Mastodawn

Gut so, warum auch sollte jeder Erfindung dem Verwertungszwang unterliegen? Mit KI sind so viel sinnvollere Dinge möglich als Geld zu verdienen.

#OpenSourceAI #PeopleOverProfit #AntiMonetization #DigitalCommons #DemocratizeAI #NoPaywall #PublicInterestTech #AgainstEnshittification #FreeKnowledge #OpenScience

The Internet is Crack Feb 26

Corporate AI ethics vs. defense money: guess who wins?

#AIEthics #DefenseContracts #AIGovernance #BigTech #TechPolitics #AIHype #PublicInterestTech

Warm Signull Jan 21

I agree with opposing #BigTech capture. But from an #EU perspective, rejecting any #EUTech effort often just hands all power to the #US and a few other countries.

How do you rationalize that tradeoff?

Is there a point where some sacrifice is needed so Europe can regain agency, while better #SmallTech / #PublicInterestTech solutions are still being built?

@aral
@hamishcampbell
@wavesculptor
@Zenie

LavX News Nov 13

The shutdown ends, but the deeper problem remains: critical public services still run on fragile, aging systems that cannot pause for politics. Responsible modernization means resilient, transparent infrastructure built to protect people, not just budgets. How do we bring open, ethical, well-governed AI into government without repeating past mistakes? #PublicInterestTech #ResponsibleAI #FOSS

NGI Commons Nov 7

💡 Excited to announce that @sachikomuto will be speaking at the #DigitalCommonsPolicySummit2025!

📣 As Chair of OFE and Senior Researcher at RISE, she has been a leading voice for openness, standards and digital public goods.

Let's build an open, sustainable, digital future together.

We a few spots left👇 : https://commons.ngi.eu/event/digital-commons-policy-summit-2025/

#DigitalCommons #FOSS #OpenStandards #PublicInterestTech

Ashe Dryden 🙆🏼‍♀️🐈🐈‍⬛Nov 3

I’m looking for some accounts on certain subjects, who/what would you recommend?

- #sociology (macro, urban, digital, antiracist criminology, cultural, transformative)
- #PublicInterestTech (inequality, advocacy, ethical/responsible tech)
- #sts (sociology, technology, race, policy)
- #police (technology, surveillance, segregation in the US)
- advocacy groups in the US that focus on any of the above
- other things you think I might like!

Adrianna Tan Oct 31

so glad to see this: the south african govt has set up a digital services team. they are talking about focusing on service design, not infrastructure (one of my main complaints about digital public infra is that people get lost in the 'what' of the work rather than the 'who' and 'why')

https://govinsider.asia/intl-en/article/south-africas-dpi-journey-is-a-masterclass-in-agile-government

#CivicTech #PublicInterestTech #SouthAfrica #ServiceDesign

Beta.NYC

Oct 17

Democracy runs better when people understand data. 📊

BetaNYC teaches, trains, and connects New Yorkers to make that happen, but we rely on your support. Support our public programs ahead of this No Kings Day!

Chip in today: https://www.beta.nyc/support-us-no-king

#NoKings #NYC #PublicInterestTech #DataForGood