prosocial-media
Bridging Systems: Open Problems for Countering Destructive Divisiveness across Ranking, Recommenders, and Governance
arxiv.org
Attention allocation
When the war ended, she didn’t go back to Leningrad. She kept going west, to a refugee camp in Frankfurt, and came to Canada on a DP boat. She was alone in her family in doing that. The rest of my family are still all in St. Petersburg, and they had a terrible life.
The reason that she left and they didn’t is because she was willing to give up ever... See more
The reason that she left and they didn’t is because she was willing to give up ever... See more
Attention Required! | Cloudflare
The term I reach for most is “communal computing.” What I care about most is technology as a medium for humanity. I care about making technology feel more like a material that we can use to connect better with each other or express ourselves or create things; tools and spaces that allow us to gather, play, and share in the joy of making things toge... See more
An Interview with Spencer Chang | Are.na Editorial
Using Collective Dialogues and AI to Find Common Ground Between Israeli and Palestinian Peacebuilders
arxiv.orgprobably one of the coolest uses of LLMs I’ve come across
CitizenPortal.ai - for Informed Citizens
citizenportal.ai
Collecting and archiving are ways to reclaim and own our attention—they are acts of meaning-making. These practices are rituals: habits and skills that demand time, patience, and a willingness to look beyond the surface.
To collect well is to resist algorithmic influence. A true collection reflects deeply personal values and a genuine desire to know... See more
To collect well is to resist algorithmic influence. A true collection reflects deeply personal values and a genuine desire to know... See more
Patricia Hurducaș • Archives: Anchors For Attention
2301.09976
arxiv.orgusers submit short responses to a prompt. But rather than amplifying or responding to one another's comments, they simply vote these up or down. These votes are then clustered to highlight patterns of common attitudes which form what one might call user perspectives.
Audrey Tang • ⿻ 數位 Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy
Content That’s as Good as Contact? Vicarious Intergroup Contact and the Promise of Depolarization at Scale
The document evaluates a 50-minute documentary showing cross-partisan dialogue as a cost-effective, scalable way to reduce affective polarization among Americans, increasing optimism and interest but not investment in depolarization activities.
bridgeentertainmentlabs.org