Expert attention map

The Who's Who of AI

What credible people across AI noticed, why it matters, and where the field is converging or disagreeing.

2,397 searchable experts 4,280 tracked across all sources
Build my stream Create my edition
Filter the conversation Who is saying what?

Combine a professional role with a reaction lens. Both must match the same attributed contribution.

Clear all
Active evidence filter

Showing developments with attributable Policy & governance reactions.

New Network reaction maps

See how experts are reacting—not just what they shared.

Posts are grouped by conversation and tone. Select a lens to filter the stream; these are never permanent labels on people.

Concern & critique Policy & governance
1 live reaction map in this view Jump to the evidence ↓
Multiple readings Unlawful by design: Exposing the human rights costs of generative AI - Amnesty International Policy & governance · 3 attributable reactions
Most important

The developments commanding sustained expert attention

One card per development. Sources are clustered; reaction bundles describe these posts, never the people behind them.

Developing Models & releases Analysis 1d ago
⚡ 483 h early
Amnesty International generative AI human rights report

Unlawful by design: Exposing the human rights costs of generative AI - Amnesty International

11 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 2 attributable expert contributions · Pavel, Nafnlaus 🇮🇸 🇺🇦
“"Amnesty International finds that standalone generative AI systems, based on unlawful web scraping, depend on mass invasions of privacy by design, and are fundamentally incompatible with international human rights law."” evidence ↗
11 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
Iris van Rooij Luke Stark James Grimmelmann Alix Dunn tante rev. howard arson Pavel Adverb +3
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Policy & governance

2 experts

Rules, institutions and accountability.

“"Amnesty International finds that standalone generative AI systems, based on unlawful web scraping, depend on mass invasions of privacy by design, and are fundamentally incompatible with international human rights law."”

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“> Without significant changes to how these systems are developed and deployed, they will continue to undermine international human rights laws and standards. www. amnesty.org/en/documents/pol40/0996/2026/en/ This is a pretty good report overall. Hard to dis…”

2 experts discussed this · 6 posts
James Grimmelmann: I know people who do a shitload of web scraping without the consent of the people whose servers and personal data are being scraped. And do you know why they do it? To document human rights violati…
James Grimmelmann: I’m sorry, but “unlawful web scraping” is not itself a human rights violation unless you have a view of either property rights or privacy rights that is itself incompatible with the human right to …
Adverb: I’m sorry, but “unlawful web scraping” is not itself a human rights violation unless you have a view of either property rights or privacy rights that is itself incompatible with the human right to …
Open the full discussion →
Primary source amnesty.org ↗
Developing AI field signal Signal 1d ago

Fair use benefits everyone

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Nicole Hennig
“Fair use benefits everyone - Open AI openai.com/index/fair-use… #AI #FairUse #copyright” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered
Nicole Hennig

“Fair use benefits everyone - Open AI openai.com/index/fair-use… #AI #FairUse #copyright”

Primary source openai.com ↗
New Models & releases Development 23h ago
celebrities file NYT-OpenAI lawsuit brief

Cate Blanchett-Backed Group of Stars Files Brief in NYT-OpenAI Lawsuit

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Neil Turkewitz
““If someone wants to use my face, my voice or my image, they ask me first….There’s a conversation. This isn’t a new idea or a complicated legal framework, it’s simply how we treat each other. CONSENT ISN’T A BARRIER TO CREATIVITY, IT’S THE FOUNDATION OF IT.…” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered
Neil Turkewitz

““If someone wants to use my face, my voice or my image, they ask me first….There’s a conversation. This isn’t a new idea or a complicated legal framework, it’s simply how we treat each other. CONSENT ISN’T A BARRIER TO CREATIVITY, IT’S THE FOUNDATION OF IT.…”

Primary source variety.com ↗