Meredith Whittaker

I would take things sincerely or be really committed and then only realize two-thirds of the way through, whatever it was, like, oh, no one else really cares about this. They're just networking or whatever it was. So I think there was an element there where when I was doing MLab, I was like, I really want to win net neutrality. And then we won net neutrality.

But just at that point, I was realizing this is not actually the battle anymore. Google has a bigger network than Comcast. That's not the gatekeeper shit. Right. Like, but it was, you know, that was a sincere thing. And then I was like, okay, well I can make, move money to all these, you know, cool privacy hacker projects. That's, you know, that was sincere.

But just at that point, I was realizing this is not actually the battle anymore. Google has a bigger network than Comcast. That's not the gatekeeper shit. Right. Like, but it was, you know, that was a sincere thing. And then I was like, okay, well I can make, move money to all these, you know, cool privacy hacker projects. That's, you know, that was sincere.

But just at that point, I was realizing this is not actually the battle anymore. Google has a bigger network than Comcast. That's not the gatekeeper shit. Right. Like, but it was, you know, that was a sincere thing. And then I was like, okay, well I can make, move money to all these, you know, cool privacy hacker projects. That's, you know, that was sincere.

And then I got into AI and I was like, okay, well, and I think this is, this is something that did shift for me. I think I used to have a lot, lot more faith in, In the power of ideas to influence real change. Right. And I still think, you know, I spend a lot of time and kind of thinking through discourses. How do we shape them? Like, how do we.

And then I got into AI and I was like, okay, well, and I think this is, this is something that did shift for me. I think I used to have a lot, lot more faith in, In the power of ideas to influence real change. Right. And I still think, you know, I spend a lot of time and kind of thinking through discourses. How do we shape them? Like, how do we.

And then I got into AI and I was like, okay, well, and I think this is, this is something that did shift for me. I think I used to have a lot, lot more faith in, In the power of ideas to influence real change. Right. And I still think, you know, I spend a lot of time and kind of thinking through discourses. How do we shape them? Like, how do we.

How do we kindly walk people into understanding things that, you know, they may have an interest in not understanding or they may have been, you know, misinformed about or what have you. But I began, you know, I began around the time I was looking at AI and sort of making all these cases that everyone loved, right? Like I was out there giving talks that were terrifying.

How do we kindly walk people into understanding things that, you know, they may have an interest in not understanding or they may have been, you know, misinformed about or what have you. But I began, you know, I began around the time I was looking at AI and sort of making all these cases that everyone loved, right? Like I was out there giving talks that were terrifying.

How do we kindly walk people into understanding things that, you know, they may have an interest in not understanding or they may have been, you know, misinformed about or what have you. But I began, you know, I began around the time I was looking at AI and sort of making all these cases that everyone loved, right? Like I was out there giving talks that were terrifying.

completely against the google party line and i was getting like applauses i was getting promoted like i was like this is a this is a perfect job um and then you know like i was i envied you not only once i'm the house troll Um, but then there was like, I was getting more influence. So I was becoming known outside and inside.

completely against the google party line and i was getting like applauses i was getting promoted like i was like this is a this is a perfect job um and then you know like i was i envied you not only once i'm the house troll Um, but then there was like, I was getting more influence. So I was becoming known outside and inside.

completely against the google party line and i was getting like applauses i was getting promoted like i was like this is a this is a perfect job um and then you know like i was i envied you not only once i'm the house troll Um, but then there was like, I was getting more influence. So I was becoming known outside and inside.

I was like the person you'd call into your team when it was like, Oh, we want to implement this. And I, you know, is there an ethical way to do it? Um, and you would say, no, I would, I would be like, my, my dear friends, let us sit down. Um, and then I was getting, I don't know, like that was, that was sort of my life. And I was, you know, we were, we,

I was like the person you'd call into your team when it was like, Oh, we want to implement this. And I, you know, is there an ethical way to do it? Um, and you would say, no, I would, I would be like, my, my dear friends, let us sit down. Um, and then I was getting, I don't know, like that was, that was sort of my life. And I was, you know, we were, we,

I was like the person you'd call into your team when it was like, Oh, we want to implement this. And I, you know, is there an ethical way to do it? Um, and you would say, no, I would, I would be like, my, my dear friends, let us sit down. Um, and then I was getting, I don't know, like that was, that was sort of my life. And I was, you know, we were, we,

kind of took the AI Now Institute and really did a lot to reshape the debate. Like I was very focused on that discursive intervention and how do we begin to talk about AI in a more realistic way? And that was working outside of Google, but it wasn't really influencing core decisions at Google. And that was kind of the

kind of took the AI Now Institute and really did a lot to reshape the debate. Like I was very focused on that discursive intervention and how do we begin to talk about AI in a more realistic way? And that was working outside of Google, but it wasn't really influencing core decisions at Google. And that was kind of the

kind of took the AI Now Institute and really did a lot to reshape the debate. Like I was very focused on that discursive intervention and how do we begin to talk about AI in a more realistic way? And that was working outside of Google, but it wasn't really influencing core decisions at Google. And that was kind of the

the thing i kept hitting up against more and more strongly until i got a signal message in uh late 2017 from moxie or no no i mean i probably did get one from moxie at that time but not this one was not that one um it was from a friend of mine at google who said yo there's a really disturbing project that is hidden that i'm very close to