Nari Johnson
narijohnson.bsky.social
Nari Johnson
@narijohnson.bsky.social
researching AI [evaluation, governance, accountability]
it exists — several AI vendors and US local governments have negotiated short term pilot contracts with a pay-only-if-it-works model. happy to chat and connect you if you’re interested!
November 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Reposted by Nari Johnson
𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬
🏅 Best Paper Honorable Mention (Top 3% Submissions)
🔗 dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
📆 Wed, 22 Oct | 9:00 AM, CET: Toward More Ethical and Transparent Systems and Environments
Supporting Industry Computing Researchers in Assessing, Articulating, and Addressing the Potential Negative Societal Impact of Their Work | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Recent years have witnessed increasing calls for computing researchers to grapple with the societal impacts of their work. Tools such as impact assessments have gained prominence as a method to uncover potential impacts, and a number of publication ...
dl.acm.org
October 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We also have a position paper under review that's in the exact same situation. Thanks for your post - it's been super illuminating to help us make sense of what's happening.
August 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Reposted by Nari Johnson
The exchanges between Adam and ChatGPT are devastating. This, in my mind, is the worst one.

One of his last messages was a photo of the noose hung in his bedroom closet, asking if it was "good." ChatGPT offered a technical analysis of the set up and told him it 'could potentially suspend a human."
August 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Hi Emma -- thank you for sharing our work (+ the gift of a thoughtful read ❤️)
July 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Reposted by Nari Johnson
🏦 Legacy Procurement Practices Shape How U.S. Cities Govern AI: Understanding Government Employees’ Practices, Challenges, and Needs by @narijohnson.bsky.social et al. explores procurement in the context of recent calls for governments to use their "purchasing power" to incentivize responsible AI.
July 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM