Big Tech spending in Brussels is insane…
..and by insane, I mean insanely small compared to its impact. LobbyControl and Corporate Europe Observatory just published a great new report on Big Tech lobby spending. And…
Tag: society
Working with Civitates
A quick transparency update: I’m happy to share that I’ve recently started working with Civitates, a philanthropic initiative for democracy and solidarity in Europe. In Civitates’ own words:…
Emotional Algos
Recently, this graph made the round on Twitter. It shows how news headlines have been getting more emotionally intense over the years: They appear to be written specifically…
Mimicry not Meaning (Connection Problem S09E06)
Note: This is cross-posted from my newsletter in an attempt to both to make it easier to read this via RSS feed and to have this in my…
Continuing to work with the European AI & Society Fund
As a best practice for transparency, I try to share what projects I work on when and where possible. (Sometimes, confidentiality prevents me from sharing projects, or from…
The age of the digital railroad tycoons (Connection Problem S09E03)
Note: This is cross-posted from my newsletter in an attempt to both to make it easier to read this via RSS feed and to have this in my…
AI as a forcing function for societal debate
We see that the spread of AI systems is effectively a forcing function for societal debates: Underlying conflicts are forced to the foreground because these systems will have…