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Co-Founder @CivicActions | Dad | Former US Digital Service Opinions expressed are my own and do not express the views or opinions of CivicActions.
Bend, OR
Joined March 2007
An ethical application of AI will constantly question who is excluded (intentionally or not) by the models. If we can manage the extremes, then everyone can have an equitable experience.
A great piece on @GovLoop by CivicActioners Emily Ryan and @mgifford on the #ethics of inclusive #AI. https://t.co/9Q1yatopTy
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Check out @mgifford on the Game Changers for Government Contractors podcast, where they delve into the ins and outs of Section 508 compliance and making a positive impact on accessibility in the process. Listen here
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Mathew Blum (Office of Federal Procurement Policy) said efforts like the Digital IT Acquisition Professional (DITAP) Training Program can help 'what questions we should be asking' with AI procurements. https://t.co/tKCJWuZBiF via @fcwnow
nextgov.com
Digital information technology development programs may be the key to countering traditional government procurement lags when it comes to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, a White...
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I asked GPT-4 to create a new emotion. Then explain the emotion through sight, sound, and smell. It created "Meldoria", and it's absolutely incredible:
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Holy shit. GPT-4, on it's own; was able to hire a human TaskRabbit worker to solve a CAPACHA for it and convinced the human to go along with it.
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Congratulations @mgifford!
So thrilled that CivicActioner @mgifford has been named a 2023 Disruptive Tech Change Agent by @FedHealthIT! Alongside other leaders from Industry and Government, Mike has been positively disrupting the Federal market and making meaningful change. Congratulations, Mike!
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Using open source software is critical for enhancing government digital services modernization, security, transparency, cost, sovereignty and support https://t.co/hYPUcSkODB
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Practical tools for planning, monitoring, and measuring your change program by @2denise @civicactions
"It’s a sprint and a marathon....[we can] anticipate how our changes will impact people, pay attention to how they respond to our change, and be ready to pivot." - CivicActioner Denise Eisner on integrating change management into Agile product design. https://t.co/w5q2JNRuSp
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LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky "Pre-pandemic,~1% of all jobs posted on LinkedIn were remote. As of today, that number is ~14%...but that's not the fascinating part. What's fascinating is north of 50% of all job applications on a daily basis on LinkedIn go to that 14% of remote jobs"
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Yikes!
I've seen a lot of people asking "why does everyone think Twitter is doomed?" As an SRE and sysadmin with 10+ years of industry experience, I wanted to write up a few scenarios that are real threats to the integrity of the bird site over the coming weeks.
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"Every role has a responsibility to implement accessibility."
Check out this morning’s release for a conversation about accessibility and sustainability on the web with @mgifford of @civicactions ➡️ https://t.co/admqBRn7f3
#civictech #accessibility #Sustainability #webdevelopment
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Last week the CA team around the US & Canada organized 10 regional social events called Field Days in Austin, Chicago, New England, Toronto, DC, Pacific Northwest, Florida, Denver, New Jersey, SF & online for those unable to travel. So much fun, and so good being together again!
This year our distributed company decided to experiment with a more local, hybrid approach to the in-personal annual summit with Field Days. Read more:
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Congrats to former USDSer Stephanie Nguyen, who was recently appointed chief technology officer of @FTC. Prior to USDS, Stephanie was a research scientist at @MIT, and holds a master���s degree in public policy from Harvard Kennedy School. #civictech
https://t.co/2LnplG3ME2
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*** a must-read for #accessibility folks *** @civicactions dug deep on the #accessibility design principles our own Martha Wilkes brings to the @DeptVetAffairs in this new blog post 🧵 https://t.co/nEjRytGoG6
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Tell us a little about yourself, including your career trajectory and your role at the US Digital Service (USDS).
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This is a *very* powerful move. Every government - US and foreign, federal, state and local - should have a rule that says, "If we're going to spend public money on your products, you have to promise not to lock us in." 26/
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What are the odds of Adnan Syed launching a true crime podcast within the next 6 months??
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