Tristan Harris @tristanharris Twitter profile | Pikagi

Pikagi

Tristan Harris

@tristanharris

199,832

Followers

1,258

Following

202

Media

5,522

Statuses

• Co-founder @HumaneTech_ • Former Google Design Ethicist • Featured in Netflix's @SocialDilemma_ • #TIME100 for AI • Host #YourUndividedAttention podcast

San Francisco

https://t.co/L9W0QIm4Ho

Joined May 2007

Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.

Pinned Tweet

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

1 year

Today we’re releasing “The A.I. Dilemma” – a new talk @aza and I gave on 3/9, a week before GPT4 launched. *Pls share it widely.* It's critical for institutions to understand how the race between AI labs is accelerating the likelihood of catastrophe:

Tweet card media

The A.I. Dilemma - March 9, 2023

Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin discuss how existing A.I. capabilities already pose catastrophic risks to a functional society, how A.I. companies are caught i...

www.youtube.com

213

964

2K

Last Seen Profiles

@JonBenetGlamzey

@Queen_Aeesha

@nika_quinzel

@yosu_tampuku

@uplift_high

@Bledud5

@tntsportsmex

@JzBoyAnims

@GodsWolverine

@supawiz6991

@AdamDrummond14

@AldhyshSda35608

@coachsteinke

@pelby

@RiouGenaku

@TuczynskiF12534

@eiliya_kro

@bomberos_caroni

@scotusreporter

@autocruis3r

@SHS_Stampede

@miyasakura_yuki

@Interruptweets

@yyesilovax

@chineduonwudie1

@Justice_Janda

@Xeya_Tv

@Zara_Q86

@StakingRewards

@AoAA_uk

@SimpsonDeniro

@xiaomiItalia

@sydlrymy7

@xlomisx

@arapaisley

@scale_AI

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

The problems illustrated in #TheSocialDilemma Netflix documentary are just the tip of the iceberg. Dig deeper into these urgent issues on our @HumaneTech_ podcast "Your Undivided Attention" with me & @aza :

Tweet media one

401

2K

5K

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

1 year

The AI race is totally out of control. Here’s what Snap’s AI told @aza when he signed up as a 13 year old girl. - How to lie to her parents about a trip with a 31 yo man - How to make losing her virginity on her 13th bday special (candles and music) Our kids are not a test lab.

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

Tweet media three

339

2K

5K

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

One year ago, #TheSocialDilemma "went viral" with over 100M views. Why? Because it confirmed how social media's design and business model nurtures addiction and warps our beliefs. Yet the film was only available to Netflix subscribers— until now:

Tweet media one

79

1K

3K

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

Our new documentary film #TheSocialDilemma arrives on Netflix tomorrow, Weds Sept 9th! Truly hope it will become an "Inconvenient Truth for tech" moment for tech's dangerous business model… causing what @FT calls "the climate change of culture"

Tweet card media

How Netflix film The Social Dilemma probes the dark side of tech

Director Jeff Orlowski discusses why he wants his docudrama to be an Inconvenient Truth for social media

158

786

2K

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

Let's flatten this curve too.

Tweet media one

32

649

2K

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

How social media works ⤵️🤦‍♂️(source: unknown)

Tweet media one

38

467

2K

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

I'll be joining HBO's RealTime with @billmaher tonight to talk about social media's influence on the U.S. election, our heightened polarization and #TheSocialDilemma . Can't think of a more important moment to have this conversation.

@RealTimers

Real Time with Bill Maher

4 years

We hereby claim Friday night at 10PM for a new episode of #RealTime with @BillMaher . Furthermore, this weeks guests will be @TristanHarris , @brooks_rosa + @MalcolmNance ! Legal observers will be permitted to legally observe on @HBO .

Tweet media one

136

153

2K

103

167

2K

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

The @SocialDilemma_ predicts a future that doesn't have to be true. In order to avoid more events like January 6th’s attack on the Capitol, we must collectively wake up from the digital spell cast by 10+ years of social media’s warping of our minds. Full stmt from @HumaneTech_ :

@HumaneTech_

Center For Humane Technology

3 years

This week, the whole world witnessed the consequences of a broken, yet highly-profitable business model that rewards self-reinforcing cycles of outrage, rumors, and political and racial division.

Tweet media one

15

233

552

56

445

1K

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

🌟🌟BIG DAY🌟🌟 🎬The Netflix trailer for our new film, "The Social Dilemma" just debuted this morning. It pulls back the curtain on how Silicon Valley has been reprogramming civilization – from the mental health of kids to democracy. Only on Netflix, Sept 9: #TheSocialDilemma

@SocialDilemma_

The Social Dilemma

@SocialDilemma_

4 years

We tweet, we like, and we share— but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? Silicon Valley insiders reveal how social media is reprogramming civilization. #TheSocialDilemma Only on Netflix, September 9th.

