We Can Keep Dianne Feinstein in the Senate Forever

From Fundraising to Legislating, AI Can Do the Job

The fight over Dianne Feinstein’s future is a foolish waste of time. Both sides in the controversy over whether she should resign her seat now, or serve out her term, seem to be missing the point.

Some Californians say our senior U.S. senator must step down as soon as possible so that Gov. Gavin Newsom can appoint a politician who is healthy and young enough to show up in person for all votes. Others say Feinstein was elected to the post, and is the best judge of when she should leave.

But …

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Internet Scholar Ethan Zuckerman

Technology Thrills Me All the Time

Ethan Zuckerman is an associate professor of public policy, communication, and information, and director of UMass’s Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure, focused on reimagining the internet as a tool for civic …

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Godmother of Virtual Reality Nonny de la Peña

I Was Scared of Flying, So I Took Flying Lessons

Nonny de la Peña is a journalist, filmmaker, and virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) pioneer, who is the founding director for the Narrative and Emerging Media program at Arizona State University. Before joining this …

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Future Tense’s Torie Bosch

In My Family Technology Was a Girl Thing

Torie Bosch is the editor of Future Tense, which explores the intersection of technology, policy, and society. Editor-in-residence and lecturer at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School for Journalism and …

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Author Charlton McIlwain

Facebook Seems Vapid

Charlton McIlwain is professor of media, culture, and communication at New York University and founder of the Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies. He is the author of Black …

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Can Humans Reprogram the Internet’s Original Sin?

From the Pop-Up Ad to Criminal Sentencing Algorithms, Software—And the People Behind It—Shape Our Lives

Will ChatGPT change the world? The new artificial intelligence chatbot, which has inspired both fear and awe with its power to do everything from write jokes and term papers to …