sorelle
@friedler.net
CS prof at Haverford, Chair @acm.org U.S. tech policy, Brookings nonres Senior Fellow, former White House OSTP tech policy, co-author AI Bill of Rights, research on AI and society, @facct.bsky.social co-founder
formerly @kdphd 🐦
sorelle.friedler.net
formerly @kdphd 🐦
sorelle.friedler.net
Sure, it's been a few years, but that's the nice thing about statements based on ethical principles: they remain relevant.
Software engineers shouldn't be building this shit.
bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/ostp/ai-bill...
Software engineers shouldn't be building this shit.
bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/ostp/ai-bill...
Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights | OSTP | The White House
Among the great challenges posed to democracy today is the use of technology, data, and automated systems in ways that threaten the rights of the American public. Too often, these tools are used to li...
bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Sure, it's been a few years, but that's the nice thing about statements based on ethical principles: they remain relevant.
Software engineers shouldn't be building this shit.
bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/ostp/ai-bill...
Software engineers shouldn't be building this shit.
bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/ostp/ai-bill...
As @acm.org made clear in 2020, there should be "an immediate suspension of the current and future private and governmental use of FR technologies in all circumstances known or reasonably foreseeable to be prejudicial to established human and legal rights." ...
www.acm.org/binaries/con...
www.acm.org/binaries/con...
www.acm.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As @acm.org made clear in 2020, there should be "an immediate suspension of the current and future private and governmental use of FR technologies in all circumstances known or reasonably foreseeable to be prejudicial to established human and legal rights." ...
www.acm.org/binaries/con...
www.acm.org/binaries/con...
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The search for Upturn’s next Executive Director starts today!
We're seeking candidates with 10+ years of experience and a commitment to advancing equity & justice, who can guide Upturn’s long-term political vision and continue to grow the institution. Apply by Nov 24: www.upturn.org/join/executi...
We're seeking candidates with 10+ years of experience and a commitment to advancing equity & justice, who can guide Upturn’s long-term political vision and continue to grow the institution. Apply by Nov 24: www.upturn.org/join/executi...
Upturn Seeks an Executive Director
Upturn advances equity and justice in the design, governance, and use of technology.
www.upturn.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The search for Upturn’s next Executive Director starts today!
We're seeking candidates with 10+ years of experience and a commitment to advancing equity & justice, who can guide Upturn’s long-term political vision and continue to grow the institution. Apply by Nov 24: www.upturn.org/join/executi...
We're seeking candidates with 10+ years of experience and a commitment to advancing equity & justice, who can guide Upturn’s long-term political vision and continue to grow the institution. Apply by Nov 24: www.upturn.org/join/executi...
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Now there are reports of a “Second Amendment protest” being held at Philly’s City Hall at 4pm (an enormously high-traffic area and major public transport hub). City Council staffers are being sent home right now
October 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Now there are reports of a “Second Amendment protest” being held at Philly’s City Hall at 4pm (an enormously high-traffic area and major public transport hub). City Council staffers are being sent home right now
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You can read all about the Call for Papers and what’s new for #FAccT2026 this year (hint: a Revision phase!) on our first blog post of the year!
facct-blog.github.io/2025-10-16/a...
facct-blog.github.io/2025-10-16/a...
Announcing the FAccT 2026 Call for Papers
Greetings! We’re the Program Chairs for the 2026 edition of the ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency, or FAccT. We’re so excited to share the Call for Papers (CfP) for FAccT 20...
facct-blog.github.io
October 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
You can read all about the Call for Papers and what’s new for #FAccT2026 this year (hint: a Revision phase!) on our first blog post of the year!
facct-blog.github.io/2025-10-16/a...
facct-blog.github.io/2025-10-16/a...
Tech folks sometimes act like no one else can understand AI or its impacts like we do. That's just not true. Communities know how these systems impact us, and our representatives can act to prevent harm.
Glad to see Philly City Council starting that important work!
#PhillyAIHearing 4/4
Glad to see Philly City Council starting that important work!
#PhillyAIHearing 4/4
October 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Tech folks sometimes act like no one else can understand AI or its impacts like we do. That's just not true. Communities know how these systems impact us, and our representatives can act to prevent harm.
Glad to see Philly City Council starting that important work!
#PhillyAIHearing 4/4
Glad to see Philly City Council starting that important work!
#PhillyAIHearing 4/4
AI is like the past. AI is like redlining. AI is like a factory.
I used analogies to help policymakers understand AI better. For the longer version of these analogies, see this piece by me and @maidino.bsky.social
equitablegrowth.org/analogies-fo...
#PhillyAIHearing 3/n
I used analogies to help policymakers understand AI better. For the longer version of these analogies, see this piece by me and @maidino.bsky.social
equitablegrowth.org/analogies-fo...
#PhillyAIHearing 3/n
Analogies for AI policymaking
Overview As a suite of technologies under the label of artificial intelligence increasingly take center stage, policymakers recognize the need to develop deep technical expertise about the deployment of evolving technologies in distinct contexts. But specific technical knowledge in the hands of a few will remain insufficient. All policymakers need to develop intuitions and an […]
equitablegrowth.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
AI is like the past. AI is like redlining. AI is like a factory.
I used analogies to help policymakers understand AI better. For the longer version of these analogies, see this piece by me and @maidino.bsky.social
equitablegrowth.org/analogies-fo...
#PhillyAIHearing 3/n
I used analogies to help policymakers understand AI better. For the longer version of these analogies, see this piece by me and @maidino.bsky.social
equitablegrowth.org/analogies-fo...
#PhillyAIHearing 3/n
My main point to policymakers is this: AI is not designed to work 100% of the time.
Let's say an AI system has 98% accuracy. 98% is good! But that means it makes errors 2% of the time. The City needs a plan for what to do about those 2%. 2% of our city is a lot of people!
#PhillyAIHearing 2/n
Let's say an AI system has 98% accuracy. 98% is good! But that means it makes errors 2% of the time. The City needs a plan for what to do about those 2%. 2% of our city is a lot of people!
#PhillyAIHearing 2/n
October 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
My main point to policymakers is this: AI is not designed to work 100% of the time.
Let's say an AI system has 98% accuracy. 98% is good! But that means it makes errors 2% of the time. The City needs a plan for what to do about those 2%. 2% of our city is a lot of people!
#PhillyAIHearing 2/n
Let's say an AI system has 98% accuracy. 98% is good! But that means it makes errors 2% of the time. The City needs a plan for what to do about those 2%. 2% of our city is a lot of people!
#PhillyAIHearing 2/n