Hello! My name is HennyGe Wichers, but you can call me Ge. Thanks for visiting – I hope you share my interest in technology and its impact on society.
My journey started over a decade ago when I was first fascinated by the rise of social media. I wanted to understand how misinformation spreads in social networks, whether it can shape real-world events, and if we can do anything about it. During my PhD, I found the answers to the last two points are ‘yes’ and ‘a bit’.
I was amazed by the complexity of coordination in social networks and the many possible outcomes that can occur, even when everyone wants the same result.
That makes technology so interesting, including AI. It touches everyone’s life in some way, and many have ideas about how it should work. There are a lot of possible futures.
I also dabble in Data Science and Machine Learning. I like understanding the methods and sometimes use them in analyses, but I don’t build production-scale algorithms. Still, I do know Perceptron isn’t a Transformer (or a Decepticon – even if it sounds like one).
I write about innovation and the space where technology and society meet.
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