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New Policy & governance Development 10h ago
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People's AI Assembly live event

LIVE: The People's AI Assembly

5 experts across 4 network communities independently surfaced this.

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“Watching this @ainowinstitute.bsky.social @moreperfectunion.bsky.social event at www.youtube.com/live/ttrrVou.... Now Mamdani and one of my favorite comedians, @ilanaglazer.com”

“LIVE: The People’s AI Assembly! Tune in as we kick off with a convo with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and comedian Ilana Glazer. Followed by discussions with labor leaders, organizers, artists, journalists, and a performance by KOTA the Friend! www.yo…”

Developing AI field signal Analysis 1d ago
AI apocalypse framing essay

Apocalypse Now and Then • EQUATOR

10 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

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How the network is reacting 3 experts are independently emphasizing concern & critique.
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Concern & critique

3 experts

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“From the promises and catastrophic musings of tech CEOs to extraction from the earth and from human creativity to AI's inevitable end → read the full essay: www.equator.org/articles/aru...”

Markets & investment

1 expert

Capital, companies and commercial impact.

“Artificial intelligence is capitalism’s final destination -- Arundhati Roy www.equator.org/articles/aru... 🧵”

Questions & unknowns

1 expert

What remains unresolved or contested.

“"It feels a little like that moment before the tsunami in 2004. Remember how, in Thailand and Indonesia, the ocean drew back from the coastline? ... We’re in that moment now. A towering wall of stupidity is about to inundate us."”

2 experts discussed this · 2 posts
Justin Hendrix: "It feels a little like that moment before the tsunami in 2004. Remember how, in Thailand and Indonesia, the ocean drew back from the coastline? ... We’re in that moment now. A towering wall of stu…
David Kaye: i had to scroll to the end for this modest, "arundhati roy is a writer"
Eryk Salvaggio: "It feels a little like that moment before the tsunami in 2004. Remember how, in Thailand and Indonesia, the ocean drew back from the coastline? ... We’re in that moment now. A towering wall of stu…
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Established AI business Development 4d ago
People's AI Assembly NYC October 2026

Join the People's AI Assembly in New York City on October 19

5 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

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“Capacity for the in-person event has been reached, but you can tune in to the livestream on 10/19 at 7pm ET! Register at bit.ly/ai-assembly”