@vjkin.bsky.social
deputy director of data science and research at @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social
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Real talk (reel talk?):
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
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August 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Real talk (reel talk?):
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
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🚨 The White House's AI Action Plan is out!
CSET's policy.ai author @alexfriedland.bsky.social broke down the key takeaways and the most interesting and important recommendations across all 30 sections.
Check it out: cset.georgetown.edu/article/trum...
CSET's policy.ai author @alexfriedland.bsky.social broke down the key takeaways and the most interesting and important recommendations across all 30 sections.
Check it out: cset.georgetown.edu/article/trum...
Trump’s Plan for AI: Recapping the White House’s AI Action Plan | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
On July 23, the White House published its long-awaited AI Action plan. In this post, CSET's Alex Friedland breaks down the most important takeaways.
cset.georgetown.edu
July 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
🚨 The White House's AI Action Plan is out!
CSET's policy.ai author @alexfriedland.bsky.social broke down the key takeaways and the most interesting and important recommendations across all 30 sections.
Check it out: cset.georgetown.edu/article/trum...
CSET's policy.ai author @alexfriedland.bsky.social broke down the key takeaways and the most interesting and important recommendations across all 30 sections.
Check it out: cset.georgetown.edu/article/trum...
AI Action Plan "critical sectors, such as healthcare, are especially slow to adopt due to a variety of factors, including distrust or lack of understanding of the technology, a complex regulatory landscape, and a lack of clear governance and risk mitigation standards."
This is a feature not a bug
This is a feature not a bug
July 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
AI Action Plan "critical sectors, such as healthcare, are especially slow to adopt due to a variety of factors, including distrust or lack of understanding of the technology, a complex regulatory landscape, and a lack of clear governance and risk mitigation standards."
This is a feature not a bug
This is a feature not a bug
From the 2025 AI Action Plan "Create a talent-exchange program designed to allow rapid details of Federal staff to other agencies in need of specialized AI talent"
Easy. Reinstate the Pres Mgmt Fellowship and fund more tech fellowships.
#reinstatethePMF
Easy. Reinstate the Pres Mgmt Fellowship and fund more tech fellowships.
#reinstatethePMF
July 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
From the 2025 AI Action Plan "Create a talent-exchange program designed to allow rapid details of Federal staff to other agencies in need of specialized AI talent"
Easy. Reinstate the Pres Mgmt Fellowship and fund more tech fellowships.
#reinstatethePMF
Easy. Reinstate the Pres Mgmt Fellowship and fund more tech fellowships.
#reinstatethePMF
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New: As Trump prepares to unveil his "AI Action Plan," more than 80 labor, environmental, consumer and tech watchdog groups have signed on to a "People's AI Action Plan" that calls for regulations that put ordinary people's interests over those of the industry. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Trump’s ‘Artificial Intelligence Action Plan’ is already stirring debate
Critics unveiled their own “People’s AI Action Plan” ahead of new executive orders expected to address energy and “woke” AI.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New: As Trump prepares to unveil his "AI Action Plan," more than 80 labor, environmental, consumer and tech watchdog groups have signed on to a "People's AI Action Plan" that calls for regulations that put ordinary people's interests over those of the industry. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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UAB has 26,000 employees, 3,000 of which are faculty. We are the largest public employer in Alabama, and 2nd overall after Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. We are the main healthcare provider in the state. UAB has WORLD CLASS cancer, pediatric, geriatric, stroke, heart+ all other care facilities
Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
UAB has 26,000 employees, 3,000 of which are faculty. We are the largest public employer in Alabama, and 2nd overall after Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. We are the main healthcare provider in the state. UAB has WORLD CLASS cancer, pediatric, geriatric, stroke, heart+ all other care facilities
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2. The surcharge occurred because one of Trump's executive orders froze a grant that assists low-income residents with their energy bills.
In an email, an Alabama official confirmed that the letter from Huntsville Utilities was genuine and the $100 increase was the direct result of Trump's EO.
In an email, an Alabama official confirmed that the letter from Huntsville Utilities was genuine and the $100 increase was the direct result of Trump's EO.
February 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
2. The surcharge occurred because one of Trump's executive orders froze a grant that assists low-income residents with their energy bills.
In an email, an Alabama official confirmed that the letter from Huntsville Utilities was genuine and the $100 increase was the direct result of Trump's EO.
In an email, an Alabama official confirmed that the letter from Huntsville Utilities was genuine and the $100 increase was the direct result of Trump's EO.
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1. Donald Trump promised that, as president, he would drastically lower Americans' energy bills.
But hundreds of Alabama residents are receiving a $100 surcharge on their energy bills as a direct result of Trump's actions in the White House.
But hundreds of Alabama residents are receiving a $100 surcharge on their energy bills as a direct result of Trump's actions in the White House.
Trump executive order leads to $100 energy bill hike for hundreds in Alabama
Donald Trump promised that, as president, he would drastically lower Americans' energy bills.
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February 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
1. Donald Trump promised that, as president, he would drastically lower Americans' energy bills.
But hundreds of Alabama residents are receiving a $100 surcharge on their energy bills as a direct result of Trump's actions in the White House.