9

232

428

32

343

1K

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

7 years

That time when Chris Anderson invited me to speak at TED 4 days before, and I put a talk together in 3 days. Excited to release this today!

@TEDTalks

TED Talks

7 years

The manipulative tricks tech companies use to keep your attention: @tristanharris

Tweet media one

11

245

439

49

335

1K

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

Big announcement today from @AndrewYang : the Attention Economy is now a 🇺🇸 2020 Presidential Issue, with Yang’s proposal for a federal Department of the Attention Economy 🦅! Here’s why this matters (1/7) 🧵

14

273

886

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

1 year

This isn’t about one bad tech company. This is the cost of the “Race to Recklessness.” Every tech platform is rapidly being forced to integrate AI agents—Bing, Office, Snap, Slack—because if they don’t, they lose to competitors. But our children cannot be collateral damage.

10

107

881

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

Crystal clear evidence of the "global assault on democracy" described in #TheSocialDilemma leaked by a brave FB insider, detailing attacks on: Honduras. Azerbaijan. Bolivia. Ecuador. Brazil. Spain. With limited resources, FB focuses on protecting Western EU & US. Rest? Too bad

@CraigSilverman

Craig Silverman

@CraigSilverman

4 years

BREAKING: A 6,600-word internal memo from a former Facebook data scientist exposes how the social network knew about specific examples of global political manipulation with fake accounts — and failed to act. W/ @RMac18 & @PranavDixit :

115

4K

7K

43

321

865

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

7 years

Let's focus attention on one thing: FB claims it cannot notify each of 126M users affected by Russian propaganda: THAT. IS. A. LIE.

@McFaul

Michael McFaul

7 years

146 million Americans reached, but 'no, no no, Russians had no influence on our elections.' (when will this absurd narrative end?)

107

791

2K

39

311

828

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

Imagine a "Humane" regenerative attention economy where our devices aren't about screen time at all, but more like a GPS-- always routing us towards more life, more connection, more common ground. The point of a GPS isn't to keep us fiddling, it's to get us to our destination.

@CBSMornings

CBS Mornings

5 years

. @tristanharris explains further the concept of regenerative attention economy:

1

29

119

20

226

768

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

I really enjoyed doing this in-depth interview with @joerogan yesterday. If you’re familiar with #TheSocialDilemma I especially recommend watching through the 2nd half where we get into the accumulating dominance of A.I. over human weaknesses— from virtual chatbots to GPT-3.

@joerogan

Joe Rogan

4 years

I had a fascinating and sobering discussion with @tristanharris of @netflix ’s The Social Dilemma about the impact of social media on the future of the human race. Enjoy!

185

184

3K

44

98

738

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

Everyone should watch @60Minutes 's interview with brave Facebook whistleblower, @FrancesHaugen_ . She makes crystal clear that Facebook knowingly profited from polarizing, dividing and harming society– and when given the choice, chose profits > safety.

Tweet card media

Whistleblower: Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence,...

Frances Haugen says in her time with Facebook she saw, "conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook." Scott Pelley reports.

www.cbsnews.com

23

268

744

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

The Social Dilemma receives 7 Emmy Award nominations! Huge congratulations to the whole team that worked so hard for so many years on it! We estimate more than 100 million people in 190 countries and 30 languages have seen it.

@SocialDilemma_

The Social Dilemma

@SocialDilemma_

3 years

‘The Social Dilemma’ has received 7 Primetime Emmy Award nominations. We’re thrilled to be honored alongside so many incredible films and humbled to be recognized for our contribution toward revealing the harms of Big Social’s business model to the public.

Tweet media one

7

22

150

28

79

738

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

Opposing candidates running for governor of Utah offer a joint message on rebuilding civility, decency for how we elect future leaders. We can disagree without hating each other. This is how you do it. #StandUnited

@SpencerJCox

Spencer Cox

4 years

I’m not sure this has ever been done before...but as our national political dialogue continues to decline, my opponent @PetersonUtah and I decided to try something different. We can disagree without hating each other. Let’s make Utah an example to the nation. #StandUnited #utpol

2K

13K

64K

22

91

691

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

Honored to be included in this year’s #TIME100Next List alongside so many brilliant innovators, creators and leaders. For me, it’s a recognition of the urgency w/ which we must address the dangers the attention economy poses to our collective future. (1/2)

Tweet card media

2021 TIME100 Next: Tristan Harris

Find out why Tristan Harris is on this year’s TIME100 Next list

24

36

695

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

Former Facebook VP of Growth: "I feel tremendous guilt...I think we are creating tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works." Chamath Palihapitiya, watch from 21m 20s

Tweet card media

Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder and CEO Social Capital, on Money as an...

During his View From The Top talk, Chamath Palihapitiya, founder and CEO of Social Capital, discussed how money is an instrument of change which should be us...

www.youtube.com

24

331

659

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

8 years

"How Technology Hijacks Your Mind – from a Magician and Google's Design Ethicist"

Tweet card media

How Technology is Hijacking Your Mind — from a Former Insider

Where does technology exploit our minds’ weaknesses?

45

455

642

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

Facebook's release of tool to see if you liked a Russia propaganda page is perfect example of why they cannot be trusted to self-regulate. It's hollow PR, not substance: Buried in Help Center, only accessible on desktop, only shows pages you liked/followed instead of VIEWED.

@dseetharaman

Deepa Seetharaman

6 years

It's the Friday before Christmas, so $FB is launching a tool to figure out if you liked/followed a Russian page on FB or Insta. It's buried in the help center so here's a link:

26

246

262

20

344

619

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

💥NEW My OpEd in the today's NYTimes: “Our Brains Are No Match for Our Technology.” 🧠 PUNCH LINE: In order to tame Big Tech we must realign it with the values that make us human. Highly recommend reading & watching videos below in this thread…🧵

Tweet card media

Opinion | Our Brains Are No Match for Our Technology (Published 2019)

We must realign our digital platforms with the values that make us human.

www.nytimes.com

14

247

617

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

Super clever approach to stop companies who are accelerating climate change through fossil fuel extraction: >> Go after the open-source code they depend on. Get major open-source software libraries to use this: 🌏Climate Strike Software License

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

33

251

607

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

7 months

Going on Bill Maher tonight to talk about AI risks and what it will take to get this right.

@billmaher

Bill Maher

7 months

There is a lot to talk about tomorrow night!

Tweet media one

243

76

810

90

55

590

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

7 years

As I said at TED, FB has more influence on 2b ppl's daily thoughts/attitudes than any govt. Their denial of responsibility is reprehensible.

30

240

554

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

Important! FB's #1 advertiser threatens to pull their $$'s until they clean it up - powerful move bc advertisers, not users, are social media's true customers. Now let's get the other 9/10 advertisers on Facebook to speak up – use your voice!

@VranicaWSJ

Suzanne Vranica

6 years

Unilever threatens to pull advertising from platforms such as Facebook and YouTube, if they don’t do more to combat the spread of fake news, hate speech and divisive content.

Tweet media one

69

510

1K

39

200

562

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

Fbook will keep dodging hard questions bc they have no good answers. Nearly all FB's negative impacts on society (addiction to Cambridge Analytica) implicate their biz model, which prefers to see humans as minds/eyeballs to influence, not lives to protect and empower.

@deray

deray

6 years

Facebook's Sandberg backs out of ABC News interview

16

58

121

11

177

540

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

It's so important that we create cultural antibodies for "deep fakes" NOW not later-- esp while social media remains a divisiveness/conspiracy/outrage amplification engine for coming elections. The platforms need to do better: auto-labeling doctored content for example.

@MarkWarner

Mark Warner

6 years

As the tech improves, we’re seeing more “deep fake” videos pushed by bad actors to influence our politics. We all need a healthy dose of skepticism about what we see online, but companies also need to take responsibility for those who use their platforms to spread disinformation.

178

2K

5K

21

146

521

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

Agree. Well-said from Facebook Chief Security Officer who resigned today.

@metaviv

Aviv Ovadya 🥦

6 years

What should Facebook do? @alexstamos nails it.

Tweet media one

18

174

521

6

197

535

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

Enjoyed going on @TheDailyShow with @TrevorNoah last week to talk about what Frances Haugen's testimony means… Let's make sure our north star isn't just "10% less toxic social media" but to achieve a digital democratic future where Technology + Democracy = Stronger Democracy

@TheDailyShow

The Daily Show

3 years

“It’s actually democracy plus technology equals a stronger democracy.” Center for Humane Technology co-founder @tristanharris busts the myth that the only options for responding to the current social media conundrum are either a hands-off approach or authoritarian control.

9

109

450

12

119

514

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

Exactly. "The answer to bad speech = more speech" is nonsense in a world where you can FLOOD the attn channel. Systems that allow ppl to FLOOD a finite channel w/ exponentially produced, A/B-optimized, micro-targeted, unchecked and un-reviewable speech isn't democratic, PERIOD

@JuddLegum

Judd Legum

4 years

Zuckerberg says Facebook doesn't need to fact check ads from political candidates because political speech is already heavily "scrutinized" by the public Trump currently has 5000 ACTIVE FACEBOOK ADS Bloomberg has 14000 How many of these are being scrutinized?

111

1K

4K

10

131

499

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

Today’s announcement by @Apple moves the ecosystem further away from the malicious effects of secretive profiling and micro-targeting that enables many of the problems outlined in #TheSocialDilemma . "A social dilemma cannot be allowed to become a social catastrophe."

@kasie

Kasie Hunt

3 years

Apple's Tim Cook: “It is long past time to stop pretending that this approach doesn’t come with a cost of polarization, of lost trust, and yes, of violence. A social dilemma cannot be allowed to become a social catastrophe.”

23

125

561

10

94

496

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

1 year

Here is Snap’s AI teaching a kid how to cover up a bruise when Child Protection Services comes and how to change topics when questions about “a secret my dad says I can’t share”

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

18

141

484

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

"A new study conducted by psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania has shown — for the first time — a causal link between time spent on social media and depression and loneliness,"

15

250

481

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

Don't just watch the film. Host a watch party with your friends on Netflix and host a discussion afterwards. We can change the system once enough people understands the warping effect that social media has had on the collective psyche. Learn more at:

21

128

473

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

The quote I read @joerogan at the end is from Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death" contrasting George Orwell & Huxley's contrasting dystopias to avoid: "Orwell feared that what we fear will ruin us. Huxley feared that what we desire will ruin us."

Tweet media one

40

139

452

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

#HindsightIs2020 – Cambridge Analytica (or SCL)'s data files just leaked to the public for 1st time includes campaigns they ran in Malaysia, Kenya and Brazil elections… important to understand historical influence + U.S. election 2020. 🗽 Democracy is under attack everywhere.

@thegreathackdoc

The Great Hack Film

@thegreathackdoc

4 years

The story doesn't end with #CambridgeAnalytica as we said. #SCL shuttered it's doors so you couldn't see what they'd done in secret. Now you can. #Hindsightis2020 . Welcome to a new year!

4

66

96

5

338

444

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

Below is my statement calling on Facebook to ban political ads. (And kudos to @jack for banning political ads on Twitter today 👏).

Tweet media one

9

115

452

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

🎰Addiction by design. 🤬Polarization for profit. 🤩Affirmation not information. 🤯Weapons of mass distraction. Glad people are finally picking up the message that this business model is toxic. Tech doesn't have to be this way… it can be #humane if we do it differently.

@gchaslot

Guillaume Chaslot

4 years

When I worked on the YouTube algorithm, the management didn't care about truth and divisiveness. I tried to care, and got fired. Now, people realize that social media is wasting our time, spreading lies and divisiveness. It's not a bug, it's a feature.

3

179

391

6

147

443

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

Zuckerberg's comments on CNN tonight were frighteningly out of touch. Dodging that Fbook's core business model (automation of ads/feeds) continues to pose a threat to societies around the world. Signing off for tonight, but leaving this Upton Sinclair quote that says it all.

Tweet media one

4

129

423

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

Our new @HumaneTech_ podcast "Your Undivided Attention" is available to subscribe! We'll be interviewing experts on humanity's psycho-social sensitivities and how Silicon Valley can better design for them. Episodes starting June 10th – subscribe here:

Tweet card media

Your Undivided Attention

Technology has shredded our attention. We can do better.

your-undivided-attention.simplecast.com

26

97

429

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

😔 Sad to read. Facebook news feed remains an uncontrollable digital frankenstein that appears to sort 2 billion people's view of reality by "outrage first." "One year in, Facebook’s big algorithm change has spurred an angry, Fox News-dominated audience"

24

206

420

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

🁼🁧🁢 Dominoes are falling. Advertiser boycott is growing. #StopHateForProfit

@oliverdarcy

Oliver Darcy

4 years

Brands that announced Monday they will pause advertising on Facebook: Denny's, Patreon, Adidas, Clorox, HP, Puma, and Ford (which is halting all social media advertising for next 30 days).

24

151

513

3

65

418

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

Selling fake attention (views) to fake users (bots) with fake metrics (reporting to advertisers)? "The average viewership metrics were not inflated by only 60%-80%; they were inflated by some 150 to 900%," stated an amended complaint.

@mathewi

Mathew Ingram

5 years

Proposed settlement would see Facebook pay $40 million to resolve claims that it inflated video metrics by as much as 900 percent via @thr

59

284

560

16

127

410

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

The list of social harms and externalities from automated attention-maximizing systems (Fb, YouTube) keeps growing and growing. Asking "what video will most engage this person?" is very different than asking "how does this person want to live?"

@zeynep

zeynep tufekci

6 years

Recommendation algorithms pushing suicidal ideation to people with eating disorders.😡"..after viewing pro-ED posts on Pinterest, the site suggested she might “love” other “ideas” that were all “connected to death and suicide, such as ’how to die’ and ’wanting to die quotes.’” "

8

207

307

6

166

400

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

Gave this TED talk in Vancouver nearly 1 yr ago: a "Control Room" that invisibly steers 2bil people's thoughts/feelings daily, and how the ad-model dangerously lets anyone pay to walk into the control room & target lies to susceptible minds. Before Russia, Cambridge Analytica.

@TEDTalks

TED Talks

6 years

A handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day. Here's how: @tristanharris

Tweet media one

2

80

142

10

133

379

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

YouTube is tilting the world towards crazier and crazier beliefs in dozens if not hundreds of languages that their engineers don't even speak. Ex-YT recommendations engineer @gchaslot has endlessly raised awareness about it yet YT has barely taken steps to do anything about it.

@gchaslot

Guillaume Chaslot

5 years

The YouTube algorithm that I helped build in 2011 still recommends the flat earth theory by the *hundreds of millions*. This investigation by @RawStory shows some of the real-life consequences of this badly designed AI.

48

2K

3K

9

140

354

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

Apparently Fbook didn't get the memo that Streaks are manipulative and wrong. Let's be clear: Fbook is an attention-extraction company. They do whatever it takes to *extract* behavior & addiction from human beings. Whats most sad is that their capacity to do good is so immense.

@CaseSandberg

case

6 years

Messenger is testing out streak counts... Streak counts really bug me.

Tweet media one

30

61

223

15

137

346

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

In an hypothetical world, if Facebook were re-designed *entirely* into a global coordination tool for billions of people to take the most meaningful and significant steps to fight climate change -- what would it look like?

46

85

338

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

It's almost like there's a race to the bottom of the brain stem to entice people's attention, and it trends towards shorter and more "bursty" uses of attention, counter-training human animals against sustained mono-tasking and long-form uses of attention.

@HerbScribner

Herb Scribner

6 years

. @axios founder says advertisers moving toward shorter ads. Long-form native ads are proving to be unsuccessful. Regardless of article length, readers still skimming. #ONA18

0

8

24

18

101

337

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

1 year

Even if Snap/OpenAI fix this specific problem, they can’t screen for the infinite range of unpredictable conversations a 13 year old can have with ChatGPT. Last week, Bing threatened @kevinroose of NYT with blackmail and extortion and trying to get him to divorce his wife.

7

31

328

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

The new film #CodedBias by our brilliant friend @shalinikantayya investigates the discrimination embedded in technology, showing how technology is never neutral. Get tickets to this powerful film and join the movement to protect civil rights:

18

71

325

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

This is huge. The Facebook whistleblower behind @WSJ 's #FacebookFiles reporting is going to be on @60Minutes on Sunday night. Everyone should watch.

@60Minutes

60 Minutes

3 years

She left Facebook concerned, and with copies of thousands of pages of research. Meet the Facebook whistleblower. Scott Pelley reports, 60 Minutes Sunday.

51

535

1K

5

90

325

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

The 6th Horseman of the Apocalypse = Misinformation/Post-Truth? Excellent. (H/t @Metis65 )

Tweet media one

7

88

324

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

Last week I testified for a U.S. Senate hearing on "Persuasive Technology and Optimizing for Engagement." Watch the highlight reel of my opening statement & answers to Senators' questions on dangers of increasingly asymmetric, extractive motives in tech:

Tweet card media

Tristan Harris - US Senate June 25, 2019

June 25, 2019 - Tristan Harris @ The Senate Commerce Committee. How technology companies use algorithms and machine learning to influence the public. Insight...

www.youtube.com

10

116

318

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

34 years ago, a KGB defector shares 4 stage psychological warfare strategy– predicting modern America: 1. Demoralization (15-20 yrs). 2. Destabilization (2-5 yrs), 3. Crisis (6 weeks). 4. Normalization (new normal)

11

161

300

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

1 year

For context, a little over a week ago, Snapchat integrated chatGPT into its popular kids app. Users can pin “My AI” to the top of their chat list. While currently only available to Snapchat’s 2 million paid subscribers, we can see where this is going.

Tweet card media

Snapchat is releasing its own AI chatbot powered by ChatGPT

“The big idea is that in addition to talking to our friends and family every day, we’re going to talk to AI every day”

www.theverge.com

6

37

307

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

Climate change will be the only story that matters if we don't act in time. This is why tech needs to stop messing up society's attention. Humans' ability to collectively sustain attn on *anything* is limited – so either tech supports us (& we have chance) or it doesn't (we lose)

@Sulliview

Margaret Sullivan

6 years

The planet is on a fast path to destruction. The media must cover this like it’s the only story that matters. ... My column

94

876

1K

9

81

292

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

"Persuasive technology? What a conspiracy." "It's a shame all those gullible people fall for fake news, Russian bots." "Viral FaceApp Now Owns Access To More Than 150 Million People's Faces And Names" Oh. Right. 🤦‍♀️ Vanity + validation. Works every time.

11

141

272

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

#TheSocialDilemma opened up >100M people’s eyes to the warping of democracies and 'truth' by social media– influencing global regulation, policy, and consumer demand. Today, it’s free on YouTube through Sept 30! Watch & share it with a loved one here:

Tweet card media

Watch the Social Dilemma

#TheSocialDilemma is free for a limited time. Watch it here. Social media connects us, but at what cost? Join the 100,000,000 people who have watched the film and learned about the dangers of social...

www.humanetech.com

@HumaneTech_

Center For Humane Technology

3 years

#TheSocialDilemma is now free on YouTube to over 2.3 billion people! Help us build on the momentum that's driving global leaders, technologists, parents, and educators to take action. Tell your friends and loved ones — and watch here:

Tweet media one

8

164

249

5

121

281

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

🌎 What would technology platforms look like if they helped us FOCUS our collective attention on existential threats? What if Facebook was a mass coordination platform for community resilience & adaptation? Not news feeds, but a router to face-to-face groups for taking action.

32

39

278

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

(THREAD) Yesterday marked the 1 year anniversary of being on 60 Minutes w/ @andersoncooper to warn about “Brain Hacking”: how technology invisibly manipulates the thoughts, behaviors and feelings of minds and society.

9

125

277

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

Commodifying attention platforms have warped our collective psyche… The world has turned these issues on their heads many times since writing this essay for the forthcoming @OneProject book 'The New Possible' but the fundamentals remain the same. 1/5

Tweet card media

Big Tech’s attention economy can be reformed. Here’s how.

The business model is doing irreparable harm to society. But there is an alternative, and we don’t need to destroy the tech giants to get there.

www.technologyreview.com

11

81

274

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

7 years

"We'll look back at advertising model as the new coal."

Social Media Has Hijacked Our Minds. Click Here to Fight It

The founder of a nonprofit aimed at stopping tech companies from “hijacking our minds” says internet users must reclaim their humanity.

@faris

faris

7 years

"Advertising is the new coal" @tristanharris

Tweet media one

8

51

89

4

127

276

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

Brilliant. As Reid Hoffman famously once said, the most successful startups tap into one or more of the 7 deadly sins. Proof in point— the problem of the Attention Economy.

@arampell

Alex Rampell

5 years

This is the most brilliant iPhone app grouping I’ve ever seen...

Tweet media one

268

7K

28K

1

65

272

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

2 years

Spot on. And social media is a video game 🎮 in which we gain points by adding inflammation (mob accountability) to trivial transgressions. What if it was a game that incentivized focusing our collective attention on how we can solve deeper systemic root causes?

@polanskydj

David Polansky

2 years

I don’t wish to sound apocalyptic about this, but one has the sense that at present our society is simultaneously characterized by wildly disproportionate accountability for trivial transgressions and zero accountability for profound institutional failure.

1K

20K

107K

12

35

275

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

Free speech ≠ Free reach The real harm of digital platforms' is granting Hitler-sized broadcasting powers, or BBC-sized publishing powers without any degree of responsibility (truth in advertising, corrections, fact-checking). Broadcast-level reach with no skin-in-the-game.

10

85

271

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

When Facebook says "We don't want to be the Ministry of Truth" they distract from fact that they are already the Ministry of Attention – they choose what people do and do not see – like a magician. Attention consumes information, and is the *most* important resource to protect.

5

107

258

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

1 year

Behold this dizzying list of GPT-4 capabilities -- from writing code, to making money, to inventing workarounds for CAPTCHAs and more. For anyone who thought GPT-4 was just a "stochastic parrot" or merely a mirror of what humanity has already thought/written -> think again.

@rowancheung

Rowan Cheung

1 year

Today is GPT-4's 2-week anniversary. Here are the top 20 most incredible things created by GPT-4 already: (history unraveling before our very eyes)

179

2K

9K

15

62

261

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

Kids are on the front lines dealing with the harms described in #TheSocialDilemma every day. Share & listen to our new interview w/ @JonHaidt and join the movement of parents & teens who want to address this problem. Hopefully w/ the help of a new Biden administration! 🇺🇸

@HumaneTech_

Center For Humane Technology

4 years

In this episode of #YourUndividedAttention with NYU social psychologist @JonHaidt , we examine the mechanics of manipulation that have led to a generation wide shift in mental health harms. Listen, share, and start a conversation with your family.

