Integrity Institute

Thanks to @integrity-inst.bsky.social for spotlighting my piece with @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social, @nickgarcia.bsky.social, and @elisephillips.bsky.social!

In it, we argue that the cloud is critical infrastructure that shouldn't be left to the free market. It's up to states to provide oversight.

Why The Cloud Should Be a Public Utility — Integrity Institute By Michelle Nie, Theodora Skeadas, Nick Garcia, Elise Phillips We rely on the cloud every day to access government, healthcare and educational services. We access our government benefits, file taxes,...

☁️ Why The Cloud Should Be a Public Utility

Originally in @techpolicypress.bsky.social, @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social & co-authors reveal that cloud computing underpins everything from healthcare to AI - yet it’s treated like a regular commercial market, with minimal accountability.

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Today is Safer Internet Day 🌐

A safer online world takes collaboration, transparency, and investment in the people keeping platforms safe.

We celebrate Trust & Safety practitioners, researchers, and civil society working behind the scenes to reduce harm and build trust.

Control for Whom? Keeping an Eye on the Dark Side of US's New Wearables Campaign. Nada Salem and Theodora Skeadas discuss the government push for health data tracking and the privacy and surveillance concerns for the public.

🔎 Control for Whom?

Nada Salem & II member @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social examine the dark side of the U.S. push for wearable health tech, where wellness data often sits outside HIPAA and raises real privacy & equity risks. Originally on @techpolicypress.bsky.social.

Read more here: bit.ly/3NSXXj0

#GenAI #ChildSafety #TechPolicyPress #RedTeaming #EduTech

🚩 Red Teaming Generative AI in Classrooms & Beyond

Members #JenWeedon, @theodoraskeadas.bsky.social, & @sarah3amos.bsky.social show how red teaming can uncover risks in “technically safe” AI systems before they reach students. Originally published in @techpolicypress.bsky.social.

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Emerging Ideas in Responsible AI - Safety Pretraining: Toward the Next Generation of Safe AI, Making LLMs natively safer

How do we build safer LLMs from the start - not just after training?

II member #AdityaJain shows why safety efforts must start in pre-training. If large language models (LLMs) learn harmful behaviors early, post-training fixes like SFT and RLHF can be insufficient.

Read more here 🔗 bit.ly/4sUtPn8

Introduction to Generative AI, Second Edition - Numa Dhamani and Maggie Engler Get up to speed quickly with generative AI! AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini, automated coding tools like Cursor and Copilot, and countless LLM-powered agents have become a part of daily life. They’v...

▶️ Check out the 2nd edition of II members Maggie Engler & @numa.bsky.social 's book "Introduction to GenAI: Reliable, Responsible & Real-world Applications"

It features chapters on prompt engineering & AI agents, plus a practical guide to how GenAI works and how to manage its risks. bit.ly/4qtICnf

Congrats to II member @mattmotyl.bsky.social on launching Show Me the Data! 🎉

'Show Me the Data' is a must-read resource for data transparency and platform accountability, especially as new requirements like DSA Section 40 take effect.

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Missed our event on Navigating Youth Safety in AI Applications? You can now watch the full convo on YouTube!

Alison Lee, @vaishnavi.bsky.social, & Ariel C. discussed how tech companies can better protect young users - covering red-teaming, AI chat risks, & safety by design.

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Hidden Influences - Luca Belli You don’t choose what you see on the internet. Algorithms choose for you. We spend 12 billion hours a day browsing the internet. And in the background, sophisticated recommender systems silently deci...

We’re excited for the release of II member @lucab.phd ’s upcoming book, "Hidden Influences: How Algorithmic Recommenders Shape Our Lives."

It's a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how recommender systems work and how they can be improved.

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Thanks to the @socialcohesiontech.bsky.social and our fellow contributors for their work on this project: Search for Common Ground, marshall.usc.edu, Techsocietal, @prosocialdesign.bsky.social, Build Up ^, and GoodBot.

We’re thrilled to have contributed to Lena Slachmuijlder's report on Pro-Social Tech Design Regulation.

This guide is a critical resource that offers practical steps for reducing systemic online harms and building safer, more responsible digital spaces.

🔗 Read the full report here bit.ly/3N9IqLr

Incredible work! Thank you for doing this.

One thing that stuck out to me was how often I heard "It's so nice to know I'm not alone in this."

Working in online safety can feel isolating, and there aren't enough spaces where builders can come together and reach for the limits of what's possible, together. This is what OSS is all about!

👏 We'd like to acknowledge the contributions from our members, partners, & staff: Yee Carter, Sarah Amos, gabefreeman.bsky.social, vaishnavi.bsky.social‬, Olivia Conti, Luca Belli, hypatia.bsky.social, Lena Slachmuijlder, Spencer Gurley, Sofia Bonilla, @jeffallen.bsky.social, iyerland.bsky.social

Honored @ofcom.bsky.social cited our submission w/ @socialcohesiontech.bsky.social & @marshall.usc.edu in “Guidance on a Safer Life Online for Women and Girls.”

Proud to help highlight online risks and support initiatives that make the internet safer for women, girls, and all users.

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Considering Trust and Safety's Past, Present, and Future | TechPolicy.Press Dean Jackson discusses the field's future with law professors Danielle Keats Citron and Ari Ezra Waldman and Jeff Allen from the Integrity Institute.

Our co-founder & CRO @jeffallen.bsky.social joined @techpolicypress.bsky.social to break down Trust & Safety’s past, present, and future.

The conversation explores how the field has evolved and what the future will require from platforms.

Listen here: bit.ly/48ycWXq

Our research team - @jeffallen.bsky.social and Spencer Gurley - attended this thoughtful multistakeholder exchange on one of the most important regulations of our time.

We're grateful to @cdteu.org and all the participants for fostering such a productive conversation. 🤝🌐

🎊 Our new Partnerships Brochure is live! It outlines ways we can work together to strengthen online integrity, advance research, and support ethical tech leadership.

If this mission resonates, reach out — and share with others building a healthier digital world.

👉 Link here bit.ly/47PPEvV

‼️ Tune in Tomorrow!

come listen to my super smart brother talk about trust & safety and elections!

#CivicIntegrity #Elections #Democracy #IntegrityInstitute

📣 Event Happening This Friday!

Don't miss an opportunity to hear from Trust & Safety expert Nicholas Shen, currently leading T&S for Tools for Humanity, about the impact of technology on American democracy.

📅 Friday, 11/14 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time

▶️ RSVP here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

💡 Member Spotlight: Ilamosi Ekenimoh

Ilamosi is a regulatory & tech policy expert with a decade of experience shaping digital governance, AI policy, & regulatory strategy in Africa & globally. At Flutterwave she manages global public policy & ESG framework development.

#TechPolicy #AI #ESG #Meta

@vaishnavi.bsky.social #YouthSafety #AI #RithmProject #apgardai

📣 Happening TOMORROW!

Recent AI chatbot incidents show youth are at risk online. Join experts Vaishnavi J, Alison Lee, and Ariel Colon as they share practical strategies for safer AI, including red-teaming, long-chat risks, and safety-by-design.

Register here: bit.ly/47mmZ1f

Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

YouTube video by Integrity Institute Using Platform Datasets in Public Interest Tech Research

Missed our event on Article 40: Researcher Access under the Digital Services Act in the EU?

Check out the recording now on our YouTube channel!

🎦 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gOK...

📲 New Event: Navigating Youth Safety in AI Applications

Join to @vaishnavi.bsky.social, Alison Lee of the Rithm Project, and Ariel Colon of apgard ai to discuss the practical approaches the companies can take to address risks to young people!

Nov. 4 at 3pm ET
Register here: bit.ly/47sApaz