Harvard Law School. Book: https://teapawt.org/t.co/aNGKHjYiBY
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I have a book coming out this week — it’s called “Democracy Vouchers: How bringing money into politics can get money out of politics."
We don't have to accept that money will always rule politics: We can fight back.
More here: democracyvouchers.org
Tom Latkowski retweeted
I think the days of the AI industry acting as their own government are coming to an end.
No one trusts their promises and voluntary agreements outside Trump and the tech overlords who’ve cozied up to him.
NEW: The AI industry is scrambling to repackage a $10 trillion infrastructure buildout to appease a hostile electorate, that includes:
-No more non disclosure agreements
-Money for schools and cities
-Environmental concessions
-Labor protections
-Codified obligations over voluntary frameworks
-Job training programs
The bottom line: The race is on to see whether Democrats can translate election momentum into binding restrictions or the industry tries to head off tougher rules.
axios.com/2026/11/05/ai-data…
Tom Latkowski retweeted
Thank you, San Francisco. I’m deeply grateful for the trust voters have placed in me, and I’m ready to get to work for you.
I want to thank Supervisor Connie Chan for a spirited and hard-fought campaign. We’ve had our disagreements, but we share a deep love for San Francisco and for our country. And thank you to our incredible campaign team, to every volunteer who walked precincts or made calls, to everyone who donated, hosted a house party, or put up a window sign, and to the labor unions, the environmental, housing, LGBTQ, and progressive organizations, the Democratic Party, and the elected officials who stood with us every step of the way. You turned this campaign into a movement.
I’m humbled to carry forward the powerful legacy of this seat — Phil Burton, Sala Burton, and the greatest Speaker in modern American history, Nancy Pelosi. Speaker Pelosi came to Congress to fight AIDS when too many wanted to look away, and she never stopped fighting for our city and our country. Madame Speaker, thank you.
This victory is also historic. For the first time ever, San Francisco will be represented in Congress by an LGBTQ person — indeed, no LGBTQ member of the House has ever represented any part of Northern California. When I stepped off the escalator at Castro Muni Station in 1997 and fell head over heels for this city, I could never have imagined this honor.
San Franciscans voted for results, and we have so much work ahead: Building the millions of homes we need; moving toward true universal health care; investing in clean energy, public transit, and high-speed rail; standing up for science, education, and immigrants; making sure people — not massive corporations — decide what works for this country, including on AI; and ensuring the rule of law applies to everyone, including the President.
It won’t be easy. But on Election Day, voters across the country delivered a powerful mandate for Democrats in Congress. I’m deeply inspired by the trust they placed in us to take big swings to lower the cost of living, stop the endless wars, hold Trump and his cronies accountable for their corruption, and rein in the threat of artificial intelligence. In Washington I’ll bring the same determination I showed in Sacramento every single day.
It’s time to deliver a better tomorrow for our city and our country.
NEW: San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan concedes the race for Nancy Pelosi's House seat (#CA11) to state Sen. Scott Wiener.
Both are Democrats — Chan positioned herself to Wiener's left.
Cas's paper is excellent, and gives a set of scary examples about what we might see happen over the next few years if we don't quickly regulate AI.
I hope everyone will give it a read.
🚨New paper (possibly the most important one I have written yet).
We think that as early as 2027 or 2028, there might be a major AI-enabled terrorism event. We conducted a pre-mortem, made 9 falsifiable predictions, and wrote 2 concrete scenarios.
Led by @KamacheeMax.
Tom Latkowski retweeted
So OpenAI and Anthropic expect a catastrophe by 2027, and they’re planning… the PR response.
Have they considered not causing the catastrophe?
Scoop: Top executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event…They assume one in ‘27…
axios.com/2026/10/09/ai-comp…
Tom Latkowski retweeted
NEW @csaiporg poll
I was surprised to see safety top the list -- I think this shows how much the recent stories are breaking through among the public
Tom Latkowski retweeted
Another successful meeting of the Committee to Prevent Regulatory Capture
ALT Tech CEOs, Trump, and Xi at the state dinner
Tom Latkowski retweeted
The advances in #AI can be scary, especially in the context of #Election2024. Compelling #deepfakes, highly targeted fraudulent messages, they're a likely future for #voters. But our team's Democracy & AI Director shares an important reminder in @HuffPost: huffpost.com/entry/artificia…
ALT This graphic quotes Josh Lawson in HuffPost as saying, "Voters should know these tools exist, but also that the facts still matter and that the truth is knowable. That is extremely important. We know that bad actors want to erode our confidence in truth, and the knowability of facts."
