Richard from Cali/DC
@richardswhitt.bsky.social
Explorer of life's endless liminals. Author of "Reweaving the Web." Native Washingtonian. Xoogler. No crypto or porn.
"The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently." -David Graeber
"The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently." -David Graeber
“After Auschwitz, the human condition is not the same, nothing will ever be the same. Here, heaven and earth are on fire.”
—Elie Wiesel
—Elie Wiesel
January 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
January 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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When David Graeber explained why Corporations behave the way they do in modern Capitalism!
youtu.be/QOVnb3y8hm4
youtu.be/QOVnb3y8hm4
David Graeber on Modern Capitalism
YouTube video by Institute of David Graeber
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
When David Graeber explained why Corporations behave the way they do in modern Capitalism!
youtu.be/QOVnb3y8hm4
youtu.be/QOVnb3y8hm4
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We are facing a moment when much will change for the worse, not just in policy, but in the structure of politics itself. We need to be imagining a better America.
A Shadow Cabinet would be a positive form of opposition.
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
A Shadow Cabinet would be a positive form of opposition.
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
Shadow Cabinet
A Positive Form of Opposition
snyder.substack.com
January 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We are facing a moment when much will change for the worse, not just in policy, but in the structure of politics itself. We need to be imagining a better America.
A Shadow Cabinet would be a positive form of opposition.
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
A Shadow Cabinet would be a positive form of opposition.
snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...
Sums it up pretty well.
January 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Sums it up pretty well.
Coming across my brand new book, "Reweaving the Web," in the shelves at Kepler's Bookstore in Menlo Park, CA. A proud moment.
December 27, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Coming across my brand new book, "Reweaving the Web," in the shelves at Kepler's Bookstore in Menlo Park, CA. A proud moment.
A favorite perspective, combining Van Gogh's "Starry Night" and Hubble Space Telescope images. A seasonal reminder of the vastness and wonder that surrounds us at all times.
December 26, 2024 at 8:03 AM
A favorite perspective, combining Van Gogh's "Starry Night" and Hubble Space Telescope images. A seasonal reminder of the vastness and wonder that surrounds us at all times.
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"Thoughts and prayers for everyone affected. Now is not the time to be political."
Translation: "Tough shit cause we ain't doing shit and we don't want to talk about that shit."
Translation: "Tough shit cause we ain't doing shit and we don't want to talk about that shit."
December 23, 2024 at 12:30 PM
"Thoughts and prayers for everyone affected. Now is not the time to be political."
Translation: "Tough shit cause we ain't doing shit and we don't want to talk about that shit."
Translation: "Tough shit cause we ain't doing shit and we don't want to talk about that shit."
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Read the #bannedbooks. There's a reason they don't want you to. They may just make you think. They may open up your world to the experiences of others. They may even match your own experiences and make you realize you're not alone.
December 23, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Read the #bannedbooks. There's a reason they don't want you to. They may just make you think. They may open up your world to the experiences of others. They may even match your own experiences and make you realize you're not alone.
"Fireworks" by Dominique Caron (a friend) (2024)
December 24, 2024 at 3:52 PM
"Fireworks" by Dominique Caron (a friend) (2024)
A contemplative moment.
December 22, 2024 at 2:58 AM
A contemplative moment.
My 95 year old mother Dorothy, with me today from Olney, Maryland.
December 22, 2024 at 2:49 AM
My 95 year old mother Dorothy, with me today from Olney, Maryland.
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For those interested, there is actually a book on this topic.
The book is called Bullshit Jobs!
The book is called Bullshit Jobs!
December 21, 2024 at 10:33 PM
For those interested, there is actually a book on this topic.
The book is called Bullshit Jobs!
The book is called Bullshit Jobs!
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"Whom Does It Serve?"
That is the overarching question for AI and social media (more two sides of the same coin than you may think). This article summarizes for AI, and my comments on @techpolicypress.bsky.social's post point to more on those connections from me and @richardswhitt.bsky.social.
That is the overarching question for AI and social media (more two sides of the same coin than you may think). This article summarizes for AI, and my comments on @techpolicypress.bsky.social's post point to more on those connections from me and @richardswhitt.bsky.social.