Tweet media one

4

21

72

10

64

253

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

I hope policymakers at all levels and from all sides of the political spectrum will pay close attention to these policies and the ideas @AndrewYang is proposing and commit to bringing real reforms to the attention economy. 🙏(7/7) 🇺🇸

3

54

244

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

With a lot of hard work…

6

24

250

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

Countering claims by those who shrug off Fbook/CA by saying “we’ve always had propaganda, what’s the big deal?” These co’s have enabled a whole new *SPECIES* of persuasion - 1) civilization-scale, 2) hyper-personalized/targeted, 3) social-enhanced, 4) self-optimizing with AI.

@Channel4News

Channel 4 News

6 years

Tomorrow, we'll take you inside the world of Cambridge Analytica after our reporters went undercover as prospective clients. The full story tomorrow night at 19:00 GMT - on Channel 4 News.

172

4K

6K

7

114

239

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

Today for a LIMITED TIME, #TheSocialDilemma is now available for free on YouTube til Sept 30th. Now is the time to spread the message to anyone you know who didn't see it the first time around. Please retweet & spread the word. Watch it on YouTube here:

Tweet media one

7

115

235

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

7 years

Tonight @ 7pm. Going on Bill Maher to talk about the social responsibility of tech companies in steering the minds of 2b people.

@RealTimers

Real Time with Bill Maher

7 years

TONIGHT: @BillMaher is LIVE with Sen. @BenSasse @rtraister @JimVandeHei #EliotSpitzer + @tristanharris on @HBO ! ➡️

Tweet media one

31

49

141

34

58

236

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

Our @HumaneTech_ Co-Founder & ED Randy Fernando went on @DanBHarris ' @10Percent Happier podcast, to share how mindfulness, and his lifelong connection to meditation informs our work on humane technology. Listen here:

Tweet card media

#296 How to Use Social Media without Losing Your Mind | Randima Fernando — Ten Percent Happier

www.tenpercent.com

13

43

232

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 months

Went on @joerogan to discuss both the immense potential & range of risks arising from the race to scale AI, and the lessons we can learn from the race for engagement in social media – which we call "1st contact" btwn humanity + AI. [If you know the risks, jump to the last 45…

@HumaneTech_

Center For Humane Technology

5 months

CHT co-founders @TristanHarris and @Aza joined @JoeRogan for a deep dive on #AI - discussing the immense potential and significant challenges that this technology presents. 📲 To join the movement & learn more text "AI" to 55444 🎧 Listen now

5

10

46

28

25

238

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

WSJ also shared how FB *knows* Instagram's design drives a downward spiral in teen mental health– worse than Snapchat, TikTok. Facebook is worse than Big Tobacco. A single person can quit cigarettes. Instagram *preys* on social exclusion. Kids feel ostracized if they quit.

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

Tweet media three

Tweet media four

6

84

238

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

1 year

Glad to see momentum on banning TikTok via threat to national security. More than data collection, real issue is vertically integrated psychological influence. Only two options are either 1) Ban it or 2) Forced sale of forked US operations as happened with Grindr.

@fryan

Fergus Ryan

1 year

FBI director Robert Wray outlines his concerns about TikTok to Congress. As many have long pointed out, it’s not just about data collection. The use of the recommendation algorithm for influence operations is an equal if not greater concern.

16

193

526

11

53

235

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

2 years

I went on @JoeRogan w/ @danielkenobe to talk about avoiding the twin attractors of centralized god-like power (Dystopia) and decentralized god-like powers (Catastrophe), highlighting a 3rd way – exemplified by the work @audreyt , Taiwan, @RadxChange and 21st century democracy. ⬇️

@RadxChange

RadicalxChange

2 years

Greetings, new followers 🖖 Thanks to @tristanharris for spreading the word about @RadxChange , #Taiwan ’s civic tech & @UsePolis on #TheJoeRoganExperience —currently the most shared podcast ep on #Spotify 🗣️ Join the movement & share ideas IRL or online 👉

5

29

110

20

41

232

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

The major problem in technology isn't privacy, it's misalignment with our innate psychological vulnerabilities: As E.O. Wilson said, "The problem of humanity is… We have paleolithic emotions; medieval institutions; and god-like technology."

