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Episode 6

Platforms for the People

Published on: 1st August, 2022

In this episode, we speak with Aviv Ovadya. Aviv is a consultant who specializes in the governance of emerging technologies, particularly those of artificial intelligence and online social platforms. He has been a Technology and Public Purpose Fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center, and served as Chief Technologist at the Center for Social Media Responsibility at the University of Michigan. We’ll dive into topics including lottocracies, incentive-structures for change in big-tech companies, and promising social media algorithms for improving online discourse.

>> Links and References <<

Beau of the Fifth Column

Culture Holder Commons

Engine No. 1

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Platform Democracy - Belfer Center

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