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Policy Field Notes: NIPS Update

By Jack Clark and Tim HwangConversations about the social impact of AI often are very abstract, focusing on broad generalizations about technology rather than talking about the specific state of the...

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Keynesianism in the Marketplace of Ideas

What kind of interventionism do we want from our social platforms?Recently, I’ve been reading “The Man Who Knew”, Sebastian Mallaby’s great new bio on the life of Alan Greenspan. In addition to diving...

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“The California Review of Images and Mark Zuckerberg”: Call for Papers

Announcing a call for papers exploring the visual culture of Mark ZuckerbergPerhaps more so that any other leader in the technology industry for the past decade, Mark Zuckerberg has been visually...

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NIPS 2017: Policy Field Notes

By Tim Hwang and Jack Clarkphoto courtesy - Markus WulfmeierNIPS, as per usual, was insane. But, we survived.Following on our policy field notes from NIPS 2016, we’ve decided to jot down some thoughts...

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Machine Deception: Paper Roundup

Better late than never! This post brings together all the papers that were presented at the NIPS 2017 workshop on Machine Deception that I co-hosted with Bryce Goodman, Mikel Rodriguez, and Ian...

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“The California Review of Images and Mark Zuckerberg”: Volume II

A new call for papers exploring the visual culture of Mark Zuckerberg.via Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated PressSince the publication of the inaugural California Review of Images and Mark Zuckerberg...

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Work in Progress: Diagramming Platform Moderation Dilemmas

Recently, I’ve been looking for a way to diagram some aspects of the dilemmas that platforms face in making decisions around moderation.This is partially as an intentionally simplified aid to thinking...

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Walled Off

By Allison ArieffWhen I was about 7 or 8, growing up in Los Angeles, I was friends for a time with the granddaughter of Walt Disney. Victoria’s house was so large that I often got lost while visiting....

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Announcing the Program on Advanced Divination

A four-day workshop dedicated to the development of new divinatory practices.Albert Anker, “Fortune Teller”Practices of divination — from astrology and haruspicy to tea leaves and tarot — have been...

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November is National Conspiracy Writers Month (NaCoWriMo)!

November is National Conspiracy Writing Month (NaCoWriMo)!Wake Up SheepleModern life is awash in conspiracy theories. They permeate our popular culture, influence our views of current events, shape our...

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