Dang Nguyen
@digitaldang.bsky.social
Researcher of AI
Bellwether Scholar at University of California, Berkeley School of Information
www.dangnguyen.digital
Bellwether Scholar at University of California, Berkeley School of Information
www.dangnguyen.digital
Pinned
Monkey business
Dang in Berkeley, January 20261.There is no known photograph of Susan Sontag in Hanoi. Not in her published work, not in the Vietnamese archive, not in the historical record that so eagerly consumed h...
www.dangnguyen.digital
Here's an essay I wrote last year. Most people have read it by now, but I thought I should post it here as a reminder.
www.dangnguyen.digital/post/monkey-...
www.dangnguyen.digital/post/monkey-...
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If you're in LA, come to this symposium tomorrow on inspiring civic action and building democracy at the Japanese American National Museum. I'll be speaking at 11AM.
Hear from keynote speakers Agnès Callamard of Amnesty International, Robert Evans...
www.janm.org/events/2026-...
Hear from keynote speakers Agnès Callamard of Amnesty International, Robert Evans...
www.janm.org/events/2026-...
January 22, 2026 at 8:52 PM
If you're in LA, come to this symposium tomorrow on inspiring civic action and building democracy at the Japanese American National Museum. I'll be speaking at 11AM.
Hear from keynote speakers Agnès Callamard of Amnesty International, Robert Evans...
www.janm.org/events/2026-...
Hear from keynote speakers Agnès Callamard of Amnesty International, Robert Evans...
www.janm.org/events/2026-...
good morning Berkeley, here are the last pages I have for you for a while.
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 PM
good morning Berkeley, here are the last pages I have for you for a while.
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I teamed up with @annapuzio.bsky.social and @joshgellers.bsky.social to write this polemic response to recent criticisms of the relational turn in #AIEthics, including the recently published "Dangerous Liaisons" from Adrienne de Ruiter. @springer.springernature.com
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 21, 2026 at 3:32 AM
I teamed up with @annapuzio.bsky.social and @joshgellers.bsky.social to write this polemic response to recent criticisms of the relational turn in #AIEthics, including the recently published "Dangerous Liaisons" from Adrienne de Ruiter. @springer.springernature.com
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
As the internet becomes increasingly hostile to small publications — and polluted by spam and clickbait — don’t rely on Big Tech for your regular Places reading.
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anyway, i'm apartment hunting today
January 20, 2026 at 7:53 PM
anyway, i'm apartment hunting today
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This weekend, we shared an architectural fairy tale; a visual record of displacement; a journey through an urban park; and more.
This weekend, we shared an architectural fairy tale; a visual record of displacement; a journey through an urban park; and more.
Garden, Impermanence, Buffet, Bookshelf
A journey through an urban park, a visual record of community displacement, an architectural fairy tale, and more of the latest in Places.
mailchi.mp
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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This weekend, we shared an architectural fairy tale; a visual record of displacement; a journey through an urban park; and more.
This weekend, we shared an architectural fairy tale; a visual record of displacement; a journey through an urban park; and more.
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@cltcberkeley.bsky.social Fellow Shannon Pierson was featured by The Business Journals and discussed public-interest cybersecurity.
"My work focuses on protecting the essential public service providers that help support our daily lives," she said.
www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/new...
"My work focuses on protecting the essential public service providers that help support our daily lives," she said.
www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/new...
In Her Own Words: Shannon Pierson focuses on public-interest cybersecurity - The Business Journals
UC Berkeley researcher Shannon Pierson explains why the organizations we depend on most have become easy targets for ransomware gangs and what's being done to help them defend against these threats.
www.bizjournals.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:24 PM
@cltcberkeley.bsky.social Fellow Shannon Pierson was featured by The Business Journals and discussed public-interest cybersecurity.
"My work focuses on protecting the essential public service providers that help support our daily lives," she said.
www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/new...
"My work focuses on protecting the essential public service providers that help support our daily lives," she said.
www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/new...
good morning, Berkeley. time to get back to work.
January 20, 2026 at 3:48 PM
good morning, Berkeley. time to get back to work.
anyway, I'm out and about
January 19, 2026 at 6:36 PM
anyway, I'm out and about
rise and shine, Berkeley. i have some pages for you.
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
rise and shine, Berkeley. i have some pages for you.
what about this one?
January 19, 2026 at 12:21 AM
what about this one?
quick question have you read this
January 18, 2026 at 10:34 PM
quick question have you read this
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What's an #AI music experiment like The Big Dada Project to do when a platform like @bandcamp.com issues a blanket prohibition against #AI generated content? Easy answer, generate a song about it. gunkelweb.com/BigDada
youtube.com/shorts/BfJBd...
youtube.com/shorts/BfJBd...
Bandcamp Banned My Robot - The Big Dada Project (2026)
YouTube video by David Gunkel
youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM
What's an #AI music experiment like The Big Dada Project to do when a platform like @bandcamp.com issues a blanket prohibition against #AI generated content? Easy answer, generate a song about it. gunkelweb.com/BigDada
youtube.com/shorts/BfJBd...
youtube.com/shorts/BfJBd...
look, i'm outside!
January 18, 2026 at 6:41 PM
look, i'm outside!
good morning Berkeley, it's sunday! i have some pages for you:
January 18, 2026 at 3:48 PM
good morning Berkeley, it's sunday! i have some pages for you:
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it's the weekend, berkeley! i'm studying greek, follow along!
January 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM
it's the weekend, berkeley! i'm studying greek, follow along!
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Los Angeles: I’ll be in conversation with poet Yahya Ashour after his reading at USC this Friday afternoon. From Gaza, he found himself in exile in the United States after October 7. A powerful poet and a dynamic speaker. RSVP with the QR code or link in comment; there will be a reception afterwards
January 17, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Los Angeles: I’ll be in conversation with poet Yahya Ashour after his reading at USC this Friday afternoon. From Gaza, he found himself in exile in the United States after October 7. A powerful poet and a dynamic speaker. RSVP with the QR code or link in comment; there will be a reception afterwards
Reposted by Dang Nguyen
A journey through an urban park; a visual record of displacement; an architectural fairy tale; and more.
We’re back in your inboxes, in this unsettled start to the new year, to share recent essays that we hope might both inform and hearten. The latest newsletter from Places:
We’re back in your inboxes, in this unsettled start to the new year, to share recent essays that we hope might both inform and hearten. The latest newsletter from Places:
Garden, Impermanence, Buffet, Bookshelf
A journey through an urban park, a visual record of community displacement, an architectural fairy tale, and more of the latest in Places.
mailchi.mp
January 17, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A journey through an urban park; a visual record of displacement; an architectural fairy tale; and more.
We’re back in your inboxes, in this unsettled start to the new year, to share recent essays that we hope might both inform and hearten. The latest newsletter from Places:
We’re back in your inboxes, in this unsettled start to the new year, to share recent essays that we hope might both inform and hearten. The latest newsletter from Places:
it's the weekend, berkeley! i'm studying greek, follow along!
January 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM
it's the weekend, berkeley! i'm studying greek, follow along!
Reposted by Dang Nguyen
Ph.D. student Lauren Chambers published an op-ed on @thehill.com discussing the administration's creation of a new “Tech Force”.
"The Tech Force will keep both top tech minds and government programs in the pockets of Big Tech," she wrote.
thehill.com/opinion/tech...
"The Tech Force will keep both top tech minds and government programs in the pockets of Big Tech," she wrote.
thehill.com/opinion/tech...
January 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Ph.D. student Lauren Chambers published an op-ed on @thehill.com discussing the administration's creation of a new “Tech Force”.
"The Tech Force will keep both top tech minds and government programs in the pockets of Big Tech," she wrote.
thehill.com/opinion/tech...
"The Tech Force will keep both top tech minds and government programs in the pockets of Big Tech," she wrote.
thehill.com/opinion/tech...
Here's an essay I wrote last year. Most people have read it by now, but I thought I should post it here as a reminder.
www.dangnguyen.digital/post/monkey-...
www.dangnguyen.digital/post/monkey-...
Monkey business
Dang in Berkeley, January 20261.There is no known photograph of Susan Sontag in Hanoi. Not in her published work, not in the Vietnamese archive, not in the historical record that so eagerly consumed h...
www.dangnguyen.digital
January 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Here's an essay I wrote last year. Most people have read it by now, but I thought I should post it here as a reminder.
www.dangnguyen.digital/post/monkey-...
www.dangnguyen.digital/post/monkey-...