Tristan Sharp
@tristanasharp.bsky.social
Physicist, computer scientist, new entrepreneur, wanting to make good things for people.
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Important piece by @leedrutman.bsky.social on Jared Golden's decision not to run again and how it signals the need for systemic reforms to address the two party "doom loop."
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Important piece by @leedrutman.bsky.social on Jared Golden's decision not to run again and how it signals the need for systemic reforms to address the two party "doom loop."
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#SocialMedia can distort #PublicOpinion, causing issues for individuals and society.
Join us November 13 to hear Jay Van Bavel, PhD discuss how modern technology interacts with human #psychology to create a “funhouse mirror” version of public opinion: https://ow.ly/7iF050XntZv
Join us November 13 to hear Jay Van Bavel, PhD discuss how modern technology interacts with human #psychology to create a “funhouse mirror” version of public opinion: https://ow.ly/7iF050XntZv
November 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
#SocialMedia can distort #PublicOpinion, causing issues for individuals and society.
Join us November 13 to hear Jay Van Bavel, PhD discuss how modern technology interacts with human #psychology to create a “funhouse mirror” version of public opinion: https://ow.ly/7iF050XntZv
Join us November 13 to hear Jay Van Bavel, PhD discuss how modern technology interacts with human #psychology to create a “funhouse mirror” version of public opinion: https://ow.ly/7iF050XntZv
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
"In the split second of horror when a second hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center in New York, he... avenge the al Qaeda-orchestrated attacks and to enforce US power throughout the Middle East with a neo-conservative doctrine of regime change and pre-emptive war."
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"In the split second of horror when a second hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center in New York, he... avenge the al Qaeda-orchestrated attacks and to enforce US power throughout the Middle East with a neo-conservative doctrine of regime change and pre-emptive war."
☹️☮️
Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies | CNN Politics
Dick Cheney, America’s most powerful modern vice president and chief architect of the “war on terror,” who helped lead the country into the ill-fated Iraq war on faulty assumptions, has died, accordin...
www.cnn.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...
"In the split second of horror when a second hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center in New York, he... avenge the al Qaeda-orchestrated attacks and to enforce US power throughout the Middle East with a neo-conservative doctrine of regime change and pre-emptive war."
☹️☮️
"In the split second of horror when a second hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center in New York, he... avenge the al Qaeda-orchestrated attacks and to enforce US power throughout the Middle East with a neo-conservative doctrine of regime change and pre-emptive war."
☹️☮️
Some of the most exciting updates, towards a healthier social media!
Little local changes can lead to a flourishing ecology of such systems.
The best news in a while! Let's hope that a better social media can save the world. I advise to keep innovating boldly and continue to be welcoming!
Little local changes can lead to a flourishing ecology of such systems.
The best news in a while! Let's hope that a better social media can save the world. I advise to keep innovating boldly and continue to be welcoming!
Bluesky's real product is quality conversation and connection. the app just delivers it to you.
bsky.app/profile/bsky...
bsky.app/profile/bsky...
Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL.
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
November 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Some of the most exciting updates, towards a healthier social media!
Little local changes can lead to a flourishing ecology of such systems.
The best news in a while! Let's hope that a better social media can save the world. I advise to keep innovating boldly and continue to be welcoming!
Little local changes can lead to a flourishing ecology of such systems.
The best news in a while! Let's hope that a better social media can save the world. I advise to keep innovating boldly and continue to be welcoming!
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My extreme interest in this work arises out of my own research (with Carl Woese) to try and understand the evolution, as opposed to the assembly, of the ribosome. In particular the evidence for horizontal gene transfer in the evolution of the genetic code
guava.physics.ucsd.edu/~nigel/REPRI...
guava.physics.ucsd.edu/~nigel/REPRI...
guava.physics.ucsd.edu
October 31, 2025 at 2:39 AM
My extreme interest in this work arises out of my own research (with Carl Woese) to try and understand the evolution, as opposed to the assembly, of the ribosome. In particular the evidence for horizontal gene transfer in the evolution of the genetic code
guava.physics.ucsd.edu/~nigel/REPRI...
guava.physics.ucsd.edu/~nigel/REPRI...
