Civic technologists are harnessing AI to foster trust and support healthy public discourse.

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What new research reveals about our evolving relationship with AI—and how chatbots are filling the trust gap in the social contract.

Time to start over.

Kristin Hansen tells us about Normsy.ai

In unprecedented ways, chatbots reconfigure our inner lives.

Urbano Reviglio says algorithmic pluralism is not just algorithmic plurality; it must be part of a broader structural effort to uphold media pluralism.

How local digital platforms like Nextdoor and Facebook are fraying the fabric of neighborhood trust — and what we can build instead.

The deployment of capable AI agents raises fresh questions about safety, human–machine relationships and social coordination.

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With Larry Lessig and Meetali Jain

On Thursday morning, No Labels brought together 28 House Representatives and 3 Senators to discuss bipartisan collaboration--an important step as bridgers find each other and begin dialogue.

Practical tools, emerging evidence and global insights will be featured in this HYBRID event on June 26

All Tech Is Human is thrilled to release our latest Responsible Tech Summer Reading List! Check out our 18 new book suggestions below, along with books we listed in the last two versions. Are there bo...

Simply WATCHING respectful conversation can depolarize us, new research finds

Digital twins are transforming industries. Now they’re being used to understand—and help resolve—real-world conflicts.

In recent years, there has been growing concern about Gen Z’s relationship with democracy. Headlines warn that “Gen Z is embracing dictatorship,” and similar storylines fuel anxiety that this rising g...

With new data through January 2025, we find that social media use is decreasing, bad experiences are mostly holding steady, and positive experiences are increasing on some platforms

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At a time of increasing polarization and rigid ideologies, the L.A. Times has decided it wants to make its opinion pieces less persuasive to readers by increasing the cost of changing your mind.

In this rural and highly progressive state in the northeastern United States, a local social media platform called Front Porch Forum has managed to rival Facebook and Instagram. It's a low-tech, algor...

SXSW 2025 Schedule | Americans are divided, with trust in government and democratic institutions at historic lows. We're stuck, unable to agree on solutions to big problems. Innovations that bring people together outside political echo chambers offer a practical path forward. This panel will delve into how digital tools can foster community, how citizen assemblies can tackle divisive issues, and how recent psychology research can help us find common ground in our neighborhoods, businesses, and society. These are ...

Rudy Fraser is the founder of Blacksky Algorithms and a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center For Internet & Society at Harvard University.

The Human Cost of Unchecked AI Development