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...
View ArticleKeynesianism 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...
View Article“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...
View ArticleNIPS 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...
View ArticleMachine 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...
View Article“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...
View ArticleWork 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...
View ArticleWalled 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....
View ArticleAnnouncing 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...
View ArticleNovember 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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