Michael Adams
@m_atoms
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studying government and building tools to make it better 🌉📈
San Francisco, CA
Joined April 2019
Introducing a new type of civic tech made possible by AI. Every citizen should have a live, systems view of their government and today we bring that to SF! Track gov entities, spending, news, and more in real time. With LLMs, we can bring this to every city. Who's next?
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At a party with a bunch of intelligent, capable PhD students from a top university. I was the only person with the “hot take” that humanity’s best days are ahead of us. Every one of them thought it was all downhill from here. Makes me sad.
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Our primary goal is civic excellence, but secretly I also want to make systems thinking the default frame for complex problems and institutions. Some early signs that it's working?
Introducing a new type of civic tech made possible by AI. Every citizen should have a live, systems view of their government and today we bring that to SF! Track gov entities, spending, news, and more in real time. With LLMs, we can bring this to every city. Who's next?
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Windows is more fun than Mac because the Windows key is like a little lottery ticket. Every press is a small but thrilling chance you'll get to use the software you paid for 🤞 Sorry for bothering you Clippy, maybe next time!
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The people who poured their life’s energy into creating the world you now live in would be utterly astonished by the technology and prosperity you now consider mundane. We get used to things quickly, so don’t feel bad. Just take a moment to notice how far we’ve come.
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You go to one tech event in SF and you’re sentenced to a lifetime of AI hackathon invites from Luma 💀
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Cities are the atomic unit of civilization. If we can’t get it right at that level, why would states or the federal gov work better?
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I appreciate when people acknowledge tradeoffs and hard decisions. Feels way more defensible than pretending to have the Perfect Solution or dodging the issues entirely.
Some of our principles are in conflict, so here is what we are going to do: https://t.co/UQA6ddG356
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You can learn more about the Human Rights Commission and find recent news about the investigation here: https://t.co/dSejZTinzl
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The SF Controller just published an audit which flagged ~75% of noncontract payments from the Human Rights Commission between 2020 and 2024. That's $4.6 out of $6.3 million. People ask about detecting fraud often but don't realize that much of the data is publicly available! 👀
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📢 Class is now full and applications are moving to the waitlist. Several students from the waitlist usually get in, so you still have a chance if you apply now!
Applications for cohort 7 of How SF Government Works are open now until September 17! In seven weeks you can learn how your city works and find the levers to change it. Join us to get serious about government in San Francisco and have fun doing it 🌉📈
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Get in, friends, @TJLH34 and I are founding The Roosevelt-Riis Association. Formal launch announcement coming soon.
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Tragedy on Earth overshadowing incredible news on Mars. We will not flourish among the stars if we don't get our shit together down here. This is why I left the space industry. A long way to go.
After a year of scientific scrutiny, a rock sample collected by the Perseverance rover has been confirmed to contain a potential biosignature. The sample is the best candidate so far to provide evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars. https://t.co/0BAO1dhMG8
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Fixing government requires a new generation of civic excellence - we need good and smart people with the right tools for the job. The work is already underway. Come by on Friday to hear the plan and join the fun. A good future is waiting for you to make it!
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truly so many great ways to make your city a better place
I'm obsessed with this dude on IG whose whole bit is frantically fixing manhole covers that have been misaligned with street markings lol
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Just launched by CivLab: The San Francisco Government Graph - See a live systems view of San Francisco's government. Track gov entities, spending, news, and more in real time. @m_atoms Live now!
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Civics education works
First CivLab alum appointed to a commission ✅
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