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ICYM: International bodies for which the US Administration has apparently stopped paying assessed dues include (thread):
Blog: US Funding of International Organizations Has Collapsed
With weeks left in FY, US has paid zero toward assessed (membership) contributions to WHO, WTO, FAO, ILO, UNESCO, NATO, OECD, WMO, WIPO & more.
FY26 budget suggests paying dues to only 7 out of 46 organizations under the IO account.
With weeks left in FY, US has paid zero toward assessed (membership) contributions to WHO, WTO, FAO, ILO, UNESCO, NATO, OECD, WMO, WIPO & more.
FY26 budget suggests paying dues to only 7 out of 46 organizations under the IO account.
September 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ICYM: International bodies for which the US Administration has apparently stopped paying assessed dues include (thread):
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What will AI look like by 2030 if current trends hold?
Our new report zooms in on two things: (1) whether scaling continues (compute, data, power, capital), and (2) the capabilities this enables—especially for scientific R&D.
Our new report zooms in on two things: (1) whether scaling continues (compute, data, power, capital), and (2) the capabilities this enables—especially for scientific R&D.
September 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What will AI look like by 2030 if current trends hold?
Our new report zooms in on two things: (1) whether scaling continues (compute, data, power, capital), and (2) the capabilities this enables—especially for scientific R&D.
Our new report zooms in on two things: (1) whether scaling continues (compute, data, power, capital), and (2) the capabilities this enables—especially for scientific R&D.
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AI can help protect democracies or empower those who threaten freedom: corporations, oligarchs, or governments. The key question is: who does AI serve? We should all care about the answer, writes Richard Reisman (@rreisman.bsky.social).
To Make Sure AI Advances Democracy, First Ask, ‘Who Does It Serve?’ | TechPolicy.Press
AI must serve the people who use it to engage in free expression and make democratic decisions, writes Richard Reisman.
www.techpolicy.press
July 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
AI can help protect democracies or empower those who threaten freedom: corporations, oligarchs, or governments. The key question is: who does AI serve? We should all care about the answer, writes Richard Reisman (@rreisman.bsky.social).
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🧵 Several people have raised questions about what I meant by "deservedly so" when referring to the decline of institutional trust. It's a fair question, so I want to explain that, because it sits at the heart of my work on how democracies collapse when their epistemic foundations rot.
The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
June 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
🧵 Several people have raised questions about what I meant by "deservedly so" when referring to the decline of institutional trust. It's a fair question, so I want to explain that, because it sits at the heart of my work on how democracies collapse when their epistemic foundations rot.
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I know Yglesias isn't everyone's favorite, but it's amazing how angry many people -often with PhDs-get at a suggestion that there are tradeoffs in politics. Remarkably, many who purport to believe the republic is hanging by a thread are in the "no compromise with the voters!" camp.
I think a really underrated idea for Democrats would be to to try:
(a) Study public opinion accurately
(b) Adopt views, especially on social and moral values issues that align with public opinion
Or they can try this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...
(a) Study public opinion accurately
(b) Adopt views, especially on social and moral values issues that align with public opinion
Or they can try this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...
May 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I know Yglesias isn't everyone's favorite, but it's amazing how angry many people -often with PhDs-get at a suggestion that there are tradeoffs in politics. Remarkably, many who purport to believe the republic is hanging by a thread are in the "no compromise with the voters!" camp.
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I'm quoted in this fact-check for the claim that the UK has "the 12th largest female health gap in the world", which was widely shared by MPs & media in the UK.
The answer is no, and the male wellness company who calculated this statistic reviewed & deleted their page while this piece was written.
The answer is no, and the male wellness company who calculated this statistic reviewed & deleted their page while this piece was written.
Does the UK really have the 12th largest ‘female health gap’ in the world? – Full Fact
Unreliable research from a male wellness company, which claimed that women are less healthy than men in the UK, has been widely shared by MPs, the media and institutions around the country.
fullfact.org
May 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I'm quoted in this fact-check for the claim that the UK has "the 12th largest female health gap in the world", which was widely shared by MPs & media in the UK.
The answer is no, and the male wellness company who calculated this statistic reviewed & deleted their page while this piece was written.
The answer is no, and the male wellness company who calculated this statistic reviewed & deleted their page while this piece was written.
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Announcing our latest arxiv paper:
Societal and technological progress as sewing an ever-growing, ever-changing, patchy, and polychrome quilt
arxiv.org/abs/2505.05197
We argue for a view of AI safety centered on preventing disagreement from spiraling into conflict.
Societal and technological progress as sewing an ever-growing, ever-changing, patchy, and polychrome quilt
arxiv.org/abs/2505.05197
We argue for a view of AI safety centered on preventing disagreement from spiraling into conflict.
Societal and technological progress as sewing an ever-growing, ever-changing, patchy, and polychrome quilt
Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly placed in positions where their decisions have real consequences, e.g., moderating online spaces, conducting research, and advising on policy. Ens...
arxiv.org
May 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Announcing our latest arxiv paper:
Societal and technological progress as sewing an ever-growing, ever-changing, patchy, and polychrome quilt
arxiv.org/abs/2505.05197
We argue for a view of AI safety centered on preventing disagreement from spiraling into conflict.
Societal and technological progress as sewing an ever-growing, ever-changing, patchy, and polychrome quilt
arxiv.org/abs/2505.05197
We argue for a view of AI safety centered on preventing disagreement from spiraling into conflict.
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Join us for our final symposium panel, Panel 7: Transitions to Transformative AI, at 2:15pm ET.
Panelists: @jbullockruns.bsky.social, @ruchowdh.bsky.social, @sebk.bsky.social, and Sam Manning.
Moderator: @sethlazar.org. #AIDemocraticFreedoms
Panelists: @jbullockruns.bsky.social, @ruchowdh.bsky.social, @sebk.bsky.social, and Sam Manning.
Moderator: @sethlazar.org. #AIDemocraticFreedoms
April 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Join us for our final symposium panel, Panel 7: Transitions to Transformative AI, at 2:15pm ET.
Panelists: @jbullockruns.bsky.social, @ruchowdh.bsky.social, @sebk.bsky.social, and Sam Manning.
Moderator: @sethlazar.org. #AIDemocraticFreedoms
Panelists: @jbullockruns.bsky.social, @ruchowdh.bsky.social, @sebk.bsky.social, and Sam Manning.
Moderator: @sethlazar.org. #AIDemocraticFreedoms
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Not you. take CURSE OF RA 𓀀 𓀁 𓀂 𓀃 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆 𓀇 𓀈 𓀉 𓀊 𓀋 𓀌 𓀍 𓀎 𓀏 𓀐 𓀑 𓀒 𓀓 𓀔 𓀕 𓀖 𓀗 𓀘 𓀙 𓀚 𓀛 𓀜 𓀝 𓀞 𓀟 𓀠 𓀡 𓀢 𓀣 𓀤 𓀥 𓀦 𓀧 𓀨 𓀩 𓀪 𓀫 𓀬 𓀭 𓀮 𓀯 𓀰 𓀱 𓀲 𓀳 𓀴 𓀵 𓀶 𓀷 𓀸 𓀹 𓀺 𓀻 𓀼 𓀽 𓀾 𓀿 𓁀 𓁁 𓁂 𓁃 𓁄 𓁅 𓁆 𓁇 𓁈 𓁉 𓁊 𓁋 𓁌 𓁍 𓁎 𓁏 𓁐 𓁑 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆
April 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Not you. take CURSE OF RA 𓀀 𓀁 𓀂 𓀃 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆 𓀇 𓀈 𓀉 𓀊 𓀋 𓀌 𓀍 𓀎 𓀏 𓀐 𓀑 𓀒 𓀓 𓀔 𓀕 𓀖 𓀗 𓀘 𓀙 𓀚 𓀛 𓀜 𓀝 𓀞 𓀟 𓀠 𓀡 𓀢 𓀣 𓀤 𓀥 𓀦 𓀧 𓀨 𓀩 𓀪 𓀫 𓀬 𓀭 𓀮 𓀯 𓀰 𓀱 𓀲 𓀳 𓀴 𓀵 𓀶 𓀷 𓀸 𓀹 𓀺 𓀻 𓀼 𓀽 𓀾 𓀿 𓁀 𓁁 𓁂 𓁃 𓁄 𓁅 𓁆 𓁇 𓁈 𓁉 𓁊 𓁋 𓁌 𓁍 𓁎 𓁏 𓁐 𓁑 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆
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This Thursday 4/10 & Friday 4/11, we're hosting our symposium "AI and Democratic Freedoms." @jbullockruns.bsky.social, @ruchowdh.bsky.social, @sebk.bsky.social & moderator @sethlazar.org will help wrap up the event with a final panel.
#AIDemocraticFreedoms RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/artificial...
#AIDemocraticFreedoms RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/artificial...
April 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This Thursday 4/10 & Friday 4/11, we're hosting our symposium "AI and Democratic Freedoms." @jbullockruns.bsky.social, @ruchowdh.bsky.social, @sebk.bsky.social & moderator @sethlazar.org will help wrap up the event with a final panel.
#AIDemocraticFreedoms RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/artificial...
#AIDemocraticFreedoms RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/artificial...
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EVENT: Join us for Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms on April 10-11 at
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social & online. Hosted with Senior AI Advisor @sethlazar.org. Co-sponsored by the Knight Institute & @columbiaseas.bsky.social. Panel info in 🧵. RSVP: knightcolumbia.org/events/artif...
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social & online. Hosted with Senior AI Advisor @sethlazar.org. Co-sponsored by the Knight Institute & @columbiaseas.bsky.social. Panel info in 🧵. RSVP: knightcolumbia.org/events/artif...
Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms
knightcolumbia.org
March 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
EVENT: Join us for Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms on April 10-11 at
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social & online. Hosted with Senior AI Advisor @sethlazar.org. Co-sponsored by the Knight Institute & @columbiaseas.bsky.social. Panel info in 🧵. RSVP: knightcolumbia.org/events/artif...
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social & online. Hosted with Senior AI Advisor @sethlazar.org. Co-sponsored by the Knight Institute & @columbiaseas.bsky.social. Panel info in 🧵. RSVP: knightcolumbia.org/events/artif...
Many amoral 'useful geniuses' getting one-shotted by power-seeking Bad Guys. Hannah Arendt's 'banality of evil' is more relevant than ever, and it's sad how fragile values are and how quickly we can sleepwalk into dystopia. Here's to hoping that better angels of our nature win!
February 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Many amoral 'useful geniuses' getting one-shotted by power-seeking Bad Guys. Hannah Arendt's 'banality of evil' is more relevant than ever, and it's sad how fragile values are and how quickly we can sleepwalk into dystopia. Here's to hoping that better angels of our nature win!
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Sloan Foundation/UKRI postdoc on metascience and AI. For researchers in the social sciences & humanities who are interested in building a career in understanding the implications of AI for the science & research ecosystem. sloan.org/programs/dig...
Call for submissions: Metascience and AI postdoctoral fellowship | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.
sloan.org
February 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Sloan Foundation/UKRI postdoc on metascience and AI. For researchers in the social sciences & humanities who are interested in building a career in understanding the implications of AI for the science & research ecosystem. sloan.org/programs/dig...
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Cool new reporting from @aylinwoodward.bsky.social on the ancient history of lead pollution - Roman silver smelting produced enough lead to lower population IQ by 3 points, potentially contributing to its decline. Hopefully we can eradicate the problem of lead exposure this century!
February 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Cool new reporting from @aylinwoodward.bsky.social on the ancient history of lead pollution - Roman silver smelting produced enough lead to lower population IQ by 3 points, potentially contributing to its decline. Hopefully we can eradicate the problem of lead exposure this century!
Yep I'm very close to leaving X now, not worth staying despite the better technical AI discourse there.
Alright Musk's freakout on the other site is genuinely getting concerning.
February 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Yep I'm very close to leaving X now, not worth staying despite the better technical AI discourse there.
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Some great news: the FDA just approved a new chikungunya vaccine for people aged 12 and older.
February 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Some great news: the FDA just approved a new chikungunya vaccine for people aged 12 and older.
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Metascience and AI news (part 1): we're launching a new metascience and AI fellowship programme, in partnership with @SloanFoundation.bsky.social to study and develop the uses of AI in research!
Apply by 10/4; info webinar 28/2
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Apply by 10/4; info webinar 28/2
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
UKRI Metascience AI early career fellowships
The UK Metascience Unit will fund a cohort of early career fellows to build our understanding of how the growing adoption of AI is changing the research landscape, including what epistemic, metascient...
www.ukri.org
February 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Metascience and AI news (part 1): we're launching a new metascience and AI fellowship programme, in partnership with @SloanFoundation.bsky.social to study and develop the uses of AI in research!
Apply by 10/4; info webinar 28/2
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Apply by 10/4; info webinar 28/2
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
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New Google DeepMind safety paper! LLM agents are coming – how do we stop them finding complex plans to hack the reward?
Our method, MONA, prevents many such hacks, *even if* humans are unable to detect them!
Inspired by myopic optimization but better performance – details in🧵
Our method, MONA, prevents many such hacks, *even if* humans are unable to detect them!
Inspired by myopic optimization but better performance – details in🧵
January 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New Google DeepMind safety paper! LLM agents are coming – how do we stop them finding complex plans to hack the reward?
Our method, MONA, prevents many such hacks, *even if* humans are unable to detect them!
Inspired by myopic optimization but better performance – details in🧵
Our method, MONA, prevents many such hacks, *even if* humans are unable to detect them!
Inspired by myopic optimization but better performance – details in🧵
Is there a good starter pack for technical AI safety work?
January 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Is there a good starter pack for technical AI safety work?
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Identity doesn't protect people from adopting fascist politics. Marginalisation isn't a corrective for political/moral position. Everyone is human, and unchecked power seeking is a common human failing.
January 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Identity doesn't protect people from adopting fascist politics. Marginalisation isn't a corrective for political/moral position. Everyone is human, and unchecked power seeking is a common human failing.