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Your data isn't exhaust. It's a belonging.
Hi there,Welcome back to Untangled. It’s written by me, Charley Johnson, and supported by members like you. Help me make it better?This week I’m sharing a conversation I had with Beth…
The Age of Algorithmic Deference.
Hi there,Welcome back to Untangled. It’s written by me, Charley Johnson, and supported by members like you. Help me make it better?This week, I’m sharing a conversation I had with Hilke…
What If We Regulated Chatbots Like Any Other Product?
Hi there,Welcome back to Untangled. It’s written by me, Charley Johnson, and valued by members like you. Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Ben Winters, Director of AI and Privacy at…
When Your AI Assistant Becomes an Advertiser
Hi there,Welcome back to Untangled. It’s written by me, Charley Johnson, and supported by members like you. This week I’m sharing my conversation with Miranda Bogen (Director, AI Governance Lab,…
What Happens When Your Coworkers Are AI Agents
Hi there,Welcome back to Untangled. It’s written by me, Charley Johnson, and supported by members like you. This week, I’m sharing my conversation with Evan Ratliff, journalist and host of the…
The Universe Called. It Says Your Theory of Change Is Cute.
If you’ve sensed a shift in Untangled of late, you’re not wrong. I’m writing a lot more about ‘complex systems.’ To name a few:* What even is a ‘complex system’ and how do you know if you’re in one.*…
"Autonomy or Empire"- Rethinking What AI Is For
This week, I spoke with Harry Law, Editorial Lead at the Cosmos Institute and a researcher at the University of Cambridge, about AI and autonomy. Harry wrote a terrific essay on how generative AI…
'Be Curious, Not judgmental' or What AI Critics Get Wrong!
Today, I’m sharing the 15-minute diagnostic framework I use to assess an organization’s capacity to navigate uncertainty and complexity. Fill out this short survey to get access.The diagnostic is…
"Empire of AI" w/Karen Hao
Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Karen Hao, award-winning reporter covering artificial intelligence and author of NYT bestseller, Empire of AI. We discuss:* The scale-at-all cost approach to…
There’s no such thing as ‘fully autonomous’ agents
I’m Charley Johnson, and this is Untangled, a newsletter and podcast about our sociotechnical world, and how to change it. Today, I’m bringing you the audio version of my latest essay, “There’s no…
Is tech a religion? Is Elon Musk a hungry ghost?
Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Greg Epstein, American Humanist chaplain at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and author of the great new book Tech Agnostic:…
Can we democratize AI?
Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Divya Siddarth, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Collective Intelligence Project (CIP) about how we might democratize the development and governance of…
Building healthy local communities online & off
Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Deepti Doshi, Co-Director of New_Public about what they’ve learned building local healthy communities, online and off. We discuss:* The problem New_Public is…
Block, build, be
This week, I’m sharing my conversation with Anya Kamenetz, the creator of The Golden Hour, a newsletter about “thriving and caring for others on a rapidly changing planet. Anya and I announced a new…
Is AI snake oil?
Hi, I’m Charley, and this is Untangled, a newsletter about our sociotechnical world, and how to change it.* Come work with me! The initiative I lead at Data & Society is hiring for a Community…
The potential of public AI
Hi, I’m Charley, and this is Untangled, a newsletter about our sociotechnical world, and how to change it.* Untangled crossed the 8,000 subscriber mark this week. Woot!* Come work with me! The…
OpenAI’s mythology, Meta’s secret, and Microsoft’s hypocrisy.
Hi, I’m Charley, and this is Untangled, a newsletter about our sociotechnical world, and how to change it.* Last week, I argued that the shared reality that the U.S. has long glorified was…
A world overrun by AI agents w/Evan Ratliff
Hi, it’s Charley, and this is Untangled, a newsletter about technology, people, and power. Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Evan Ratliff, journalist and host of Shell Game, a funny and…
I turned 40 this week.
Hi, it’s Charley, and this is Untangled, a newsletter about technology, people, and power.Can’t afford a subscription and value Untangled’s offerings? Let me know! You only need to reply to this…
AI is a mirror. What can it show us?
Hi, it’s Charley, and this is Untangled, a newsletter about technology, people, and power.This week I’m sharing my conversation with Shannon Vallor, the Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data…
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