political scientist @ University of Zürich
platforms, political violence, social media, computing
research & writing:
henryhenryhenry.com
sometimes land of enchantment, sometimes land of Helvetia
Colin M. Henry
Loading...
remember that thing you fell in love with as a kid? unfortunately to dream about it as an adult you have to pay special coins to this unfathomable demon
Colin M. Henry
Colin M. Henry
big deal. community management tools can go a long way to defanging the roving bands of antisocial users that make life miserable on social media platforms.
an AI that prevents phone apps from reloading their webviews without your permission
guy sitting next to me at this coffee shop has an iPod classic, wired headphones, and one of those Alphasmart word processors. has spent the last 45 mins scrolling on his phone
an AI that makes Bluetooth work on linux
i am upset that all of the things i think are neat like computers, space, and breathable air are controlled by the worst people on earth
bracketing models with silent guardrails and opaque failure modes is just repeating the same governance mistakes made by social media platforms, except this time with the benefit of 20 years of hindsight
failed content moderation and governance of pseudo-private social media platforms has been an unmitigated catastrophe for basically everyone on earth. so let's just do all that again with the next infrastructure layer social technology.
an AI that stops programs from popping up a bunch of shit in your face when you first open them
