What other horror stories of people's experiences with AI startups are we underestimating the prevalence of? What's going to be uncovered in court discovery documents a decade from now?

It took 8 years for the claims of victims of sexual assault to get this documentation of the systemic nature of Uber's negligence.

"From 2017 to 2022, a total of 400,181 Uber trips resulted in reports of sexual assault and sexual misconduct in the United States, court documents show. Uber has not released data for the years since then, though the court records indicate reports of incidents have increased."

"Still, Uber delayed or did not require its drivers to adopt some of the most promising programs, nor did it warn passengers about factors it linked to attacks, according to interviews with more than a dozen current and former employees."

"The company tested tools that proved effective at making trips safer, including sophisticated matching algorithms, mandatory video recording and pairing female passengers with female drivers."

We've had a MAGA governor in VA stocking the GMU board with Heritage Foundation folks for years now. We're all exhausted but also battle hardened. Thanks for sharing the story. Things are about to get crazy here so we need the 👀

Go get a copy now from @mitpress.bsky.social or download the open access version here: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255186...

Congrats again on the book, Oliver. Hope to bump into you again soon to say so in person!

The conference reception going to be like: