Sam Liebeskind
@samliebeskind
product partnerships at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
Sam Liebeskind
There is evidence that participatory exercises tied to formal decision making processes - from participatory budgeting (C. Johnson, Carlson, and Reynolds 2021) to deliberative polling (Fishkin et al. 2024; “Collective Intelligence Case Studies,” n.d.) - lead to increased democratic engagement and satisfaction. This has the effect of bolstering... See more
Position Paper on Deliberative Tech_Apr 3 Convening
Position Paper on Deliberative Tech_Apr 3 Convening
arxiv.org
Social media is a gnarly coordination problem we need to decompose - A Warm Space
awarm.leaflet.pub
Facebook Allegedly Detected When Teen Girls Deleted Selfies So It Could Serve Them Beauty Ads
futurism.com
Opinion | Civility Is a Fantasy
nytimes.com
Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say
gizmodo.com
In a world where AI agents are running wild, will we see a new wave of online social spaces that are “human only” - or at least “human verified”?
What are the tradeoffs between Government ID vs. “Selfie verification” (Bumble-style) vs. organizations acting as verifiers (Bluesky-style) vs. peer-to-peer “vouch for humanity” (lobste.rs-style) vs.