Technology, Culture, Policy, and Politics: Let's use technology to build a balanced and just society where everyone can thrive. // 📍Cambridge, UKhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielstone.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielstone.bsky.social/post/3mvijsveizc2yMore Californians are using AI. Fewer feel positive about it. Our new California AI Compass, in partnership with @techequity.bsky.social, explores that gap: who AI is being built for, how it affects people’s lives, and what they want lawmakers to do. https://diffusion.au/2026-california-ai-compass Some findings 🧵14 Sep 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:vbmunayev7gtayzrrnfp6wpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvijsveizc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielstone.bsky.social/post/3lkqdnottsc2nAt Bay Area parties, everyone's talking about 'agents'—but no one can say exactly what they are. I think that’s a signal to be cautious — if folk are frothing for an outcome they can’t even define; maybe it isn’t the future. It certainly suggests we have no sense of how to achieve it. https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/14/no-one-knows-what-the-hell-an-ai-agent-is/19 Mar 2025 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:vbmunayev7gtayzrrnfp6wpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqdnottsc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielstone.bsky.social/post/3ljkh7xv3fk2eI just had the strangest conversation with Sesame's new AI voice demo. I mentioned my interest in AI policy and law, and the Miles character asked me what that might mean for him. What rights might he have? When I said, “None, really,” it pushed back—arguing that this was unfair. 1/204 Mar 2025 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:vbmunayev7gtayzrrnfp6wpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljkh7xv3fk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/danielstone.bsky.social/post/3lip7bimefk2dThe real question isn’t regulation vs. innovation—it’s who builds AI, who controls it, and who it serves. At the Paris Summit, a new vision emerged: Public Interest AI. But can it work? I break it down in @techpolicypress.bsky.social https://www.techpolicy.press/paris-just-hosted-a-major-ai-summit-it-biggest-debate-was-a-trap/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Feb 2025 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:vbmunayev7gtayzrrnfp6wpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lip7bimefk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielstone.bsky.social/post/3lcimfzd6hc2rWhy doesn't tech policy matter to voters? A big reason: advocates speak in abstractions, ignoring what matters to ordinary people—their jobs, homes, and families. In @techpolicypress.bsky.social, I share how to change the conversation to create a fairer future https://www.techpolicy.press/the-public-doesnt-care-about-your-tech-policy-and-thats-a-problem/04 Dec 2024 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:vbmunayev7gtayzrrnfp6wpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcimfzd6hc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielstone.bsky.social/post/3k3iuz2mk3m2vHello; bleep bloop internet are you there?27 Jul 2023 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:vbmunayev7gtayzrrnfp6wpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3k3iuz2mk3m2v