5

60

224

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

It's too bad to see Facebook co-opt the term without taking its meaning seriously beyond asking what are "meaningful interactions." I'm surprised bc @pkafka is a long-time follower of our work on time well spent yet he did not link it back to its source. #CodeMedia

@jason_kint

Jason Kint

6 years

the fact Zuckerberg and Facebook have co-opt "Time Well Spent" from @tristanharris annoys me every time they use it. I've heard it 20+ times in this fireside chat. It's PR spin to cover their decline in trust and engagement. #codemedia

2

17

126

8

56

227

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

France bans smartphones from schools, with 75-85% public approval rating – tide turning around recognition that bursty slot machine rewards negatively impacts children & the classroom. (via @CNNI )

5

96

221

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

Exciting that @AndrewYang has put out a climate plan. More and more candidates are finally acknowledging the urgency of the issue and making it part of their official platform. #YangsClimatePlan

2

61

217

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

7 years

Really excited about coming on @BillMaher on Friday night. Tune in!

@RealTimers

Real Time with Bill Maher

7 years

FRIDAY: @BillMaher is back with @BenSasse @rtraister @JimVandeHei #EliotSpitzer + @tristanharris on @HBO !

Tweet media one

128

148

859

13

31

218

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

One AI – YouTube's recommendation algorithm – determines >25% of ALL internet traffic on mobile by picking what videos we watch… and steering the daily thoughts, feelings and beliefs of two billion people.

@gchaslot

Guillaume Chaslot

5 years

YouTube makes 37% of internet traffic on mobile. Its AI is responsible of 70% of views, by computing recommendations So *one* AI is responsible for >25% of ALL internet traffic on mobile

13

284

579

1

109

215

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

We are worth more when we are addicted, distracted, outraged, polarized and disinformed. Our children are worth more when they're comparing themselves to others and addicted. Our politics are worth more when they're performative. 4/5

4

42

213

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

3 years

We must fundamentally shift the platforms to stop rewarding and profiting off the unchecked virality of extreme emotions. This seismic reform won’t be easy but it's essential. I still believe change is humanly possible. 5/5

Tweet card media

Home - The New Possible

thenewpossible.org

3

35

215

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

Great thread by @jack on why Twitter is banning political ads. We need more leaders making this move.

@jack

jack

5 years

We’ve made the decision to stop all political advertising on Twitter globally. We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought. Why? A few reasons…🧵

14K

82K

352K

7

21

211

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

Great thread from @JonHaidt & @Jean_Twenge research. Disentangles the naïve moral panic of 😳"screen time" from 🤔*real* evidence of tech harming teen girls mental health. Why? Hijacking 'social approval' was more effective in the race to bottom for attention (powered by ads).

Tweet media one

@JonHaidt

Jonathan Haidt

4 years

Thread: 1. I join emerging consensus that “screen time” is not well-linked to mental health problems for teens. Yet @jean_twenge and I find that most studies that clear “screen time” do not clear social media for girls. Great summary by Markham Heid:

32

245

773

4

50

203

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

This is disappointing, Facebook. You are losing users trust for a reason.

@frabcus

Francis Irving

6 years

Facebook actually put *fake red dots* to try and make you think you have messages even if you don't, so you agree to their tracking more hastily. Read full complaint against Facebook: - with tricks like that, sorry Facebook, you deserve to be hit hard.

Tweet media one

98

3K

4K

11

84

202

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

If a tech platform is recommending (publishing) malicious content with consequences known to harm people at scales that far exceed the reach of NYT, WaPo, Guardian, Economist, Reuters **combined** (each of whom are held to higher reporting standards)- shouldnt we draw a new line?

@latimes

Los Angeles Times

5 years

Platforms like YouTube aren't legally responsible for the statements made on the platforms. Tristan Harris argues that this concept should no longer apply to platforms that are serving users recommendations. More from columnist @hiltzikm here:

2

30

53

5

71

204

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

6 years

This is so important and overlooked.

@anneapplebaum

Anne Applebaum

6 years

We still don't know what Trump and Putin actually talked about, one on one, for two hours

165

375

1K

13

44

198

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

1 year

It starts with this critical stat: In 2022, half of A.I. researchers stated in a survey that they believed there is a 10% or greater chance that humans go extinct from our inability to control AI. If the people who are developing A.I. believe this, why aren’t we listening?

Tweet media one

11

53

208

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

5 years

Do we want 2020 to be another election determined by "who's better at manipulating, micro-targeting, and out-spending on Facebook?" Or do we want to take back the pen of history from technology's hands? We don't want private incentives gobbling up the public sphere.

@timoreilly

Tim O'Reilly

5 years

If Facebook really wants to be a force for good, they would stop accepting all political advertising. Is hyper-targeting really good for democracy?

20

144

374

7

54

204

@tristanharris

Tristan Harris

4 years

Congratulations @mariaressa on making Sundance 2020! This looks like an incredible documentary about your urgent work, battling the forces of authoritarianism and hate amplified by social media in the Philippines. For more, 🎧 to CHT's podcast w/ Maria.

2

45

204