@smwhite213.bsky.social
A little evening beach time!
June 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A little evening beach time!
Enjoying the Palace of Fine Arts at twilight
May 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Enjoying the Palace of Fine Arts at twilight
It’s officially spring in the Bay Area!
April 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It’s officially spring in the Bay Area!
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Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Sir Max-a-lot enjoying the beautiful day
March 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sir Max-a-lot enjoying the beautiful day
This is one of the most important recent articles about the economy. Especially as inequality rises, aggregate economic indicators can mask very different experiences of the rich and poor.
March 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is one of the most important recent articles about the economy. Especially as inequality rises, aggregate economic indicators can mask very different experiences of the rich and poor.
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If you’re interested in knowing more about fact checking, here’s some valuable recent research conducted by MIT scholars @dgrand.bsky.social and @cameronmartel.bsky.social
#EduSky #EdTech
mitsloan.mit.edu/press/warnin...
#EduSky #EdTech
mitsloan.mit.edu/press/warnin...
Warning labels from fact checkers work — even if you don’t trust them | MIT Sloan
Fact-checker warning labels on social media can significantly reduce belief in and spread of misinformation, even among those who harbor doubts about the fact-checkers themselves.
mitsloan.mit.edu
January 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
If you’re interested in knowing more about fact checking, here’s some valuable recent research conducted by MIT scholars @dgrand.bsky.social and @cameronmartel.bsky.social
#EduSky #EdTech
mitsloan.mit.edu/press/warnin...
#EduSky #EdTech
mitsloan.mit.edu/press/warnin...
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🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions - Nature
We find that conservatives tend to share more low-quality news through social media than liberals, and so even if technology companies enact politically neutral anti-misinformation policies, political...
www.nature.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Getting sick should never ruin someone financially.
This historic action from the CFPB will advance economic justice by boosting the credit scores of millions, ending abusive debt collection practices, & helping folks obtain loans.
More life-changing work from an essential agency.
This historic action from the CFPB will advance economic justice by boosting the credit scores of millions, ending abusive debt collection practices, & helping folks obtain loans.
More life-changing work from an essential agency.
January 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Getting sick should never ruin someone financially.
This historic action from the CFPB will advance economic justice by boosting the credit scores of millions, ending abusive debt collection practices, & helping folks obtain loans.
More life-changing work from an essential agency.
This historic action from the CFPB will advance economic justice by boosting the credit scores of millions, ending abusive debt collection practices, & helping folks obtain loans.
More life-changing work from an essential agency.
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Shout out to @caseynewton.bsky.social for:
A) the clear-eyed, cutting analysis of Meta's policy changes today.
B) the very ethical disclosure of his new boyfriend, who works in AI, and the lines they will draw.
(psa: the below photo is part of A, not B)
www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
A) the clear-eyed, cutting analysis of Meta's policy changes today.
B) the very ethical disclosure of his new boyfriend, who works in AI, and the lines they will draw.
(psa: the below photo is part of A, not B)
www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
Meta surrenders to the right on speech
“I really think this a precursor for genocide,” a former employee tells Platformer
www.platformer.news
January 8, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Shout out to @caseynewton.bsky.social for:
A) the clear-eyed, cutting analysis of Meta's policy changes today.
B) the very ethical disclosure of his new boyfriend, who works in AI, and the lines they will draw.
(psa: the below photo is part of A, not B)
www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
A) the clear-eyed, cutting analysis of Meta's policy changes today.
B) the very ethical disclosure of his new boyfriend, who works in AI, and the lines they will draw.
(psa: the below photo is part of A, not B)
www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
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🚨New WP🚨
We examine news sharing on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)But low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE, even BlueSky!
osf.io/preprints/ps...
We examine news sharing on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)But low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE, even BlueSky!
osf.io/preprints/ps...
December 9, 2024 at 7:48 PM
🚨New WP🚨
We examine news sharing on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)But low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE, even BlueSky!
osf.io/preprints/ps...
We examine news sharing on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)But low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE, even BlueSky!
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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“If elections are battles of perceptions, our data suggest that this was a battle Democrats lost in 2024," Stephen Hawkins and Daniel Yudkin write. "Trump appears to have been more effective at defining Democrats’ priorities to the American public.”
