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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"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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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...

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 www.youtube.com/watc... #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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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? www.koreaherald.com/article/1052...

[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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#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 medium.com/startingupgo...

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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Just remember folks, if you submitted to this RFI, you’re part of normalizing this administration. www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

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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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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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.

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 · last yr.

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. www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

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 · last yr.

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.

I see we have entered the finding out phase

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:

"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. techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/e...

“Human flourishing” has long been on my list of bullshit terms wrt AI - some memed Aristotle and it became the bullshit term of AI ethics - but now it’s a right wing dog whistle. Keep an eye on how the AISI will be weaponized as the Trump/Musk AI Act is written. 1/ www.wired.com/story/ai-saf...

Under Trump, AI Scientists Are Told to Remove ‘Ideological Bias’ From Powerful Models

A directive from the National Institute of Standards and Technology eliminates mention of “AI safety” and “AI fairness.”

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🖐️ I call AI Agents “3 APIs in a trench coat” techcrunch.com/2025/03/14/n...

No one knows what the hell an AI agent is | TechCrunch

AI agents are all the rage. But no one knows exactly what an agent is, partly because companies define them radically differently.

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I made a video about why the private sector won’t replace US government funding. Feel free to like and share with those people in your life who still don’t get why privatization in all aspects of life won’t work. youtu.be/AUHr0IgPKO8?...

Why Private Sector Solutions Won't Replace US Government Funding

YouTube video by Mala Kumar

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The gutting of Twitter was prologue to the evisceration of government. Musk is a threat to democracy, and not just in the US. | Ex-Twitter AI ethics lead @ruchowdh.bsky.social is worried about Musk’s impact on the federal government techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/e...

Ex-Twitter AI ethics lead Rumman Chowdhury is worried about Musk's impact on the federal government | TechCrunch

Rumman Chowdhury, ex-director of Twitter's machine ethics team, has strong words for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.

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Is anyone still at sxsw?

There is irony in Trump calling Tesla Musk’s “baby,” when Musk has at least 14 kids who he also ignores.

Well this is - as my friend put it - a 100 alarm fire Glad Congress is unnerved(??) maybe they’ll wear pink to stop them! www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

USAID workers told to shred, burn documents, unnerving Congress

The directive to destroy USAID documents raised questions about how sensitive records are being handled amid the Trump administration’s drive to cut foreign aid.

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I’m loving this series on @nytopinion.nytimes.com interviewing Inspectors General. The reality is, most Americans have no idea how government works. They don’t understand institutions and checks and balances. Fundamental civics isn’t taught. 👇 www.tiktok.com/t/ZT24HSpXw/

Part 1 of 4: Within days of taking office, President Trump fired 16 inspectors general from across the federal government. We spoke to seven of them about the abuses they uncovered, what they really t...

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If you work in the government or know someone who does, please share this far and wide. Employees need to know about workplace surveillance. www.justsecurity.org/108295/us-fe...

What U.S. Federal Employees Should Know About Workplace Surveillance

Government employees must take steps to guard against internal workplace surveillance in the current political climate.

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POV Sam Altman

a woman is sitting in a living room talking to someone and says " i mean it 's one banana "

Alt: " i mean it 's one banana Michael. What could it cost? $10?"

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Paul Fairie@paulisci.bsky.social · last yr.

Only $22,000/month with the Impostor Syndrome plug-in

Good Morning to everyone who opposes the current #StateoftheUnion

I want a list of the dems who had the guts to protest in any capacity, so we know who to support. Embarrassed by the continued inaction and bullshit coming from democrats overall.

I’ll say it again - Elon litigating GARM out of existence because they dared pull ad revenue was a huge red flag 🚩 Now companies have to pay protection money to X. archive.is/8tvmx

@ivan-ehlers.bsky.social is a writer, illustrator and graphic designer. He created this wonderful page of Billionaire Merit Badges for the New Yorker magazine this week. link to @newyorker.com page: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Well since @mcuban.bsky.social asked - my nonprofit has been incubating a new consultancy led by former NIST-ers. Civitaas creates practical, human-centered AI testing methods, moving beyond closed, uninformative model evaluations. They’ve officially opened doors today! www.civitaas.com

Mark Cuban@mcuban.bsky.social · last yr.

If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company. It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create. They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms. I’m happy to invest and/or help