But hundreds of Alabama residents are receiving a $100 surcharge on their energy bills as a direct result of Trump's actions in the White House.
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Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
Opinion | There Is No Going Back
The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
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BREAKING: The White House rescinded President Trump's order to freeze all federal funding, including grants for public health, education, and safety.
This cruel order would have devastated communities across the country.
This cruel order would have devastated communities across the country.
January 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
BREAKING: The White House rescinded President Trump's order to freeze all federal funding, including grants for public health, education, and safety.
This cruel order would have devastated communities across the country.
This cruel order would have devastated communities across the country.
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Does China's DeepSeek Mean U.S. AI Is Sunk?
For @newsweek.com, CSET's @jack-corrigan.bsky.social & @sambresnick.bsky.social break down the implications of DeepSeek's R1 model. www.newsweek.com/does-chinas-...
For @newsweek.com, CSET's @jack-corrigan.bsky.social & @sambresnick.bsky.social break down the implications of DeepSeek's R1 model. www.newsweek.com/does-chinas-...
Does China's DeepSeek Mean U.S. AI Is Sunk? | Opinion
While new AI models often generate buzz, R1's release is especially notable in light of the U.S. government's recent efforts to curtail China's AI ambitions.
www.newsweek.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Does China's DeepSeek Mean U.S. AI Is Sunk?
For @newsweek.com, CSET's @jack-corrigan.bsky.social & @sambresnick.bsky.social break down the implications of DeepSeek's R1 model. www.newsweek.com/does-chinas-...
For @newsweek.com, CSET's @jack-corrigan.bsky.social & @sambresnick.bsky.social break down the implications of DeepSeek's R1 model. www.newsweek.com/does-chinas-...
Changes from ds and Qwen 2.5-Max. Fearfully - NatSec rhetoric to CCP-fear–monger US-China relations resulting in real harm to individuals. As I’ve said ds was not that surprising. Hopefully - a push from USG to see US AI talent as worthy of investment (eg. foreign-born folks, education, alt paths)
January 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Changes from ds and Qwen 2.5-Max. Fearfully - NatSec rhetoric to CCP-fear–monger US-China relations resulting in real harm to individuals. As I’ve said ds was not that surprising. Hopefully - a push from USG to see US AI talent as worthy of investment (eg. foreign-born folks, education, alt paths)
Office hot take on deepseek, very talented team using lots of methods to optimize their algorithm (as opposed to dumping tons of compute and data into it). Not surprising since US export controls intended to slow their compute access. Kind of unverifiable to know how much development compute cost.
January 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Office hot take on deepseek, very talented team using lots of methods to optimize their algorithm (as opposed to dumping tons of compute and data into it). Not surprising since US export controls intended to slow their compute access. Kind of unverifiable to know how much development compute cost.
A very cool and chill time to be in AI, if you’re looking for insights, my very lovely coworkers put out amazing evidence-driven work! bsky.app/starter-pack...
January 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A very cool and chill time to be in AI, if you’re looking for insights, my very lovely coworkers put out amazing evidence-driven work! bsky.app/starter-pack...
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Addressing automation bias is necessary to ensure successful, ethical, and safe AI deployment, especially when the consequences of overreliance or misuse are most severe.
Our new report by @emmyprobasco.bsky.social, @vjkin.bsky.social, and Lauren Kahn has more: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
Our new report by @emmyprobasco.bsky.social, @vjkin.bsky.social, and Lauren Kahn has more: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
AI Safety and Automation Bias | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Automation bias is a critical issue for artificial intelligence deployment. It can cause otherwise knowledgeable users to make crucial and even obvious errors. Organizational, technical, and education...
cset.georgetown.edu
December 2, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Addressing automation bias is necessary to ensure successful, ethical, and safe AI deployment, especially when the consequences of overreliance or misuse are most severe.
Our new report by @emmyprobasco.bsky.social, @vjkin.bsky.social, and Lauren Kahn has more: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
Our new report by @emmyprobasco.bsky.social, @vjkin.bsky.social, and Lauren Kahn has more: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
Sometimes you think you're turning right, but you're driving into a lake. 🚗💦
Automation bias can cause catastrophic errors in AI-heavy fields like aviation & defense. Learn how to mitigate risks with better design, training, & processes. 🌊
🔗 cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
#AI #AutomationBias
Automation bias can cause catastrophic errors in AI-heavy fields like aviation & defense. Learn how to mitigate risks with better design, training, & processes. 🌊
🔗 cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
#AI #AutomationBias
AI Safety and Automation Bias | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Automation bias is a critical issue for artificial intelligence deployment. It can cause otherwise knowledgeable users to make crucial and even obvious errors. Organizational, technical, and education...
cset.georgetown.edu
December 6, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Sometimes you think you're turning right, but you're driving into a lake. 🚗💦
Automation bias can cause catastrophic errors in AI-heavy fields like aviation & defense. Learn how to mitigate risks with better design, training, & processes. 🌊
🔗 cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
#AI #AutomationBias
Automation bias can cause catastrophic errors in AI-heavy fields like aviation & defense. Learn how to mitigate risks with better design, training, & processes. 🌊
🔗 cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
#AI #AutomationBias