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LLMs & Public Discourse: Livestream · Luma
About the event:
Please join us for a showcase on LLMs and Public Discourse, co-hosted by Plurality Institute and The Council on Technology and Social…
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Our LLMs and Public Discourse event, co-hosted by The Council on Technology and Social Cohesion, will be livestreamed.
Join us Thursday, February 27th @ 6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET: lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
Join us Thursday, February 27th @ 6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET: lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
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Interested in how LLM tools are being creatively used for good?
Check out this map of LLM Tools for Public Discourse, Pluralism & Social Cohesion.
Bonus: link to a public dataset of 70+ tools is included in the first page of the report.
Check out this map of LLM Tools for Public Discourse, Pluralism & Social Cohesion.
Bonus: link to a public dataset of 70+ tools is included in the first page of the report.
Report: Mapping LLM Tools for Public Discourse, Pluralism & Social Cohesion
Announcing a map produced by participants in the LLMs for Public Discourse convening
www.prosocialdesign.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Interested in how LLM tools are being creatively used for good?
Check out this map of LLM Tools for Public Discourse, Pluralism & Social Cohesion.
Bonus: link to a public dataset of 70+ tools is included in the first page of the report.
Check out this map of LLM Tools for Public Discourse, Pluralism & Social Cohesion.
Bonus: link to a public dataset of 70+ tools is included in the first page of the report.
Should the U.S. be ruled by a CEO dictator?
Curtis Yarvin and Glen Weyl will debate this Sept 4.
Join via livestream or in person in NYC.
@glenweyl.bsky.social
opentodebate.org/debate/shoul...
Curtis Yarvin and Glen Weyl will debate this Sept 4.
Join via livestream or in person in NYC.
@glenweyl.bsky.social
opentodebate.org/debate/shoul...
Should the U.S. Be Ruled by a CEO Dictator?
Live NYC Debate Thursday, September 4, 2025 | Venue: Racket NYC Doors open at 6:00 PM | Debate starts at 7:00 PM Buy Tickets HERE | Register for the livestream HERE What if the U.S. abandoned democrat...
opentodebate.org
August 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Should the U.S. be ruled by a CEO dictator?
Curtis Yarvin and Glen Weyl will debate this Sept 4.
Join via livestream or in person in NYC.
@glenweyl.bsky.social
opentodebate.org/debate/shoul...
Curtis Yarvin and Glen Weyl will debate this Sept 4.
Join via livestream or in person in NYC.
@glenweyl.bsky.social
opentodebate.org/debate/shoul...
Audrey Tang will join Edge Esmeralda on June 8 for a fireside on Plurality and Digital Democracy.
Edge Esmeralda runs until June 21, and you can still attend☀️
Buy tickets 20% off by using our code: PLURALITY20
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Edge Esmeralda runs until June 21, and you can still attend☀️
Buy tickets 20% off by using our code: PLURALITY20
edgecity.simplefi.tech/checkout?gro...
June 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Audrey Tang will join Edge Esmeralda on June 8 for a fireside on Plurality and Digital Democracy.
Edge Esmeralda runs until June 21, and you can still attend☀️
Buy tickets 20% off by using our code: PLURALITY20
edgecity.simplefi.tech/checkout?gro...
Edge Esmeralda runs until June 21, and you can still attend☀️
Buy tickets 20% off by using our code: PLURALITY20
edgecity.simplefi.tech/checkout?gro...
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Interesting article for Bluesky folks who care about prosocial media to read -- how to better uprank bridging content to bring communities together and increase user agency -- by @glenweyl.bsky.social @audreyt.org @mchangama.bsky.social
www.noemamag.com/building-a-p...
www.noemamag.com/building-a-p...
Building A Prosocial Media Ecosystem | NOEMA
There’s never been a better time to make social media what it always should have been: a tool to strengthen rather than strip-mine the social fabric.
www.noemamag.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Interesting article for Bluesky folks who care about prosocial media to read -- how to better uprank bridging content to bring communities together and increase user agency -- by @glenweyl.bsky.social @audreyt.org @mchangama.bsky.social
www.noemamag.com/building-a-p...
www.noemamag.com/building-a-p...
