com:
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Will AI Strengthen or Undermine Democracy?
Co-authors Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders share 5 key insights from their new book, Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship.
https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/will-ai-strengthen-undermine-democracy-bookbite/57574/
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Don’t miss this
#infoplus2025
keynote at Northeastern University by
@laurenfklein.bsky.social
and Tanvi Sharma, two authors of the forthcoming
@mitpress.bsky.social
book Data by Design.
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If you're in Denver today for
#ICA25
#ICA2025
, stop by the
@mitpress.bsky.social
booth in the exhibits hall before 3pm to claim a free book. One book per person while they last!
7 months ago
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Stop by the MIT Press booth in the exhibits hall at
#ICA25
and
#ICA2025
to see our new books on relevant topics. Sign up for a free book!
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Gita Manaktala
Sarah J. Jackson
7 months ago
FYI
#ICA25
if you want to get in on the national day of action on Saturday but will be away from your home, here is the Denver event
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NO KINGS Denver - Power to the People Activist Fair by CO 50501 and Solidarity Warriors · No Kings
Location: NOT the West Steps. We'll be in Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park (Between the West Steps of the Capitol and Civic Center Park). Come and get plugged into the organizations that are fighting f...
https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/784714/
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Gita Manaktala
MIT Press
7 months ago
Greetings from
#ICA25
in Denver! Come browse some new books and say hello to our editor
@gita2.bsky.social
if you'd like to connect.
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Gita Manaktala
MIT Press
about 1 year ago
"What my students paradoxically fail to realize, in their zeal to be responsible, is that describing things by certain characteristics rather than others merely because those characteristics are countable is a profoundly subjective decision."
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Gary Marcus
about 1 year ago
“Cognitive scientist Gary Marcus says AI must be regulated. He has a plan”. Today at the WSJ:
www.wsj.com/articles/cog...
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Cognitive Scientist Gary Marcus Says AI Must Be Regulated. He Has a Plan.
Cognitive Scientist Gary Marcus Says AI Must Be Regulated. He Has a Plan.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cognitive-scientist-gary-marcus-says-ai-must-be-regulated-he-has-a-plan-f0c0b647
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