Edward L Platt
Cooperative governance, civic tech, networks, mental health, cats, bad puns. PhD on large-scale deliberation. Scientific Consultant at Cornell CAT Lab. Formerly: Center for Civic Media, MIT Media Lab, i3Detroit. #FirstGen #disabled
Arguments for using #GenAI in critical applications like science, medicine, and law often fundamentally misunderstand how the technology works. I've written up my best attempt at explaining how.
https://citizensandtech.org/2026/05/reliable-genai-and-perpetual-motion/
Doing ethical research with online communities is hard! Dr @sarahgilbert@hci.social and PhD candidate Matthew Zent have collaborated with r/AskHistorians to create guidelines for researchers working with the subreddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1iu4otk/meta_new_policy_for_researchers_using/