Roberta Fischli
@leonieclaude.bsky.social
Dr./PhD
I research AI and digital empowerment
Visiting Faculty Researcher @Google
affiliate MINT Lab @sethlazar.org
www.robertafischli.com
I research AI and digital empowerment
Visiting Faculty Researcher @Google
affiliate MINT Lab @sethlazar.org
www.robertafischli.com
Excellent piece on AI and student writing by @ruthstarkman.bsky.social :
“One might try hallucinating their way through our conversation, but no one dares show up unprepared.”
open.substack.com/pub/ruth/p/b...
“One might try hallucinating their way through our conversation, but no one dares show up unprepared.”
open.substack.com/pub/ruth/p/b...
Blue Books, Big Models, and Why I’m Still Teaching the Research Paper
Blue books may prevent cheating.
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Excellent piece on AI and student writing by @ruthstarkman.bsky.social :
“One might try hallucinating their way through our conversation, but no one dares show up unprepared.”
open.substack.com/pub/ruth/p/b...
“One might try hallucinating their way through our conversation, but no one dares show up unprepared.”
open.substack.com/pub/ruth/p/b...
on.ft.com/4nsRDLP Remember when everyone thought surveillance capitalism was dead?
Meta to mine AI interactions to help target advertising
Changes signal how the social media giant will make money from its costly artificial intelligence efforts
on.ft.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
on.ft.com/4nsRDLP Remember when everyone thought surveillance capitalism was dead?
on.ft.com/3IDjY31
Excellent read. “These figures are impossible to understand if we rely on the political science of recent decades (…). They are characters accustomed to operating in a world without limits, who draw strength from the unexpected, the unstable and the bellicose.”
Excellent read. “These figures are impossible to understand if we rely on the political science of recent decades (…). They are characters accustomed to operating in a world without limits, who draw strength from the unexpected, the unstable and the bellicose.”
How tech lords and populists changed the rules of power
Digital moguls and strongman leaders are more than disrupters of the old liberal order. Together they seek to sweep it away, writes Giuliano da Empoli
on.ft.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
on.ft.com/3IDjY31
Excellent read. “These figures are impossible to understand if we rely on the political science of recent decades (…). They are characters accustomed to operating in a world without limits, who draw strength from the unexpected, the unstable and the bellicose.”
Excellent read. “These figures are impossible to understand if we rely on the political science of recent decades (…). They are characters accustomed to operating in a world without limits, who draw strength from the unexpected, the unstable and the bellicose.”
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Love the idea because I despise what chasing housing wealth has done to everybody's life and brains.
Though I do feel that the success of this sort of thing requires the advanced 'Swiss' civilisation part of it
Though I do feel that the success of this sort of thing requires the advanced 'Swiss' civilisation part of it
September 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Love the idea because I despise what chasing housing wealth has done to everybody's life and brains.
Though I do feel that the success of this sort of thing requires the advanced 'Swiss' civilisation part of it
Though I do feel that the success of this sort of thing requires the advanced 'Swiss' civilisation part of it
What if homeownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? Swiss co-ops aren’t perfect, but I agree: when working as intended, they take wealth out of the (living) equation and allow people from different social strata to live side by side (and under one roof).
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...
A ‘Third Way’ Between Buying or Renting? Swiss Co-ops Say They’ve Found It.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
What if homeownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? Swiss co-ops aren’t perfect, but I agree: when working as intended, they take wealth out of the (living) equation and allow people from different social strata to live side by side (and under one roof).
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...
So inspiring to see @karenhao.bsky.social in conversation with @rajiinio.bsky.social at the AI and Society event @ Berkeley. We need more formats like this in the Bay Area! (and beyond)
September 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
So inspiring to see @karenhao.bsky.social in conversation with @rajiinio.bsky.social at the AI and Society event @ Berkeley. We need more formats like this in the Bay Area! (and beyond)
So inspiring to see @karenhao.bsky.social in conversation with @rajiinio.bsky.social at the AI and Society event @ Berkeley. We need more formats like this in the Bay Area (and beyond).
September 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
So inspiring to see @karenhao.bsky.social in conversation with @rajiinio.bsky.social at the AI and Society event @ Berkeley. We need more formats like this in the Bay Area (and beyond).
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January update from the normative philosophy of computing newsletter: new CFPs, papers, workshops, and resources for philosophers working on normative questions raised by AI and computing.
