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Mattdotvu<p>89 Seconds to Midnight: The Age of AI and the New Global&nbsp;Threat</p><p>The Doomsday Clock stands at 89 seconds to midnight — the closest in history — with AI now joining nuclear weapons and climate change as the most urgent threats to global survival | <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIThreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIThreat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DoomsdayClock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoomsdayClock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BulletinOfAtomicScientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BulletinOfAtomicScientists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIInWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIInWarfare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIandNuclearRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIandNuclearRisk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vanuatu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vanuatu</span></a></p><p><a href="http://mattdotvu.blog/2025/06/24/89-seconds-to-midnight-the-age-of-ai-and-the-new-global-threat/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">mattdotvu.blog/2025/06/24/89-s</span><span class="invisible">econds-to-midnight-the-age-of-ai-and-the-new-global-threat/</span></a></p>
Weizenbaum-Institut<p>📄 What if we viewed digital economies not just as systems, but as labor-atories - sites of active class struggle and experimentation? In his new <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/wjds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wjds</span></a> paper, Rafael Grohmann (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@uoft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>uoft</span></a></span>) explores how digital labor in Latin America reflects this dynamic.</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.1.6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.1.6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/socialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialscience</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DigitalLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalLabor</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DigitalEconomies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEconomies</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/PlatformWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlatformWork</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/LatinAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LatinAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/GlobalSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSouth</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DataColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/TechGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/WorkerOrganizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkerOrganizing</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dair-community.social/@DAIR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DAIR</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/towardsfairwork" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>towardsfairwork</span></a></span></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Civil society is deeply concerned over the crony capitalist, tributary-focused nature of this administration, especially as it relates to companies that control our access to the free flow of information. We have documented clear private sector winners, like Elon Musk’s Starlink and SpaceX, and how X and Musk amplify the administration’s messages. For instance, amid Trump’s attempt to negotiate a cease-fire between Ukraine and Russia—where Ukraine has been vilified—Musk amplified false claims that widespread outages at X were the result of Ukrainian attacks. Soon thereafter, President Trump returned the favor, claiming that consumer boycotts of Tesla are “illegal” and encouraged Americans to support the company.</p><p>The quid-pro-quo dynamic is not unique to Musk. During the previous Trump administration, Amazon lost high-profile contracts, for which it directly blamed the president. This time around, the company has reportedly made a series of overtures, including signing a $40 million deal to support a documentary from the first lady. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ decision to intervene in the Washington Post’s endorsement of Kamala Harris was also widely scrutinized, as it came on the heels of visits with then-candidate Trump. Most recently, President Trump reportedly pushed Bezos away from a stance that would display the extent to which tariffs changed the price of products on Amazon. As companies ingratiate themselves with this administration, we fear that policy stances are shifting to the detriment of privacy, security, and political freedom."</p><p><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/oti/blog/trumps-tech-governance-trumps-tech-governance-making-sense-of-the-first-100-days/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newamerica.org/oti/blog/trumps</span><span class="invisible">-tech-governance-trumps-tech-governance-making-sense-of-the-first-100-days/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/TechPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/TechGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DigitalGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Big Tech’s influence in Washington, DC, is not new, but private tech and governmental interests are merging in ways that represent a concerning reconfiguration. In part two of our series on the Trump administration’s first 100 days, we highlight three key trends:</p><p>- Large tech companies have long sought influence in Washington, but many are now bending to state power because they know the administration is picking winners and losers.</p><p>- Today’s dynamic between the private sector and our government started taking shape well before November 2024.<br>Large tech companies’ acquiescence offers the government unprecedented power over communications platforms and infrastructure.</p><p>In analyzing the Trump administration’s first 30 days, we unpacked efforts to weaken the federal government’s pillars of independent oversight, undermine institutions protecting consumers and their data, and access sensitive data across government without regard for privacy and security. Each of these efforts persists—as dramatically demonstrated by President Trump’s attempts to fire Democratic Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. These trends are also part of a dangerous new dynamic in tech governance."</p><p><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/oti/blog/trumps-tech-governance-making-sense-of-the-administrations-first-60-days/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newamerica.org/oti/blog/trumps</span><span class="invisible">-tech-governance-making-sense-of-the-administrations-first-60-days/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/TechGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a></p>
Matthew Reinbold<p>🌟 New Notes! Dive into the complexities of API governance with my latest piece, "Harmony Humans: Defining The Role of API Governance". Whether you manage API governance, are impacted by frustrating governance, or wondered how you might make your governance better there is something here for you. 🔗 <a href="https://netapinotes.com/harmony-humans-defining-the-role-of-api-governance/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">netapinotes.com/harmony-humans</span><span class="invisible">-defining-the-role-of-api-governance/</span></a> <a href="https://opinuendo.com/tags/TechGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://opinuendo.com/tags/APIs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>APIs</span></a> <a href="https://opinuendo.com/tags/DigitalTransformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalTransformation</span></a></p>
