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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
Agreed Katie. Yet another horrific example of Putin's base inhumanity.
December 26, 2024 at 7:50 AM
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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...
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
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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....
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
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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
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December 7, 2024 at 4:49 PM