Old:
Republican-Democrat
New: Accelerationist-Skeptic-Safetyist
Please read this, about how they're finding common ground, with survival at stake.
Hallelujah, a glimmer of hope. Thank you, Lam Tran.
Republican-Democrat
New: Accelerationist-Skeptic-Safetyist
Please read this, about how they're finding common ground, with survival at stake.
Hallelujah, a glimmer of hope. Thank you, Lam Tran.
The AI boom has crystallized feelings of anxiety in the public sphere, writes Lam Tran, yet recent policy developments have revealed the potential of an unlikely coalition to safeguard the public interest in AI.
The Age of AI Anxiety — and the Hope of Democratic Resistance | TechPolicy.Press
Amid the AI frenzy, one sentiment has crystallized across the public sphere: anxiety, writes Lam Tran.
buff.ly
October 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Old:
Republican-Democrat
New: Accelerationist-Skeptic-Safetyist
Please read this, about how they're finding common ground, with survival at stake.
Hallelujah, a glimmer of hope. Thank you, Lam Tran.
Republican-Democrat
New: Accelerationist-Skeptic-Safetyist
Please read this, about how they're finding common ground, with survival at stake.
Hallelujah, a glimmer of hope. Thank you, Lam Tran.
Reposted by Tristan Sharp
The AI boom has crystallized feelings of anxiety in the public sphere, writes Lam Tran, yet recent policy developments have revealed the potential of an unlikely coalition to safeguard the public interest in AI.
The Age of AI Anxiety — and the Hope of Democratic Resistance | TechPolicy.Press
Amid the AI frenzy, one sentiment has crystallized across the public sphere: anxiety, writes Lam Tran.
buff.ly
October 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The AI boom has crystallized feelings of anxiety in the public sphere, writes Lam Tran, yet recent policy developments have revealed the potential of an unlikely coalition to safeguard the public interest in AI.
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October 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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It is encouraging to see the California Privacy Protection Agency stand up for Californians’ rights this way. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
California Targets Tractor Supply's Tricky Tracking
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a record fine earlier this month to Tractor Supply, the country’s self-proclaimed largest “rural lifestyle” retailer, for apparently ducking its
www.eff.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
It is encouraging to see the California Privacy Protection Agency stand up for Californians’ rights this way. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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The team is cooking on some things, including a “zen mode” that can serve as a feature gate for a bundle of settings that turn down the volume on outrage and toxicity.
More on the product direction:
bsky.social/about/blog/0...
More on the product direction:
bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Building Healthier Social Media: Updated Guidelines and New Features - Bluesky
Public discourse on social media has grown toxic and divisive, but unlike other platforms, Bluesky is building a social web that empowers people instead of exploiting them.
bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The team is cooking on some things, including a “zen mode” that can serve as a feature gate for a bundle of settings that turn down the volume on outrage and toxicity.
More on the product direction:
bsky.social/about/blog/0...
More on the product direction:
bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Yes, great plan! Thanks Vaibhav Chhimpa and @techpolicypress.bsky.social
We must move past a simplistic view of techno nationalism and embark on the challenging work of establishing digital infrastructures that are powerful, participatory, transparent, and fundamentally accountable to the people they serve, writes @Vaibhav Chhimpa.
How National AI Clouds Undermine Democracy | TechPolicy.Press
The global rush toward digital sovereignty overlooks a significant and growing threat to the democracies it claims to defend, writes Vaibhav Chhimpa.
buff.ly
September 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Yes, great plan! Thanks Vaibhav Chhimpa and @techpolicypress.bsky.social
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i wrote about atproto and why it matters
Open Social — overreacted
The protocol is the API.
overreacted.io
September 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
i wrote about atproto and why it matters
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A pair of bills to expand protections for AI companions have sparked a major lobbying blitz in California, with tech industry groups and consumer advocates vying to shape what may become the most significant rules in the country, Tech Policy Press associate editor Cristiano Lima-Strong reports:
Inside the Lobbying Frenzy Over California's AI Companion Bills | TechPolicy.Press
State legislation to impose new guardrails on AI companions sparked a lobbying blitz in California, Cristiano Lima-Strong reports.
www.techpolicy.press
September 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A pair of bills to expand protections for AI companions have sparked a major lobbying blitz in California, with tech industry groups and consumer advocates vying to shape what may become the most significant rules in the country, Tech Policy Press associate editor Cristiano Lima-Strong reports:
Some friends told me, we don't have to accept the inevitability of raising existential threats.
