Hello! My name is HennyGe Wichers, but you can call me Ge. Thanks for visiting – I hope you share my interest in technology and its impact on society.
My journey started over a decade ago when I was first fascinated by the rise of social media. I wanted to understand how misinformation spreads in social networks, whether it can change what happens in the real world, and if we can stop it. During my PhD, I found the answers to the last two points are ‘yes’ and ‘a bit’.
I was amazed by the complexity of coordination in social networks and the many possible outcomes that can occur, even when everyone wants the same result.
That makes technology so interesting – especially AI. It will touch everyone’s life in some way, and many have ideas about how it should work. There are a lot of possible futures.
I also dabble in Data Science and Machine Learning. I like understanding the methods and sometimes use them in analyses, but I don’t build production-scale algorithms. Still, I do know Perceptron isn’t a character from The Transformers.
My blog explores the points of friction between technology and society. I write about topics like the future of work, AI alignment, and ethics. And I also report science news.
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