Przemek Grabowicz 🇵🇱🇪🇸🇩🇪🇺🇸🇮🇪
@przemyslslaw.bsky.social
CS faculty at University College Dublin and the University of Massachusetts Amherst: responsible AI, social media, news media, computational social science, applied NLP, open-world AI
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More: https://przemyslslaw.github.io
RT≠endorsement, RT=interesting read
More: https://przemyslslaw.github.io
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Here are the take-home messages of our research "Political Biases on X before the 2025 German Federal Election" (link) broadcast yesterday by ZDF.
First, we find that the default feed of X showed more content from far-right AfD than from other political parties (figure).🧵1/5
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
First, we find that the default feed of X showed more content from far-right AfD than from other political parties (figure).🧵1/5
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Our first NeurIPS paper on fair representation learning with controllable guarantees. Fantastic research, and a result of extremely dedicated work by @jamesluoyh.bsky.social and our team! Well done! 🎊
It's common today to learn predictive user representations for multiple downstream tasks. But these representations can generate unfair predictions. So, in our recent #NeurIPS25 paper, we propose bounding the unfairness across all models for any task with fine-grained control.
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Our first NeurIPS paper on fair representation learning with controllable guarantees. Fantastic research, and a result of extremely dedicated work by @jamesluoyh.bsky.social and our team! Well done! 🎊
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The worst happened. We were DOGE’d. Our NSF funding is gone.
So now there’s nothing stopping me from sharing Expert Voices Together, a crisis response system for US-based researchers and journalists facing harassment.
It's a true passion project. 🧵 1/
expertvoicestogether.org
So now there’s nothing stopping me from sharing Expert Voices Together, a crisis response system for US-based researchers and journalists facing harassment.
It's a true passion project. 🧵 1/
expertvoicestogether.org
May 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The worst happened. We were DOGE’d. Our NSF funding is gone.
So now there’s nothing stopping me from sharing Expert Voices Together, a crisis response system for US-based researchers and journalists facing harassment.
It's a true passion project. 🧵 1/
expertvoicestogether.org
So now there’s nothing stopping me from sharing Expert Voices Together, a crisis response system for US-based researchers and journalists facing harassment.
It's a true passion project. 🧵 1/
expertvoicestogether.org
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X's Algorithm Amplifies Political Extremes
Prof. @przemyslslaw.bsky.social studied #X during Poland's 2025 election:
📊 Far-right & far-left posts stay in feeds longer
📉 Ruling party content down-ranked 4x
📈 80% feed content now from outside your network
zenodo.org/records/1751...
#AlgorithmicBias
Prof. @przemyslslaw.bsky.social studied #X during Poland's 2025 election:
📊 Far-right & far-left posts stay in feeds longer
📉 Ruling party content down-ranked 4x
📈 80% feed content now from outside your network
zenodo.org/records/1751...
#AlgorithmicBias
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
X's Algorithm Amplifies Political Extremes
Prof. @przemyslslaw.bsky.social studied #X during Poland's 2025 election:
📊 Far-right & far-left posts stay in feeds longer
📉 Ruling party content down-ranked 4x
📈 80% feed content now from outside your network
zenodo.org/records/1751...
#AlgorithmicBias
Prof. @przemyslslaw.bsky.social studied #X during Poland's 2025 election:
📊 Far-right & far-left posts stay in feeds longer
📉 Ruling party content down-ranked 4x
📈 80% feed content now from outside your network
zenodo.org/records/1751...
#AlgorithmicBias
In recent months, I've seen videos showing Israeli settlers harassing Palestinian women harvesting olives, killing baby goats of Palestinian families, and destroying olive trees on Palestinian lands. Why is this happening? Aren't there policemen and courts prosecuting these crimes?
A group of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian industrial and agricultural facilities in Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank, causing large fires and injuring several people.
November 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
In recent months, I've seen videos showing Israeli settlers harassing Palestinian women harvesting olives, killing baby goats of Palestinian families, and destroying olive trees on Palestinian lands. Why is this happening? Aren't there policemen and courts prosecuting these crimes?
Our latest study of "Algorithmic Biases on X before the 2025 Polish Presidential Election" reveals that the default algorithmic feed of X showed mostly posts from right-wing parties and amplified political extremes, most likely due to the 2023 updates of X following its takeover (read on). 🧵1/7
November 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Our latest study of "Algorithmic Biases on X before the 2025 Polish Presidential Election" reveals that the default algorithmic feed of X showed mostly posts from right-wing parties and amplified political extremes, most likely due to the 2023 updates of X following its takeover (read on). 🧵1/7
We want neutrality ⚖️ and free speech 💬 in social media. But can we achieve that without transparency? I don't think so. So right-wing and left-wing policymakers need to talk and figure out how independent researchers can study platforms. An excellent piece for @science.org, with my inputs. 🧵1/2
"Access to data by researchers is a crucial element of ensuring transparency and democratic accountability,” @lewan.bsky.social says. “The public is entitled to know what platforms and their algorithms are doing to the information landscape.”
