Jake Chanenson

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cs phd student at uchicago.
member of tatse of science chicago's executive team.
host on new books network’s science technology and society podcast.
hci + privacy & tech policy is my jam.
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Websitehttps://jakec007.github.io/
#CHI2026 has a new format for more social based activities called Meetups ! Here's the inaugural list of meetups (accepted from the submissions, stats on that later) that you can participate at during the conference: https://chi2026.acm.org/meet-ups/accepted/ (spread the word!)
Accepted Meet-Ups - ACM CHI 2026

The specific timing of each Meet-Up will be confirmed later and published both on this page and in the final CHI 26 programme. Meet-Ups are free to attend, included with the main conference registration, and do not require any additional sign-up. Each Meet-Up runs for up to 90 minutes, is open to all CHI attendees, […]

ACM CHI 2026
Call for Papers: How does generative #AI shape youth risk and agency? We invite short papers, design proposals & ideas for our CHI 2026 workshop! Join researchers & designers to map out responsible, empowering youth-AI engagement. Submit today & help shape the future! https://www.youthaisafety.com/
#CHI2026
#AIandYouth
Developmentally Safe Generative AI Environments for Youth – CHI 2026 Workshop

The application for our Summer 2025 HCI undergraduate research program is now open until January 17, 2025.

Students can choose from 25 research projects when applying to this paid, 10-week HCI REU program.

Details on our website:
🔗https://hcii.cmu.edu/news/hcii-seeks-applicants-2025-summer-research-program

#CarnegieMellon #cmuhcii #NSF #UndergraduateResearch #HumanComputerInteraction

HCII Seeks Applicants for 2025 Summer Research Program | Human-Computer Interaction Institute

Application available until mid-JanuaryThe Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) Summer Undergraduate Research program is an opportunity for students to spend a summer with us at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

🚨 Exciting opportunity! My PI, Prof. Marshini Chetty, is actively recruiting PhD Students for the AIR Lab (https://airlab.cs.uchicago.edu/) at UChicago CS. We focus on privacy, security, and tech for underserved communities. A great place to do impactful, interdisciplinary research! Apply here: https://cs.uchicago.edu/academics/admission/.
Amyoli Internet Research Lab – AIR lab

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Random reminder that you need to opt-in to Global Privacy Control on Firefox.

Here is how to do that:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/global-privacy-control?as=u&utm_source=inproduct

Here is a catch-all resource:
https://globalprivacycontrol.org/#download

Global Privacy Control | Firefox Help

How to make Firefox advise websites that you visit not to sell or share your browsing information.

So, in recognition of their retirement, I wanted to share them with all of you today. I think they are a useful framing

I'm not sure what the takeaway is other than a clear misalignment of incentives. Trust and safety is important, but, like privacy, it seems hard to build a commercially viable product that is truly trust and safety forward.

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Bit late on this but in "From T2 to Pebble: The Rise, Challenges, and Lessons of Building a Twitter Alternative" Gabor Cselle aptly observes that a leading reason for their site shutdown was that they had growth issues.

Why? Well taken from the blog post:

- "We couldn’t clearly articulate a differentiator beyond trust and safety."

- "**Being kinder and safer is not enough of a differentiator**, because **kindness and safety by themselves aren’t interesting enough.**"
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A rare actual post today. An old professor of mine is retiring this year (unnamed because I don't think they are a big internet person).

They taught a challenging math class and set the tone for the class with the following three rules:
1. Nobody gets hurt
2. Be patient with everyone – especially yourself
3. Be persistently curious about absolutely everything

While these aren’t tenants to live by, per se, they were (and still are) helpful guidelines for working through difficult material
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