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Ben Werdmuller
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I lead technology at ProPublica and write speculative fiction. This is a personal account. Every day, I write about tech, democracy, and society at https://werd.io. More about me: https://about.werd.io

A Case For Ethical and Transparent Research Experiments in the Public Interest - Coalition for Independent Technology Research https://werd.io/2025/a-case-for-ethical-and-transparent-research-experiments-in-the

The $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen https://werd.io/2025/the-20000-american-made-electric-pickup-with-no-paint-no-stereo

‘The goal of a protest song is to make people feel strong and alive’: Ani DiFranco on Broadway, Fugazi and 30 years of activism https://werd.io/2025/the-goal-of-a-protest-song-is-to-make-people

Trump Halts Data Collection on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change, More https://werd.io/2025/trump-halts-data-collection-on-drug-use-maternal-mortality-climate

CaMeL offers a promising new direction for mitigating prompt injection attacks https://werd.io/2025/camel-offers-a-promising-new-direction-for-mitigating-prompt-injection

The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X https://werd.io/2025/the-social-security-administration-is-gutting-regional-staff-and-shifting