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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&#39;ll also post a list of academic talks on AI, management, law, corporate governance, psychology, anthropology, ethics, and similar topics that I&#39;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>

Posts

  • Post #4320421

    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)

  • Post #4320420

    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)

  • Post #4320419

    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)

  • Post #4320418

    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)

  • Post #3023288

    US is cooked https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed

  • Post #3023287

    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)

  • Post #3023286

    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)

  • Post #2940776

    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)

  • Post #2940775

    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)

  • Post #2940774

    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)

  • Post #2504342

    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 🫠

  • Post #2278662

    I wasn&amp;#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)

  • Post #2278661

    &amp;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.&amp;quot; So losses also... more than doubled... https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/07/coreweave-crwv-q1-earnings-report-2026.html

  • Post #2278660

    The Toms are fiercely competing in Boston, and while giving them a wide berth I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/8)

  • Post #1932652

    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

  • Post #1932651

    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)

  • Post #1932650

    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)

  • Post #1932648

    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)

  • Post #669673

    It wasn&amp;#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)

  • Post #669672

    As you can tell from my dog&amp;#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&amp;#39;s your reminder that you can get these playlists delivered straight to your inbox by subscribing here - https://academicrunplaylist.beehiiv.com/ (1/5)

  • Post #669671

    It was a beautiful but chilly run to campus today, and during the journey I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/6)

  • Post #669670

    Folks not watching para hockey in the Paralympics are missing out. These guys are incredible

  • Post #629170

    Me: Look at all these fundamental issues with LLMs. Here&amp;#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

  • Post #24660

    Important new paper using the staggered geographic rollout of LLM tools within Change.org to demonstrate that they didn&#39;t improve (and overall slightly harmed outcomes), while making the petitions themselves more homogeneous in language use. This has now been documented in other studies as well, adding further weight to the claim that these tools have limited or negative value in a vast majority of applications https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.13949