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We won a Telly!!! May the whole world learn the story of
@audreyt.org 🖖
@audreyt.org 🖖
May 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We won a Telly!!! May the whole world learn the story of
@audreyt.org 🖖
@audreyt.org 🖖
Check out this new post on Tech and Social Cohesion on BridgingBot.
techandsocialcohesion.substack.com/p/from-battl...
@jfoss117.bsky.social
techandsocialcohesion.substack.com/p/from-battl...
@jfoss117.bsky.social
From battleground to common ground
BridgingBot shows how AI designed to mediate could nudge toxic online spaces towards healthier discourse
techandsocialcohesion.substack.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Check out this new post on Tech and Social Cohesion on BridgingBot.
techandsocialcohesion.substack.com/p/from-battl...
@jfoss117.bsky.social
techandsocialcohesion.substack.com/p/from-battl...
@jfoss117.bsky.social
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Fantastic discussion w/ @audreyt.org. TY for joining us to discuss the politics of #AI and how tech can positively shape democracy in a world that seems so polarized. Check out the recording and hit the summary for links to related content! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAkb... #prosocial #taiwanmodel
The Politics of AI: Digital Democracy in a Polarized World With Audrey Tang
YouTube video by Duke Science & Society
www.youtube.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Fantastic discussion w/ @audreyt.org. TY for joining us to discuss the politics of #AI and how tech can positively shape democracy in a world that seems so polarized. Check out the recording and hit the summary for links to related content! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAkb... #prosocial #taiwanmodel
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“Today is the most realistic moment since social media was born in the mid-2000s to make it the tool it always should have been — for it to strengthen rather than strip-mine the social fabric.”
— @glenweyl.bsky.social , @audreyt.org & @mchangama.bsky.social
#socialmedia #socialmediaregulation
— @glenweyl.bsky.social , @audreyt.org & @mchangama.bsky.social
#socialmedia #socialmediaregulation
Building A Prosocial Media Ecosystem | NOEMA
There’s never been a better time to make social media what it always should have been: a tool to strengthen rather than strip-mine the social fabric.
www.noemamag.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“Today is the most realistic moment since social media was born in the mid-2000s to make it the tool it always should have been — for it to strengthen rather than strip-mine the social fabric.”
— @glenweyl.bsky.social , @audreyt.org & @mchangama.bsky.social
#socialmedia #socialmediaregulation
— @glenweyl.bsky.social , @audreyt.org & @mchangama.bsky.social
#socialmedia #socialmediaregulation
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If you care about the future of our information space, media + creator viability, or brand safety, @riovictoire.bsky.social's op-ed in @techpolicypress.bsky.social a must-read.
Social media monetization is a gaping hole in tech policy convos. Let’s talk about it. www.techpolicy.press/beyond-conte...
Social media monetization is a gaping hole in tech policy convos. Let’s talk about it. www.techpolicy.press/beyond-conte...
Beyond Content: Why Monetization Governance Is The Next Frontier Of Tech Policy | TechPolicy.Press
We need to start looking at monetization systems as a separate policy issue, writes WHAT TO FIX founder and executive director Victoire Rio.
www.techpolicy.press
April 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
If you care about the future of our information space, media + creator viability, or brand safety, @riovictoire.bsky.social's op-ed in @techpolicypress.bsky.social a must-read.
Social media monetization is a gaping hole in tech policy convos. Let’s talk about it. www.techpolicy.press/beyond-conte...
Social media monetization is a gaping hole in tech policy convos. Let’s talk about it. www.techpolicy.press/beyond-conte...
Tech Fleet is a community-run nonprofit cultivating service leadership and product skills among people from all backgrounds and levels of experience.
Apply by April 30th:
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techfleet.org/partner
Become a Client | Tech Fleet - Professional Development For All | UX Apprenticeships | Development Apprenticeships | Product Management Apprenticeships
This page covers how the process works and how to become a client for professional services. We offer tech apprenticeships, apprenticeship training, support, coaching, and knowledge sharing for UX (us...
techfleet.org
April 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Tech Fleet is a community-run nonprofit cultivating service leadership and product skills among people from all backgrounds and levels of experience.
