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  1. “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong”*…

    … Still, we try. Consider the elections on the horizon in the U.S., the mid-terms later this year and the general in 2028: President Trump, who has mused that “we shouldn’t even have an election” in 2026, recently (again) threatened to impose the Insurrection Act, which many believe could be a step toward suspension on the vote.

    But even if the polls go ahead as planned, emerging AI technologies are entangling with our crisis in democracy. Rachel George and Ian Klaus (of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) weigh in on both the dangers and the potential upsides with a useful “map” of the issues. From their executive summary..

    • AI poses substantial threats and opportunities for democracy in an important year ahead for global democracy. Despite the threats, AI technologies can also improve representative politics, citizen participation, and governance.
    • AI influences democracy through multiple entry points, including elections, citizen deliberation, government services, and social cohesion, all of which are influenced by geopolitics and security. All of these domains, mapped in this paper, face threats related to influence, integrity, and bias, yet also present opportunities for targeted interventions.
    • The current field of interventions at the intersection of AI and democracy is diverse, fragmented, and boutique. Not all AI interventions with the potential to influence democracy are framed as “democracy work” [e.g., mis-/dis-information and election administration], demonstrating the imperative for democracy advocates to widen the rhetorical aperture and to continue to map, identify, and scale interventions.
    • Diverse actors who are relevant to the connections between AI and democracy require tailored expertise and guardrails to maximize benefits and reduce harms. We present four prominent constellations of actors who operate at the AI–democracy intersection: policy-led, technology-enabled; politics-led, technology-enabled; civil society–led, technology-enabled; and technology-led, policy-deployed. Though each brings advantages, policy-led and technology-led interventions tend to have access to resources and innovation capacity in ways that enable more immediate and sizable impacts…

    The full report: “AI and Democracy: Mapping the Intersections,” from @carnegieendowment.org.

    * H. L. Mencken

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    As we fumble with our franchise, we might recall that it was on this date in 1966 that The 13th Floor Elevators (led by the now-legendary Roky Erikson) released their first single, the now-classic “You’re Gonna Miss Me.”

    https://youtu.be/E5ChfmIkgNE?si=YvVYEkkYnbiChTAH

    #13thFloorElevators #artificialIntelligence #culture #elections #history #politics #RokyErikson #society #Technology #YouReGonnaMissMe
  2. “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong”*…

    … Still, we try. Consider the elections on the horizon in the U.S., the mid-terms later this year and the general in 2028: President Trump, who has mused that “we shouldn’t even have an election” in 2026, recently (again) threatened to impose the Insurrection Act, which many believe could be a step toward suspension on the vote.

    But even if the polls go ahead as planned, emerging AI technologies are entangling with our crisis in democracy. Rachel George and Ian Klaus (of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) weigh in on both the dangers and the potential upsides with a useful “map” of the issues. From their executive summary..

    • AI poses substantial threats and opportunities for democracy in an important year ahead for global democracy. Despite the threats, AI technologies can also improve representative politics, citizen participation, and governance.
    • AI influences democracy through multiple entry points, including elections, citizen deliberation, government services, and social cohesion, all of which are influenced by geopolitics and security. All of these domains, mapped in this paper, face threats related to influence, integrity, and bias, yet also present opportunities for targeted interventions.
    • The current field of interventions at the intersection of AI and democracy is diverse, fragmented, and boutique. Not all AI interventions with the potential to influence democracy are framed as “democracy work” [e.g., mis-/dis-information and election administration], demonstrating the imperative for democracy advocates to widen the rhetorical aperture and to continue to map, identify, and scale interventions.
    • Diverse actors who are relevant to the connections between AI and democracy require tailored expertise and guardrails to maximize benefits and reduce harms. We present four prominent constellations of actors who operate at the AI–democracy intersection: policy-led, technology-enabled; politics-led, technology-enabled; civil society–led, technology-enabled; and technology-led, policy-deployed. Though each brings advantages, policy-led and technology-led interventions tend to have access to resources and innovation capacity in ways that enable more immediate and sizable impacts…

    The full report: “AI and Democracy: Mapping the Intersections,” from @carnegieendowment.org.

    * H. L. Mencken

    ###

    As we fumble with our franchise, we might recall that it was on this date in 1966 that The 13th Floor Elevators (led by the now-legendary Roky Erikson) released their first single, the now-classic “You’re Gonna Miss Me.”

    https://youtu.be/E5ChfmIkgNE?si=YvVYEkkYnbiChTAH

    #13thFloorElevators #AI #artificialIntelligence #culture #democracy #elections #history #politics #RokyErikson #society #Technology #YouReGonnaMissMe
  3. The story of The 13th Floor Elevators will continue to resonate through the work of a devoted fan who will turn a lifelong passion into a remarkable trilogy of documentaries. #13thfloorelevators #60s #psychedelicrock #documentary
    psychedelicbabymag.com/2025/01

  4. Revolutions per Movie podcast interview with an old bandmate of mine who also played with Roky Erickson. Some insightful takes on the doc 'You're Gonna Miss Me" as well as what it was like working with Roky in a live setting.
    #psychrock #psychedelic #GaragePunk #Punk #13thfloorelevators #RokyErickson #music #film #docs #Musodon
    shows.acast.com/revolutionsper

  5. Listening to a #PrimalScream album for the first time (Screamadelica) and I just keep restarting the second song, Slip Inside This House. I'm a huge #RokyErickson / #13thFloorElevators fan and yet it took me nearly the entire first listenthrough to figure out it was a cover. Excellent cover, and now I'm imagining Roky playing The Haçienda.

    Cover: youtu.be/StskEnmH9l8
    Original: youtu.be/nwSA0Tckwbk

  6. Latest episode of #ReservationDogs is a flashback to 1976. The Rez Dogs' ancestors are drinking, smoking and dropping windowpane. Soundtrack includes #13thFloorElevators, #UltimateSpinach and #AmonDüül . Music only one reason this is one of the best series on TV.

    hulu.com/series/reservation-do

  7. Ese descubrimiento casual abrió las puertas de numerosos artistas que hicieron uso de sus cualidades, sobre todo en la década de los 60´, para ganar en percepción a la hora de componer una obra. Un claro ejemplo son los #13thFloorElevators, grupo protopunk de esos años, que nos hablan en #RollerCoaster sobre como tomar ácido nos abre la mente y nos lleva a una apertura de conciencia. youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6sT_nX5I

  8. Ese descubrimiento casual abrió las puertas de numerosos artistas que hicieron uso de sus cualidades, sobre todo en la década de los 60´, para ganar en percepción a la hora de componer una obra. Un claro ejemplo son los #13thFloorElevators, grupo protopunk de esos años, que nos hablan en #RollerCoaster sobre como tomar ácido nos abre la mente y nos lleva a una apertura de conciencia. youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6sT_nX5I

  9. A #13thfloorelevators cover I did a few years ago. #RokyErickson is my favorite singer and this is one of my favorite songs.

    #Music is pay if you want but I encourage people to not pay.

    This link leads to Bandcamp

    masonandrew.bandcamp.com/track

  10. A #13thfloorelevators cover I did a few years ago. #RokyErickson is my favorite singer and this is one of my favorite songs.

    #Music is pay if you want but I encourage people to not pay.

    This link leads to Bandcamp

    masonandrew.bandcamp.com/track