Matthew Connelly
@mattspast
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vice dean of AI initiatives at Columbia; historian of secrecy, the future, and other hard targets.
past, present, or future
Joined March 2015
“It may be the most presciently timed book ever written. . . . It’s the love story between America and its secrets.” —Jon Stewart THE DECLASSIFICATION ENGINE is available now from @pantheonbooks
https://t.co/nCXVy86HoQ…
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE • Every day, thousands of new secrets are created by the United States government. What is all this secrecy really for? And whom does it benefit?...
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Extraordinary that the Texas government would be so corrupt that it would have to black out more than 80% of its emails with Elon Musk.
REDACTED: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was ordered to release some of his emails with Elon Musk. All but 200 of the nearly 1,400 pages handed over to @lmcgaughy are completely blacked out. https://t.co/3tydsoMTR8 w/ @KUT @TexasTribune
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Dozens of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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We’re democratizing access to the raw stuff of history—records once hidden in government offices. We are also sharing the code so anyone can use the same tools to create their own AI archives.
docs.google.com
Columbia University's History Lab Unveils Revolutionary AI-Powered Archive of 5 Million Declassified Documents First conversational AI interface for exploring decades of CIA, State Department, and...
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Curious about nuclear weapons, covert ops, or govt surveillance? Now you can ask questions in plain English —no need to guess the "key words."
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Columbia’s History Lab just launched History Lab AI — the world’s largest AI-powered archive. It's built on top of +5M declassified govt docs, and was unveiled just now at the Federal Depository Library Conference. Explore:
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I’ve never had more fun in an interview, and never revealed so much about my formative influences. The student becomes the master!
New Podcast with the great Matthew Connelly. We talk government secrets, existential risk, and mentoring students like me. Apple: https://t.co/CSWemZhSjA Spotify: https://t.co/DDEUl1x9ar
@mattspast @drughistory @ZoeDubus
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Lara is brilliant
How do you get people to care about global catastrophic risks that are complex, fear-inducing and shrouded in uncertainty? At @CSERCambridge, my research has explored how creativity can help to confront these challenges, and I’m grateful to the @UNDRR for featuring my work!
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I can’t wait to start indoctrinating my students with radical ideas this fall.
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Jim Ryan is admirable person and a solid university president. This is bald-face authoritarian politics of the ugliest form. https://t.co/dtFKc0d7dG
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The Justice Department has demanded that James E. Ryan step down to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school, three people familiar with the matter said.
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I know we're having fun, but imagine how much MORE fun it would be to live in a functioning democracy where two fragile billionaires crashing out didn't impact, say, rural hospital closures.
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@mattspast @nytimes Beyond belief
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Great. Now we are war with Belgium. https://t.co/kTLPX3wtfp via @nbcnews
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Princess Elisabeth, 23, is pursuing a master's degree in public policy from the Ivy League school.
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BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security just told @Harvard it will lose its ability to enroll international students if it doesn't comply with a list of demands within 72 hours. Among those demands is an astounding requirement that Harvard hand over "all audio or video
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Great thanks to my amazing legal team! The fight continues to stop this Administration's continuing violations of the #RuleOfLaw. #SecurityClearance
BREAKING: we say enough of Trump taking away security clearances out of retaliation & with no basis We just filed this preliminary injunction motion with an all-star team representing @MarkSZaidEsq in his landmark case to put a stop to this illegal conduct See you in court
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Columbia students showing what real leadership looks like. They are displaying more maturity than many professors. https://t.co/iYcREV7ikj
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This group has long advocated for increasing democratic accountability. It is a non-partisan body of scholars that challenged both Democratic and Republican administrations. It is more evidence of one man’s greed for power and the people who enable him. History will judge.
President Trump just fired all nine of us on the Department of State’s Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation. No cause given.
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A remarkable statement by Jewish students at @Columbia that is well worth reading.
“If those in power desire to protect Jewish students, they must recognize that we are a diverse community of all shades,” writes a coalition of Jewish students against the “invocation of Jewish safety” to “persecute, detain, and deport fellow students.” https://t.co/KmLEyEydfb
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“‘The full mental health impacts of humans forging meaningful connections with fictional chatbots are still widely unknown,’ one employee wrote. ‘We should not be testing these capabilities on youth whose brains are still not fully developed.’” /6
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This story is insane. Zuckerberg pushed so hard for realistic AI chatbots that they started sexualizing conversations with children. WSJ tested accounts. /1
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