Julia Angwin / is on Nostr

Investigative Journalist. New York Times opinion writer. Founder of Proof News. Formerly: The Markup, ProPublica, WSJ.

Last Notes

2024-09-27 20:45:14

On Monday I'll be giving a eulogy for a piece of software that empowered the public -- and was killed by a corporation: Crowdtangle - you may have heard of it.
Check out the memorial page and RSVP for the funeral if you're interested: https://www.ripcrowdtangle.com/

2024-09-12 15:01:03

Interested in an entirely sane conversation about AI? Join me and @npub1fef…6m9z at NYPL next week discussing his highly rational and readable book on AI:
https://www.showclix.com/event/gary-marcus/tag/guest

2024-09-03 15:08:42

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Thank you. I am, obviously aware of how AI works. But given that they market themselves as "intelligence" and have made promises about preventing election misinformation, we are doing this testing to hold them accountable.

2024-09-03 14:55:42

I continue to be disappointed by the poor accuracy rates of AI.
Our latest @npub1ax0…mkrr investigation shows the leading AI models were incorrect one-third of the time when confronted with known misinformation about the presidential candidates. 👇🏻
https://www.proofnews.org/ai-models-struggle-to-get-the-facts-straight-about-kamala-harris-2/

2024-08-27 23:50:47

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Me too! But that is a separate pending antitrust case.

2024-08-27 13:51:44

What is known: Judge has declared Google search an illegal monopoly.
What is unknown: How the judge plans to fix it.
My proposal: We need to break up Google’s monopoly on search data to promote competition.
My latest for New York Times Opinion (gift link): https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/opinion/google-monopoly-ruling-break-up.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GE4.bdJj.q1oziKbnOCES&smid=url-share

2024-08-14 19:54:30

Is AI capable yet of replacing software developers? We asked a software developer to help us investigate that question.
Carl Brown, host of the popular Internet of Bugs YouTube channel, used our AI testing software and concluded that his job is safe -- for now.
https://www.proofnews.org/is-ai-going-to-replace-software-engineers/

2024-08-13 16:54:32

Honored to be the first guest on @npub1s5t…n8dv's podcast Machines Like Us talking about AI and how journalists can cover it better:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/machines-like-us/article-why-journalism-made-a-devils-bargain-with-big-tech/

2024-08-09 12:11:36

One weird norm in investigative journalism is that if someone scoops you, your story is dead.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. That’s why at @npub1ax0…mkrr we are building on the work of our friends at
@npub1psa…j5uh with a dive into how Nvidia scraped YouTube videos for its AI models.
https://www.proofnews.org/nvidia-scrapes-youtube-eyes-netflix-discovery-to-train-new-video-model/

2024-05-31 18:40:35

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I founded the Markup but left there more than a year ago.

2024-05-29 14:58:44

The latest from @npub1ax0…mkrr: Analyzing the mistakes made by Google's new AI search results reveals:
AI often doesn't understand humor
AI doesn't always summarize complex ideas well
AI is fooled by discredited racial tropes.
https://www.proofnews.org/lessons-from-googles-ai-mistakes/

2024-05-23 13:29:44

Such a treat to talk with the thoughtful @npub1874…c560 about the widening gap between AI hype and reality for Today, Explained this week.
Bonus points that this is the only podcast my teenager listens to - and so maybe she will finally think I'm cool.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vYpaFhyNxPYxfZHVlFOXA?si=532a319ba7de4e03

2024-05-15 11:46:08

For more than a year, policy makers have been worried about the consequences of AI getting too powerful.
But it’s time to start worrying about the consequences of AI staying as dumb it currently is.
My latest for NYT Opinion (gift link):
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/opinion/artificial-intelligence-ai-openai-chatgpt-overrated-hype.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sE0.SV0g.r4iVMq0NT6z7&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

2024-04-02 13:49:50

Me on @npub1ax0…mkrr: "I wanted to put the methods – and not the topic – first, because the methods are increasingly important in an era where no one trusts journalism."
Thanks @npub1s5n…j86z for the lovely and extensive interview.
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/julia-angwin-fears-public-sphere-about-get-worse-ai-makes-it-easier-flood-zone-misinformation