I am a HUGE fan of Convergent Research and an advocate for the FRO model y’all have championed so ably. The work you’ve done has meaningfully expanded the aperture of the types of technosciece that can be funded. Thank you!
But it’s with deep trepidation - and, honestly, sadness - that I read this announcement. Tech investors and funders have a responsibility to our neighbors, society, and future generations to be wise stewards of the scientific enterprise. Our funding decisions shape the direction of science. They nudge the world toward certain futures, and away from others. They are weighty decision!
A world where humans merge with (read: merge into) algorithms is not a world of human flourishing. We should resist it. Not fund it or celebrate it.
Incredible! Congrats team
I am a HUGE fan of Convergent Research and an advocate for the FRO model y’all have championed so ably. The work you’ve done has meaningfully expanded the aperture of the types of technosciece that can be funded. Thank you!
But it’s with deep trepidation - and, honestly, sadness - that I read this announcement. Tech investors and funders have a responsibility to our neighbors, society, and future generations to be wise stewards of the scientific enterprise. Our funding decisions shape the direction of science. They nudge the world toward certain futures, and away from others. They are weighty decision!
A world where humans merge with (read: merge into) algorithms is not a world of human flourishing. We should resist it. Not fund it or celebrate it.