Joanna Bryson

@j2bryson.bsky.social

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Professor of Ethics & Technology @ Hertie School, Berlin. Interests: Artificial & Natural Intelligence; Behavioural Ecology; Cooperation; Digital Governance. Social media policy: https://joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2024/10/guidance-to-my-social-media.html .. more

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Joanna Joy Bryson is professor at Hertie School in Berlin. She works on Artificial Intelligence, ethics and collaborative cognition. She has been a British citizen since 2007.

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Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · Feb 19

thread. correct numbers and data backing them come later, but this is the thrust.

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · Feb 5

One thing I learned last week was that if you don’t count the BS market capitalisation bubble of 7 “AI” firms, the US economy as measured by the s&p 500 didn’t go up 13% last year; it went down 7%.

The EU may be a larger economy already. We need to get our own O2 mask on, then start helping others.

Gary Marcus @garymarcus.bsky.social · Feb 5

Guess why there was no reporting of AI revenue?

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 1h

I can't keep up with @simonwillison.net but every so often I dip in. Yes, sending unsolicited email with AI is just as bad as any other form of spamming. I hope this goes the way of google glass, (which I hope stays dead), but I fear weaponisation in the hybrid war. simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/26/...

How Rob Pike got spammed with an AI slop “act of kindness”

Rob Pike (that Rob Pike) is furious. Here’s a Bluesky link for if you have an account there and a link to it in my thread viewer if you don’t. …

simonwillison.net

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 4h

I hope I mentioned @shannonvallor.bsky.social somewhere in the full work if that’s the pull quote global.oup.com/academic/pro... though cf techpolicylab.uw.edu/telling-stor... from a meeting we both attended in 2018.

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The Internet is Crack Podcast @theinternetiscrack.bsky.social · 5h

AI feels personal because it reflects us back to ourselves.

A conversation with Dr. Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social on why AI can sound human, how foundation models are built on human language and data, and how regulation can shape AI for the benefit of all.

🎧 youtu.be/fJSrpfwFXRo

#AI

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 8h

Do they have pomme leek soup?

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 8h

Tribbles.

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 8h

My dad took @soundbookpro.bsky.social and I to see Blues Brothers matinee (it was rated R). He explained some of the Chicago in jokes.

Katherine Silkaitis @ksilk.bsky.social · 5d

Sometimes I forget how much I love humanity

Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com · 7d

In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.

youtu.be/R9XN1iOungs?...

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Dina Pomeranz @dinapomeranz.bsky.social · 10h

Great pre-doc opportunities at @econ.uzh.ch in Zurich for aspiring PhD candidates from low- & middle income countries or with a refugee/asylum seeker background.

Predoctoral Program Global Talent Common Application: www.facultyhiring.oec.uzh.ch/auth/Apply/0... Please share widely in your networks!

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 13h

This is kind of nuts, how completely accurately this new-age-sounding panel announcement seems to perfectly describe a big part of our present political problem space. events.ccc.de/congress/202... cc @helenamalikova.bsky.social #AIEthics

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 15h

I haven't heard anything from anyone. I really miss peak twitter.

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 1d

“Falling for”?? Siding with, probably knowingly?

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 1d

I was at BHX, about to leave the UK but still this side of security/any possible border, and suddenly I had access to my bsky dms without age verification, unless someone corrected the credit card thing. On a Sunday!

But only on my phone — laptop was still banned.

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 1d

It's the main reason I still tweet.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Zelensky lands in Miami. Not a single US official is on hand to greet him. In the language of diplomacy this send an unequivocal message of coldness and hostility. Compare it with the lavish pomp and red carpet shown to Putin when he landed in Alaska a few weeks ago.

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 1d

Bullies are weirdly evenly distributed throughout humanity. It’s mostly the professional and power things that at least Anglosphere academics are almost encouraged to forget, maybe as part of the “war” against authority and expertise.

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Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 1d

I wish they gave these to you every time you increased academic rank. I particularly tend to forget (took a long time to recognise) the second point.

I got this at the council of Europe parliamentary meeting two weeks ago Monday.

Behaviour Code
ICGS
RESPECT and value everyone -bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct are not tolerated
RECOGNISE your power, influence or authority and don't abuse them
THINK about how your behaviour affects others and strive to understand their perspective

ACT professionally towards others
ENSURE Parliament meets the highest ethical standards of integrity, courtesy and mutual respect
SPEAK UP about any unacceptable behaviour you see
Unacceptable behaviour will be dealt with seriously, independently and with effective sanctions
0808 168 9281 (freephone)
Support@ICGShelpline.org.uk

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 2d

Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying www.france24.com/en/americas/... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying

Mark Zuckerberg and current and former Meta executives agreed on Thursday to settle a $8 billion shareholder lawsuit alleging the company’s directors failed to prevent billions of dollars in fines and...

www.france24.com

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 2d

@owasow.bsky.social also, precarity and economic decline. osf.io/preprints/os...

OSF

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Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 2d

@vheddesheimer.bsky.social

The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · Nov 23

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects of the Opioid Epidemic,” by Arteaga (@caroartc.bsky.social) and Barone (@vickybarone.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Republican Support and Economic Hardship: The Enduring Effects Of the Opioid Epidemic

Abstract. In this paper, we establish a causal connection between two of the most salient social developments in the United States over the past decades: t

doi.org

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 2d

And the robot making the same gesture doesn’t.

Richard D. Morey @richarddmorey.bsky.social · 2d

this guy represents all of humanity right now

James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 2d

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 2d

And the robot making the same gesture doesn’t.

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Richard D. Morey @richarddmorey.bsky.social · 2d

this guy represents all of humanity right now

James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 2d

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

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WIRED @wired.com · 2d

Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.

Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again

wrd.cm

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 2d

When flash:kingdom::dr who:bbc maybe they’ll negotiate the rights. Book first :)

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 2d

great photo essay today, but serious correction to the text at least for online. No robot has been made a citizen of SA. It was an honorary citizen PR stunt www.theverge.com/2017/10/30/1...

Pretending to give a robot citizenship helps no one

The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in vi...

www.theverge.com

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 3d

joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2025/02/gene...

(Generative) AI use and human agency.

Point 6 (of 12): there’s times when using genAI not accurate AI is immoral.

WE DO NOT NEED TO ACCEPT INACCURACY IN ALL APPLICATIONS. Many are perfectly tractable using more reliable means than #genAI.

#AIEthics