Pinned‘Contextualization Engines’ can fight misinformation without censorshipSearch engines are nice. But we can do far better with modern AI.Apr 14, 20211512Apr 14, 20211512
Build Wise Systems: Combining Competence, Alignment, and RobustnessUnderstanding decision-making systems and what that means for governance, corporations, and technology creators.Jul 29, 2021301Jul 29, 2021301
Unbundling Facebook—and the Oversight Board’s Decision on President Trump…How better understanding what Facebook *is* can help ensure the Oversight Board makes the right call—and how “Literacy Friction” can help.Apr 16, 20216Apr 16, 20216
When we change the efficiency of knowledge operations, we change the shape of society.AI-augmented knowledge summarization, refactoring, & integration are about to transform the world. Again.Apr 2, 20211742Apr 2, 20211742
Published inOneZeroPlatforms Are Still Flying Blind When It Comes to Societal Impact — Better Metrics Could HelpMetrics are key to how product teams at tech companies functionJan 11, 2021290Jan 11, 2021290
The Path to Deepfake HarmHow, when, and why synthetic media is actually used to harmJul 30, 20201Jul 30, 20201
How to tackle misinformation on WhatsAppRumors on WhatsApp have led to mob violence. Here’s how to prevent them — without sacrificing privacy.Jun 27, 20205Jun 27, 20205
Making Sense of Deepfake MitigationsHow can we fortify our “Knowledge Pipeline” in the face of synthetic media?Feb 5, 20207Feb 5, 20207
Reducing malicious use of synthetic media researchConsiderations and potential release practices for machine learningJul 27, 2019168Jul 27, 2019168
What does a world with automated social engineering look like?And how that should change the way we approach security and disclosure?Feb 14, 201932Feb 14, 201932
Client-Side Context: A defense against misinformation in the encrypted WhatsAppBalancing privacy, security, and mitigation of misinformationJan 30, 20192Jan 30, 20192
Published inTow CenterWhat do we mean by “quality news?”Imagine this: You work at Facebook and you have been instructed by Zuck himself to “fix news on the platform” — to do “the right thing”…Nov 16, 20183Nov 16, 20183
The “Magical Decentralization Fallacy”Decentralization won’t solve our problems. Maybe multi-centralization can?Nov 6, 2018Nov 6, 2018
Published inTow CenterEven in September of 2015, hyperpartisan news sites had massive engagement on FacebookI just confirmed this by analyzing the top 150,000 articles for the monthOct 20, 20171Oct 20, 20171
Published inMisinfoConInfrastructure against misinformationWe need new institutions to counter the forces polluting our information streams.Jun 5, 20172Jun 5, 20172
How to fix our news ecosystemStep 1: Acquire more data! (attention metrics & credibility scores)Jan 5, 20171Jan 5, 20171
Dying Journalism and Deadly WaterFlint is a preview of a world where accountability is no longer profitableNov 12, 2016Nov 12, 2016
Degrees of FreedomCan we develop technology that improves governance & mutual understanding?Nov 12, 2016Nov 12, 2016