Richard Reisman and Richard Whitt write that building toward optimal AI relationships and capabilities that serve individuals, society, and freedom requires new perspectives on the functional dimensions of AI agency and interoperability.
New Perspectives on AI Agentiality and Democracy: "Whom Does It Serve?" | TechPolicy.Press
Richard Reisman and Richard Whitt write that interoperability will enable agential relationships that serve individuals and communities faithfully.
www.techpolicy.press
December 7, 2024 at 4:57 PM
"Whom Does It Serve?"
That is the overarching question for AI and social media (more two sides of the same coin than you may think). This article summarizes for AI, and my comments on @techpolicypress.bsky.social's post point to more on those connections from me and @richardswhitt.bsky.social.
That is the overarching question for AI and social media (more two sides of the same coin than you may think). This article summarizes for AI, and my comments on @techpolicypress.bsky.social's post point to more on those connections from me and @richardswhitt.bsky.social.
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This builds on and extends my recent piece on social media "middleware" attention agents to the realm of AI. It brings in @richardswhitt.bsky.social's insights on the same focus on individual and community agency as needed for Personal AI agents.
www.techpolicy.press/three-pillar...
www.techpolicy.press/three-pillar...
Three Pillars of Human Discourse (and How Social Media Middleware Can Support All Three) | TechPolicy.Press
Human discourse is a social process, writes Richard Reisman, that depends on three pillars: agency, mediation, and reputation.
www.techpolicy.press
December 7, 2024 at 4:36 PM
This builds on and extends my recent piece on social media "middleware" attention agents to the realm of AI. It brings in @richardswhitt.bsky.social's insights on the same focus on individual and community agency as needed for Personal AI agents.
www.techpolicy.press/three-pillar...
www.techpolicy.press/three-pillar...
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For a deeper look at "agential" AI relationships and the interop that can enable it, see this paper by @richardswhitt.bsky.social:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Rise of the KnowMeBots: Promoting the Two Dimensions of AI Agency
To date, public policy debates over artificial intelligence (AI) – from the EU AI Act, to the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on AI, to the Bletchley Par
papers.ssrn.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:41 PM
For a deeper look at "agential" AI relationships and the interop that can enable it, see this paper by @richardswhitt.bsky.social:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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And for an extended - and very readable - overview of these issues, from the web to social media to AI and the future, see the excellent new book by @richardswhitt.bsky.social, Reweaving the Web:
www.reweavingtheweb.net
www.reweavingtheweb.net
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www.reweavingtheweb.net
December 7, 2024 at 4:49 PM
And for an extended - and very readable - overview of these issues, from the web to social media to AI and the future, see the excellent new book by @richardswhitt.bsky.social, Reweaving the Web:
www.reweavingtheweb.net
www.reweavingtheweb.net
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AI systems must be composed of interoperating agents that faithfully serve their users & negotiate a broader alignment at both individual & community levels. The question is “whom does it serve?” In @techpolicypress.bsky.social w/ @richardswhitt.bsky.social.
www.techpolicy.press/new-perspect...
www.techpolicy.press/new-perspect...
New Perspectives on AI Agentiality and Democracy: "Whom Does It Serve?" | TechPolicy.Press
Richard Reismand and Richard Whitt write that interoperability will enable agential relationships that serve individuals and communities faithfully.
www.techpolicy.press
December 6, 2024 at 7:47 PM
AI systems must be composed of interoperating agents that faithfully serve their users & negotiate a broader alignment at both individual & community levels. The question is “whom does it serve?” In @techpolicypress.bsky.social w/ @richardswhitt.bsky.social.
www.techpolicy.press/new-perspect...
www.techpolicy.press/new-perspect...
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To fill the void is the whole process of our existence. Being aware that we are empty, inwardly poor, we struggle either to collect things outwardly, or to cultivate inward riches. —Krishnamurti
November 29, 2024 at 6:48 AM
To fill the void is the whole process of our existence. Being aware that we are empty, inwardly poor, we struggle either to collect things outwardly, or to cultivate inward riches. —Krishnamurti