Apply by April 30th:
techfleet.org/partner
Apply by April 30th:
techfleet.org/partner
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A perfect opportunity for academic Plurality folks! cyber.harvard.edu/getinvolved/...
BKC-Allen Lab Fellowship
The Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society (BKC) seek a Fellow for the 2025-2026 Academic Year.
cyber.harvard.edu
April 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A perfect opportunity for academic Plurality folks! cyber.harvard.edu/getinvolved/...
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Is democracy in decline? 🌎
I think not. 🚀
The authoritarian playbook is wafer-thin & innovation remains our societal strong suit. 🌟
Learn more via my @mctd.bsky.social keynote ⿻Plurality: From Sunflower to Global Digital Democracy with @ginasue.bsky.social. 🔽
I think not. 🚀
The authoritarian playbook is wafer-thin & innovation remains our societal strong suit. 🌟
Learn more via my @mctd.bsky.social keynote ⿻Plurality: From Sunflower to Global Digital Democracy with @ginasue.bsky.social. 🔽
Keynote: Plurality: From Sunflower to Global Digital Democracy, with Audrey Tang
YouTube video by Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy
www.youtube.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Is democracy in decline? 🌎
I think not. 🚀
The authoritarian playbook is wafer-thin & innovation remains our societal strong suit. 🌟
Learn more via my @mctd.bsky.social keynote ⿻Plurality: From Sunflower to Global Digital Democracy with @ginasue.bsky.social. 🔽
I think not. 🚀
The authoritarian playbook is wafer-thin & innovation remains our societal strong suit. 🌟
Learn more via my @mctd.bsky.social keynote ⿻Plurality: From Sunflower to Global Digital Democracy with @ginasue.bsky.social. 🔽
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👏To Project Liberty Institute Fellow @audreyt.org and our friend @glenweyl.bsky.social for their new paper on "Prosocial Media." 🗞️Read Tharin Pillay's coverage in TIME: time.com/7258238/soci... #socialmedia
Social Media Fails Many Users. Experts Have an Idea to Fix It
In a new paper, digital activist Audrey Tang and others emphasize the need for context and community over clicks.
time.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
👏To Project Liberty Institute Fellow @audreyt.org and our friend @glenweyl.bsky.social for their new paper on "Prosocial Media." 🗞️Read Tharin Pillay's coverage in TIME: time.com/7258238/soci... #socialmedia
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in contrast to #singularity ie "losing the race of humanity"
#plurality is "entirely horizontal, a lateral diffusion" - @audreyt.org
@ #thegreatsimplification
youtu.be/aXgne-9F7uU?...
@radxchange.bsky.social @glenweyl.bsky.social
#plurality is "entirely horizontal, a lateral diffusion" - @audreyt.org
@ #thegreatsimplification
youtu.be/aXgne-9F7uU?...
@radxchange.bsky.social @glenweyl.bsky.social
How Pro-Social Technology Is Saving Democracy from ‘Big Tech’ with Audrey Tang | TGS 169
YouTube video by Nate Hagens
youtu.be
March 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
in contrast to #singularity ie "losing the race of humanity"
#plurality is "entirely horizontal, a lateral diffusion" - @audreyt.org
@ #thegreatsimplification
youtu.be/aXgne-9F7uU?...
@radxchange.bsky.social @glenweyl.bsky.social
#plurality is "entirely horizontal, a lateral diffusion" - @audreyt.org
@ #thegreatsimplification
youtu.be/aXgne-9F7uU?...
@radxchange.bsky.social @glenweyl.bsky.social
Check out this new opportunity at @wearenewpublic.bsky.social!
Are you passionate about making the internet a better place?
Join New_ Public as our Social Media Fellow! Help us amplify our mission through dynamic, engaging content and usher in the next generation of social media, one post at a time!
Join New_ Public as our Social Media Fellow! Help us amplify our mission through dynamic, engaging content and usher in the next generation of social media, one post at a time!
