If you haven't gotten enough of the autopen, you can check out the paper (with @karenlevy.bsky.social) that my op-ed draws from -- a cult favorite! ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

For @thehill.com, I wrote about what the Biden-Trump autopen controversy can tell us about automation, AI, and trust: thehill.com/opinion/whit...

I had a great conversation with Madison Snider at Siegel about how various technologies—from complex AI tools to basic self checkout—are changing the nature of service jobs for millions of Americans 🛒 Give it a read to learn more about my recent work! :)
www.siegelendowment.org/insights/the...

this is literally my superbowl

but that doesn't mean it wasn't ever controversial (and perhaps always has been!), per my paper with @karenlevy.bsky.social on what the autopen can tell us about values embedded in digital replication :) ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

The Heritage Foundation-backed "Oversight Project" pointing out that Biden used an autopen to sign a number of documents *would* be damning...if it wasn't the case that nearly every president since JFK has done the same

A coming flood of federal grant proposals will claim AI makes projects cheaper & better. Many will be empty promises. This admin needs to place the best bets it can on AI.

For the Federation of American Scientists' Day One Project, my memo on AI grant governance
fas.org/publication/...

…and the *corrected* link is here :-) arxiv.org/abs/2410.02888

oh no…embarrassing!! this is the correct link (thanks Mike!): arxiv.org/pdf/2410.02888

My paper (with @karenlevy.bsky.social and Cristobal Cheyre!) on how self-checkout deepens these relational demands for cashiers is forthcoming in @acm-cscw.bsky.social 2025 :)

🔗 Link here: arxiv.org/pdf/2401.00205

I spoke with @annlarson.bsky.social about how store tech can increase demands on frontline retail workers, for her latest in The Nation!

Workers often have to make shoppers feel better when store tech frustrates or confuses them, making retail work more socially and relationally demanding: