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The Guardian on the Santiago Boys theguardian.com/world/2023/jul…

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Exciting news! The artist f.k.a Digital Infrastructure Funds has two updates: 1 - We have a new design and name: "Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund". We feel this name is honing in more on our core mission:

To deliver on our mission, we are (Update 2) launching our 2023 RFP *today* - and are looking forward to proposals ranging from new original research to implementation of prior findings. Deadline for the Call is October 1st. Apply via fordfoundation.forms.fm/2023-digital-i…. All info below.

cc Michael Brennan - @michaelbrennan.bsky.social Josh Greenberg pia mancini @aramaswamis Govind Shivkumar

For my taste, this background on 40 years of FOSS doesn't emphasise the exploitative culture & externalities enough, but I enjoyed the narrative framewor (also: thanks for the Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund (D//F) , Implicit Development Environments_Research (IDE) & Sovereign Tech Fund shoutout, MIT Technology Review DE!): technologyreview.com/2023/08/17/107…

The Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund (D//F) just sent out his latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/digitalinfrast… (online version) - to subscribe for future editions, please follow this link: opencollective.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=88…

📅 Save the Date! The Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund (D//F) is offering #openofficehours as part of our current open call (RFP-link in bio). Secure your 30 min-spots on Sept 4th & 18th here⬇️to engage with program manager Katharina Meyer, located in the CEST timezone. 🗓️🕘: calendly.com/d/4fb-xyt-2gx/…

💡tldr of my open office hours this last weeks:

FOSS & Infrastructure Researchers, apply!

👇I have been reflecting about the pivotal role of Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund (D//F), in regards to our origin story and current developments & publications:

At #rp24 Adriana's on 2 panels: 28 May, 11:15-12:15: Digital Commons, digitale öffentliche Güter, digitale Souveränität – eine Anleitung für den Diskurs der gemeinwohlorientierten Digitalisierung (Stage 11) w/@KthrnMeyerr, Aline Blankertz, Lea Gimpel re-publica.com/de/session/dig…

My new podcast comes out on Saturday. It *only* took a decade to research. It's got it all: AI, Maoists, Scientology, CIA, LSD, Rockefellers. And music by Brian Eno. Here's a teaser: the slightly underdressed Warren McCulloch, the father of neural networks, talks AI in 62.

The new policy repay special issue on #AI systems for the public interest is out now! With insightful contributions by, among others: Nicolas Suzor, @allhutter, Maris Männiste, Sebastian Sosnowski, Agathe Balayn, @[email protected], Katharina Meyer & Ulrike Klinger @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social. 👉Read now: policyreview.info/articles/analy…

Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund just met for the Cohort 4 - kickoff at Ford Foundation in NYC: 2 days of intense discussions, identifying common ground, relentless peer-review and forging connections come to a close:

[NEW PAPER ALERT!] Our grantees AWO new paper puts forward a vision for balancing the benefits and risks of #opensource #GenAI (funded by Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund (D//F)). Drafted by Nick Botton & @Mathver- a short thread #boundariesofopenness #digitalinfrastructure