Also @eli.bsky.social. Now: @WeAreNew_Public, husband dad. Then: @Upworthy, "Filter Bubble," @MoveOn ED. Pessimist of the intellect, optimist of the will.
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15 years ago, I wrote a book called The Filter Bubble, warning that algorithmic personalization was going to fracture our shared reality.
I’m sharing new research because AI is coming for the info environment, and fast.
newpublic.org/afterthefeed
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1️⃣Most of the digital ecosystem we know is about to get destabilized by AI – rapidly
2️⃣The same forces breaking the old era are going to give us some new choices and options
3️⃣Those of us who care about the public good need to show up while the defaults are still being written
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I encourage you to read the whole presentation, and let me know what you think. What I want most from this is to start a conversation about what to do in this moment of change and opportunity.
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It’s a big day for our team – @WeAreNew_Public is starting to test out our new community platform Roundabout with real people.
I’m excited to share more with everyone in the coming months.
We're still filling a funding gap for the project, so reach out if you have leads
Introducing Roundabout: a local community web app built to help people live a flourishing life in their town or neighborhood.
Based on research and optimized for trust. Built by a nonprofit, for the public.
Find resources, connect with neighbors, celebrate your community.
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RT @SpencerKSchiff: @wongmjane Here’s Bard vs GPT-4 on a riddle I came up with. The test was for whether it would say “8 bananas” (incorrec…
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