Shobita Parthasarathy

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Researcher with public evidence across AI business, AI research, Policy & governance.

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Science & tech politics/policy incl patents. Author: next book on politics of inclusive innovation/tech for equity. #STS scholar. Prof & Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, U of Michigan. Expert Voices columnist, Science. shobitap.org

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I suffered through Kratsios' answer to Science: the Endless Frontier. The NYT summary is good, but there's more to it. And I should say that I welcome improvements to the scientific enterprise (which is why I'm participating in @alondra.bsky.social and Jenny Reardon's Public's…

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  • The White House's July 21 report 'Science: A New Golden Age' reshapes a roughly $200 billion federal R&D budget, steering money away from universities.
  • OSTP director Michael Kratsios and OMB director Russell Vought want portable 'golden ticket' awards that follow individual scientists, not their institutions.
  • A companion Genesis Mission commitment adds more than $5 billion for AI-driven research across 15-plus agencies, from drug discovery to grid modernization.
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From new Indian Supreme Court rules on AI: "no judicial outcome (including any judgment, order, or finding of fact orlaw) shall be reached through Algorithmic Decision-Making alone or solely on the basis of AI-generated information" cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3ec0490f1f4...

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Apparently there's a new industry of AI slop books about AI! Alexander H. Blackwell has produced 15 books between May 14th and June 4th. And Quentin G. Dalton produced the same number even more quickly, between May 8th and 28th! If only!

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The post-NBA finals celebration in NYC explains why AI will never win.

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