Sarah Gilbert
@sarahagilbert.bsky.social
Research Director, Citizens and Technology Lab, Cornell University, r/AskHistorians moderator
I study how to make the internet freer and safer— and how to help the helpers on the ground making that possible. She/her
https://citizensandtech.org/
I study how to make the internet freer and safer— and how to help the helpers on the ground making that possible. She/her
https://citizensandtech.org/
Thank you for your advocacy work. Mabou Beach is one of my family's favourite spots & my late grandparents were there most summer weekends. It would be heartbreaking to lose access to the beach, but even more the connection to memories. I wish the "no" was "no forever" but am so grateful for the now
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Thank you for your advocacy work. Mabou Beach is one of my family's favourite spots & my late grandparents were there most summer weekends. It would be heartbreaking to lose access to the beach, but even more the connection to memories. I wish the "no" was "no forever" but am so grateful for the now
What I like about is that it accounts for the perspectives of the high-reach folks (including the measures they take to protect themselves and others) and that the recommendations take a people-centered approach that supports research, while also accounting for complex power dynamics.
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
What I like about is that it accounts for the perspectives of the high-reach folks (including the measures they take to protect themselves and others) and that the recommendations take a people-centered approach that supports research, while also accounting for complex power dynamics.
Ahhhhh oh no. That subreddit already gets trolled on and gawked at so often they had to make it restricted :(
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Ahhhhh oh no. That subreddit already gets trolled on and gawked at so often they had to make it restricted :(
Reposted by Sarah Gilbert
A lot of people immediately dismiss this as a Gen AI slop but its more than that. It's important to understand that where Grok failed and became MechaHitler because of alignment failures and reward hacking, Musk learned that he needed to align the data and reality itself rather than the model.
October 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A lot of people immediately dismiss this as a Gen AI slop but its more than that. It's important to understand that where Grok failed and became MechaHitler because of alignment failures and reward hacking, Musk learned that he needed to align the data and reality itself rather than the model.
Congrats on the honourable mention award, Travis! Well deserved!
October 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Congrats on the honourable mention award, Travis! Well deserved!
Reposted by Sarah Gilbert
All right, I wrote about it:
The White Civility Council
As the nation reckons with the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, there has been a notable trend from mainstream pundits and press outlets. They have tended to downplay or outright i...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
September 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
All right, I wrote about it: