I see free speech like the free market. Without rules, the powerful will always benefit. Moderation enables new ideas and less powerful communities to truly be heard.
Ben Werdmuller
benwerd@nos.social
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I lead technology at ProPublica and write speculative fiction. This is a personal account.
Every day, I write about tech, democracy, and society at https://werd.io.
More about me: https://about.werd.io
Politics is not sports. Principles are far more important than allegiance.
I’m glad these stories are being told; I wish they didn’t have to be.
Who is most successfully building a community on Nostr?
I'm trying something new! Introducing Unoffice Hours: a little open time to meet and chat every week. Agenda optional; no ulterior motive beyond meeting new people. 
Ben Werdmuller
Unoffice Hours
Let's chat! Agenda optional.
The biggest issue that’s turning up for me about AI is not the models, hallucinations, etc, but how leakily AI-enabled services share potentially sensitive data with third parties. Using AI to process or read aloud a confidential document? Guess what, a third party you have no control over has a copy of it now.
The way to save news is through radical experimentation, decoupling from tech platform interests, and creating more supportive, inclusive cultures that are more open-minded and inclusive. #longread #journalism #news #innovation 
Ben Werdmuller
Dispatches from the media apocalypse
In saving news, culture is key.