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Knowledge in Crisis @knowledgecrisis.bsky.social · Sep 8

Watch now: @timcrane.bsky.social, @ruchowdh.bsky.social, @commissionerhr.coe.int and Philipp Blom discuss democracy in the digital age at this year's European Forum Alpbach 👇 buff.ly/cfmsMMi #EFA25 @weareceu.bsky.social

European Forum Alpbach Staffel 1 Folge 13: Demokratie im digitalen Zeitalter: Die Macht der Täuschung entlarven

KI-generierte Inhalte und algorithmische Manipulation gefährden informierte Meinungsbildung und Entscheidungen. Erkunden Sie, wie Demokratien diese…

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Transformer @transformernews.ai · 26d

"We must design, build and reward systems that complete work predictably in messy environments, rather than building ones that simply ace static quizzes under lab conditions," write @ruchowdh.bsky.social and Mala Kumar.

Why AI evals need to reflect the real world

Opinion: Rumman Chowdhury and Mala Kumar argue that we need better AI evaluations — and the infrastructure and investment to do them

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · Jul 24

One problem with an EO requiring AI models to be politically neutral: There's no such thing, says @ruchowdh.bsky.social. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Political neutrality, for an AI model, is simply “not a thing,” Chowdhury said. “It’s not real.”

For example, she said, if you ask a chatbot for its views on gun control, it could equivocate by echoing both Republican and Democratic talking points, or it might try to find the middle ground between the two. But the average AI user in Texas might see that answer as exhibiting a liberal bias, while a New Yorker might find it overly conservative. And to a user in Malaysia or France, where strict gun control laws are taken for granted, the same answer would seem radical.

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Bob E Hayes @bobehayes.bsky.social · Jul 14

What OpenAI Doesn’t Want You to Know | ‪@moreperfectunion.bsky.social‬

with commentary from @bcmerchant.bsky.social, @smw.bsky.social, @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social‬ and @ruchowdh.bsky.social

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#regulations #discrimination #AI #law

What OpenAI Doesn’t Want You to Know

AI companies are spending millions to get the laws they want. They're not trying to cure cancer, or save America. These companies want to make $100 billion overnight, and they're willing to sponsor dangerous laws to make it happen. ----- More Perfect Union is an Emmy-winning, nonprofit newsroom w

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Jul 14

My latest op Ed in the @koreaherald.bsky.social on Sovereign AI - countries are rushing to build homegrown AI to escape Silicon Valley - but is government-led AI simply a thornier problem?

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[Rumman Chowdhury] Sovereign AI: A new frontier of national ambition

Should AI be a public good, shaped by local values, or a technology controlled by a handful of geographically-limited tech giants? The rise of “sovereign AI” --

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StartingUpGood @startingupgood.bsky.social · Jun 25

#AIforGood “Views from the Summit” series expands upon speakers’ on-stage presentations. We look forward to more of these interviews at the 2025 Global Summit in July. Don’t miss 3 standout conversations from 2024.
@humaneintelligence.bsky.social @ruchowdh.bsky.social

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Expert Views on Advancing AI for Good

Exclusive interviews with Rumman Chowdhury (Humane Intelligence), Eric Loeb (Salesforce) & Anna Koivuniemi (Google DeepMind)

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Apr 25

Just remember folks, if you submitted to this RFI, you’re part of normalizing this administration.

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American Public Submits Over 10,000 Comments on White House’s AI Action Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) published over 10,000 public comments submitted in response to

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Apr 16

This is a service to humanity

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Sandra Wachter @swachter.bsky.social · Apr 9

I am so excited to share the stage with @ruchowdh.bsky.social & Megan Smith 11 April at 11.20 am ET @rad-institute.bsky.social event "Gender and AI: Promise and Perils" www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2025-g... - cannot wait! @oii.ox.ac.uk @ajlunited.bsky.social @ainowinstitute.bsky.social

Gender and AI: Promise and Perils | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

In this conference, leading computer scientists, engineers, policy makers, ethicists, artists, and representatives from the private sector will explore present and future challenges and opportunities ...

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Apr 7

Can you explain to me how submitting to this is helping? Do you think the Trump administration is going to take with seriousness and equal weight, the input of ethics groups?

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · Apr 7

Observing the deepening faultlines in American society in the early 1920s, F Scott Fitzgerald guessed right…The novel’s prescience lies not in foretelling specific events but in diagnosing a culture where power enjoys impunity and cruelty rubs out its traces — a society run by careless people.

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Apr 6

I hope they feature Angela Saini who wrote the books on this years ago.

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Apr 6

Reposting this to make sure we take a look at who submitted to this farce and importantly, who didn’t.

Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Mar 15

There’s a new call for contributions for the new AI action plan and I don’t think anyone who cares about ethics should contribute and be complicit. I’m not looking forward to the slew of linked in clout-seeking strongly worded letters; don’t do it.

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Public Comment Invited on Artificial Intelligence Action Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump’s recent Artificial Intelligence (AI) Executive Order shows that this Administration is dedicated to America’s global

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Apr 6

Or - hear me out
- look up who’s speaking. Ed is great and I admire him but I’ve been working on ethics and AI before he cared about the topic.

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Apr 6

That’s how we opened it and that was the theme of the entire discussion

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Apr 5

Thats bc they know life on them streets; you don’t say no to a fresh meal and stable roof

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Apr 5

This tells us more about the writer and editors at WSJ than it does about anything else. Sorry their daddies didn’t love them enough.

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Apr 5

My *third* time on @scifri.bsky.social but first time recording in the NYC studio! Hear me and @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social bring AGI conversations to reality and talk about the issues that really matter, like who controls the power behind AI.

Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · Apr 4

Tech companies are racing to develop artificial general intelligence, or AGI, that could match or surpass human abilities. @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social and @ruchowdh.bsky.social join us to discuss AGI and its potential impacts on society.

What Artificial General Intelligence Could Mean For Our Future

What happens when AI moves beyond convincing chatbots and custom image generators to something that matches—or outperforms—humans?

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Mar 23

One of the best parts of coming back to social media has been seeing your efforts - thank you!

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Mar 22

I see we have entered the finding out phase

TESLA INSIDERS ARE DUMPING SHARES
EMPLOYEE STOCK TRADES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS:
NUMBER OF SHARES SOLD:
745,228
NUMBER OF SHARES BOUGHT: 0

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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · Mar 19

I am a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. Earlier today, the president attempted to illegally fire me. This is corruption, plain and simple. I will see the president in court. My full statement:

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Humane Intelligence @humaneintelligence.bsky.social · Mar 15

"Chaos is not where good work happens." @ruchowdh.bsky.social at #SXSW 2025.

Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, CEO and Founder of Humane Intelligence, shared her concerns about Elon Musk’s impact on institutions—from Twitter to the U.S. government.

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Mar 15

This article is great btw thank you

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Mar 15

Correct, it gave some philosophers a way to be paid to give talks and be on panels; it gave others a fig leaf to say big words while doing nothing.

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Rumman Chowdhury @ruchowdh.bsky.social · Mar 15

One would think