On October 6, join me for a virtual panel with on a vital topic: how can we make sure that open science advances not just science itself, but society’s understanding of, trust in, and willingness to invest in research? Register here: shorensteincenter.org/new-event/ca...

Technology is neutral, but it distributes power in unpredictable ways. I've come to believe the attention economy is particularly insidious in the way it gives us the illusion of choice and voice. Here's the case for logging off as resistance. www.gabestein.com/your-phone-o...

👋 Substack. It’s cool that you’re interested in academic publishing. Before diving in, I suggest fully understanding the market you’re getting into and how you might link up with open science advocates. www.gabestein.com/substack-is-...

Fun new threads: 1. "Vibe productivity." 2. Grappling with the impacts of open science on general audiences. 3. Let's stop playing "bureaucratic astrology" with the regime and start actively opposing it. www.gabestein.com/i-am-going-t...

This is one of the most important connections I've ever made. It's very simple, but I haven't quite heard anyone say so clearly: big tech and the Trump admin. aren't just working together out of convenience or fear, they're operating under the same core ideology. www.gabestein.com/big-tech-and...

This is one of the most important connections I've ever made. It's very simple, but I haven't quite heard anyone say so clearly: big tech and the Trump admin. aren't just working together out of convenience or fear, they're operating under the same core ideology. www.gabestein.com/big-tech-and...

I’m fairly sure we’re going to find that LLMs are like any other kind of software. That’s not a good thing for an industry predicated on replacing entire professions.

I've long told folks not to read my newsletter, gabestein.com. I stand by this. Readers may start suspecting that big tech’s real mission is to privatize civil society, experience skepticism about new “magical” tools, or realize the media is incapable of meeting today’s needs. You’ve been warned.

It's scary that Facebook's latest privacy scandal has barely broken through.

Wherein I actually read the studies (and invent a philosopher). buttondown.com/gabestein/ar...

Anyone in the scicomm/policy world working on efforts like described to resist cuts to U.S. biomedical research? Imo, Josh is right that activating patient communities is likely the most effective way to demonstrate the political costs of cuts to legislators. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-pat...

You can and should admit it: yesterday was deeply, absurdly funny. buttondown.com/gabestein/ar...

A coup looks different in a world where software is power.

Wherein we oscillate between personal time zone choices, political silliness, and the lengths people went to entertain themselves when history ended.

Do we actually make things, or do we just light money on fire and call it innovation?

I did an AI, and it convinced me that building actually valuable AI products is a very specific, very difficult skill.

How to inoculate yourself against bad takes

I regret to inform you I have "launched" a "newsletter" in an attempt to get off these platforms but keep dialoging (?) with you. All the usual stuff — intersection of tech, politics, etc. Abuse of theory. Here's the first one. Much obliged if you check it out. buttondown.com/gabestein/ar...