@michebox.bsky.social and I have a new essay on how funders must rethink how to lead through tech-inflected uncertainty.

New post on redesigning human-machine workflows, and what must remain human. charleyjohnson.kit.com/posts/what-m...

Today, I’m sharing my conversation with @benwinters.bsky.social, Director of AI and Privacy at @consumerfed.bsky.social about The People First Chatbot Bill—model legislation for regulating chatbots that’s been endorsed by over 70 organizations.

World models won't save AI from its fundamental limitation Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis recently said LLMs "just predict the next token based on statistical correlations" and "don't really know why A leads to B." Glad we solved that mystery!

The "Wisdom of Crowds" is a lie. Prediction markets claim to reflect the wisdom of the crowd. But new research shows they actually reflect something else: power.

Thanks so much for the shout out @newpublic.org !

@charleyjohnson.bsky.social’s ‬course on July 19-20 is a great resource for folks working toward true systems change. It comes highly recommended by our Community Engagement Manager Hays Witt, and leans on many of the multidisciplinary tools and principles we use in our work.

On Sunday, I’m sharing my conversation with @karenhao.bsky.social award-winning reporter covering artificial intelligence and author of NYT bestseller, Empire of AI. We discuss:

Someone recently asked me to explain what ‘sociotechnical’ means as if they were 18 years old. Here’s what I said: it's just a fancy word for how technology shapes people, and people shape technology. Why do I continue to use this super jargon-y word?