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AI and the Evolution of Social Media

Schneier on Security

A decade ago, social media was celebrated for sparking democratic uprisings in the Arab world and beyond. Now front pages are splashed with stories of social platforms’ role in misinformation , business conspiracy , malfeasance , and risks to mental health. Today, tech’s darling is artificial intelligence.

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Vint Cerf: Maybe We Need an Internet Driver’s License

John Battelle's Searchblog

I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Cerf last month as part of the “ Rebooting Democracy in the Age of AI” lecture series hosted by the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University. You know, if I asked it to write a story about an alien that got into my wine cellar and was surviving on my Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Larry Lessig – Why Can’t We Regulate the Internet Like We Regulate Real Space?

John Battelle's Searchblog

As part of an ongoing speaker series “ The Internet We Deserve ,” a collaboration with Northeastern’s Burnes Center For Social Change , I had a chance to sit down with Lessig and conduct a wide-ranging discussion covering his views on the impact of money in government’s role as a regulator of last resort.