Surprising fact: no major professional scientific organization has flipped from a paywalled publishing model to 100% Open Access.
@TheOfficialACM is going to be the first on January 1, 2026, when its entire digital library will become freely available to the public.
A half dozen talented AI experts dropped everything on a moment's notice and moved to DC for a year to help bring their insight to US policy makers. So inspiring! https://t.co/hZYl8HbE50
Thinking about stuff today and realized the societal arc during my adult life can be summed up as "it turns out you can't replace institutions with technology"
Yes, Macarius and thank you for asking. Anyone who sees stories like this from time to time and wonders what it is about, please read. And please RT this thread widely so that this can be better understand. 1/
Decades ago, poor maintenance & safety failures at a Union Carbide (now DOW Chemical) plant in Bhopal, India caused a massive leak of poisonous gas killing over 7,000 people and harming countless others. The DOJ must help India get justice for the victims from this U.S. company.
We wrapped up an amazing @AIESConf today. This is such a vibrant community with excellent papers and posters and a thriving student program. It was an honor to be involved. #AIES23
Honored to have contributed to the AIES panel on public-facing AI, skillfully moderated by @sanmayd, followed by a series of important questions from the audience.