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Bright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.com · 17/08/2025
Real talk (reel talk?): BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🚨 The White House's AI Action Plan is out! CSET's policy.ai author @alexfriedland.bsky.social broke down the key takeaways and the most interesting and important recommendations across all 30 sections. Check it out: cset.georgetown.edu/article/trum...
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Trump’s Plan for AI: Recapping the White House’s AI Action Plan | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
On July 23, the White House published its long-awaited AI Action plan. In this post, CSET's Alex Friedland breaks down the most important takeaways.
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vjkin.bsky.social @vjkin.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
I think we can all agree we want our healthcare sectors to be slow and careful with AI implementation. Especially with diagnoses, care plans, drug development.
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vjkin.bsky.social @vjkin.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
AI Action Plan "critical sectors, such as healthcare, are especially slow to adopt due to a variety of factors, including distrust or lack of understanding of the technology, a complex regulatory landscape, and a lack of clear governance and risk mitigation standards." This is a feature not a bug
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vjkin.bsky.social @vjkin.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
From the 2025 AI Action Plan "Create a talent-exchange program designed to allow rapid details of Federal staff to other agencies in need of specialized AI talent" Easy. Reinstate the Pres Mgmt Fellowship and fund more tech fellowships. #reinstatethePMF
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 22/07/2025
New: As Trump prepares to unveil his "AI Action Plan," more than 80 labor, environmental, consumer and tech watchdog groups have signed on to a "People's AI Action Plan" that calls for regulations that put ordinary people's interests over those of the industry. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Analysis | Trump’s ‘Artificial Intelligence Action Plan’ is already stirring debate
Critics unveiled their own “People’s AI Action Plan” ahead of new executive orders expected to address energy and “woke” AI.
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
UAB has 26,000 employees, 3,000 of which are faculty. We are the largest public employer in Alabama, and 2nd overall after Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. We are the main healthcare provider in the state. UAB has WORLD CLASS cancer, pediatric, geriatric, stroke, heart+ all other care facilities
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
2. The surcharge occurred because one of Trump's executive orders froze a grant that assists low-income residents with their energy bills. In an email, an Alabama official confirmed that the letter from Huntsville Utilities was genuine and the $100 increase was the direct result of Trump's EO.
Letter from Huntsville Utilities
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
1. Donald Trump promised that, as president, he would drastically lower Americans' energy bills. But hundreds of Alabama residents are receiving a $100 surcharge on their energy bills as a direct result of Trump's actions in the White House.
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Trump executive order leads to $100 energy bill hike for hundreds in Alabama
Donald Trump promised that, as president, he would drastically lower Americans' energy bills.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/02/2025
Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
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Opinion | There Is No Going Back
The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 29/01/2025
BREAKING: The White House rescinded President Trump's order to freeze all federal funding, including grants for public health, education, and safety. This cruel order would have devastated communities across the country.
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vjkin.bsky.social @vjkin.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Finally, the fearful part will be an attempt to re-establish the largely ineffective 2018 China Initiative. The most recent effort made it to the 2024 senate. So likely to see another wave of harm from racial profiling of Chinese students and professors rooted in protecting research security.
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vjkin.bsky.social @vjkin.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
“Community colleges have largely untapped potential for expanding the AI workforce because of their large student bodies, but they are sorely underestimated by employers and policymakers alike.” -Luke said this in cset.georgetown.edu/article/want...
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Want a High-Paying ‘Blue-Collar AI’ Job? Check Out Your Community College | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
In an article published by The Messenger, Luke Koslosky provided his expert insights in the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) education and job opportunities.
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vjkin.bsky.social @vjkin.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Another super untapped way to bolster US AI talent: community college degrees, these are non-advanced degrees that could produce talent for over 800K (data from 2022) non-technical AI jobs. Work from the superb @lukekoslosky.bsky.social
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vjkin.bsky.social @vjkin.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
A good primer: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/b...
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What Is the H-1B Visa Program and Why Are Trump Backers Feuding Over It?
A debate over the program for skilled foreign workers has pitted immigration hard-liners against some of President Trump’s most influential supporters in the tech industry.
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vjkin.bsky.social @vjkin.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Our content manger told me this is too dense...oops. So thread 1/? The hopeful part: Increase in visas for highly skilled STEM talent. H1B visas are valid for at least 3 years & have careful restrictions “to fill openings for which American workers with similar abilities cannot be found.”
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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Does China's DeepSeek Mean U.S. AI Is Sunk? For @newsweek.com, CSET's @jack-corrigan.bsky.social & @sambresnick.bsky.social break down the implications of DeepSeek's R1 model. www.newsweek.com/does-chinas-...
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Does China's DeepSeek Mean U.S. AI Is Sunk? | Opinion
While new AI models often generate buzz, R1's release is especially notable in light of the U.S. government's recent efforts to curtail China's AI ambitions.
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vjkin.bsky.social @vjkin.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Changes from ds and Qwen 2.5-Max. Fearfully - NatSec rhetoric to CCP-fear–monger US-China relations resulting in real harm to individuals. As I’ve said ds was not that surprising. Hopefully - a push from USG to see US AI talent as worthy of investment (eg. foreign-born folks, education, alt paths)
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vjkin.bsky.social @vjkin.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Office hot take on deepseek, very talented team using lots of methods to optimize their algorithm (as opposed to dumping tons of compute and data into it). Not surprising since US export controls intended to slow their compute access. Kind of unverifiable to know how much development compute cost.
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vjkin.bsky.social @vjkin.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
A very cool and chill time to be in AI, if you’re looking for insights, my very lovely coworkers put out amazing evidence-driven work! bsky.app/starter-pack...
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CSET @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Addressing automation bias is necessary to ensure successful, ethical, and safe AI deployment, especially when the consequences of overreliance or misuse are most severe. Our new report by @emmyprobasco.bsky.social, @vjkin.bsky.social, and Lauren Kahn has more: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
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AI Safety and Automation Bias | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Automation bias is a critical issue for artificial intelligence deployment. It can cause otherwise knowledgeable users to make crucial and even obvious errors. Organizational, technical, and education...
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vjkin.bsky.social @vjkin.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Sometimes you think you're turning right, but you're driving into a lake. 🚗💦 Automation bias can cause catastrophic errors in AI-heavy fields like aviation & defense. Learn how to mitigate risks with better design, training, & processes. 🌊 🔗 cset.georgetown.edu/publication/... #AI #AutomationBias
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AI Safety and Automation Bias | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Automation bias is a critical issue for artificial intelligence deployment. It can cause otherwise knowledgeable users to make crucial and even obvious errors. Organizational, technical, and education...
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