Ambika Varma
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Corporate Influence as the Modern ‘Thought Police’ of AI Research
#AI
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#AI
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Corporate Influence as the Modern ‘Thought Police’ of AI Research – Elephant in the Lab
As corporate investment eclipses public funding, the pursuit of scientific knowledge is increasingly guided by market logic. This shift is starkly visible in AI research, where the race towards AGI…
elephantinthelab.org
🧠📄 My latest article on how corporations influence AI research directions. Who sets the agenda matters!
#AI #AIethics #TechPolicy #Research
#AI #AIethics #TechPolicy #Research
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeing a significant increase in acts of sexual violence against girls and young women. A support center offers a sanctuary for treatment — and to be heard. n.pr/4rGG1Hv
A safe space for girls who've faced sexual violence
The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeing a significant increase in acts of sexual violence against girls and young women. A support center offers a sanctuary for treatment — and to be heard.
n.pr
February 17, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeing a significant increase in acts of sexual violence against girls and young women. A support center offers a sanctuary for treatment — and to be heard. n.pr/4rGG1Hv
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Seeing people that very obviously never looked at politics outside of social media try to hold court over political topics is like
Damn social media is free but at what cost
Damn social media is free but at what cost
February 17, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Seeing people that very obviously never looked at politics outside of social media try to hold court over political topics is like
Damn social media is free but at what cost
Damn social media is free but at what cost
Reposted by Ambika Varma
A new article in Nature Medicine found that social connections were a surprisingly powerful predictor of a long life.
Living with a partner was roughly as beneficial as exercise.
www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/debunking-...
Living with a partner was roughly as beneficial as exercise.
www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/debunking-...
February 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
A new article in Nature Medicine found that social connections were a surprisingly powerful predictor of a long life.
Living with a partner was roughly as beneficial as exercise.
www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/debunking-...
Living with a partner was roughly as beneficial as exercise.
www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/debunking-...
Reposted by Ambika Varma
February 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Who is culpable when AI is involved? That’s the question this book asks as we follow a family unraveling after a tragedy involving an autonomous car. Power and justice in the age of AI. Very current!
#aiethics #bookreview
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#aiethics #bookreview
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Culpability, Deferred — ambireads
In Culpability , we blame the algorithm and call it justice.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Who is culpable when AI is involved? That’s the question this book asks as we follow a family unraveling after a tragedy involving an autonomous car. Power and justice in the age of AI. Very current!
#aiethics #bookreview
www.ambireads.com/bookreviews/...
#aiethics #bookreview
www.ambireads.com/bookreviews/...
Reposted by Ambika Varma
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
🧠📄 My latest article on how corporations influence AI research directions. Who sets the agenda matters!
#AI #AIethics #TechPolicy #Research
#AI #AIethics #TechPolicy #Research
Corporate Influence as the Modern ‘Thought Police’ of AI Research
#AI
elephantinthelab.org/corporate-in...
#AI
elephantinthelab.org/corporate-in...
Corporate Influence as the Modern ‘Thought Police’ of AI Research – Elephant in the Lab
As corporate investment eclipses public funding, the pursuit of scientific knowledge is increasingly guided by market logic. This shift is starkly visible in AI research, where the race towards AGI…
elephantinthelab.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
🧠📄 My latest article on how corporations influence AI research directions. Who sets the agenda matters!
#AI #AIethics #TechPolicy #Research
#AI #AIethics #TechPolicy #Research
📚✨ Just dropped some book reviews on ambireads.com!
Can’t wait to start sharing thoughts on all the stories that moved me, from hidden gems to beloved classics.
Check it out and let me know what you’re reading! 💬👇
🔗 ambireads.com
#bookstagram #amreading #bookreviews
Can’t wait to start sharing thoughts on all the stories that moved me, from hidden gems to beloved classics.
Check it out and let me know what you’re reading! 💬👇
🔗 ambireads.com
#bookstagram #amreading #bookreviews
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February 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
📚✨ Just dropped some book reviews on ambireads.com!
Can’t wait to start sharing thoughts on all the stories that moved me, from hidden gems to beloved classics.
Check it out and let me know what you’re reading! 💬👇
🔗 ambireads.com
#bookstagram #amreading #bookreviews
Can’t wait to start sharing thoughts on all the stories that moved me, from hidden gems to beloved classics.
Check it out and let me know what you’re reading! 💬👇
🔗 ambireads.com
#bookstagram #amreading #bookreviews