Toby Shulruff

writer, researcher, facilitator
human | tech | more-than-human futures

[Toby Shulruff @tobysworks]

Empathy is an asset in Trust & Safety work. T&S professionals are deeply committed to increasing safety for users and society. This comes with a cost. I'll be sharing results and recommendations from my research at TrustCon next week.

[Toby Shulruff @tobysworks]

@favourboroks Agreed that's the proper focus. The economics and control.

[Toby Shulruff @tobysworks]

Realizing that for someone who elevates embodiment and emotion, I spend a curiously large portion of time thinking about stuff.

[Tactical Tech @Info_Activism]

🔊Open call! Applications for our Exposing the Invisible Summer Workshops are open! Participants will learn about:
-investigating climate change adaptation
-mapping disinformation networks
-geolocating images
-improving digital safety
Limited spots. Apply➡️https://t.co/oIVXQTH8eM

[Toby Shulruff @tobysworks]

@STS_News The petition meaning the let's-pause-for-six-months petition.

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@STS_News The organization hosting the petition, the Future of Life Institute, says, "We *perform* policy advocacy in the United States, the European Union, and the United Nations." emphasis added.

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@mapc Congratulations!!

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Further melting the boundaries between the real and unreal: "Captcha Is Asking Users to Identify Objects That Don't Exist" https://t.co/ghmeiIthB1 via @motherboard

[Toby Shulruff @tobysworks]

@favourboroks Happy Birthday!!!

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@jonathanstegall @sft7la I finished a Public Interest Technology MS from @ASU_SFIS

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@mapc @ASU_SFIS @HSD_at_ASU Love, love, love this news!!!!! Congratulations!!

[Michael W. Twitty @KosherSoul]

I've been seeing a lot of creatives of color making a very cogent and powerful argument recently: every dystopian or apocalyptic plot essentially mirrors the already lived or historical experience of many non-white&oppressed&marginalized peoples.

[Toby Shulruff @tobysworks]

@jayslups @GlitchUK_ @_gab_deoliveira Awesome!!

[MMitchell @mmitchell_ai]

Finally have a moment to read MSR's "Sparks of AGI" paper. I'm going to do something very crazy and *live tweet* my thoughts as I read. You ready? Let's go!
https://t.co/b6i5vMFK5N

[Toby Shulruff @tobysworks]

@favourboroks I taking a course on this right now: Predictive Fictions.

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@johnchavens Lawn order.

[Pollicy @PollicyOrg]

Although AI solutions have the potential to drive growth and development across major sectors, the AI industry is still underrepresented in Africa. Our three-part series explores the landscape of #AI across the African continent through a feminist lens. 👉https://t.co/nXBlgjBTyy

[dr. rosie 🌼 bellini @Rosie_Bellini]

My paper 'Paying the Price: When Intimate Partners use Paying the Price: When Intimate Partners Use Technology for Financial Harm' won a 🏆 Best Paper 🏆 award at #CHI2023. As financial abuse is often a 'hidden' harm for survivors of IPV, this means a lot. 1/7

[Andrew Maynard @2020science]

Given growing interest/concern around the potential risks of #AI #AGI and #ChatGPT I updated this Risk Bites video on AI risk from a few years ago -- original at https://t.co/shLGJFG1vD