waxy.org
Exploring 12 Million of the 2.3 Billion Images Used to Train Stable Diffusion’s Image Generator
8 min read · · What images were used to train Stable Diffusion's text-to-image AI model? I worked with Simon Willison to make a data browser to explore and search a sample of 12 million images. · Shared by 100, including Joanna J Bryson, Chris Messina, Bill Johnston, Eric Elliott, Tactical Tech, Marcel Salathé, David McCandless
The New Yorker
How Mondragon Became the World’s Largest Co-Op
5 min read · · In Spain, an industrial-sized conglomerate owned by its workers suggests an alternative future for capitalism. · Shared by 100, including Jordi Serrano, Bill Johnston, erik spiekermann, Charles Duhigg, Ross Dawson, Larry Ferlazzo
The New York Times
Opinion | I Didn’t Want It to Be True, but the Medium Really Is the Message
~11 min read · · How we look matters as much as what we see. · Shared by 166, including Bethany Brookshire, Lauren Goode, Bill Johnston, Kai Kupferschmidt, John Schwartz, David Wallace-Wells, Mark Little, Renee DiResta, Steven Pinker, Dave Kellogg, Tiffany Shlain, Fabio Chiusi, davidabrock, Mathew Ingram, Casey Newton, Jeff Jarvis, Alex Rainert 🤦🏻♂️, Lessig 🇺🇦, Sherry Turkle, Eli Pariser | @elipariser@mastodon.social
music.amazon.com
https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/49c61a5f-f726-4a29-9239-07742a9300e4/cohere-podcast
· For the best experience accessing Amazon Music we recommend using the latest version of Firefox, Chrome, Safari or Edge. · Shared by 6, including Bill Johnston
facebook.com
The Great Relationships Reset: Prioritizing Deeper Connections
1 min read · · A three part series exploring how the demand for deeper connections has sparked a reset of our relationships that could shape the future. · Shared by 7, including Bill Johnston
cisr.mit.edu
Build Relational Ecosystems to Coordinate Amidst Uncertainty
· Increasingly, companies partner across industries and sectors in new ways to solve complex challenges with innovative digital solutions. But the leaders of such ecosystem collaborations face two… · Shared by 6, including Bill Johnston
The Washington Post
Internet communities are battling over pixels
· Reddit's r/Place shows that to have a voice online, you must be part of a movement. · Shared by 60, including Dan Whateley, Tactical Tech, Dr. Alec Couros, David Weigel, Chris Gledhill | gledhill.eth, Mathew Ingram, Kevin Kelly, SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK, Bill Johnston, Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org
TechCrunch
Womens leadership network Chief surges to unicorn status
1 min read · · As Ariana Grande would say, god is a woman. So it should come as no surprise that Chief, the network designed to develop the leadership skills of women, has hit a $1.1 billion valuation in a matter of… · Shared by 10, including Bill Johnston
structure3c.com
[Podcast] Leadership in the Midst of Constant Change with Dr. Sharon Varney
· Her new book, ‘Leadership in Complexity and Change’ addresses complexity straightforwardly without dumbing it down. It draws on her award-winning doctoral research and the practical application of key… · Shared by 6, including Bill Johnston
WIRED UK
Could this plan make Facebook obsolete?
4 min read · · Your digital self is fragmented and wholly owned by third parties – but identity activist Kaliya Young has a plan to help us pull ourselves together, and make tech fairer for all · Shared by 18, including Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 (he/him), Bill Johnston
structure3c.com
[Podcast] How the Pandemic Forced Online Collaboration to Mature
1 min read · · How the Pandemic Forced Online Collaboration to Mature with Nancy White · Shared by 6, including Bill Johnston
structure3c.com
[Podcast] Networks and Transformational Communities
1 min read · · In the first episode of Season 2 of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas explore the concept of "network" as it relates to online and real-life communities. · Shared by 6, including Bill Johnston
structure3c.com
[Podcast] The Golden Age of Online Communities & the WELL with Gail Ann Williams
6 min read · · In the second episode of Season 2 of the Cohere podcast, Bill and Lauren talk to Gail Ann Williams about her pioneering work at The WELL · Shared by 6, including Bill Johnston
The New York Times
‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation
6 min read · · Social and psychological forces are combining to make the sharing and believing of misinformation an endemic problem with no easy solution. · Shared by 118, including Katja Evertz, Brendan Nyhan, Justin Jackson, Peter Merholz, Sam Harris, Andrew Dessler, justin caouette, Scott McLeod, Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org, Christopher Mims 🤌, Bill Johnston, zeynep tufekci, Massimo Pigliucci, Dr. Saskia Popescu, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Catherine Rampell, Brian Stelter, Aline Holzwarth
lillianli.substack.com
An introduction to Bilibili
10 min read · · A deep-dive into the Chinese Gen Z "Youtube" · Shared by 12, including Bas Grasmayer, Bill Johnston, mdy
