Joanna Bryson

@j2bryson.bsky.social

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Professor of Ethics & Technology @ Hertie School, Berlin. Interests: Artificial & Natural Intelligence; Behavioural Ecology; Cooperation; Digital Governance. Social media policy: https://joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2024/10/guidance-to-my-social-media.html .. more

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Joanna Joy Bryson is professor at Hertie School in Berlin. She works on Artificial Intelligence, ethics and collaborative cognition. She has been a British citizen since 2007.

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Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · Feb 19

thread. correct numbers and data backing them come later, but this is the thrust.

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · Feb 5

One thing I learned last week was that if you don’t count the BS market capitalisation bubble of 7 “AI” firms, the US economy as measured by the s&p 500 didn’t go up 13% last year; it went down 7%.

The EU may be a larger economy already. We need to get our own O2 mask on, then start helping others.

Gary Marcus @garymarcus.bsky.social · Feb 5

Guess why there was no reporting of AI revenue?

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 46m

Domestic & foreign threats almost identical, orange circles indicate where different actions are required. From Friday's talk and the above report. ("Friday's talk" was live streamed but doesn't seem to be stored, so no link, sorry, though this is related www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-... )

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 53m

"Hybrid CoE enhances the security of its 36 Participating States, the European Union, and NATO to counter hybrid threats." Here's there 2024 report on defending elections, including physically www.hybridcoe.fi/publications...

Hybrid CoE Research Report 12: Countering hybrid threats to elections: From updating legislation to establishing collaboration networks - Hybrid CoE - The European Centre of Excellence for Countering ...

This Hybrid CoE Research Report provides a thorough analysis of hybrid threats to elections, with a focus on physical attacks, disinformation campaigns, and cyberattacks that pose a threat to the inte...

www.hybridcoe.fi

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 1h

Has anyone heard of AIFOD Member at the AI for Developing Countries Forum (AIFOD) (af.net) they have sent me such a short notice invitation I can almost believe it is actually a UN organisation as it claims. #AIEthics @vdignum.bsky.social

AI For Developing Countries Forum - Fair AI for A Fair World (AIFOD)

AI For Developing Countries Forum (AIFOD) is a leading global forum for developing nations, shaping the global dialogue on inclusive technological advancement

af.net

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 1h

LLM demonstrably overestimate how good AI is for you.

ha ha ha if I were more famous I'd make an annual award for best uses of WEAT / WEFAT, this would already be a 2026 contender.

cc @aylincaliskan.bsky.social #AIEthics

arxiv cs.CL @arxiv-cs-cl.bsky.social · 4d

Benaya Trabelsi, Jonathan Shaki, Sarit Kraus
Pro-AI Bias in Large Language Models
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.13749

Reposted by Joanna Bryson

Mark Hallerberg @mhallerberg.bsky.social · 2h

This data should not be overlooked even if it confirms your priors.

tejparikh.ft.com @tejparikh.ft.com · 2h

Check out the latest edition of my @financialtimes.com newsletter (1/2)

How one year of ‘America First’ has left workers behind:
as.ft.com/r/888fc154-4...

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 2h

I'm very sorry and unhappy that my students and I missed your deadline (I also missed ESPA last year because one accidentally submitted to (and got accepted by) APSA) and want to schedule my time this year to ensure it doesn't happen again. Please preserve historic, complete, useful CFPs. Thanks!

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 2h

Dear @epssnet.bsky.social – I expect a CFP (even a past one) to tell me key dates (when it was released, when the deadlines were/will be) and what is asked for in a submission (word count and other details). It looks like this page never had that; certainly doesn't now.
epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference

Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.

epssnet.org

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Gerhard Krinner

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3h

Many discussions about 🇪🇺 tech sovereignty. 👇🏻

A fascinating aspect, sometimes overlooked, is the public's behavioral reaction to MAGA: e.g., how many people and institutions will drop PayPal and use Wero?

(A coordination problem where every user attracts others.)

werotracker.eu

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 3h

The governor who was trying to be VP is now working with the police people were trying to defund plus the national guard Trump was trying to coöpt to defend Minnesota, the US, and truth. Governments (and all organisations) are made of people with diverse motives and understandings, coöperating.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 6h

The shooting of Alex Pretti was (US) state sanctioned murder and has been followed up by attempts to destroy evidence and stop local police (and even the FBI) from investigating.

Minnesota police are trying to counter the lies and illegality.

Terrifying

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

open.substack.com

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Stephan Lewandowsky

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 6h

open.substack.com

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Steve Peers, Michelle L. Mazurek , and 1 more Joanna Bryson, Steve Peers, Michelle L. Mazurek, Serge Egelman

Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 6h

The latest evidence that broadcasting people’s movements and intimate data in the Real-Time Bidding online advertising system is truly dangerous.

www.wired.com/story/ice-as...

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance.

www.wired.com

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Linda J. Skitka, Peter Bergman

Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 10h

One little thing you can do if you’re feeling helpless tonight: throw a few bucks to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. They’re reportedly stretched thin for obvious reasons and could use some help if you can offer it.

www.ilcm.org?ref=badfaith...

Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota

www.ilcm.org

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Erica Chenoweth , and 3 more Joanna Bryson, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Erica Chenoweth, Alison Johnson, Federico Finchelstein, Ezra Golberstein

Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 12h

I wrote the speech I *wish* Chuck Schumer would give tonight - as an actual opposition leader. Here it is:

"My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities."

1/14

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 15h

Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 16h

Greenland. No, seriously, Venezuela?

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 18h

I mean, US riots. The UK seems to riot more often, and the French a lot.

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 18h

Honestly the only two riots I can remember were a Detroit sports team win and the Rodney King LA riots. IDK the whole story of the latter, maybe I should look it up. I know more about the riots in Chicago in the 1960s, I think that might be what they're trying for & people are (so far) too smart.

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 18h

When people in Princeton figured out that I seriously expected the Electoral College to make good on its sole reason for existence, they were like "you know these people have guns??" And I was like 1) I don't think they'd use them for that but 2) if I'm wrong, the sooner we sort it out the better.

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Jan W. Mueller

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 18h

One of the problems with running bullshit from intellectual lightweights pretending to be Very Serious People or false binary takes, is that when you do run important pieces, it gets drowned out by the flood of that bullshit.

This Oct ‘24 NYT headline laid out exactly what would happen.

DONALD TRUMP
SAYS HE WILL PROSECUTE HIS ENEMIES
ORDER MASS DEPORTATIONS USE SOLDIERS
AGAINST CITIZENS ABANDON ALLIES PLAY POLITICS WITH DISASTERS BELIEVE HIM.
What a second Trump presidency would bring

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 18h

I do seriously wonder what the impacts of all the information technology I mean all of it are having, helping people figure out what is and isn't working where and how, what outcomes might be etc. And who is trying to look at what searches I guess I should check in on @katestarbird.bsky.social

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 18h

Yeah, a lot of people haven't expected Americans to act like they do. I'm impressed too but less surprised than others that they(we) don't just up and shoot each other more often than we do. Somehow that happens within households but not so much between states except that once.

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 19h

When I was in Paris Feb 2025 for #AIActionSummit I said something about how being there gave me hope because they'd had five republics, and the French stared at me and said "you know there was violence between four of those, right?"

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 21h

I doubt the Fed would give up policing actual borders, but the states should determine what happens within their own borders to people of various statuses. Trump wants to cut funds to "sanctuary states" but they are the states supporting the rest of the union! So there are evident hacks to fix that.

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 21h

I just finished tidying up my linkedin from the last week (3 posts: 1 6 days ago about what the EU needed to do going in, 1 bit about Iran, the 11th airborne (now put into a comment), finally highlights of Carney's speech). But this is all I've seen on next steps so far: bsky.app/profile/j2br...

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 1d

I RTed this this morning before reading it (my partner hates that I bookmark that way!), because I hadn’t seen anyone else talking about solutions/ what’s next. I’ve read it now and think solution 2 is both a good and a plausible next step — states choose & perform their own migration strategy. 1/

Jonathan Stray @jonathanstray.bsky.social · 1d

What's the endgame for ICE protests? As far as I can tell, I'm the only one who has publicly proposed the use of targeted civil resistance to force negotiation of an immigration policy compromise that might appeal to all Americans. Here's my analysis... www.betterconflictbulletin.org/p/what-would...

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 22h

what, the shooting or the 100% tariffs on CA?

Matt McDermott @mattmfm.bsky.social · 22h

ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 22h

Yeah, British too, but it doesn't smell like wood... (I have smelt wood burning in the kietz behind my house some cold clear days, but this was everywhere.)

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

Annie loves Mpls @anniekp.bsky.social · 22h

Yall outside of MN need to know that observers are STILL out protecting their neighbors. Right now. They know the news and they’re still out there.

Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 22h

My German is terrible, but doesn't the video say the weather is trapping the auto pollution?

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