Exploring the "reverse Scooby-Doo" theory of tech innovation
IDDP explores the "reverse Scooby-Doo" theory of tech innovation with its creator, Dave Karpf, a professor at George Washington University.
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Citizens' Climate Lobby: Are you a consumer citizen?
Ethan Porter's book "The Consumer Citizen" states that citizens are now being asked to focus on what to buy--goods of all sizes, all prices--nearly all the time.
How could ChatGPT and artificial intelligence change politics?
So much of political rhetoric and marketing copy is a potentially ripe industry to be disrupted by artificial intelligence. But should voters be worried?
Fact-checking works insofar as people who see the fact checks are more accurate for having seen it, says IDDP's Ethan Porter. But fact checks are still limited.
Lieu's ChatGPT resolution seeks better understanding of AI
IDDP's David Broniatowski, who has been studying artificial intelligence for over a decade, warns that what we don’t know about AI can be dangerous.
If there is one thing the boosters and cynics agree on about artificial intelligence, it’s that the tech is coming for white-...
A year in the trenches has hardened Ukraine’s president
Not long after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, a year ago this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky found...
Twitter’s plan to charge for crucial tool prompts outcry
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been using...
Why Are You Seeing So Many Bad Digital Ads Now?
Portia Kapraun has always seen unwelcome ads on Twitter, usually from major brands pitching her luxury jewelry or vehicles...
Elon Musk pledged transparency at Twitter. But he’s walling off researchers
or years, Twitter, like other social media platforms, has freely given its platform data to independent researchers so that...