Frank Pasquale

@FrankPasquale

The Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms Behind Money & Information Reputation/Search/Finance

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    12 Dec 2019

    Law should help direct—and not merely constrain—the development of AI. Regulatory standards for data collection, analysis, use, & stewardship can help. (My piece for for symposium on AI law & policy.)

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  2. 1 hour ago

    We may map confidence on “two dimensions — the sense of control over a risk, and sense of proximity. When a risk seems distant and under control...[it] can be ignored. When it seems hard to control & frighteningly close, confidence dips drastically”

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    2 hours ago

    From London To New York, How Empty Hotels May Turn Into Coronavirus Hospitals

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    3 hours ago

    Dear : You have the power under the Defense Production Act to begin mass production of equipment necessary to fight , such as ventilators. Governors don’t have that authority. Please read our letter to you, led by .

    Trump tells governors not to wait for federal government to look for needed medical equipment on their own. “Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment—try getting it yourselves,” he told them on the call, according to recording obtained by
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    3 hours ago

    . you just took away my agency to write creatively by forcing predictive writing. I keep unchecking it in Preferences, but it is not updating. Seems you've conveniently made list of options too long with no scroll option, so we can't click 'Save'.

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    3 hours ago

    this is a really great story that's also illustrative of what happens when tech platforms take over the entertainment industry

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    15 hours ago

    I always thought wartime rationing was about scarcity - I suddenly appreciate that it was also about equity.

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  8. 5 hours ago

    New York governor calls on US federal government to immediately order Army Corps of Engineers to help hospitals expand their capacity. Says it will be a “tragedy” if feds fail to help here.

    Updating New Yorkers with the latest on the State's response. WATCH:
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  9. 7 hours ago

    “In 1934, President Franklin Roosevelt temporarily hired four million workers to relieve devastating unemployment”

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  10. 7 hours ago

    “The most fundamental function of a government is to keep its people safe. It is from this that it derives its authority, the confidence of the people and its legitimacy”

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  11. 8 hours ago

    Conditioning airline bailouts: “change fees should be capped at $50. They don’t just irritate; they are also a drag on the broader economy, making the transport system less flexible & discouraging what would otherwise be efficient changes to travel plans.”

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    9 hours ago

    After all that, Verily’s site arrived late last night. It is indeed region-limited, requires a Google account to use, and actively turns away people who have symptoms

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    Mar 14

    | a crowdsourced cross-disciplinary resource

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    Mar 15

    The Danish government, unions and employers' associations have agreed to avoid job losses during the quarantine: - the state will cover 75% of wages of threatened workers - employers 25% - workers will give up 5 days of paid holiday time/work 5 days free

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  15. 17 hours ago

    Insightful lecture on the limits of prediction based on quantitative models. Looking forward to reading this book. Kay’s “Obliquity” was a good read.

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  16. 18 hours ago

    “Delays in getting access to samples further slowed down the test-development process. The coronavirus originated in China, and as several microbiologists told me, the Chinese government does not allow specimens to be shipped outside its borders.”

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  17. 18 hours ago

    The Fed Can & Should Support State Government Efforts To Respond To COVID-19 Right Now

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  18. 19 hours ago

    War footing is necessary. Immediate, direct reallocation of resources to ensure the safety of health care providers and patients.

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    I am calling on the president to invoke the Defense Production Act and dramatically scale up production of testing kits and protective gear to keep our nation safe during this pandemic.
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  19. 21 hours ago

    Excellent explanation from a key public health expert on how this virus’s unusually slow transmission, and progression, mean the US is only seeing the very beginning of the crisis now. cc ⁦⁩

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    23 hours ago

    Important point: we really don’t know much about his virus. I’m young and not high risk, yet I am in t th he ICU with a very severe case

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    22 hours ago

    Prepare for the Supply Side New Deal. They're going to ramp up corporate welfare like you've never seen: cash injections, free lending, tax breaks, and total, widespread, deregulation. All for a *demand* side crisis.

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