🌟 Just launched 🌟 Our course Foundations of Humane Technology. After 12+ months in development and hundreds of beta testers, we are thrilled to share a course that teaches how to build technology that serves humanity's best interests. #BuildHumaneTech:
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When it comes to humane tech, business models are just as important as the product.
Unlike the shareholder primacy models of unicorns, zebras promote multi-stakeholder value. The result? Zebras can be successful AND good for society.
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How do we build better social media? outlines four visions for “the good web” – the centralized web, the deplatformed web, Web3, and decentralized social networks – and the lessons we can learn from each of them.
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Despite the importance of elections for open societies, and reveal that Meta (and other social media companies) have deprioritized work on election integrity:
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How do we start to change our paradigm of growth-at-all-costs? On #YourUndividedAttention, of explains that we begin by creating businesses that grant power to the stakeholders who create value. bit.ly/3I1CFZe
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As part of our Foundations of Humane Technology course, we invited six community members to share the platforms, apps, organizations, and initiatives they’re building to catalyze a more humane future.
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We're excited to see the #CAKidsCode pass the CA Senate Judiciary Committee — one leap closer to becoming CA law 🙌
The proposed bill takes a "safer by design" approach, requiring that tech companies build their products with kids in mind.
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On #YourUndividedAttention, and Kate “Sassy” Sassoon of Unite join us to discuss a powerful alternative to the Silicon Valley Unicorn... the Zebra 🦓 bit.ly/3I1CFZe
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Tune in 7/6 at 9am PDT/ 12pm EDT for a talk with @ShepardLindsey, @ImoUdom, @tristanharris, & Randima Fernando on the downstream impacts of extractive technology & what tech companies can do to build a better tech ecosystem. #MozillaxCHT
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TOMORROW: 9am PDT/ 12pm EDT join & for a talk on the downstream impacts of tech & how companies can build a better, safer experience for all.
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Lessons from our newsletter on humanizing political language. Language is:
1️⃣ Powerful. It can either divide or unite.
2️⃣ Contextual and evolving. What resonates will depend on the group, time, and more.
3️⃣ Necessary for creating shared understanding.
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Social psychologist goes deep on the podcast to discuss what the social science research reveals about social media’s impact on our society:
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My favorite part of this interview is when questions the effectiveness of “pulling at the pant leg” to make big tech ethical. Instead, let’s unleash collective creativity, wisdom & power. Thanks T. & for this dazzling exploration of 🦓 solitons. 🎉
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What’s an alternative to the Silicon Valley unicorn? What might be a business model that incentivizes humane technology? On #YourUndividedAttention, we explore these questions with @marazepeda and Kate “Sassy” Sassoon of @Zebras_Unite: bit.ly/3I1CFZe
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What’s an alternative to the Silicon Valley unicorn? What might be a business model that incentivizes humane technology? On #YourUndividedAttention, we explore these questions with and Kate “Sassy” Sassoon of :
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How do we ensure AI prioritizes human well-being? Our Senior Policy and Communications Manager, , discusses the structural shifts needed to align AI with society’s best interests in 's latest report.
Full Report 👉 AIHumanRightsReport.com
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AI experts & on the dangers of anthropomorphizing AI:
"Ascribing 'sentience' to a product implies that any wrongdoing is the work of an independent being, rather than the company ... that created it."
Full piece here 👉
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Join us in welcoming Wilburt Carpenter as CHT’s Communications MBA Intern!
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About Wilburt:
▪️ MBA candidate at Columbia Business School
▪️ Background in tech and media marketing
▪️ Driven by the need for more equitable tech systems
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How can we choose language that focuses on unifying over dividing? Drew Westen and Frank Luntz provide some examples of swaps we can make to humanize political language.
