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In the news | Harvard Business Review
How AI Companies Can Pay Fair Rates for the Content They Need
The fight over the data that trains artificial intelligence has become one of the defining economic conflicts of the decade. Publishers, authors, and visual artists argue that their work was taken without permission or payment. AI companies counter that training…
In the news | The Economist: By Invitation
Silicon Valley Needs to Get God
POPE LEO XIV recently presented the Catholic Church’s first encyclical on digital technology, Magnifica Humanitas. Silicon Valley’s atheist critics complained that the Holy Father had missed a chance to humble humanity before artificial superintelligence. Yet in the document is something…
In the news | Tech Policy Press
Japan’s Team Mirai Uses Tech to Bolster Democracy, Not Undermine It
Japan’s election last month and the rise of the country’s newest and most innovative political party, Team Mirai, illustrates the viability of a different way to do politics. In this model, technology is used to make democratic processes stronger, instead…
Awards | Harvard University
Former Junior Fellow Glen Weyl honored with the 2025 IRF Peace Builder Award
Former Junior Fellow Glen Weyl (2008 – 11) was the 2025 recipient of the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Peace Builder Award, which recognized his commitment to ethical innovation and multi-faith engagement, particularly his work in establishing the Technology for Religious…
In the news | What will AI Mean for Humanity?
What will AI Mean for Humanity?
E. Glen Weyl appeared on a panel at Harvard University about the implications of AI for the human soul.
In the news | Open to Debate
Newsletter: Should the U.S. Be Ruled by a CEO Dictator? – Open to Debate
What if the United States abandoned its democratic system and instead opted for a CEO-style dictator to run the country like a high-performing company? E. Glen Weyl, Founder of the RadicalxChange Foundation, Plurality Institute, and Microsoft Research’s Plural Technology Collaboratory, counters that consolidating…
In the news | Open to Debate
E. Glen Weyl debate Curtis Yarvin
Glen Weyl debate prominent anti-democratic technologist and philosopher Curtis Yarvin on whether the US should be ruled by a CEO dictator.
In the news | Social Media Fails Many Users. Experts Have an Idea to Fix It
Remaking “Prosocial” Media
E. Glen Weyl and his coauthors have proposed a new “prosocial” structure for social media, where posts are flagged with the context of where they are socially accepted and users can navigate to see opposing perspectives on divisive issues.
Abstracts: August 15, 2024
| Amber Tingle, Shrey Jain, and Zoë Hitzig
Advanced AI may make it easier for bad actors to deceive others online. A multidisciplinary research team is exploring one solution: a credential that allows people to show they’re not bots without sharing identifying information. Shrey Jain and Zoë Hitzig…