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When should companies optimize for engagement?
A recent Wall St. Journal article provides more evidence that removing ambiguous engagement signals like comments and shares from civic algorithms can…
Ravi Iyer
Jan 10
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The True Path to Fewer "regretted user minutes" on Twitter in 2023
Musk's declared objective function for Twitter is likely to approximate time spent. Optimizing for highly valuable experiences would be a better path…
Ravi Iyer
Jan 2
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December 2022
Addressing Amplification is more important than Content Moderation (at Twitter too)
Social media is out of balance. The Twitter Files show that content moderation really is a dead end and we need to shift the conversation toward design…
Ravi Iyer
Dec 12, 2022
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November 2022
Defining Meaningful Algorithmic Transparency Standards
Today's post is wonky, but algorithmic transparency laws have passed in the EU and are in progress in the US and UK, and we need to make laws…
Ravi Iyer
Nov 16, 2022
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October 2022
The Solutions to Ethical issues with Generative AI will be Social
...and therefore social science input will be sorely needed. In addition to this article, please keep scrolling for an exciting event invitation, as…
Ravi Iyer
Oct 25, 2022
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Content Moderation is a Dead End.
Important work is done by moderation, but it cannot solve broader issues with technology. Subjective Measurement, Designing for Well-Being, …
Ravi Iyer
Oct 7, 2022
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September 2022
Toward a more constructive conversation about technology.
I'm joining the Psychology of Technology Institute & USC's Neely Center to help address specific "root level" issues with technology platforms by…
Ravi Iyer
Sep 29, 2022
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January 2021
Fiction, Reality, and Attention
The first week of 2021 has proved a humbling reminder that the forces that shaped 2020 were not interrupted by the changing calendar. On January 6th…
Jake Orthwein
Jan 12, 2021
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December 2020
Leadership by Algorithm: An Interview with David De Cremer
We are thrilled to feature an interview with David De Cremer, Provost Chair and Professor of Management and Organizations at the National University of…
Jake Orthwein
Dec 22, 2020
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Can Algorithms Suffer?
DeepMind recently announced an historic advance toward solving the so-called “protein folding problem,” a longstanding and consequential challenge in…
Jake Orthwein
Dec 6, 2020
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November 2020
What Blade Runner Tells Us About Modern AI
Pope Francis recently devoted his monthly prayer intention to the safe and beneficial development of artificial intelligence. Though the prayer was…
Jake Orthwein
Nov 13, 2020
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October 2020
Outrage and Polarization on Social Media: An Interview with William Brady
We’re thrilled to present an interview with William Brady, a computational social psychologist and NSF postdoctoral fellow in the psychology department…
Jake Orthwein
Oct 13, 2020
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