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#DeliberativeDemocracy must be a key issue in the UK's general election
Here's why 🧵1/
#UKGeneralElection #UKpolitics
I think citizens' assemblies is a brilliant idea to help us rethink and reshape our failing democratic processes.
THE DEBATE 📢Are citizens' assemblies a good idea?
🟢@stkaye argues yes, they can establish new consensus on social issues as seen in Ireland
🔴@93vintagejones counters no, they are by nature anti-democratic
Read in full plus City A.M.'s verdict: cityam.com/the-debate-citize…
64%Yes
36%No
217 votes • Final resultsFascinating work by Anthropic on aligning AI models with public values.
What does it mean for AI development to be more democratic? To find out, we partnered with @collect_intel to use @usepolis to curate an AI constitution based on the opinions of ~1000 Americans. Then we trained a model against it using Constitutional AI.
ALT An illustrated line drawing of a scroll of paper (representing a constitution) on a beige background. Four hands hold pens and write on the scroll to convey the collective process of designing a constitution from public opinion. The scroll has no words, but a graphic that looks like a stylized asterisk.
“You can’t take out the cloud with a cruise missile” latimes.com/business/story/2…
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“The Ministry for the Future” opens with a similar event, just set in the future and thus hotter still. A must-read novel by Kim Stanley Robinson.
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Orbán says he thinks day and night about what is in the interest of 🇭🇺.
I will help you:
1️) ban the 🇷🇺 spy bank based in Budapest
2️) review Paks2 nuclear power plant to be built by the 🇷🇺
I just added my name to this emergency appeal for climate action by Greta, Vanessa, Mitzi, and Dominika. Sign now and share, and they'll deliver our voices directly to governments at the @COP26 #climate summit. fb.avaaz.org/campaign/en/cli…
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🚨 New research | What are the social implications of #ArtificialIntelligence?
In partnership with the @MacFound, we've analyzed the public discourse around #AI and identified five key obstacles communicators face in efforts to open the conversation. | bit.ly/3peHB5J
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Neal Stephenson coined the term “Metaverse” in 1992 to describe a dystopian future world based around virtual reality. It has since taken on a life of its own.
Join us 11/17 with Neal as we discuss his new book Termination Shock and his long-term vision. eventbrite.com/e/termination…
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❓ What is #DataJustice? How does it relate to broader social injustices? What actions should we take to promote equitable data use? Share your ideas with us!
📝Take part in the Advancing Data Justice Research & Practice survey here: ow.ly/MSWn50Gf22f
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Session #03 of re:Making Sense will focus on Work In Progress - members from the community will present ongoing work to foster discussion with the audience - feedback, advice and collaborations across disciplines are the goal!
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Watch out 4 our Budapest Forum - Building Sustainable Democracies conference on 16-17 Sept. With lots of prominent experts, academics, mayors, civil servants, activists we'll discuss the most pressing policy issues of our time. Register & follow us online budapestforum.org
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🧠 Looking to hire a part-time researcher to help grow a science & technology #podcast.
🔭 Ideally looking to work with a recent graduate with a keen interest in #space, #artificialintelligence, #longevity, #transhumanism, science fiction, future technologies, and more.
DM?
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Working on sensory augmentation? If you'd like to present some work in progress at the next re:making sense session, please send in your abstract! We're looking forward to masters,phds, artists, entrepreneurs, researchers sharing their current thoughts! remakingsense.com/opencall
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Event 7⃣
The first cohort of @ahrcpress-funded @justainet Fellows – @Squirrel_Nation, @sarahchander, @YasmineBoudiaf & Irene Fubara-Manuel – present their work and discuss strategies for advocating for racial justice in the field of data and AI ethics.
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Join us next Thursday 24th, 13:00-14:30 BST, for a discussion with @justainet fellows @YasmineBoudiaf @erinmaochu @noveltyshoe (of @Squirrel_Nation) @sarahchander and Irene Fubara-Manuel on their work on racial justice. Chaired by @carlykind_ adalovelaceinstitute.org/eve…
This is today! You don’t want to miss it!
Double book launch next Wednesday!
1⃣ The Promise of Access: Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope by @Greene_DM
2⃣Undoing Optimization: Civic Action in Smart Cities by @a_b_powell
Find out more and register 👇
adalovelaceinstitute.org/eve…
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The @justainet presents a conversation with Sara Hendren, author of 'What can a body do? How we meet the built world', & @sarahdrinkwater, to explore ‘access’ as a way to rethink the meaning and potential of responsible tech.
Weds 21 April, 15:00 BST
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