Normative Philosophy of Computing - January
Happy New Year!
mintresearch.org
January 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM
January update from the normative philosophy of computing newsletter: new CFPs, papers, workshops, and resources for philosophers working on normative questions raised by AI and computing.
„Though still rare in America, the model reflects the striking idea that fundamental problems of politics—polarization, apathy, manipulation by special interests—can be transformed through radically direct democracy.“
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
What Could Citizens’ Assemblies Do for American Politics?
An Oregon county is looking for solutions to youth homelessness—so it convened a random selection of residents to come up with ideas.
web.archive.org
January 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
„Though still rare in America, the model reflects the striking idea that fundamental problems of politics—polarization, apathy, manipulation by special interests—can be transformed through radically direct democracy.“
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
„We noticed something (…). Wherever in the world we’d sent a reporter, whichever corner of the technology landscape we were covering, the holders of all of that money? Men. All of them. Every. Single. One.“
@katie-drummond.bsky.social link.wired.com/view/5cf8230...
@katie-drummond.bsky.social link.wired.com/view/5cf8230...
Rich men rule the world
link.wired.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
„We noticed something (…). Wherever in the world we’d sent a reporter, whichever corner of the technology landscape we were covering, the holders of all of that money? Men. All of them. Every. Single. One.“
@katie-drummond.bsky.social link.wired.com/view/5cf8230...
@katie-drummond.bsky.social link.wired.com/view/5cf8230...
Interesting side note: „The three words most associated with AI by the public are “robot”, “scary” and “worried”, according to government research last month.“https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/12/mainlined-into-uks-veins-labour-announces-huge-public-rollout-of-ai
January 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Interesting side note: „The three words most associated with AI by the public are “robot”, “scary” and “worried”, according to government research last month.“https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/12/mainlined-into-uks-veins-labour-announces-huge-public-rollout-of-ai
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Something from our story on Meta’s content moderation rollback: the groundwork for it was being established before the 2024 election. And employees say a key push was Zuckerberg’s grievance that Meta had inadvertently restricted the virality of a post he wrote about blowing out his ACL.
January 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Something from our story on Meta’s content moderation rollback: the groundwork for it was being established before the 2024 election. And employees say a key push was Zuckerberg’s grievance that Meta had inadvertently restricted the virality of a post he wrote about blowing out his ACL.
weird
Meta is testing, or has started to ship, its AI generated profiles, here on Instagram
www.instagram.com/himamaliv
#SocialWeb
www.instagram.com/himamaliv
#SocialWeb
January 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
weird
Smearing is caring in Hollywood. Once more terrifying to see how coordinated media attacks and well-oiled PR machines are deployed to alter public perception.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’ (Gift Article)
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to smear Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Smearing is caring in Hollywood. Once more terrifying to see how coordinated media attacks and well-oiled PR machines are deployed to alter public perception.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
« The motion filed Tuesday, which draws from years of speeches at exclusive gatherings, depositions and internal university reports, shows officials bowing to financial pressures to admit wealthy students over potentially more qualified candidates » www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Lawsuit Reveals How Colleges Really Talk About Rich Applicants
A lawsuit alleging universities colluded on financial aid provides a glimpse into the ways top schools assess and discuss children of privilege.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2024 at 9:39 AM
« The motion filed Tuesday, which draws from years of speeches at exclusive gatherings, depositions and internal university reports, shows officials bowing to financial pressures to admit wealthy students over potentially more qualified candidates » www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Clio enables bottom-up discovery of patterns by distilling conversations into abstracted, understandable topic clusters. It does so while preserving user privacy: data are automatically anonymized and aggregated. only the higher-level clusters are visible to analysts. www.anthropic.com/research/clio
Clio: Privacy-preserving insights into real-world AI use
A blog post describing Anthropic’s new system, Clio, for analyzing how people use AI while maintaining their privacy
www.anthropic.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:25 AM
Clio enables bottom-up discovery of patterns by distilling conversations into abstracted, understandable topic clusters. It does so while preserving user privacy: data are automatically anonymized and aggregated. only the higher-level clusters are visible to analysts. www.anthropic.com/research/clio
Loved this one by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about journalism, power, and ignoring your workers when they‘re in front of you *with* a loudspeaker in hand.
(Favorites include the description of Mr. Sunde as the dad of the detective - yes to the coffee pot and the volvo - and the PS note at the end.
(Favorites include the description of Mr. Sunde as the dad of the detective - yes to the coffee pot and the volvo - and the PS note at the end.
As Guardian & Observer journalists go out again on strike today, it felt like a good moment to write about journalism. And the philosophical crisis that comes with understanding its limits. Inc details of bloodbaths in both Syria & liberal news orgs.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
How to depose a dictator
No, not the Guardian's management. Though lessons may apply
open.substack.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Loved this one by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about journalism, power, and ignoring your workers when they‘re in front of you *with* a loudspeaker in hand.
(Favorites include the description of Mr. Sunde as the dad of the detective - yes to the coffee pot and the volvo - and the PS note at the end.
(Favorites include the description of Mr. Sunde as the dad of the detective - yes to the coffee pot and the volvo - and the PS note at the end.
Beautiful and compelling: „Damion Searls, who has translated a Nobel laureate, believes his craft isn’t about transforming or reflecting a text. It’s about conjuring one’s experience of it.“
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
What Does a Translator Do?
Damion Searls, who has translated a Nobel laureate, believes his craft isn’t about transforming or reflecting a text. It’s about conjuring one’s experience of it.
www.newyorker.com
December 12, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Beautiful and compelling: „Damion Searls, who has translated a Nobel laureate, believes his craft isn’t about transforming or reflecting a text. It’s about conjuring one’s experience of it.“
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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The starter pack buzz is dying down now, but if you're still looking for brilliant women in AI to follow, then look no further 👇
go.bsky.app/2wr669L
go.bsky.app/LaGDpqg
I've been building these packs up, so please feel free to suggest additions!
go.bsky.app/2wr669L
go.bsky.app/LaGDpqg
I've been building these packs up, so please feel free to suggest additions!
December 9, 2024 at 4:43 PM
The starter pack buzz is dying down now, but if you're still looking for brilliant women in AI to follow, then look no further 👇
go.bsky.app/2wr669L
go.bsky.app/LaGDpqg
I've been building these packs up, so please feel free to suggest additions!
go.bsky.app/2wr669L
go.bsky.app/LaGDpqg
I've been building these packs up, so please feel free to suggest additions!
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I am at #NeurIPS2024 and looking for postdocs. Feel free to reach out if you want to discuss!
We have also other positions: fcai.fi/winter-calls.... My slightly outdated home page is: kaski-lab.com
We have also other positions: fcai.fi/winter-calls.... My slightly outdated home page is: kaski-lab.com
2025 winter landing page — FCAI
fcai.fi
December 9, 2024 at 9:18 PM
I am at #NeurIPS2024 and looking for postdocs. Feel free to reach out if you want to discuss!
We have also other positions: fcai.fi/winter-calls.... My slightly outdated home page is: kaski-lab.com
We have also other positions: fcai.fi/winter-calls.... My slightly outdated home page is: kaski-lab.com
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More often than not.
Could think that sitting on a person and supporting their paw on a persons hand who is sitting in front of a computer supporting their hand on a chair is not a natural position and place for a cat to rest, but then again, every position and place is.
Could think that sitting on a person and supporting their paw on a persons hand who is sitting in front of a computer supporting their hand on a chair is not a natural position and place for a cat to rest, but then again, every position and place is.
December 10, 2024 at 7:30 AM
More often than not.
Could think that sitting on a person and supporting their paw on a persons hand who is sitting in front of a computer supporting their hand on a chair is not a natural position and place for a cat to rest, but then again, every position and place is.
Could think that sitting on a person and supporting their paw on a persons hand who is sitting in front of a computer supporting their hand on a chair is not a natural position and place for a cat to rest, but then again, every position and place is.
„Maybe, because all the measures of well-being we’ve had so far are crude (..) AI will seem to provide everything we believe we need in companionship while lacking elements that we will not realize were important until later.“
www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
What do you love when you fall for AI?
Inside the surprisingly meaningful, unexpectedly heartbreaking, and deeply confusing reality of AI relationships.
www.theverge.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:33 PM
„Maybe, because all the measures of well-being we’ve had so far are crude (..) AI will seem to provide everything we believe we need in companionship while lacking elements that we will not realize were important until later.“
www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
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Academia is mostly apologising for the late reply
December 3, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Academia is mostly apologising for the late reply
Read (and support): Patrick Fealy is a journalist, currently living out of his car with his dog Lilly. Please consider donating: www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...
November 28, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Read (and support): Patrick Fealy is a journalist, currently living out of his car with his dog Lilly. Please consider donating: www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...