I wrote for @science.org about Meta, TikTok and the DSA 🧪
I wrote for @science.org about Meta, TikTok and the DSA 🧪
Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers’ access to data, European Commission rules
Data are needed to study how social media spreads misinformation and influences elections, scientists say
www.science.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We want neutrality ⚖️ and free speech 💬 in social media. But can we achieve that without transparency? I don't think so. So right-wing and left-wing policymakers need to talk and figure out how independent researchers can study platforms. An excellent piece for @science.org, with my inputs. 🧵1/2
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"Access to data by researchers is a crucial element of ensuring transparency and democratic accountability,” @lewan.bsky.social says. “The public is entitled to know what platforms and their algorithms are doing to the information landscape.”
I wrote for @science.org about Meta, TikTok and the DSA 🧪
I wrote for @science.org about Meta, TikTok and the DSA 🧪
Meta and TikTok are obstructing researchers’ access to data, European Commission rules
Data are needed to study how social media spreads misinformation and influences elections, scientists say
www.science.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"Access to data by researchers is a crucial element of ensuring transparency and democratic accountability,” @lewan.bsky.social says. “The public is entitled to know what platforms and their algorithms are doing to the information landscape.”
I wrote for @science.org about Meta, TikTok and the DSA 🧪
I wrote for @science.org about Meta, TikTok and the DSA 🧪
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GreenEarth is creating open source AI-driven recommender infrastructure for BlueSky. Type a prompt, see your feed change. We are here for the users, the builders, the dreamers. Join us.
greenearthsocial.substack.com/p/introducin...
greenearthsocial.substack.com/p/introducin...
Introducing GreenEarth
We're building advanced open source algorithms for social media
greenearthsocial.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
GreenEarth is creating open source AI-driven recommender infrastructure for BlueSky. Type a prompt, see your feed change. We are here for the users, the builders, the dreamers. Join us.
greenearthsocial.substack.com/p/introducin...
greenearthsocial.substack.com/p/introducin...
Last days every morning and evening I was passing by a church that Berliners nicknamed "the hollow tooth", badly damaged in 1943 and never rebuilt as a memorial of WWII, on my way to an excellent and timely workshop about platform transparency organized in Berlin by @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social.
September 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Last days every morning and evening I was passing by a church that Berliners nicknamed "the hollow tooth", badly damaged in 1943 and never rebuilt as a memorial of WWII, on my way to an excellent and timely workshop about platform transparency organized in Berlin by @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social.
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Right-leaning podcaster Joe Rogan has chimed in on the suspension of late night host Jimmy Kimmel amid pressure from the Trump administration, saying the government should not determine what comedians say and that conservatives were “crazy” to support any such interference. https://cnn.it/4mvp3Ik
September 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Right-leaning podcaster Joe Rogan has chimed in on the suspension of late night host Jimmy Kimmel amid pressure from the Trump administration, saying the government should not determine what comedians say and that conservatives were “crazy” to support any such interference. https://cnn.it/4mvp3Ik
I'm voting for free speech with my wallet, and cancelling my Disney+ subscription.
The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
September 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I'm voting for free speech with my wallet, and cancelling my Disney+ subscription.
The design of social media platforms, including their AI systems and algorithms, likely contributes to the over-representation of extreme views (image @financialtimes.com). What platforms do we want? For example shall we balance diverse perspectives and societal stability?
www.ft.com/content/9251...
www.ft.com/content/9251...
September 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The design of social media platforms, including their AI systems and algorithms, likely contributes to the over-representation of extreme views (image @financialtimes.com). What platforms do we want? For example shall we balance diverse perspectives and societal stability?
www.ft.com/content/9251...
www.ft.com/content/9251...
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Programmers who thought AI would make them 20% faster ended up being 19% slower metr.org/blog/2025-07...
![We conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower. We view this result as a snapshot of early-2025 AI capabilities in one relevant setting; as these systems continue to rapidly evolve, we plan on continuing to use this methodology to help estimate AI acceleration from AI R&D automation [1].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5fbnzh57rn7xz65yjc36gxb/bafkreia67uihn3wucxog4leip2hoign5sktb7l3dmswbafxvyfsil3j2te@jpeg)
July 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Programmers who thought AI would make them 20% faster ended up being 19% slower metr.org/blog/2025-07...
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Academics once loved Twitter—but in the age of X they’ve abandoned it in droves. www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
Scientists Are Flocking to Bluesky
Academics once loved Twitter—but in the age of X they’ve abandoned it in droves.
www.wired.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Academics once loved Twitter—but in the age of X they’ve abandoned it in droves. www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
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Brazil offers a lesson in democracy to an America that is becoming more corrupt, protectionist and authoritarian econ.st/4peBqLR
August 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Brazil offers a lesson in democracy to an America that is becoming more corrupt, protectionist and authoritarian econ.st/4peBqLR
On the day when Israel killed four more Al Jazeera journalists, it's time we recognize that Israel killed in Gaza more journalists than ever died in any other war, including the World Wars. Source: attached research at Brown University. Let this sink in.
watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
August 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
On the day when Israel killed four more Al Jazeera journalists, it's time we recognize that Israel killed in Gaza more journalists than ever died in any other war, including the World Wars. Source: attached research at Brown University. Let this sink in.
watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
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Research advocates are expressing alarm over a White House directive on federal grantmaking released yesterday that they say threatens to enhance President Donald Trump’s control over science agency decisions on what to fund. scim.ag/45q6P4J
Trump order aims to politicize decisions on federal science grants
Researchers worried by plan giving political appointees more control over where funding goes
scim.ag
August 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Research advocates are expressing alarm over a White House directive on federal grantmaking released yesterday that they say threatens to enhance President Donald Trump’s control over science agency decisions on what to fund. scim.ag/45q6P4J
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Holy crap every single post is negative www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/
August 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Holy crap every single post is negative www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/
Can you distinguish between photos of 🇵🇸 2025 Gaza and 🇵🇱 1945 Warsaw? Take this half-minute anonymous quiz to see! Please repost for reach! t.ly/NfRy1
(Today is the 81st anniversary of Warsaw Uprising.)
(Today is the 81st anniversary of Warsaw Uprising.)
Mini quiz: 2025 Gaza or 1945 Warsaw?
Can you distinguish between photos of 1945 Warsaw and 2025 Gaza? Let's see! The quiz should take you max half minute and it's 100% anonymous.
t.ly
August 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Can you distinguish between photos of 🇵🇸 2025 Gaza and 🇵🇱 1945 Warsaw? Take this half-minute anonymous quiz to see! Please repost for reach! t.ly/NfRy1
(Today is the 81st anniversary of Warsaw Uprising.)
(Today is the 81st anniversary of Warsaw Uprising.)
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NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —
Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work
A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —
We gave with Vishal Kalakonnavar three talks at one of my favourite research conferences, @ic2s2.bsky.social, in Sweden, representing the SIMS lab. This was a fantastic conference 🎉. I'm looking forward to the next year's edition in Vermont!
I attach pointers to the studies we've presented:
I attach pointers to the studies we've presented:
July 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
We gave with Vishal Kalakonnavar three talks at one of my favourite research conferences, @ic2s2.bsky.social, in Sweden, representing the SIMS lab. This was a fantastic conference 🎉. I'm looking forward to the next year's edition in Vermont!
I attach pointers to the studies we've presented:
I attach pointers to the studies we've presented:
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Trump's AI Action Plan is even worse than I thought it'd be. It's a tech industry wishlist with every box ticked. It signals the further coherence of Silicon Valley and the Trump-led federal government into a cooperative, automation-bent surveillance state. It's a blueprint for dystopia.
Trump's AI Action Plan is a blueprint for dystopia
The president is trying to give Silicon Valley nearly everything it wants — at a price.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
July 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Trump's AI Action Plan is even worse than I thought it'd be. It's a tech industry wishlist with every box ticked. It signals the further coherence of Silicon Valley and the Trump-led federal government into a cooperative, automation-bent surveillance state. It's a blueprint for dystopia.
Kathleen Carley introducing the term "social cybersecurity" at @ic2s2.bsky.social.
July 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Kathleen Carley introducing the term "social cybersecurity" at @ic2s2.bsky.social.
On my way ✈️🚌 to Norrköping in 🇸🇪 for @ic2s2.bsky.social conference. Looking forward to meeting everyone! 😊
The SIMS lab will deliver 3 talks in sessions starting at 14:30
1. Tuesday: Political Biases on X before the 2025 German Federal Election (session: Online Platforms & Algorithms II)
The SIMS lab will deliver 3 talks in sessions starting at 14:30
1. Tuesday: Political Biases on X before the 2025 German Federal Election (session: Online Platforms & Algorithms II)
July 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
On my way ✈️🚌 to Norrköping in 🇸🇪 for @ic2s2.bsky.social conference. Looking forward to meeting everyone! 😊
The SIMS lab will deliver 3 talks in sessions starting at 14:30
1. Tuesday: Political Biases on X before the 2025 German Federal Election (session: Online Platforms & Algorithms II)
The SIMS lab will deliver 3 talks in sessions starting at 14:30
1. Tuesday: Political Biases on X before the 2025 German Federal Election (session: Online Platforms & Algorithms II)
Thanks to @masslive.bsky.social for great coverage of our @icwsm.bsky.social'25 study of global news coverage 📰! We show that deaths and 💰GDP💰 of event country are the strongest predictors of global news coverage of disasters and terrorist attacks (w @brenocon.bsky.social, @ethanz.bsky.social)!
UMass researchers: International deaths, money can predict volume of news coverage
UMass researchers: International deaths, money can predict volume of news coverage
News outlets’ coverage of events often shapes public perception “by choosing how, and how much, to discuss them,” write the researchers.
www.masslive.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Thanks to @masslive.bsky.social for great coverage of our @icwsm.bsky.social'25 study of global news coverage 📰! We show that deaths and 💰GDP💰 of event country are the strongest predictors of global news coverage of disasters and terrorist attacks (w @brenocon.bsky.social, @ethanz.bsky.social)!