Job: Social Media Fellow | New_ Public
We’re a nonprofit R&D lab that’s reimagining social media. Join us in building digital public spaces that connect people, embrace pluralism, and build community.
newpublic.org
April 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Check out this new opportunity at @wearenewpublic.bsky.social!
d/acc day '25 is currently livestreaming with a plethora of lightening talks on decentralized acceleration.
To learn more about Vitalik Buterin's vision of d/acc be sure to tune in!
m.youtube.com/live/b45hakf...
@vitalik.ca
To learn more about Vitalik Buterin's vision of d/acc be sure to tune in!
m.youtube.com/live/b45hakf...
@vitalik.ca
March 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
d/acc day '25 is currently livestreaming with a plethora of lightening talks on decentralized acceleration.
To learn more about Vitalik Buterin's vision of d/acc be sure to tune in!
m.youtube.com/live/b45hakf...
@vitalik.ca
To learn more about Vitalik Buterin's vision of d/acc be sure to tune in!
m.youtube.com/live/b45hakf...
@vitalik.ca
d/acc Day at UC Berkeley will be livestreamed!
Vitalik Buterin’s talk starts in 5 minutes, followed by Rose Bloomin from the Plurality Institute.
Watch live: m.youtube.com/watch?v=b45h...
@vitalik.ca
Vitalik Buterin’s talk starts in 5 minutes, followed by Rose Bloomin from the Plurality Institute.
Watch live: m.youtube.com/watch?v=b45h...
@vitalik.ca
2025 EthSF '25 Week d/acc Day
2025 EthSF '25 Week d/acc Day Thursday, Mar 13, 2025 Co-hosted by Berkeley RDI
m.youtube.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
d/acc Day at UC Berkeley will be livestreamed!
Vitalik Buterin’s talk starts in 5 minutes, followed by Rose Bloomin from the Plurality Institute.
Watch live: m.youtube.com/watch?v=b45h...
@vitalik.ca
Vitalik Buterin’s talk starts in 5 minutes, followed by Rose Bloomin from the Plurality Institute.
Watch live: m.youtube.com/watch?v=b45h...
@vitalik.ca
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Social media has been dominated by a handful of companies, shaping how information flows and limiting innovation. But change is here.
Join us March 21st @marietjeschaake.bsky.social @emilyliu.me @robin.berjon.com
Cc @freeourfeeds.com
www.linkedin.com/events/thene...
Join us March 21st @marietjeschaake.bsky.social @emilyliu.me @robin.berjon.com
Cc @freeourfeeds.com
www.linkedin.com/events/thene...
The Next Social Wave: Open, Competitive, and User-Controlled | LinkedIn
For years, social media has been dominated by a handful of companies, shaping how information flows and limiting innovation. The dangers have never been clearer.
But a new paradigm is emerging—one wh...
www.linkedin.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Social media has been dominated by a handful of companies, shaping how information flows and limiting innovation. But change is here.
Join us March 21st @marietjeschaake.bsky.social @emilyliu.me @robin.berjon.com
Cc @freeourfeeds.com
www.linkedin.com/events/thene...
Join us March 21st @marietjeschaake.bsky.social @emilyliu.me @robin.berjon.com
Cc @freeourfeeds.com
www.linkedin.com/events/thene...
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As Rose Bloomin from @pluralityinstitute.bsky.social noted in regards to AI, "We are in a time of change, transformation, and possibilities." We believe in using ai to help unite us and to understand each other a little bit better. Let us know what researchers and orgs are inspiring you.
February 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
As Rose Bloomin from @pluralityinstitute.bsky.social noted in regards to AI, "We are in a time of change, transformation, and possibilities." We believe in using ai to help unite us and to understand each other a little bit better. Let us know what researchers and orgs are inspiring you.
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This opportunity to work @msftresearch.bsky.social with myself and colleagues on religious liberty this summer may interest folks from the @radxchange.bsky.social and @pluralityinstitute.bsky.social communities jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
Search Jobs | Microsoft Careers
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March 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This opportunity to work @msftresearch.bsky.social with myself and colleagues on religious liberty this summer may interest folks from the @radxchange.bsky.social and @pluralityinstitute.bsky.social communities jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
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The wait is almost over! Just one week until Summit 2025 registration opens on February 24. Early bird pricing is available until March 7 at 11:59 p.m. PT, but tickets are limited, so get yours before they sell out.
