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& this is the wonder that keeps the stars apart. #complexity #plurality #democracy #civictech @CivicTechTO cfndr. @g0vtw fan. early pol.is cntrbtr. ex: biochemst @enviroDGI @HyphaCoop @nwspk @gc_talent 🏡 SF/Tkaronto/NOLA/London 🔗 nodescription.net/notes
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Coworking w @blu3mo.bsky.social in a vegas cafe & the convo got me wondering: If someone were to create an LLM agent that was an expert in liberatingstructures.com/ls/ (& an associated large-scale conversational space in which it facilitated), would this be a nice thing? #collectiveintelligence

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@audreyt.org Hello :-) Do you know if there exists a website that collects and organizes pro democracy software and tools? I am wondering if I should build one. I have discovered so much interesting software from collections like github.com/patcon/aweso... but it's a bit tech oriented for most.

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Do I know any (freelance) data scientists who could help with a small-ish bit of quant analysis, to help a really high profile bit of public policy? And/or can this post reach anyone who could help? #GovDataScience

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AOI will be in Paris for the AI action summit and surrounding events, including a side event we're co-hosting with @chathamhouse.bsky.social , @aspendigital.bsky.social , and the @archive.org on making AI publicly valuable and accessible. #ai #aiactionsummit #parisaiactionsummit

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There are no perfect allies, there are no permanent enemies. There are only flawed children of a merciful God.

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hmmm... looking for funding sources where I can use words to describe my research #ResponsibleAI

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I’ve hosted a lot of talks on the Internet. Next, a talk with @serenaperuzzo.com & @mveytsman.bsky.social. Intros, talk about increasing resilience, @1rg.space’s new incubator, & me talking about why I’m excited about #atproto Unnamed Good Podcast: tomorrow Feb 4th 9:30am PST

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This immediately goes to the top of my to-read list!

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terrifying thread

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> I have summarized the overall picture of the AI ​​project #DigitalDemocracy2030. In the future, I will be releasing information on each project, Broad Listening, Large-Scale Deliberation Platform, and Transparency of Political Funds, in sequence. note.com/annotakahiro... x.com/annotakahiro...

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Why does everyone seem to have better presidents than the United States? And why do I learn about these leader-poets (and those who choose them) only when they respond to tyrants? 🥲

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Japan Choice is doing perhaps the coolest ⿻/digital democracy work now.

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@glenweyl.bsky.social heh I was literally JUST composing a tweet where I was going to float an idea with you for feedback 🙃

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Some tired word-poems: i once held those keys, which were a last act of hope. a beaded heart dangling from two pieces of nickel-brass, from a time when every apology letter became a goodbye-everything.

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Hey @drmichaellevin.bsky.social, you familiar with or sympathetic to George van Driem's Leiden Theory of Language? www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Wordpress blog thoughtforms.life. Unlike drmichaellevin.org, here I post speculative ideas, personal thoughts on what our research means, nature photography, essays, interviews, etc. Register to be notified of books' progress, events, and news, access downloadable content, etc.

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THESE HUMANS ARE GREAT. Any #civictech ppl in Toronto working on rad projects, pls do consider applying!

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Oh heck, in such a voracious rabbit wormhole today: LLM glitch tokens, otherness, boundaries in both social/bio/latent space, origin of life, small-world networks, #collectiveintelligence. I wish I could tell you where I've been, but here's at least where I've arrived: www.nature.com/articles/s42...

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I won't be able to make this, but looks brilliant! 🥲

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Thrilled to announce that I’ve joined @projectliberty.bsky.social as Chief Strategy and Operations Officer and CEO of the PL Institute. I’m excited to work towards an internet where we have agency over our data and online lives, starting with #ThePeoplesBid for TikTok.

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"Even the story of his near-murder, his tragi-farcical trials, and his ordeal in the penal colony is told with humor—and humanity." Navalny's refusal to knuckle under is permanent, now that he is dead, and is still a threat to Putin's regime.

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(1) A plug for people interested in public philosophy in London! Last year I created a group for people interested in discussing public philosophy; that is, philosophical discussion outside of universities. Read on if you are curious to know more/would like to come along! 🧵

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baaaa badda baaaaa [trumpets blaring from behind easily-distractable man] h/t remove.bg

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Just donated $42 to @freeourfeeds.com. Let’s co-create a future where open social networks are bridging and inclusive. #ProsocialMedia is our path to #FreeTheFuture 🖖 — together! Chip in with me: www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-fr...

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