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Simone Maria Parazzoli

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Between algorithms and government at the OECD 👁️

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Justin Braun @jusbraun.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The crimes you’re convicted of should determine your punishment, not who you are. But even in Norway – one of the “fairest” criminal justice systems – @lhreports.bsky.social & NRK reveal that there are disparities in sentence length by income and gender www.lighthousereports.com/methodology/...
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How we investigated sentencing bias in Norway’s criminal justice system
Norway’s criminal justice system is regularly hailed as a model — but is it truly impartial?
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
That’s amazing work – thank you so much, and congrats!
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Matthew Somerville @dracos.co.uk · 07/01/2025
Ah well, it had a good innings: traintimes.org.uk/map/tube/
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Live London Underground / bus maps
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Thanks, it’s very interesting. Re intermediating decisions: what decisions are you thinking about? What means of intermediation (eg what features of platforms)? Really enjoyed the clear and original writing!
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Nils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
For more on this, see @saffron.bsky.social's excellent account here: www.cip.org/blog/predist...
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Predistribution over Redistribution — The Collective Intelligence Project
If AI could bring enormous benefits to humanity, but also threatens to put us all out of work and concentrate economic production in the hands of a few, what should our policy approach be?
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
That’s what LLM are made for. Notably ChatGPT’s banana bread is delicious (and we should accept this info as it is, without asking more 😂)
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Love this website so much – thanks for sharing!
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Here is the post: matteonebbiai.substack.com/p/one-year-l...
matteonebbiai.substack.com
One year later: did AI disrupt democracy?
Spoiler alert: no.
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
@matteonebbiai.bsky.social on AI and disinformation, after this year of elections. Building (also) on top of @sayash.bsky.social & @randomwalker.bsky.social to say that “regulators should NOT focus on AI disinformation”. Clear and interesting 💡 You should def subscribe to his Substack!
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gquaggiotto.bsky.social @gquaggiotto.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
"For those who can afford AI agents, life will become far more convenient. The majority will remain stuck in endless queues, their time undervalued & wasted by outdated bureaucratic processes. Both groups will lose faith in the public sector" rebootdemocracy.ai/blog/ai-agen...
rebootdemocracy.ai
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Christopher Barrie @cbarrie.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Pleased to share the latest version of my paper with Arthur Spirling and @lexipalmer.bsky.social on replication using LMs We show: 1. current applications of LMs in political science research *don't* meet basic standards of reproducibility...
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Hey @patcon.bsky.social, don’t you think that Polis in practice is not much beyond an opinion mapping tool? The “ongoing group introspection” might happen, but it has to do with the socio-political architecture in which Polis is inserted, not with the tech. But things may change with Polis 2!
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Sara Hooker @sarahooker.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
AI amplifying biorisk has been a major focus in AI policy & governance work. Is the spotlight merited? Our recent cross-institutional work asks: Does the available evidence match the current level of attention? 📜 arxiv.org/abs/2412.01946
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
This is a wonderful program from @isi.it! I was a Lagrange Fellow in 2023-24 and I learnt soooo much. Highly recommended for anyone curious about data science for social impact, especially if thinking about a PhD. Apply! And kudos to @ccattuto.bsky.social and the whole team for organizing it!
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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 15/12/2024
"Sort it out." (Central government does not keep a list of public services, let alone who's accountable for them.)
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
I wonder if mission-oriented innovation can be the way. Probably not the right one for many fields that are already highly institutionalized (eg education, health)
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
What do you see as an alternative? The implementation/landing of innovation often has to rely on existing structures and ways of working (in pillars, in teams)
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⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳 @audreyt.org · 13/12/2024
Yup! This integration of conversation-centered communities is very good. Happy to see more of this practice with shared tooling — possibly with Frankly.org as a mezzo level between wikisurvey and in-person assemblies. @lessig.bsky.social
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Frankly | Enabling Constructive Dialogue
Frankly is an online video-based discourse platform designed to facilitate constructive dialogue and collaborative decision-making. It is operated by Harvard’s Applied Social Media Lab.