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This infographic is part of our recent Catalyst newsletter. Get it in your inbox —> bit.ly/3kHrV7x
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TOMORROW Thursday, June 23 @ 9:00 am PDT: Building Values-Centered Technology, with Vlada Bortnik, CEO & Co-Founder of . Register here to join the conversation:
Tune in 7/6 at 9am PDT/ 12pm EDT for a talk with , , , & Randima Fernando on the downstream impacts of extractive technology & what tech companies can do to build a better tech ecosystem. #MozillaxCHT
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Tech experts – are you looking for ways to share your skills to build a better Internet? brings together #technologists worldwide to tackle pressuring issues from improving voice AI to rethinking the surveillance economy. Join the community: mzl.la/3tc8cln
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What would “a more compassionate, accountable, and just tech ecosystem” look like? Co-Directors
and join us to share how they’re advancing a new technology paradigm that fosters liberation and thriving:
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What does “values-centered” product development look like? And how do we measure success? Get an insider’s scoop from Vlada Bortnik, Co-Founder and CEO of , this Thursday, June 23 @ 9:00 am PDT: bit.ly/39xv4VN
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This week's #YourUndividedAttention is doing something different: sharing a podcast we admire. It's ’s "Conversations with People Who Hate Me." In this episode, Dylan talks about bullying, hate speech, & empathy with one of his online critics.
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Excited to share that 10K participants have registered for our new course, Foundations of Humane Technology 🎉
It’s a small step towards our bold goal: to have 100K #technologists, #investors, #policymakers, #founders, and everyday citizens trained in these foundational ideas.
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Ethical tech takes responsibility for externalities and "unintended consequences" of its creations.
For resources on how to account for externalities, check out our free course, Foundations of Humane Technology. Open to all. humanetech.com/course
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Lots of talk today about whether a Google AI language model has turned "sentient." Here's my take: It's not sentient, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be concerned.
AI doesn’t need to BE sentient to FEEL sentient to an end user. And that raises ethical considerations.
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📗New_ Public Magazine is back with…
🤝the TRUST issue 🤝
How do we determine if someone online is who they claim to be? How can we make sure a digital space is truly safe? When a platform asks for our trust, do we really have a choice?
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When political language is designed to influence us, what are the implications to democracy? On #YourUndividedAttention we talk with & . We may disagree with their politics, yet they can help us explore how language shapes politics: bit.ly/3z91WP1
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Our partners at are dedicated to ensuring that the Internet is open & accessible to all. If you’re a technologist looking to learn, collaborate, and share your skills to create a beneficial internet, join the Mozilla community: mzl.la/3tc8cln
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In our most recent Catalyst piece, we explore how social media practices parallel authoritarian cult techniques in order to keep more users engaged. Full article: bit.ly/394zfIm
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A morning listen 🎧 from our friends at : Investigating how political language—now engineered for maximum impact on social media—sows division.
asks, "Are we choosing our views, or is our language choosing them for us?"
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Our letter to the FTC comes on the heels from an in-depth report from our friends at the Norwegian Consumer Council detailing how loot boxes in games like FIFA go against what we know is good for kids.
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Just watched the documentary #thesocialdilemma for the second time. One of the most consequential, universally relevant,and impactful documentaries. It’s a must see for all. And I mean ALL.
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Authoritarian cults and social media platforms share a similar goal: influencing people. This creates parallels between social media features and cult techniques: bit.ly/394zfIm
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Thank you to for guiding this work. Learn more: freedomofmind.com
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The language we use to talk politics is designed to influence our views. Political communication experts & join #YourUndividedAttention. We may disagree with their politics, yet they can help decode the divisive power of language
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For those looking for career opportunities in the #BuildHumaneTech ecosystem, our friends at are hiring for several roles
-- from COO and Head of Product to Research and Internships -- Have a look!
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If your product or service is being used by less than 10,000 people you should be bound by different regulations than if your user base is bigger than a nation state.
Thanks for the wonderful conversation and piece in .
wired.com/story/technolo
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How can entrepreneurs get better at anticipating the ‘unintended consequences’ of their innovations?
Here is my latest piece for @WIRED on this important topic. Thanks to @aza for his insightful input.
wired.com/story/technolo
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Social media sets up a competition where we win by dunking others. But what happens if we step out of the game and do something different? joins us on #YourUndividedAttention to explore how human connection can defy social media algorithms: bit.ly/3MwqhlM
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