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Data & Society Launches AI Civics, a Public Education Program to Build Democratic Power Over Technology
With $2 million in funding from Humanity AI, AI Civics will extend and strengthen channels for the public to have a voice in how AI is designed and deployed across our society.
Primer
Last Place in the AI-First Economy: How the AI Industry Relies on Worker Disempowerment
Alexandra Mateescu, Aiha Nguyen, and Sanjay Pinto argue that the sprint to create the so-called AI-first economy must be understood not as the logical march of progress, but as a series of deliberate economic decisions that risk harming workers in ways both old and new.
Announcement
Our Statement on the White House's New Approach to AI Oversight
The Trump administration, which rolled back Biden-era AI oversight rules, has now announced its intent to test frontier AI models before they're released to the public. Government oversight of AI is long overdue, but any meaningful approach to securing Americans’ rights and safety will take more than what the administration is signaling.
Points
Could This Be the Last Generation of Graduate Students?
As scientists use AI systems as a proxy for working with students, the future of scientific research itself is at stake, Ranjit Singh writes.