Ben Green

@benzevgreen

Author of The Smart Enough City, Applied Math PhD candidate, Affiliate, Research Fellow.

Cambridge, MA
smartenoughcity.com
Joined June 2009
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    Apr 9

    The Smart Enough City is finally here! I’m thrilled to share this book on the dangers of “smart cities” -- and how cities can pursue an alternative path to be “smart enough,” using technology to promote democracy and equity.

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  2. Oct 4

    Haven't seen the math on this but it's a wild figure: "One estimate suggests that if the iPhone were made in the United States, it would cost at least $30,000 per phone."

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  3. Oct 4

    Well Zuckerberg always keeps his promises so we shouldn't have any problems then.

    Zuckerberg says Facebook will remain impartial toward Elizabeth Warren’s campaign after leaked audio revealed his pledges to fight her plan to break up the company
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    Oct 2

    🗣🗣🗣 Greater NYC area! A call to action by Trenae and Fabian to contest facial recognition in tenant housing: Monday 10/7 @ 10AM at City Hall. Pack the chambers!

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  5. Oct 2

    “Our fight is with the bosses, not the fellow workers. Unless we band together, we’re not going to win. - Bhairavi Desai of

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    Oct 2

    The pushback we’ve seen this yr against the vast infrastructure of AI (from algorithms to corporations) has been astounding. I mapped these events around key themes we identified through this process, and used trend data to visualize where these conversations might be happening.

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    Oct 2

    Today is the day! Doing final prep for the Symposium. See you all later tonight in person at Skirball or over the livestream. Check out our website for more details:

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  8. Oct 2

    It's hard to imagine that this isn't influenced by all the player movement in the NBA. This is an interesting example of how one group of workers asserting their power can inspire other (more vulnerable) workers to recognize and assert their own power.

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    Oct 1

    We're looking for social scientists! Are you currently in academia? Do you know how to design and analyze experiments? Want to make a positive difference in DC residents' lives? Submit an interest form and your CV by October 15!

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  10. Oct 1

    Exhibit A: if Warren tries to break up Facebook in the public interest, we're going to fight it Exhibit B: people need to know that Facebook has the public's best interests at heart Zuckerberg can't even keep his story straight in the same conversation.

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  11. Oct 1

    Why does the of all places require that passwords be alphanumeric? The registration system won't allow the passwords that Safari auto-generates.

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  12. Oct 1

    There's something refreshing about a tech CEO abandoning the rhetoric about serving society and admitting outright that his primary goal is power and profit.

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  13. Oct 1

    Critical tech scholars ... worked on exposing Facebook's true motives for years ... and ... he just ... he tweeted it out.

    In the audio, you can hear Zuckerberg predict a victory over the Warren and government: "At the end of the day, if someone's going to try to threaten something that existential, you go to the mat and fight."
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    Sep 29

    Google tried to suppress organizing and restrict worker speech - very illegal. NLRB called them on it, made the company cancel its bad policies and inform all workers that: 📣 talking about workplace conditions to colleagues, to media, to whoever is 💯 OK

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    Sep 28

    The Smart Enough City by "The tendency to overlook deeper questions of values and trade-offs—in favor of a reductive, solutionist approach—is one of the blind spots of many technologists." Check out the open access version of the book:

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  16. Sep 27

    Wow - just found out that my and Yiling’s paper received an Best Paper Award!! Can’t wait to share this work at the conference. Check out the paper and summary thread👇👇

    Decision making is increasingly sociotechnical, yet we lack a thorough normative & empirical understanding of these processes. My new paper with Yiling Chen (forthcoming !) explores the principles & limits of algorithm-in-the-loop decision making.
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    Sep 24

    registration is open for this free, public panel on algorithms in criminal law enforcement this Friday! feat. of , Nyssa Taylor of , Mark Bergstrom of the PA sentencing comm'n, of , & Mark Houldin (fmrly )

    How are algorithms reshaping criminal justice in Pennsylvania? Come to a panel discussion at the Kline Institute for Trial Advocacy on Sept. 27th to find out! Tickets are free, please register.
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    Sep 25
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    This isn’t a job per se but the MA legislature is hearing a bill that would create a commission to study AI fairness issues. Hearing is Tuesday. Wanna come testify? Let me know (Ben and anyone else reading this): kcrockford@aclum.org

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  19. Sep 25

    I often talk to students looking for opportunities related to computer science, public policy, and the public interest, so figured I should start compiling resources on a website. Please share this page and let me know if you have suggested additions!

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    Sep 25

    .: “The resistance to the Sidewalk Labs project is indicative of a larger trend of people being more skeptical of privatization, & ...handing over significant amounts of money or resources to private companies to ctrl governance of public life."

    “Part of the reason why the smart city projects are so dangerous and inequitable is because they are highly profitable.”
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  21. Sep 25

    “Part of the reason why the smart city projects are so dangerous and inequitable is because they are highly profitable.”

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