Rebranding STS work as technical AI safety for funding climate
evijit · x · 2026-08-20
The author suggests that rebranding past work as technical AI safety and distancing it from STS (Science and Technology Studies) terminology is crucial in the current funding climate. They also note that STS researchers seem more focused on critique than solutions, though this may be shifting, with about a third of FAccT submissions being evaluation papers.
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