The hottest Tech governance Substack posts right now

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Deliberative Alignment, And The Spec

Astral Codex Ten • 11149 implied HN points • 12 Feb 25
🕹 Technology AI Ethics Machine Learning Computer Science Tech governance Human-computer interaction
  1. Deliberative alignment is a new method for teaching AI to think about moral choices before making decisions. It creates better AI by having it reflect on its values and learn from its own reasoning.
  2. The model specification is important because it defines the values that AI should follow. As AI becomes more influential in society, having a clear set of values will become crucial for safety and ethics.
  3. The chain of command for AI may include different possible priorities, such as government authority, company interests, or even moral laws. How this is set will impact how AI behaves and who it ultimately serves.

Polarization and social media : how it works and what we can fix

techandsocialcohesion • 199 implied HN points • 24 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Social media Algorithm Design Tech governance Peacebuilding
  1. Companies on social media make money when users stay longer, often through engaging and polarizing content.
  2. Algorithmic extremism on social media rewards and amplifies extremist content, resulting in more polarization in conversations.
  3. Promoting pro-social design governance and tools on social media can help build cohesion, encourage understanding, and bring out the best in humanity.

Reasons to celebrate Trump's return to Facebook

The Exformation Newsletter • 117 implied HN points • 21 Feb 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Tech governance Free speech
  1. Meta's reinstatement of Trump's accounts highlights the power of self-regulatory organizations.
  2. The Oversight Board played a key role in Trump's return to Facebook, showing the effectiveness of this pathway for social media regulation.
  3. Meta's response to the Oversight Board's review showcases the influence and potential of non-governmental self-regulatory organizations in shaping industry standards.

AI

Life in the 21st Century • 39 implied HN points • 02 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Data Manipulation Internet Tech governance
  1. AI is a powerful evolution of computing technology, tracing back 75 years to the invention of the transistor.
  2. AI's exponential growth in compute power enables manipulation of vast amounts of data and sophisticated algorithms.
  3. The internet plays a crucial role in AI, facilitating extensive networking and simultaneous computing.

Toward Prosocial Tech Design Governance

techandsocialcohesion • 39 implied HN points • 21 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Tech governance Social Impact Design principles Regulations Inclusivity
  1. Technology governance often focuses on harmful digital content, but there is a need to shift focus towards the design of technology to address harmful content creation incentives.
  2. It is crucial to move beyond content governance and prioritize tech design governance to encourage prosocial behavior and diminish harmful actions on tech platforms.
  3. Prosocial tech design governance entails incentivizing and regulating tech products to amplify positive behaviors, emphasizing the importance of tech designs in shaping human behavior.
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