The Perception Gap That Explains American Politics
Americans overwhelmingly—but, it turns out, mistakenly—believe that Democrats care more about advancing progressive social issues than widely shared economic ones.
www.theatlantic.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:57 PM
“If elections are battles of perceptions, our data suggest that this was a battle Democrats lost in 2024," Stephen Hawkins and Daniel Yudkin write. "Trump appears to have been more effective at defining Democrats’ priorities to the American public.”
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
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🚨New in Nature Human Behaviour🚨
Will misinfo warning labels backfire for ppl who distrust fact-checkers? No!
Labels reduce belief in & sharing of false news even for those highly distrusting of fact-checkers - warning labels are a key tool for platforms!
rdcu.be/dSHtF
Will misinfo warning labels backfire for ppl who distrust fact-checkers? No!
Labels reduce belief in & sharing of false news even for those highly distrusting of fact-checkers - warning labels are a key tool for platforms!
rdcu.be/dSHtF
September 5, 2024 at 5:01 PM
🚨New in Nature Human Behaviour🚨
Will misinfo warning labels backfire for ppl who distrust fact-checkers? No!
Labels reduce belief in & sharing of false news even for those highly distrusting of fact-checkers - warning labels are a key tool for platforms!
rdcu.be/dSHtF
Will misinfo warning labels backfire for ppl who distrust fact-checkers? No!
Labels reduce belief in & sharing of false news even for those highly distrusting of fact-checkers - warning labels are a key tool for platforms!
rdcu.be/dSHtF
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Just because someone doesn’t say it, doesn’t mean you’re not making a difference.
November 19, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Just because someone doesn’t say it, doesn’t mean you’re not making a difference.
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This goes a long way towards explaining why the price of eggs and gas matters so much for working class voters.
Food spending inequality in 2023 per USDA:
Top quintile spends 8.1% of after-tax income on food.
Bottom quintile spends 32.6% of after-tax income on food.
Top quintile spends 8.1% of after-tax income on food.
Bottom quintile spends 32.6% of after-tax income on food.
November 19, 2024 at 4:18 PM
This goes a long way towards explaining why the price of eggs and gas matters so much for working class voters.
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New Zealand parliament's youngest member Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke performs a haka in protest of a controversial bill that would reinterpret an 184 year old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
November 14, 2024 at 8:32 PM
New Zealand parliament's youngest member Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke performs a haka in protest of a controversial bill that would reinterpret an 184 year old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
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a major problem with bluesky is that i can offhandedly remark "i hate drawing, its too hard" and then a sweet old lady will gently encourage me and kindly point me to some useful resources to get started drawing and i dont know what to do with myself
November 15, 2024 at 8:45 AM
a major problem with bluesky is that i can offhandedly remark "i hate drawing, its too hard" and then a sweet old lady will gently encourage me and kindly point me to some useful resources to get started drawing and i dont know what to do with myself
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Wrote a Bluesky guide for my fellow newbies doing an X exodus.
If nothing else, click to watch the amazing gif our visuals department made: www.huffpost.com/entry/bluesk...
If nothing else, click to watch the amazing gif our visuals department made: www.huffpost.com/entry/bluesk...
Bye, Elon — Bluesky Is Gaining Popularity Postelection. Here's What You Need To Know.
The competitor to X, formerly called Twitter, just reached 16 million users this week.
www.huffpost.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Wrote a Bluesky guide for my fellow newbies doing an X exodus.
If nothing else, click to watch the amazing gif our visuals department made: www.huffpost.com/entry/bluesk...
If nothing else, click to watch the amazing gif our visuals department made: www.huffpost.com/entry/bluesk...
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Welcome to a fantastic corner of the internet where the sky is blue and the people are kind and curious. Please look around, make yourself at home and ask us your questions. 💚
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November 15, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Welcome to a fantastic corner of the internet where the sky is blue and the people are kind and curious. Please look around, make yourself at home and ask us your questions. 💚
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Is old Twitter back in the form of Bluesky?
November 15, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Is old Twitter back in the form of Bluesky?
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Bluesky has grown by over 3M people in the last week — welcome!
With every wave of growth naturally comes an increase in moderation reports. Here’s a status report on how the Trust & Safety team is handling it:
With every wave of growth naturally comes an increase in moderation reports. Here’s a status report on how the Trust & Safety team is handling it:
November 15, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Bluesky has grown by over 3M people in the last week — welcome!
With every wave of growth naturally comes an increase in moderation reports. Here’s a status report on how the Trust & Safety team is handling it:
With every wave of growth naturally comes an increase in moderation reports. Here’s a status report on how the Trust & Safety team is handling it: