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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD.

@dylantdoyle.bsky.social
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Director and Podcast Host @AI for All Tomorrows. Post-Doctoral Researcher @CU Boulder. TEDx Speaker. Researcher of AI safety, mental health, and end-of-life care. Former Co-Host @Radical AI Podcast

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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Presenting 2 academic papers at #cscw2025 this week! Come say hi!
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Great talking to Oliver on @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social !! Thank you for coming on the show!
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
As part of the podcast @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social I was able to talk to the AMAZING Casey Michel of the Human Rights Foundation about #democracy corruption #trump and more. Share and follow as you feel called! #ai #tech #technology open.spotify.com/show/1jeI7ID...
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AI for All Tomorrows
Podcast · Dylan Thomas Doyle · In an uncertain world where AI technology is disconnecting us more and more each day, we are dreaming of a world where technology connects us. The premise of this podcas...
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
[Weekly tech spoken word poem] Why AI will never understand listening to Nickelback ironically wiredtospeak.substack.com/p/why-ai-wil... #HCI #AI #spokenword #poetry
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Why AI will never understand listening to Nickelback Ironically
Watch now | Weekly Poem
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
UPDATE: I am the new director of @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social - our aim is to tell the stories of people developing and using technology to serve the public good. Basically we're The Moth but for inspirational tech storytelling. Stay tuned! #hci #tech #ai #education www.youtube.com/@ai-for-all-...
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AI for All Tomorrows
We are an educational media company that tells the stories of people developing and using technology to serve the public good. We aim to create a more free and hopeful world by featuring current stori...
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Michael Ann, sociotechnical femme @michaelann.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
This is very cool work that I got involved with at the end of my postdoc, led by the spectacular @morganklauss.bsky.social, along with @whatknows.bsky.social, @dylantdoyle.bsky.social, @diptodas.bsky.social, Katy Weathington, and Adrian Petterson
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
I should use Bluesky again so here’s a picture of me with Joseph Gordon-Levitt backstage at the Shared Futures AI Forum put on by @aspeninstitute.bsky.social
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
🎉🎉 I DID A TED TALK! 🎉🎉 Even better, it’s all about #AI and humanity (but also death and grief, if you’re into that). Please like, comment, and SHARE — both because I’m super proud of it, but also because of the algorithm (!) #HCI #computing #technology #faith youtu.be/K7b_qYCJOUw?...
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Griefbots and the New Afterlife: How AI is Changing the Ways We Mourn | Dylan Thomas Doyle | TEDxCU
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davidcmohr.bsky.social @davidcmohr.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
A wonderful Ted talk from @dylantdoyle.bsky.social that gets at the intersection of our humanity and gen AI - how we may look for solace and how it might make us uncomfortable www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7b_...
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Griefbots and the New Afterlife: How AI is Changing the Ways We Mourn | Dylan Thomas Doyle | TEDxCU
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
**please share** as an early career academic, I was going to spend the next two years developing AI tools for cancer prediction. Instead, #trump + admin took my job. Regardless of #politics, why follow cruelty at the expense of #innovation? dylantdoyle.medium.com/i-am-an-ai-m... #hci #academia
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I am an AI medical researcher. Why is Trump killing my career?
The morning after the Trump Administration pulled $1.7 billion in funding from Cornell and Northwestern Universities, I found out I lost my…
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
I wrote a thing! Covering research on data access to medical researchers. Co-authored with @cfiesler.bsky.social @jesspater.bsky.social @whatknows.bsky.social — thanks to @theconversation.com @us.theconversation.com for the opportunity! @cuboulder.info
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Do you have 30 minutes to listen to @cfiesler.bsky.social talk about #tiktok joy and tech? New pod launch!
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
On one hand: it’s kind of funny that a major Chinese corporation needs a publicity stunt to announce their fealty to an egotistic ‘leader of the free world.’ On the other hand, we’re all kind of screwed, huh?
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Hot take, but I am beginning to think all of these Meta decisions are, uh, pretty concerning
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
“You know, the girl who was in here earlier had gums like raw steaks” - my dentist, right before putting a metal hook in my mouth while describing the death of her father for 15 minutes.
