Renée DiResta
Writer and researcher · Formerly Stanford Internet Observatory
Traces how influence operations, rumor, and now generative media move through networks. Useful when a group wants facts about manipulation, not vibes.
Voices
Who to read in each topic
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Who is harmed, who is excluded, and whose dignity is diminished in outputs and decisions.What is known about people, who knows it, and what that knowledge is used for.Shared facts, persuasion, elections, and the conversations a public needs.Fraud, cybercrime, and the weaponization of capable systems.What happens between a person and a system: overreliance, loneliness, lost judgement.Care, clinics, and the people who depend on systems they did not choose.Work, wages, skill, and the meaning of contributing.What is learned, what is lost, and who gets to know.Who can use these systems, who is shut out, and who captures the gains.Language, culture, meaning, and the texture of a shared life.
Bruce Schneier
Security technologist · Harvard Kennedy School
Writes about security as a social problem. A reliable first read when a group is mixing fear of hackers with fear of the model itself.
International Committee of the Red Cross
Humanitarian policy on AI
Writes from international humanitarian law, not from product. Essential when a conversation touches conflict, weapons, or civilian protection.