Stephen Nichols (he/him)

Husband | Dad | Ally | @TuftsEngineer + @RPIAlumni + @theNAEng FOE + @incose_org New England + Lifelong Learner | #systemsengineering #technology #collaboration

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

We cannot consider #AI to be morally neutral. In reality, every technical tool embodies choices and priorities through what it measures, ignores, and optimizes, and how it classifies people and situations. Ethical discernment cannot be limited to asking whether we are using a system for good or bad purposes. It must also examine how that system is designed and what vision of the human person and society is embedded in the data and models that guide it. #MagnificaHumanitas

[Andrew Freedman @AndrewFATHOM]

At @ashbyworkshops in 2025, I turned to @ghadfield and said, "I want to do regulatory markets" — with little idea what that meant. Over the following months, we began building a model of governance with @deanwball and others, and quickly saw that it could meet the regulatory, technical, and political demands of the moment. We first called it MROs — Multi-stakeholder Regulatory Organizations, a riff on Self-Regulatory Organizations. Terrible name. The team at @Fathom_org spent the next stretch rebranding it to Independent Verification Organizations (IVOs). We were never the only people working on independent verification, and I won't pretend otherwise. But I'm proud of what this team did to socialize IVOs, mature the idea, and make the case for why it needs to be a part of AI governance. Over the past few months, IVOs have gone mainstream — and I'm excited for the next chapter of this debate.

[CT Senate Democrats @CTSenateDems]

Connecticut is leading the nation on AI safety! Gov. Lamont just signed SB 5 into law, led by Sens. Maroney & Duff.

🛡️ Protects kids from addictive AI/chatbots
💼 Adds transparency to AI hiring decisions
🚀 Expands AI literacy + launches a Yale healthcare tech partnership

[Anthropic @AnthropicAI]

Our internal data shows Claude is accelerating AI development—a possible path to recursive self-improvement, or AI autonomously building a more capable successor.

It’s happening faster than we thought, and the implications deserve greater attention. https://t.co/OVVPJO7VQx

[Hartford Business @HartfordBiz]

After years of legislative stalemate, Connecticut has passed comprehensive AI regulation requiring businesses to disclose their use of the technology in hiring and other operations, with compliance deadlines arriving Oct. 1.

https://t.co/HjrGdJboo7

[Capitol Dispatch @CapDispatch]

Connecticut Enacts AI Safety Law Covering Jobs, Chatbots and Workforce Readiness https://t.co/lDDncqLNas

[Bloomberg Law @BLaw]

A sweeping new AI law ratified by Connecticut’s governor will require businesses to notify employees and job applicants about their use of automation technology in making employment decisions. https://t.co/XMXG8lLYsG

[Governor Ned Lamont @GovNedLamont]

Social media companies spent years engineering apps to hook our kids.

Enough.

I signed a first-in-the-nation law: age verification, a 1-hour daily limit on algorithm-driven content for minors, and no late-night notifications. Our kids are worth more than an engagement metric.

[WTNH News 8 @WTNH]

Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) signed into law new legislation Tuesday to establish protections against the harms of artificial intelligence.
https://t.co/tpOzIrrEE6

[Rep. John Larson @RepJohnLarson]

While Trump tries to block states from regulating artificial intelligence, Connecticut is leading the nation to make sure AI works for us, not Big Tech billionaires. Proud to stand with @GovNedLamont and state leaders to sign a law putting guardrails on AI and supporting workers.

[John Craven @johncraven1]

"THEY'RE SO MEAN": Parents will have more control over their kids' social media under new CT law: https://t.co/Uy2iQLOFEN

[CT Senate Democrats @CTSenateDems]

AI BILL SIGNED!!!

[CT Senate Democrats @CTSenateDems]

Today is a big day for CT as the AI bill is signed into law. Few people have worked harder to make this moment possible than Senator James Maroney, whose vision, leadership, and countless hours of work helped shape this groundbreaking legislation from the very beginning.

[CT Senate Democrats @CTSenateDems]

Happening now!!!! Gov. Lamont is about to sign the AI bill.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

#AI can be a valuable tool and, at the same time, it calls for a measured and vigilant approach. The speed and simplicity with which practical assistance can be accessed undoubtedly makes life easier. Yet they can also encourage excessive reliance and the search for ready-made answers, and weaken personal creativity and judgment. #MagnificaHumanitas

[ctnewsjunkie @ctnewsjunkie]

Data Privacy And Protection Bill Wins Legislative Approval https://t.co/xbH7oppmEh #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

[Stephen Nichols (he/him) @SRNICH0LS]

Humbled to have the chance to learn and help.

[Stephen Nichols (he/him) @SRNICH0LS]

Having grown up in #Connecticut and spent countless hours reading the news from the @hartfordcourant it is a bit surreal to have helped in some small way with today’s above the fold headline. #AI #PublicPolicy

[Stephen Nichols (he/him) @SRNICH0LS]

After “years of hard work” on #technology that is “perhaps the most powerful and transformative of our generation” “the time has come” “for a good first step” to balance the promise of #AI #Innovation with “common sense protections”.

[Hartford Courant @hartfordcourant]

Lamont’s new spokeswoman, Cathryn Vaulman, said that Lamont favors the bill with “commonsense protections” and will sign it into law. https://t.co/rPoI5oJCme

[Ken Dixon @KenDixonCT]

Breaking-Landmark AI legislation passes in Connecticut that includes chatbot protections https://t.co/t5tsZtdmD7 via @ConnPost #CTPolitics