There’s so much to be disappointed/disgusted/outraged by with how the AI industry has been operating.
But we don’t have to accept this as the only way of doing things.
We can imagine other AI futures—thriving, democratic futures.
Write #PublicAI futures for the Protopian Prize!
protopianprize.com
the closest Reuters can get to acknowledging Musk is a racist far right wing extremist propped up by fraud is a claim he engages in "increasingly partisan political interventions."
Palantir's investors have rejected proposals for independent human-rights reviews of their work with ICE, DHS, police forces, and militaries.
This looks lovely.
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social friends: apply for this role at @humanitiescuny.bsky.social at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social if humanities / humanistic social sciences, public scholarship, small org ops, & comms are your things. An excellent opportunity, closes tomorrow night.
Got to help out today with the @gctlc.bsky.social's 2026 Critical AI Literacy Institute, in my capacity as a fellow w/ @cunyailab.bsky.social. Such fun & interesting conversations with faculty across CUNY, across disciplines. @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social #CriticalAI #AILiteracy #CriticalPedagogy
Possible Futures Volume 8, @dairfutures.bsky.social's latest community zine (from the event last month at the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security at Columbia University) is now up. What a fun and interesting night that was.
zines.dair-institute.org/possible-fut...
Today is day one of Summer 2026 cohort of The Open Knowledge Fellowship at @minareeslibrary.bsky.social / @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Sandy Jimenez (www.vampyrotechnic.com) gave the opening talk.
openknowledge.commons.gc.cuny.edu/open-knowled...
#OER #OpenKnowledge #OpenScience #OpenSocialWork
After a riveting day two of @gctlc.bsky.social's Critical AI Literacy Institute (CALI), now attending the COGE public hearing at @brooklynlawschool.bsky.social & glad to see a strong @beta.nyc presence. Many interesting testimonies & varying perspectives in the room.
cc @cunypitlab.bsky.social
Few business leaders have been as deeply embedded in popular culture as Elon Musk, the ambitious entrepreneur who has become a central figure in internet culture and amassed a fortune that has made hi...
Out now! Read The June 2026 issue (Vol 5(6)) of "In The Loop," the official newsletter of the PhD Program in Social Welfare at CUNY Graduate Center, at socialwelfare.common...
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Ph.D. Program in Social Welfare at The CUNY Graduate Center
On June 13th, we’re hosting a Library Art and Propaganda Fair!
It’ll be an all-ages artistic celebration: library-centric art, zines, and ephemera - plus activities for kids, readings, a photobooth and more.
The event is free and open to all, RSVP here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/public-lib...
NYC Public Library Action Network
Deadline tomorrow (Friday 6/12/26 at 11:59pm): Presidential Research Fellow with The Center For The Humanities at The Graduate Center. Apply at centerforthehumaniti...
Today we're testifying on the NYC Charter revision — the process of rewriting the city government's founding document.
If you work in government technology, civic tech, or policy, this is the moment to weigh in.
Read our testimony at www.beta.nyc/2026/06/11/c...
Ph.D. Program in Social Welfare at The CUNY Graduate Center
BetaNYC, a partner project of the Fund for the City of New York
