Ben Waber
bwaber@hci.social
<p>GM @ Revelio, MIT Researcher, he/him, Senior Visiting Researcher @ Ritsumeikan, Co-Founder of Humanyze, former Senior Researcher @ HBS, author of People Analytics. Most days I'll also post a list of academic talks on AI, management, law, corporate governance, psychology, anthropology, ethics, and similar topics that I've listened to throughout the day (see <a href="https://hci.social/tags/AcademicRunPlaylist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AcademicRunPlaylist</span></a> for examples)</p>
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Everything&#39;s on fire but at least we get absolute art like this https://youtu.be/ZBvLadXo7XA?si=mUbHz5tqFyTTZCqZ
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I&#39;m back in Tokyo! I did manage to grab some ramen at my local favorite before crashing, and the long flight gave me lots of time to listen to talks and books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)
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I&#39;m very glad to be done with little kid parenting but this is still amazing https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-the-guy-who-writes-the-assembly-instructions-for-kids-toys-you-stupid-idiot
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I resolved to run for a good chunk of the day to help me get on Japan time, and it seems like it worked! And while reacquainting myself with the Greater Tokyo area I listened to talks and books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)
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This is fine https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/article/oracle-stock-falls-on-more-debt-to-fund-ai-chip-buying-openai-revenue-disclosure-180233070.html
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I had a great time at the G1 Global conference, and I especially enjoyed my feisty panel with Wakana Tanaka, Shinji Wada, Figen Ulgen, and Karen Makishima where we discussed HR in Japan and beyond and (of course) the implications of AI for work. And while heading back afterwards I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)
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Today was a bit nuts, but luckily I got to wrap things up with a relaxing coffee outside while listening to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/4)
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I’ve had a hectic start to the week, but while taking the train between meetings I was able to listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/6)
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Well the markets in Japan didn’t have the best day, but I did have a great time giving a talk at the Japan Alternative Data Association on human capital metrics, risk modeling, and Revelio Labs! On the train ride home I was also able to listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)
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I had a great day swinging by Kyoto for some meetings and to catch up with my host family, and on the Shinkansen I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)
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I waited until it cooled down a bit at night to go for a run, and while the humidity turned out to be pretty brutal I pushed through it while listening to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/4)
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US is cooked https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed
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I had a great final day in London, and on the flight home I had lots of time to listen to books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)
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As you might be able to tell from the ominous clouds in this picture, I got caught out in the rain today. But at least I was able to dry off later while listening to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)
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There are lots of familiar names in London, and while chuckling at the collection of Massachusetts towns I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/4)
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It was still a bit hot in London today, and while shuttling around on the poorly-ventilated tube I listened to talks and books for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/4)
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I had a great half day with Estu running a workshop on organizational productivity, and later on I also went for a nice run along the Thames while listening to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/8)
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So many people in the AI space, especially people in the social sciences attaching themselves to it, are trying to reinvent HCI from first principles. I doubt most of them even know that HCI is a field 🫠
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I wasn&#39;t feeling great today, but I was able to recuperate a bit outside with my dogs while I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/4)
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&quot;Revenue more than doubled in the quarter, from $981.8 million a year earlier, according to a statement. Net loss widened to $740 million from $315 million, or $1.49 per share, in the same quarter a year ago.&quot; So losses also... more than doubled... https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/07/coreweave-crwv-q1-earnings-report-2026.html
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The Toms are fiercely competing in Boston, and while giving them a wide berth I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/8)
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Important paper just put out at NBER showing that data centers are already significantly increasing electricity costs for people, with rates likely to increase MUCH more if this build out continues https://conference.nber.org/conf_papers/f235887.pdf
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It was great to kick off IIM Indore’s conference today, and earlier I made use of my jet lag and listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/9)
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I had another great day in Indore despite the temp going well above 100° F (38° C), but I continued to make use of my jetlag and get out early and listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)
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I had a great late afternoon and evening going around Indore with Nishant Garg, and earlier I was able to listen to some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)
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It wasn&#39;t quite as warm as yesterday, but I still went out for a nice run and listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)
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As you can tell from my dog&#39;s preferred blanket coverage, things have cooled down significantly today. And while staying warm inside with this guy in between calls I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! Here&#39;s your reminder that you can get these playlists delivered straight to your inbox by subscribing here - https://academicrunplaylist.beehiiv.com/ (1/5)
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It was a beautiful but chilly run to campus today, and during the journey I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/6)
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Folks not watching para hockey in the Paralympics are missing out. These guys are incredible
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Me: Look at all these fundamental issues with LLMs. Here&#39;s an example of someone losing their job from using them where the truth matters AI Bro: I was worried about that, but I checked the answer one time and it was right and I made sure in the prompt to tell the LLM to only tell me the truth