Learn more about #CfASummit: summit.codeforamerica.org
Learn more about #CfASummit: summit.codeforamerica.org
Code for America Summit 2025 — Code for America Summit
Join us on May 29–30, 2025 for Code for America Summit
summit.codeforamerica.org
February 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The wait is almost over! Just one week until Summit 2025 registration opens on February 24. Early bird pricing is available until March 7 at 11:59 p.m. PT, but tickets are limited, so get yours before they sell out.
Learn more about #CfASummit: summit.codeforamerica.org
Learn more about #CfASummit: summit.codeforamerica.org
Later today, we will be livestreaming the talks from our LLMs and Public Discourse showcase. Be sure to sign up to receive access!
6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET
🔗 lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET
🔗 lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
LLMs & Public Discourse: Livestream · Luma
About the event:
Please join us for a showcase on LLMs and Public Discourse, co-hosted by Plurality Institute and The Council on Technology and Social Cohesion…
lu.ma
February 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Later today, we will be livestreaming the talks from our LLMs and Public Discourse showcase. Be sure to sign up to receive access!
6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET
🔗 lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET
🔗 lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
During our LLMs and Public Discourse livestream this Thursday evening, Julia Kamin of Prosocial Design Network will present our mapping project of current and emerging AI-driven solutions for online engagement.
📅 February 27th | 6:30 pm PT / 9:30 pm ET
lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
📅 February 27th | 6:30 pm PT / 9:30 pm ET
lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
LLMs & Public Discourse: Livestream · Luma
About the event:
Please join us for a showcase on LLMs and Public Discourse, co-hosted by Plurality Institute and The Council on Technology and Social Cohesion…
lu.ma
February 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
During our LLMs and Public Discourse livestream this Thursday evening, Julia Kamin of Prosocial Design Network will present our mapping project of current and emerging AI-driven solutions for online engagement.
📅 February 27th | 6:30 pm PT / 9:30 pm ET
lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
📅 February 27th | 6:30 pm PT / 9:30 pm ET
lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
At our LLMs and Public Discourse event, University of Notre Dame's Lisa Schirch and Kristina Radivojevic will present Training an LLM Co-Pilot & Building a Social Media Sandbox.
📅 Thursday February 27th | 6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET
lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
📅 Thursday February 27th | 6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET
lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
LLMs & Public Discourse: Livestream · Luma
About the event:
Please join us for a showcase on LLMs and Public Discourse, co-hosted by Plurality Institute and The Council on Technology and Social Cohesion…
lu.ma
February 24, 2025 at 4:04 AM
At our LLMs and Public Discourse event, University of Notre Dame's Lisa Schirch and Kristina Radivojevic will present Training an LLM Co-Pilot & Building a Social Media Sandbox.
📅 Thursday February 27th | 6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET
lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
📅 Thursday February 27th | 6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET
lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
Plurality Institute’s Rose Bloomin and Jeff Fossett will present Bridging Bot: Large Language Models for De-Escalation & Bridging, examining how AI can facilitate conflict resolution.
February 27th | 6:30 pm PT / 9:30 pm ET
lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
February 27th | 6:30 pm PT / 9:30 pm ET
lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
LLMs & Public Discourse: Livestream · Luma
About the event:
Please join us for a showcase on LLMs and Public Discourse, co-hosted by Plurality Institute and The Council on Technology and Social Cohesion…
lu.ma
February 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Plurality Institute’s Rose Bloomin and Jeff Fossett will present Bridging Bot: Large Language Models for De-Escalation & Bridging, examining how AI can facilitate conflict resolution.
February 27th | 6:30 pm PT / 9:30 pm ET
lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...
February 27th | 6:30 pm PT / 9:30 pm ET
lu.ma/2aaufseh?tk=...