In "Reckoning with the Political Economy of AI," @cyberlyra.bsky.social, Ben Shestakofsky, Alex Taylor, and I are particularly keen to understand how the project of AI involves numerous "decoys" that misdirect critics' attention, undermining efforts to hold AI to account. arxi…
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danah boyd
Technology and society researcher, founder of Data and Society
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Technology and society researcher, founder of Data and Society with public evidence across AI research, AI business.
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STS researcher who likes to look at things sideways. Founded Data & Society.
Topics: Census | Youth | Data | Society
Professor of Communication, Cornell
https://made-not-found-by-danah-boyd.ghost.io
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[2604.16106] Reckoning with the Political Economy of AI: Avoiding Decoys in Pursuit of Accountability arxiv.org
A New Agenda for Tech Regulation Beyond AI techpolicy.press
The Lucrative World of Literary Scams — The Dial thedial.world
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🚨NEW🚨 Everyone is (rightly) focused on regulating AI, but the world of tech regulation is much bigger. I asked a dozen top tech policy/law experts what they'd like to see the new Congress do to regulate tech: www.techpolicy.press/a-new-agenda...
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- Alice Marwick lays out a six-part tech agenda spanning affordability, privacy, ad transparency, scams, researcher data access, and agency capacity.
- Specific asks include banning crypto ATMs tied to over $300 million in 2025 losses, imposing Meta liability for scam ads, and restoring the Office of Technology Assessment at about $30 million.
- Northeastern's Rebekah Tromble calls for DSA-style researcher data access; Cornell's danah boyd argues change is 'about tax law not product.'
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Authors: are you getting flooded with fake book clubs and other scams? Here’s a fascinating article explaining what’s happening: www.thedial.world/articles/new... (ht @alicetiara.bsky.social)
The Project of AI is a world-building endeavor, wherein those who fund and develop AI systems both operate through and seek to sustain networks of power and wealth. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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