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WentySciHealth @wentyscihealth.bsky.social · 1d

#wentyscihealth #nobelprize #economics #danielkahneman

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 1d

It is encouraging to see the California Privacy Protection Agency stand up for Californians’ rights this way. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

California Targets Tractor Supply's Tricky Tracking

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a record fine earlier this month to Tractor Supply, the country’s self-proclaimed largest “rural lifestyle” retailer, for apparently ducking its

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 8d

The team is cooking on some things, including a “zen mode” that can serve as a feature gate for a bundle of settings that turn down the volume on outrage and toxicity.

More on the product direction:

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Building Healthier Social Media: Updated Guidelines and New Features - Bluesky

Public discourse on social media has grown toxic and divisive, but unlike other platforms, Bluesky is building a social web that empowers people instead of exploiting them.

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Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · 10d

Yes, great plan! Thanks Vaibhav Chhimpa and @techpolicypress.bsky.social

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 10d

We must move past a simplistic view of techno nationalism and embark on the challenging work of establishing digital infrastructures that are powerful, participatory, transparent, and fundamentally accountable to the people they serve, writes @Vaibhav Chhimpa.

How National AI Clouds Undermine Democracy | TechPolicy.Press

The global rush toward digital sovereignty overlooks a significant and growing threat to the democracies it claims to defend, writes Vaibhav Chhimpa.

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dan @danabra.mov · 13d

i wrote about atproto and why it matters

Open Social — overreacted

The protocol is the API.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 16d

A pair of bills to expand protections for AI companions have sparked a major lobbying blitz in California, with tech industry groups and consumer advocates vying to shape what may become the most significant rules in the country, Tech Policy Press associate editor Cristiano Lima-Strong reports:

Inside the Lobbying Frenzy Over California's AI Companion Bills | TechPolicy.Press

State legislation to impose new guardrails on AI companions sparked a lobbying blitz in California, Cristiano Lima-Strong reports.

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Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · 17d

I think I see what he is saying here.
(A bit of inter-bubble view.)
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Kamil Galeev on X: "What you need to understand about your political opponent is that it does not exist. I mean, not a cohesive category. An idea that you are facing some wide, monolithic block of the “enemies” is just a play of your mind and - in most cases - pure fantasy" / X

What you need to understand about your political opponent is that it does not exist. I mean, not a cohesive category. An idea that you are facing some wide, monolithic block of the “enemies” is just a play of your mind and - in most cases - pure fantasy

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Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · Jul 22

Some friends told me, we don't have to accept the inevitability of raising existential threats.

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Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · Jul 3

One of the core truths at the heart of our social media reality:

Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · May 22

Check out the highlighted quotes at the top, if interested in US AI regulation stance.

(Subscribe to techpolicy's newsletter, too, if interested in analysis of these topics.)

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · May 22

At a subcommittee hearing titled "AI Regulation and the Future of US Leadership," House Republicans and Democrats sparred over a proposed 10-year moratorium on enforcing state AI laws that passed out of Energy & Commerce as part of a budget reconciliation package last week. Transcript:

Transcript: US House Subcommittee Hosts Hearing on "AI Regulation and the Future of US Leadership" | TechPolicy.Press

Democrats and Republicans sparred over a proposed 10-year moratorium on enforcing state AI laws.

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Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · May 18

One of the first big topics mentioned by the new Pope upon his election: #AI. #Pope Leo XIV even referred to AI in explaining the choice of his name. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

Pope Leo XIV lays out vision for his papacy and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue with some of the core priorities...

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Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · May 7

I am not a conventional company. I do not intend to become one.

Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · May 5

Ingredients for, and motivation for, reclaiming the public square.

(A new echo chamber isn't the answer.)

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Enshittification

The culture war nobody's talking about.

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · Apr 26

It was a pleasure to contribute the article, "Disrupting the Disruption Narrative: Policy Innovation in AI Governance" to this special issue of the National Academy of Engineering's The Bridge coedited by @williamis.bsky.social 🧵
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Disrupting the Disruption Narrative: Policy Innovation in AI Governance

Governance should not be understood as an impediment to AI innovation but as an essential component of it. “Disrupt!” has been a mantra of ...

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Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · Apr 8

Actual footage from my first year of college.

Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · Apr 8

#ITeachPhysics ⚛️

Sam Lowe @greenlantern44.bsky.social · Mar 26

Imagine, not knowing what Hawking radiation is, what a rube

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Physghoul 👻 @physgal.bsky.social · Apr 8

#ITeachPhysics ⚛️

Sam Lowe @greenlantern44.bsky.social · Mar 26

Imagine, not knowing what Hawking radiation is, what a rube

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HiRISE Beautiful Mars (NASA) @uahirise.bsky.social · Apr 5

Most Planets in the Cosmos Probably Don’t Orbit Stars www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

Most Planets in the Cosmos Probably Don’t Orbit Stars

According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history

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Dean Jackson @dwj88.bsky.social · Mar 27

@ivansigal.bsky.social writes that many of us, caught in the amnesia of our endless scrolling, seem to have forgotten that we control our attention. But if enough of us act, he says, we can show demand for technologies that privilege human agency.

www.techpolicy.press/to-build-a-b...

To Build a Better Democracy, Start by Rethinking Your Relationship to the Internet | TechPolicy.Press

Ivan Sigal writes that many of us, caught in the amnesia of our endless scrolling, seem to have forgotten that we control our attention.

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Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · Mar 21

Two of my papers. I did hope they would be out in the world. Stunningly irresponsible, this way, though.

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Josh Brake @joshbrake.com · Mar 13

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

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Josh Brake @joshbrake.com · Mar 13

My biggest hope for AI in education is that it increases friction.

Yes, we need to eliminate parasitic friction but friction is a fundamental component of learning. Our discussion (like so many around AI) is suffering from poorly chosen words.

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Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · Mar 12

If everybody is asking for it, then sure, I will answer the call to be president.

Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · Mar 11

BlueSky can be good I think, better than downward spiraling cheap shots.

Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · Jan 26

Some good energy for you at the present moment, to help you get your good things done.

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Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · Jan 25

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UN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Effort to Ensure U.S. Honors Paris Agreement Commitments | Bloomberg Philanthropies

Following the United States’ second withdrawal, Bloomberg Philanthropies and others will ensure the nation’s funding and reporting obligations to the UN Climate Change Secretariat are met Bloomberg wi...

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