Tech & Policy

Legacy media circles the drain

Erosion of trust in the news is an industry self-own that's been decades in the making

Dec 13, 2024 • 

Tim O'Brien

November 2024

Big tech vs. compelled speech

There’s more to the First Amendment than simply getting to say whatever you want

Nov 19, 2024 • 

Tim O'Brien

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March 2024

AI, “go” fever, and normalization of deviance

The tech industry is looking more and more like NASA in its darkest hours

Mar 6, 2024 • 

Tim O'Brien

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January 2024

Responsible AI and the Nash Equilibrium

No one wants to go first.

Jan 24, 2024 • 

Tim O'Brien

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December 2023

Google, the police, and geofence warrants

A win for privacy, but not the riddance we need. Only Congress can provide that.

Dec 15, 2023 • 

Tim O'Brien

The charade of “self-regulation”

“Self-regulation” is the EBITDA of corporate policy. It’s meaningless.

Dec 1, 2023 • 

Tim O'Brien

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July 2023

Missing Voices of The Social Dilemma

<This essay first published in October 2020> Netflix recently released a new documentary by filmmaker Jeff Orlowski entitled, “The Social Dilemma”, that…

Jul 6, 2023 • 

Tim O'Brien

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December 2022

Not Everything is AI

You don't get to rub some AI on an algo just because it contains an IF statement.

Dec 12, 2022 • 

Tim O'Brien

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September 2022

Data Anonymization Doesn’t Work

The claim that anonymizing data protects consumer privacy is as deceptive as it gets

Sep 23, 2022 • 

Tim O'Brien

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August 2022

Do We Need a New Digital Regulatory Agency in the U.S.?

No. We need greater tech literacy in the agencies we already have.

Aug 23, 2022 • 

Tim O'Brien

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June 2022

Under His Eye

Digital surveillance is tailor-made for a world of criminalized abortion

Jun 27, 2022 • 

Tim O'Brien

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March 2022

Policy Paradox

Policy isn’t lagging behind dubious tech – policy is creating demand for it.

Mar 15, 2022 • 

Tim O'Brien

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