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
#tech media. I love you. But oh my god what are we doing spending our time covering this dumb saga content.techgig.com/technology/d...
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Developer fires entire team for AI, now ends up searching for engineers on LinkedIn
The Canadian developer’s claim of firing his team for AI tools becomes a cautionary tale on tech over-reliance.
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Christmas dog #christmasdog
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
No shade to robust academic research accounts developing principles for responsible tech, but @weratedogs.com is by far my favorite Bluesky account. All the dogs are so good.
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Well… that’s not good news. www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/13/o...
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OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment
A former OpenAI researcher who raised concerns about the company is dead at 26.
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
For a new media project I am cold-calling Governers for interviews and omg y'all this is kind of terrifying (getting some interest though!)
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Behind the scenes of @whatknows.bsky.social and I’s interview with Denver 7 News about our new @digital-legacy.bsky.social Digital Legacy Clinic @cuboulder.info @cuboulder.bsky.social -a pro-bono service for everyday people to create an end-of-life data plan or manage a loved one’s data 🙌
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Wednesday: “oh hey this job search thing is fun!” Thursday: fun thanksgiving no job search yay Friday: well alright, I guess I’ll submit a thing, but this kind of sucks its pretty out Saturday: I’m going to just go live in a cave next year and everything will be fine probably
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
From the perspective of a PhD Candidate on the academic job market. Some observations about being on the HCI/Computer Science job search in 2024. A 🧵
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J. Nathan Matias @natematias.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Why is it so hard for researchers to get timely access to death data even though it would save lives? The answer is policy, from federal/state law to rules encoded in records software, says this new article by Doyle, @cfiesler.bsky.social, Pater & @whatknows.bsky.social dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Designing for Researcher Access in the U.S. Mortality Data Ecosystem | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Access to mortality data is critical for researchers for various reasons, including the development of life-saving medical interventions. However, high-quality mortality data is typically unavailable ...
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Huge thanks to Ally Cohen and The World We Are Building Podcast for having @whatknows.bsky.social and I on to discuss the @digital-legacy.bsky.social Digital Legacy Clinic! Listen to Jed say smart things about death and tech. I also say things. @colorado.edu @cuboulder.info shorturl.at/chlbk
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Jed Brubaker & Dylan Thomas-Doyle: Data After Death
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
HCI seems to be making a hard policy turn. Almost half of the jobs on the market this year are focused on policy implications of tech design. I think this is good? But I’m not sure what it means. Discuss.
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Evan Peck @peck.phd · 20/11/2024
Trying something new: A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?" It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social 🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
This @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social podcast episode with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social is one of the most powerful and terrifying podcasts I have ever listened to. Folks should listen who are at all interested in the categories of fascism and autocracy open.spotify.com/episode/7yWP...
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Trump Kicks Down the Guardrails
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Jeffrey P. Bigham @jeffreybigham.com · 19/11/2024
since we're giving Blue Sky another go as an alternative to the hellsite… please remember to follow, like, post and reply generously over the next while… need to keep the momentum!
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Thanks for the 1k follows folks. So glad this platform has taken off and that it is turning into such a wonderful place for responsible tech conversation and collaboration! 🎉
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Huge thanks to @9news.bsky.social for covering the launch of the Digital Legacy Clinic here at @cuboulder.bsky.social (and our research). Great ‘scrolling tech cuts’ of @whatknows.bsky.social 😂 youtu.be/LDmk_NQL47Y?...
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CU Boulder launches free digital clinic
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Great point Evan! (Lost that in the cut for post length 😅) - yes! we are offering this as a class with the goal, in part, to train students in designing and running a 'startup' that supports the public good. Direct Link to Clinic: www.colorado.edu/center/digit...
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Digital Legacy Clinic
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
WE HAVE LAUNCHED A NEW CLINIC FOR END-OF-LIFE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT! Led by Dr. Jed Brubaker, our research team at CU Boulder now offers free consultation for anyone doing end-of-life planning for their own data or managing data of their loved ones. Please share! 🎉 www.colorado.edu/today/2024/1...
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Are your digital affairs in order? A new pro-bono clinic can help
CU’s Digital Legacy Clinic helps people take steps to preserve their own legacy or manage the virtual heirlooms of loved ones who have died.
