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Multiple readings papers.ssrn.com Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions Multiple readings Americans and AI 2026: Chatbots, Smart Devices and Views on Impact Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions Multiple readings Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions +1 more reaction maps further down
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New AI field signal Signal 6h ago

papers.ssrn.com

4 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

4 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
Hypervisible Woodrow Hartzog Frank Pasquale Amanda Tepski
Primary source papers.ssrn.com ↗
New Culture, work & education Research 11h ago
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Pew Research Americans AI views 2026

Americans and AI 2026: Chatbots, Smart Devices and Views on Impact

6 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

6 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
Luke Stark Colin Amanda Tepski Social Media Lab Emily Hunt Jake Laperruque
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“~50% of people (in the US) use LLMs regularly, and this has only been increasing more over time. These products are already somewhat ingrained in society, and informing people about the risks and issues with tools that they are attached to does not work if …”

Opportunity & adoption

1 expert

New capabilities, benefits and practical upside.

“"More Americans are using chatbots, and some are adopting AI summaries and smart speakers. But views about AI and how fast it’s advancing tilt negative – even for younger adults" www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...”

Primary source pewresearch.org ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 3d ago

Ai ban schools nyc

10 experts across 5 network communities independently surfaced this.

10 experts 5 communities 1 sources clustered
Luke Stark Eileen Clancy 🧿 Larry Hunter Charles Logan Amanda Tepski Stephen Turner Evangelos Kazakos Jeff Sharlet +2

“"'The fact that this policy exists at all is due to the enormous work of parents across the city who spoke out against the overreach of A.I. into their kids’ classroom,” @kellyclancy.bsky.social said."”

“Meanwhile in New York www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/n...”

Primary source nytimes.com ↗
Established AI field signal Development 4d ago
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Texas police AI-written abortion report

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
404 Media Joseph Cox Sarah T Roberts, PhD Jason Koebler Amanda Tepski
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“The incident shows how quickly police departments have come to use AI surveillance tools even in critically sensitive cases”

Policy & governance

1 expert

Rules, institutions and accountability.

“New from 404 Media: the Texas police who used Flock to track a woman who self-administered abortion also used AI to write their report about the whole situation. They used AI to summarize a discussion of “the legal implications of the situation.” www.404med…”

Primary source 404media.co ↗
Developing Policy & governance Signal 2d ago

Wake up call for congress lawmakers get big brother warning on ai

3 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

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Hypervisible Frank Pasquale Amanda Tepski
2 experts discussed this · 2 posts
Frank Pasquale: “Today, anyone with access to a frontier AI model can buy your data from a broker and reconstruct an intimate picture of your life, including your location, your purchases, your browsing history, a…
Marielza: "Besides building troves of personal information gleaned from commercial databases, the dossiers offer advice on potential ways to blackmail, coerce or stalk the individual..." 😱
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Primary source politico.com ↗
Established AI field signal Development 4d ago
LAUSD bans AI on school devices

LAUSD Bans Students From Using AI on School Devices

4 directory members surfaced this signal.

4 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Hypervisible Shannon Mattern Eileen Clancy 🧿 Amanda Tepski

““The Los Angeles Unified Board is banning student access to AI tools on district-provided laptops and tablets. The announcement comes after the Los Angeles Unified School District voted to limit screen time for students in June.””

Primary source lamag.com ↗