July 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Some friends told me, we don't have to accept the inevitability of raising existential threats.
One of the core truths at the heart of our social media reality:
July 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of the core truths at the heart of our social media reality:
Check out the highlighted quotes at the top, if interested in US AI regulation stance.
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At a subcommittee hearing titled "AI Regulation and the Future of US Leadership," House Republicans and Democrats sparred over a proposed 10-year moratorium on enforcing state AI laws that passed out of Energy & Commerce as part of a budget reconciliation package last week. Transcript:
Transcript: US House Subcommittee Hosts Hearing on "AI Regulation and the Future of US Leadership" | TechPolicy.Press
Democrats and Republicans sparred over a proposed 10-year moratorium on enforcing state AI laws.
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May 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Check out the highlighted quotes at the top, if interested in US AI regulation stance.
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One of the first big topics mentioned by the new Pope upon his election: #AI. #Pope Leo XIV even referred to AI in explaining the choice of his name. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
Pope Leo XIV lays out vision for his papacy and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity
Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue with some of the core priorities...
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May 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
One of the first big topics mentioned by the new Pope upon his election: #AI. #Pope Leo XIV even referred to AI in explaining the choice of his name. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
I am not a conventional company. I do not intend to become one.
May 7, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I am not a conventional company. I do not intend to become one.
Ingredients for, and motivation for, reclaiming the public square.
(A new echo chamber isn't the answer.)
open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
(A new echo chamber isn't the answer.)
open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
Enshittification
The culture war nobody's talking about.
open.substack.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Ingredients for, and motivation for, reclaiming the public square.
(A new echo chamber isn't the answer.)
open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
(A new echo chamber isn't the answer.)
open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...
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It was a pleasure to contribute the article, "Disrupting the Disruption Narrative: Policy Innovation in AI Governance" to this special issue of the National Academy of Engineering's The Bridge coedited by @williamis.bsky.social 🧵
www.nae.edu/19579/19582/...
www.nae.edu/19579/19582/...
Disrupting the Disruption Narrative: Policy Innovation in AI Governance
Governance should not be understood as an impediment to AI innovation but as an essential component of it.
“Disrupt!” has been a mantra of ...
www.nae.edu
April 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It was a pleasure to contribute the article, "Disrupting the Disruption Narrative: Policy Innovation in AI Governance" to this special issue of the National Academy of Engineering's The Bridge coedited by @williamis.bsky.social 🧵
www.nae.edu/19579/19582/...
www.nae.edu/19579/19582/...
Actual footage from my first year of college.
Imagine, not knowing what Hawking radiation is, what a rube
April 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Actual footage from my first year of college.
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Imagine, not knowing what Hawking radiation is, what a rube
April 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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Most Planets in the Cosmos Probably Don’t Orbit Stars www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Most Planets in the Cosmos Probably Don’t Orbit Stars
According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history
www.scientificamerican.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Most Planets in the Cosmos Probably Don’t Orbit Stars www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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@ivansigal.bsky.social writes that many of us, caught in the amnesia of our endless scrolling, seem to have forgotten that we control our attention. But if enough of us act, he says, we can show demand for technologies that privilege human agency.
www.techpolicy.press/to-build-a-b...
www.techpolicy.press/to-build-a-b...
To Build a Better Democracy, Start by Rethinking Your Relationship to the Internet | TechPolicy.Press
Ivan Sigal writes that many of us, caught in the amnesia of our endless scrolling, seem to have forgotten that we control our attention.
www.techpolicy.press
March 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
@ivansigal.bsky.social writes that many of us, caught in the amnesia of our endless scrolling, seem to have forgotten that we control our attention. But if enough of us act, he says, we can show demand for technologies that privilege human agency.
www.techpolicy.press/to-build-a-b...
www.techpolicy.press/to-build-a-b...