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Awesome group of scholars and other experts on media and psychology to follow 🎉
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Follow these people if you like cats and ethical science/technology 🐈🧬📲
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Hi new friends/600 people who probably found me through packs! My name is Dylan and I am a public scholar focused on AI ethics and responsible tech, and a PHD candidate at @cuboulder.bsky.social working on designing tech + health, policy, and death. Hooray Bluesky and thanks for the love 🙌
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Doing some social computing and HCI research in Costa Rica after #cscw2024 to prepare for @acm-cscw.bsky.social in 2025
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
A wonderful week of presenting several papers at #CSCW2024 ! Great to see old friends and colleagues, and connect with new ones. Here’s some sweet pics of totally serious HCI research happening. See you next year at CSCW 2025!
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Coming to Bluesky and connecting with one another is the most coordinated thing I have ever seen the responsible tech and HCI communities do
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Excited to be presenting my second paper of the day at #CSCW2024 ! The paper is called "'I hate you. I love you. I'm sorry. I miss you.' Understanding Online Grief Expression Through Suicide Bereavement Letter-Writing Practices - 2:30PM Guanacaste 2 - see you there! dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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"I hate you. I love you. I'm sorry. I miss you." Understanding Online Grief Expression Through Suicide Bereavement Letter-Writing Practices | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
When bereaved individuals seek online support in response to the suicide of a loved one, their expressions of grief take many forms. Although the intense grief expressions individuals bereaved by suicide commonly share in private therapeutic settings can ...
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
So demolishing the Department of Education is probably… not good for those of us with student loans, right?
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blippi is wearing an orange hat and bow tie and says i love learning
Alt: blippi is wearing an orange hat and bow tie and says i love learning
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Whoa! I'm presenting our paper tomorrow morning 9am at #cscw2024 called "Designing for Researcher Access in the U.S. Mortality Data Ecosystem" in which I... tell you how to design for researcher access to mortality data. Heck yeah! (co-authored w/ @cfiesler.bsky.social Jess & Jed).
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Happy beginning to #cscw2024 to all of those who celebrate! @acm-cscw.bsky.social
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Post-election, I’m launching a new media/podcast project interrogating the politics of technology, and masculinity/manosphere (because, like, wtf). Social computing people, who should I be talking to?? #cscw2024 @acm-cscw.bsky.social
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Look at this cool Medium post that @cfiesler.bsky.social created that walks you through all the awesome papers the Info Dept at CU Boulder has this year at @acm-cscw.bsky.social #cscw2024 (I'm biased since I'm an author of a few... but still! super cool!) medium.com/@cuinfoscien...
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CU Boulder Information Science @ CSCW 2024
The ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW) is taking place in San José, Costa Rica, on November…
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Estelle Smith @estellesmithphd.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Come join my research lab in CS@Mines and pioneer a ✨✨brand new field ✨✨for #HCI in online spiritual care! I am looking for an excellent PhD student for Fall 2025. Find me at #CSCW2024 to introduce yourself in-person. I’d love to meet you! (See topics in my reply thread.) 1/4
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
These folks did a stellar job tracking rumors across platforms in an adversarial and low transparency environment. I'm extremely proud of them and the many other students, postdocs, and staff who contributed to this work. Our outputs are all collated here: uwcip.substack.com
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Election Rumor Research @ Center for an Informed Public | Substack
Welcome to the Election Rumor Research Substack by the Center for an Informed Public at the University of Washington, offering rapid research of rumors concerning election processes and procedures in ...
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Just published! Excited to present our paper ‘Designing for Researcher Access in the U.S. Mortality Data Ecosystem’ at #cscw2024 in Costa Rica! 5 years after COVID we take stock of the system that allows medical researchers access to data about our deaths and how to fix it dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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Designing for Researcher Access in the U.S. Mortality Data Ecosystem | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Access to mortality data is critical for researchers for various reasons, including the development of life-saving medical interventions. However, high-quality mortality data is typically unavailable ...
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Dylan Thomas Doyle, PhD. @dylantdoyle.bsky.social · 09/10/2024
Current job application count: 15. Number of conversations with new friends and colleagues about the job search: 40. I may not get a job, but at least I’m meeting AMAZING people 😄
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