Rumman Chowdhury
@ruchowdh.bsky.social
www.rummanchowdhury.com
www.humane-intelligence.org
CEO & co-founder, Humane Intelligence
US Science Envoy for AI (Biden Administration)
www.humane-intelligence.org
CEO & co-founder, Humane Intelligence
US Science Envoy for AI (Biden Administration)
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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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September 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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
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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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September 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"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.
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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...
July 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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...
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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
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#regulations #discrimination #AI #law
with commentary from @bcmerchant.bsky.social, @smw.bsky.social, @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social and @ruchowdh.bsky.social
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#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.
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July 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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
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#regulations #discrimination #AI #law
with commentary from @bcmerchant.bsky.social, @smw.bsky.social, @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social and @ruchowdh.bsky.social
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#regulations #discrimination #AI #law
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...
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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July 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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...
www.koreaherald.com/article/1052...
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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...
@humaneintelligence.bsky.social @ruchowdh.bsky.social
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Expert Views on Advancing AI for Good
Exclusive interviews with Rumman Chowdhury (Humane Intelligence), Eric Loeb (Salesforce) & Anna Koivuniemi (Google DeepMind)
medium.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#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
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@humaneintelligence.bsky.social @ruchowdh.bsky.social
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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...
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
www.whitehouse.gov
April 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Just remember folks, if you submitted to this RFI, you’re part of normalizing this administration.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
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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 ...
www.radcliffe.harvard.edu
April 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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
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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.
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April 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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.
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...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
Public Comment Invited on Artificial Intelligence Action Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump’s recent Artificial Intelligence (AI) Executive Order shows that this Administration is dedicated to America’s global
www.whitehouse.gov
April 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Reposting this to make sure we take a look at who submitted to this farce and importantly, who didn’t.
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.
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.
What Artificial General Intelligence Could Mean For Our Future
What happens when AI moves beyond convincing chatbots and custom image generators to something that matches—or outperforms—humans?
www.sciencefriday.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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.
I see we have entered the finding out phase
March 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I see we have entered the finding out phase
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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:
March 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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:
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"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...
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...
March 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"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...
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...
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.”
www.wired.com
March 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“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...
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...
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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.
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Why Private Sector Solutions Won't Replace US Government Funding
YouTube video by Mala Kumar
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March 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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?...
youtu.be/AUHr0IgPKO8?...
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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.
techcrunch.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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...
Is anyone still at sxsw?
March 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Is anyone still at sxsw?
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There is irony in Trump calling Tesla Musk’s “baby,” when Musk has at least 14 kids who he also ignores.
March 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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...
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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...
Glad Congress is unnerved(??) maybe they’ll wear pink to stop them!
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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/
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...
TikTok video by New York Times Opinion
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March 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT24HSpXw/
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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...
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.
www.justsecurity.org
March 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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...
Employees need to know about workplace surveillance.
www.justsecurity.org/108295/us-fe...