"The emphasis on human oversight as a protective mechanism allows governments and vendors to have it both ways: they can promote an algorithm by proclaiming how its capabilities exceed those of humans, while simultaneously defending the algorithm and those responsible for it from scrutiny by pointing to the security (supposedly) provided by human oversight."

Ben Green https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3921216 via @pluralistic

#compliance#AIEthics#AIRisks #governance #efficiency #productivity#AI #generativeAI

"...many of the the structural possibilities the Fediverse offers allow for the flourishing of better and more humane ways of managing human interactions online."

If you're interested in governance and administration of Fediverse servers, we highly recommend checking out this report by @kissane and @darius

It not only goes in-depth on issues, but suggests insightful remedies.

You can read it here: https://fediverse-governance.github.io/

#fediverse #mastodon #report #governance #admin#SocialMedia

@kissane and @darius have published a major new report about governance on the fediverse:

https://fediverse-governance.github.io/

I had the pleasure of seeing an early draft -- the final result is even stronger! It's going to be a key document for fedi admins and moderators.

#governance #fediverse

@pluralistic - The true, tactical significance of #Project2025. Like you, I have heard a lot about Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's #roadmap for the actions that #Trump should take if he wins the presidency. Given the #HeritageFoundation's centrality to the #American #authoritarian project, it's about as awful and frightening as you might expect https://pluralistic.net/2024/07/14/fracture-lines/#disassembly-manual#democracy #congress #constitution #courts #justice #civilliberties #government #hierarchy #wealth #policy #governance