Open Future Foundation<p>Open Future was a part of the conversations that led to the "Keys to a Healthier Digital Future" report by New America, Ford Foundation &amp; Microsoft. Read about how technology can better serve society through <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Interoperability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Interoperability</span></a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/TechGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechGovernance</span></a>👇<a href="https://www.newamerica.org/digital-impact-governance-initiative/briefs/keys-to-a-healthier-digital-future/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newamerica.org/digital-impact-</span><span class="invisible">governance-initiative/briefs/keys-to-a-healthier-digital-future/</span></a></p>
CenDemTech<p>MUST READ: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techpolicy.social/@CenDemTech" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>CenDemTech</span></a></span>’s Amy Winecoff authored a piece for@techpolicypress@bird.makeup, drawing parallels between the rise and fall of Enron and today's <a href="https://techpolicy.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> landscape and offers lessons on navigating <a href="https://techpolicy.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://techpolicy.social/tags/governance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>governance</span></a> in tech. <a href="https://techpolicy.social/tags/TechGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/what-todays-ai-companies-can-learn-from-the-fall-of-enron/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techpolicy.press/what-todays-a</span><span class="invisible">i-companies-can-learn-from-the-fall-of-enron/</span></a></p>
The-14<p>Governments’ Role in Regulating and Using AI for the SDGs<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/World" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>World</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/IISD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IISD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SDGs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SDGs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/2030Agenda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2030Agenda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AIGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EthicalAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EthicalAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SDGs2030" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SDGs2030</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GlobalPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SustainableDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UNPaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UNPaper</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DigitalEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEthics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TechGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechGovernance</span></a> <br><a href="https://the-14.com/governments-role-in-regulating-and-using-ai-for-the-sdgs/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">the-14.com/governments-role-in</span><span class="invisible">-regulating-and-using-ai-for-the-sdgs/</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/TechGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechGovernance</span></a>: "Inspired by the success of public health, leaders in technology and policy have suggested a public health model of digital governance in which technology policy not only detects and remediates past harms of technology on society, but also supports societal well-being and prevents future crises. Public health also offers a roadmap—professions, academic disciplines, public institutions, and networks of engaged community leaders—for building the systems needed for a healthy digital environment.</p><p>Yet public health, like the technology industry, has systematically failed marginalized communities in ways that are not accidents. Consider the public health response to Covid-19. Despite decades of scientific research on health equity, Covid-19 policies weren't designed for communities of color, medical devices weren't designed for our bodies, and health programs were no match for inequalities that exposed us to greater risk. As the US reached a million recorded deaths, Black and Brown communities shouldered a disproportionate share of the country's labor and burden of loss."</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/tech-governance-public-health/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/tech-governanc</span><span class="invisible">e-public-health/</span></a></p>
migueldobrich<p>I'm so happy that many of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechMediaDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechMediaDemocracy</span></a> profs are here! </p><p>Hola <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@emilybell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>emilybell</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hci.social/@Mor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mor</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://federate.social/@profcarroll" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>profcarroll</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@justinhendrix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>justinhendrix</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.coop/@Rushkoff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Rushkoff</span></a></span>.</p><p>Who am I missing? Who else is here? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tecnolog%C3%ADa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tecnología</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gobernanza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gobernanza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/periodismo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>periodismo</span></a></p>
was B (this is my old account)<p>Thought it could be fun to re-share some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techpolicy</span></a> stuff I’ve written for the folks interested in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techgovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techgovernance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/algorithmicaccountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algorithmicaccountability</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/federallaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>federallaw</span></a><br>(I originally shared this on the bird site, so for those who were following me there back in February, this may be familiar)</p><p>Let’s talk about the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022!<br><a href="https://www.protocol.com/enterprise/revised-algorithmic-accountability-bill-ai" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">protocol.com/enterprise/revise</span><span class="invisible">d-algorithmic-accountability-bill-ai</span></a></p>
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