Prithvi Iyer
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Prithvi Iyer
@prithvi97.bsky.social
Program Manager, Tech Policy Press. Formerly w Observer Research Foundation.
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Thank you to @prithvi97.bsky.social for covering our research on the failures of content moderation in the context of #TigrayGenocide and how to prevent genocidal speech from being proliferated by social media platforms.

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What a New Study Reveals About Content Moderation in Tigray | TechPolicy.Press
Prithvi Iyer looks at new research into the failures of content moderation in the context of the conflict in Tigray.
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April 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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April will not be the cruelest month, but it does mark 100 days of Trump's second term.

For @techpolicypress.bsky.social, @prithvi97.bsky.social and I look at how rhetorical attacks on disinformation researchers have become government policy.

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Fantasy Becomes Reality as Trump Takes Revenge on Disinformation Researchers | TechPolicy.Press
Disinformation researchers must reshape the narrative of their struggle before it is too late, write Dean Jackson and Prithvi Iyer.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Sobering piece by @dwj88.bsky.social and @prithvi97.bsky.social from @techpolicypress.bsky.social with quotes from 🙋 on the attacks on and need for response from disinformation researchers, including some of the international implications.

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Fantasy Becomes Reality as Trump Takes Revenge on Disinformation Researchers | TechPolicy.Press
Disinformation researchers must reshape the narrative of their struggle before it is too late, write Dean Jackson and Prithvi Iyer.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Generative AI, free speech, and public discourse: speakers at a Columbia event say universities and governments must keep industry in check on AI, writes Tim Bernard @timbernard.bsky.social. With reference to @jameeljaffer.bsky.social, @jtlg.bsky.social, @camillefrancois.bsky.social, et al.
Generative AI, Free Speech, & Public Discourse: Why the Academy Must Step Forward | TechPolicy.Press
Speakers at a Columbia event say universities and governments must keep industry in check on AI, writes Tim Bernard.
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February 23, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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"We do not have to be reactive to the results of technology. By centering peoples' rights and focusing on methods for rigorous foresight of the outcomes of technology, we can be proactive, shaping AI to maximally benefit humanity," says @mmitchell.bsky.social, writing for Tech Policy Press:
The Pillars of a Rights-Based Approach to AI Development | TechPolicy.Press
By centering peoples' rights we can shape AI to maximally benefit humanity while minimizing harms, says Margaret Mitchell.
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December 5, 2023 at 3:38 PM
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It looks like it is surprisingly easy to extract training data from a supposedly sophisticated and closed source large language model. @techpolicypress.bsky.social program manager @prithvi97.bsky.social on results of a new preprint research paper: techpolicy.press/new-study-su...
New Study Suggests ChatGPT Vulnerability with Potential Privacy Implications
It looks like it is surprisingly easy to extract training data from a supposedly sophisticated and closed source large language model.
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November 29, 2023 at 7:31 PM