michael
@mfeffer.bsky.social
great value chidi anagonye. more seriously Societal Computing PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University. not just an ML account.
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so I am one of the 12 people (including the “god-fathers of AI”) that will be at the Vatican this September for a two full-day working group on the Future of AI
here is my Vatican approved short provocation on 'AI and Fraternity' for the working group
here is my Vatican approved short provocation on 'AI and Fraternity' for the working group
August 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
so I am one of the 12 people (including the “god-fathers of AI”) that will be at the Vatican this September for a two full-day working group on the Future of AI
here is my Vatican approved short provocation on 'AI and Fraternity' for the working group
here is my Vatican approved short provocation on 'AI and Fraternity' for the working group
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Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
February 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Stand by this: www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Hello friends. A life update is in order. I am now Dr. Andrews. I will spend the next two years at Princeton as a postdoctoral fellow. I am, however, still on the job market for something permanent. Please alert me if you hear of opportunities for which you think I would be a good fit!
July 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Hello friends. A life update is in order. I am now Dr. Andrews. I will spend the next two years at Princeton as a postdoctoral fellow. I am, however, still on the job market for something permanent. Please alert me if you hear of opportunities for which you think I would be a good fit!
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Ord: one in six chance of existential catastrophe in the next century (likely from AGI; dismisses global warming). @adambecker.bsky.social: "Why one in six"? Ord: "I don't have a simple recipe for creating my number...live my experiences." Sigh..how does this pass for ethics or science?
July 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Ord: one in six chance of existential catastrophe in the next century (likely from AGI; dismisses global warming). @adambecker.bsky.social: "Why one in six"? Ord: "I don't have a simple recipe for creating my number...live my experiences." Sigh..how does this pass for ethics or science?
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Haha. I thought Anthropic's whole thing was being the "non shitty" "AI" company.
July 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Haha. I thought Anthropic's whole thing was being the "non shitty" "AI" company.
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New article out today, covering our past two years of research asking US cities how they govern AI ✨
The future of AI governance in public services is being shaped right now, through public procurement
The future of AI governance in public services is being shaped right now, through public procurement
In the absence of federal regulation of AI vendors, procurement remains one of the few levers governments have to push for public values, such as safety, non-discrimination, privacy, and accountability, Nari Johnson, Elise Silva, and Hoda Heidari write.
Want Accountable AI in Government? Start with Procurement | TechPolicy.Press
Procurement plays a powerful role in shaping critical decisions about artificial intelligence, Nari Johnson, Elise Silva, and Hoda Heidari write.
www.techpolicy.press
July 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New article out today, covering our past two years of research asking US cities how they govern AI ✨
The future of AI governance in public services is being shaped right now, through public procurement
The future of AI governance in public services is being shaped right now, through public procurement
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I am once again pitching my romantic comedy:
- two academics start dating
- discover they are each other's terrible reviewer
- hijinks ensue
Working title: Love is Double-Blind
- two academics start dating
- discover they are each other's terrible reviewer
- hijinks ensue
Working title: Love is Double-Blind
June 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I am once again pitching my romantic comedy:
- two academics start dating
- discover they are each other's terrible reviewer
- hijinks ensue
Working title: Love is Double-Blind
- two academics start dating
- discover they are each other's terrible reviewer
- hijinks ensue
Working title: Love is Double-Blind
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To benefit all of humanity.
June 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
To benefit all of humanity.
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This must be part of the “gentle singularity” promised by Sam Altman
June 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
This must be part of the “gentle singularity” promised by Sam Altman
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Data & Society’s Tamara Kneese asks, “Why are we allowing a handful of tech oligarchs to determine where the Earth’s resources and energy supplies are directed?” Promises of abundance contrast with the real environmental impact of AI infrastructure, she writes:
buff.ly/1xbKSPT
buff.ly/1xbKSPT
June 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Data & Society’s Tamara Kneese asks, “Why are we allowing a handful of tech oligarchs to determine where the Earth’s resources and energy supplies are directed?” Promises of abundance contrast with the real environmental impact of AI infrastructure, she writes:
buff.ly/1xbKSPT
buff.ly/1xbKSPT
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i know it's just advertisement but it still pisses me off when tech CEOs claim AGI will solve humanity's problems with its vast intelligence. for a lot of problems we already know the solutions, what prevents them being solved is not a lack of intelligence, but that the solutions are unprofitable
June 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
i know it's just advertisement but it still pisses me off when tech CEOs claim AGI will solve humanity's problems with its vast intelligence. for a lot of problems we already know the solutions, what prevents them being solved is not a lack of intelligence, but that the solutions are unprofitable
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Could weep this is so good. Thank you @alexhanna.bsky.social @karenhao.bsky.social @emilymbender.bsky.social @datasociety.bsky.social
The world is on fire but this crew is so grounded and fluidly address the pros and cons of tech.
And yes hallelujah stop call it AI ffs
The world is on fire but this crew is so grounded and fluidly address the pros and cons of tech.
And yes hallelujah stop call it AI ffs
Happening now!
June 6 @ 1 pm ET! Join authors @emilymbender.bsky.social, @alexhanna.bsky.social, and @karenhao.bsky.social as they discuss their must-read new books exposing AI hype and tech industry power with D&S’s @tamigraph.bsky.social. datasociety.net/events/chall...
June 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Could weep this is so good. Thank you @alexhanna.bsky.social @karenhao.bsky.social @emilymbender.bsky.social @datasociety.bsky.social
The world is on fire but this crew is so grounded and fluidly address the pros and cons of tech.
And yes hallelujah stop call it AI ffs
The world is on fire but this crew is so grounded and fluidly address the pros and cons of tech.
And yes hallelujah stop call it AI ffs
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(currently at a book talk for @karenhao.bsky.social's Empire of AI and @alexhanna.bsky.social and @emilymbender.bsky.social's The AI Con and it is heartening to hear them and be in community with others who are pushing back against AI. I am so alone in this but now feel energized to keep pushing :))
June 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(currently at a book talk for @karenhao.bsky.social's Empire of AI and @alexhanna.bsky.social and @emilymbender.bsky.social's The AI Con and it is heartening to hear them and be in community with others who are pushing back against AI. I am so alone in this but now feel energized to keep pushing :))
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These people can't stop reinventing phrenology
OpenAI is featuring a "Looksmaxxing GPT" that provides "PSL ratings" for photos. It will rate people as "subhuman", and advise men to get invasive procedures like jaw surgery to "increase their sexual market value" among women, who it describes as "hypergamous by nature".
May 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
These people can't stop reinventing phrenology
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been trying to start my morning with those little puzzle games everyone likes instead of looking at social media and all it's proven is i actively seek out ways to get pissed off as soon as i'm awake
May 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
been trying to start my morning with those little puzzle games everyone likes instead of looking at social media and all it's proven is i actively seek out ways to get pissed off as soon as i'm awake
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Would it hurt people in tech to go and *talk* to someone with a degree in education? Most people don't understand what schools do. TL;DR: it's a lot more than info dumping into student's heads and it is certainly a lot more than daycare.
Ok well this sentiment from Luis von Ahn is absolutely gross. I will not be giving Duolingo any more money. AI first: 🤮 fortune.com/2025/05/20/d...
May 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Would it hurt people in tech to go and *talk* to someone with a degree in education? Most people don't understand what schools do. TL;DR: it's a lot more than info dumping into student's heads and it is certainly a lot more than daycare.
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sometimes I think about how much money has been invested into AI companies and Facebook's version of Second Life instead of stuff like women's health or greater access to public transit in the US and I get really sad
May 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
sometimes I think about how much money has been invested into AI companies and Facebook's version of Second Life instead of stuff like women's health or greater access to public transit in the US and I get really sad
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BRB, creating an AI refugee who had to leave her home because a data center used up all the water
May 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
BRB, creating an AI refugee who had to leave her home because a data center used up all the water
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the transformative benefits and societal advancement of AI that we’ve been promised
May 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
the transformative benefits and societal advancement of AI that we’ve been promised
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“This is no different from using a calculator to do math problems!”
Has everyone my age forgotten that they made us learn to do the problems without the calculators anyway! Like we used to leave our calculators in a basket at the door on test day!
Has everyone my age forgotten that they made us learn to do the problems without the calculators anyway! Like we used to leave our calculators in a basket at the door on test day!
May 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
“This is no different from using a calculator to do math problems!”
Has everyone my age forgotten that they made us learn to do the problems without the calculators anyway! Like we used to leave our calculators in a basket at the door on test day!
Has everyone my age forgotten that they made us learn to do the problems without the calculators anyway! Like we used to leave our calculators in a basket at the door on test day!
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I do wish it was better understood by now—especially by folks in the media—that these "warnings" from large AI corporations in fact function as "advertisements"
www.axios.com/2025/04/22/a...
www.axios.com/2025/04/22/a...
Exclusive: Anthropic warns fully AI employees are a year away
Managing those AI identities will require companies to completely reassess their cybersecurity strategies.
www.axios.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I do wish it was better understood by now—especially by folks in the media—that these "warnings" from large AI corporations in fact function as "advertisements"
www.axios.com/2025/04/22/a...
www.axios.com/2025/04/22/a...
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The alarming consolidation of federal government data and processes into private corporate control threatens democratic oversight, public transparency, and national security – all without adequate safeguards or accountability.
"On the rooftop patio of the General Services Administration headquarters, an agency staffer recently discovered something strange: a rectangular device attached to a wire that snaked across the roof... a transceiver that communicates with Elon Musk’s vast and private Starlink satellite network."
April 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The alarming consolidation of federal government data and processes into private corporate control threatens democratic oversight, public transparency, and national security – all without adequate safeguards or accountability.