Tom Latkowski retweeted
Tuesday (12/5/2023) at 12:00 PM ET from @AspenDigital:
TALK BETTER ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Moderated by @b_cavello Eleanor Tursman @TomLatkowski, w/ @sisiwei @cwardell @aialex91 @victoriahoued
aspendigital.org/event/talk-…
Tom Latkowski retweeted
Join us 12/1 at 1PM for a briefing w/ @nithyavraman & @TrentLange to hear the latest on the city's exploration into the feasibility of establishing a democracy vouchers program, including options for full public financing, & highlights from our new report!us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
Check out @mikedraskovic and an amazing panel discussing democracy vouchers tomorrow!
Tune in tomorrow Thursday, September 28 at 9:30AM PT for the @representus #AmericanDemocracySummit panel on democracy vouchers with an incredible lineup of advocates and experts from across the country!
americandemocracysummit.org/…
Tom Latkowski retweeted
Los Angeles elections are expensive, and this money distorts city politics. We’ve just published a new report about this problem, and what Los Angeles can do to solve it. Check it out here: lademocracyvouchers.org/new-…
Tom Latkowski retweeted
New democracy vouchers report just dropped!
Los Angeles elections are expensive, and this money distorts city politics. We’ve just published a new report about this problem, and what Los Angeles can do to solve it. Check it out here: lademocracyvouchers.org/new-…
Tom Latkowski retweeted
Join Fair Rep LA tomorrow for a look at poll results on LA government reforms, including democracy vouchers!
fairrepla.com/frlapoll
Join us on Thursday for a virtual event as we reveal the results of a recent poll of Los Angeles voters conducted by FM3 Research!
See how voters respond to independent redistricting, council expansion & more!
Register for this Community Briefing at bit.ly/frpoll
ALT Graphic invitation to a virtual community briefing held by Fair Rep LA. The graphic is deep purple with gold elements. The text reads: Government Reform Poll Results Virtual Community Briefing. Angelenos are ready for fair representation! Join FM3 Research & Fair Rep LA as we reveal the results of a poll of Los Angeles voters that covers City Council expansion, independent redistricting, democracy vouchers, and more! August 24th, Thursday, 10am, zoom. Sign up to attend at bit.ly/frpoll The graphic also includes the logos for Fair Rep LA and FM3 Research.
Tom Latkowski retweeted
These images say so much.
In LA, a place of such diversity, city campaign contributions overwhelmingly come from the least diverse areas.
That has real impacts on who runs for office, who gets elected and whose needs get prioritized. But there’s a lot we can do about it! 🧵
Tom Latkowski retweeted
Really proud to see @TomLatkowski& I's work on state public pharma efforts referenced here alongside the incisive quotes by @Maybarduk @cmorten2 @alaw202 & Bill Lazonick on the USG's failure to assure access to it's co-owned COVID vaccine prospect.org/health/2023-01-…
Tom Latkowski retweeted
New Year's Resolution to learn more about democracy? We have you covered 😎
#DemocracyVouchers, the first book of the 2023 Open Democracy book club, is coming up Jan 17, and author @TomLatkowski will be joining us! RSVP: opendemocracynh.org/odbc_dem…
Tom Latkowski retweeted
Democratizing Money in Politics with @TomLatkowski of @LADemVouchers
Listen now via The Great Battlefield #podcast
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Tom Latkowski retweeted
It was such a pleasure to work with @TomLatkowski @DemocracyPolicy & @t1international on this #publicpharma state policy toolkit! Take a look, send us your questions, ask your state to join the movement, & let's create a public interest market for meds! democracycollaborative.org/p…
Tom Latkowski retweeted
NEW: Oakland voters adopted an innovative "democracy dollars" program, vouchers that can be donated to city candidates, as part of a sweeping Fair Elections measure. Campaigners in other cities are eyeing the results for similar efforts.
readsludge.com/2022/12/15/oa…
Tom Latkowski retweeted
Today, DPN alongside the @DemocracyCollab and @t1international, has released our Public Pharmaceuticals policy kit—an open resource for legislators, advocates, and citizens to learn how states can publicly manufacture and distribute pharmaceuticals: DemocracyPolicy.network/Publ…