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
This is a super cool (and fun!) initiative – thanks!!
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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Been talking a lot recently with people in government about how to spread innovation. Just reminded myself of this Nesta report with lots of great practical tips. It's worth reading if you work in this space / share with followers who might. media.nesta.org.uk/documents/20...
media.nesta.org.uk
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Thanks @jamestplunkett.bsky.social! A lot is going on in UK govt on innovation — very excited to see it happening!
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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
I know people will be irked by the word ‘start-up’ here but I do think this is a meaningful step in the right direction. The basic principles they’re gesturing to must be right. 1/n
bbc.co.uk
Government to set out £100m plan to make state 'like a start-up'
As well as urging a
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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Went to the speech this morning. A few thoughts. TL;DR - I thought it was really good, but of course lots of tricky challenges to work through. 🧵
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Lighthouse Reports @lighthousereports.com · 09/12/2024
It’s 5yrs and waiting since the EU boasted that a €142mn “smart borders” system would see it biometrically track people in/out of the bloc. Atos, a French IT firm cosy with Brussels, was supposed to do the bulk of the job. Documents obtained by @lhreports.bsky.social @bloomberg.com reveal a fiasco
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
That’s very interesting – and important. But we should recognize that public service operate under limited resources, and being able to evaluate the impact per cost matters. Providers are accountable for expenses, hence we should not everlook economic factors – but in a matrix w other dimensions.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 06/12/2024
good piece on how Madrid built out a massive metro expansion for like 1/20th of what it costs in NYC worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...
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How Madrid built its metro cheaply - Works in Progress
Madrid tripled the length of its metro system in just 12 years — faster and cheaper than almost any other city in the world. What can its expansion teach other cities?
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Yuting Jiang 江雨婷 @yutingjiang.com · 06/12/2024
I’m looking for a right-hand intern to work closely with me to prepare for the upcoming Beta launch of @agoracitizen.network. It’s a paid #internship (remote or in Paris). If you know someone who'd be interested, help me spread the word! 🙏 jobs.stationf.co/companies/zk...
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Founders Associate: Right Hand to the CEO: Agora Citizen Network is hiring!
Agora Citizen Network is hiring a Founders Associate: Right Hand to the CEO at its Paris offices.
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Stefanie Stantcheva @s-stantcheva.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Zero-sum thinking is a key mindset that shapes how we view the world. A little thread to highlight our work on its roots with @sahilchinoy.bsky.social, @nathannunn.bsky.social, Sandra Sequeira.🧵1/23 scholar.harvard.edu/files/stantc...
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
That’s amazing! I see so many interesting points that will definitely allow Polis to maintain relevance in a changing tech landscape. Would love to contribute in any way, if I can!
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Hi Colin! So great to hear that you’re building Polis 2. Soooo curious to hear about it. Any place where I can find more info?
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
How far are we to decent AI for bullshit detection? I’d say quite a lot. Interesting work on debate/collective intelligence for fact checking, truth-building, though I’m not so sure about their value under an epistemological POV. What do you think? (Loved the policy-based evidence making)
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Same
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
This piece is sooo great! Kudos @biancawylie.bsky.social
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Here!
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Love what you guys are building! Keen to know more!
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Wonderful! CodeforNL is doing really great stuff — and I’ll meet with Ivonne later this week! The only space that I know is Metagov, but the focus is not precisely the same
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Sure – we’re developing a project on tech for participation in three countries, all the work is around tools like Polis or similar and how they can improve govts civic participation practice. More info here: oecd-opsi.org/work-areas/e...
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Emerging tech for civic participation - Observatory of Public Sector Innovation
About emerging tech for civic participation Emerging technologies are creating new opportunities and challenges for civic participation, calling for the exploration and experimentation of innovative w...
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Simone Maria Parazzoli @essemmeppi.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Thanks @patcon.bsky.social! V useful to identify the right people to follow and great to see some many colleagues here. I’m working on civic tech at the OECD!
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