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Raffi Krikorian
I build technology for human agency and the public interest.
I scaled Twitter’s platform, launched Uber’s first passenger self-driving fleet, served as the DNC’s first CTO, and led tech for social good at Emerson Collective.
Now, I’m the CTO at Mozilla; creator of Technically Optimistic (season one was the #2 podcast on the Apple Tech podcasts list) with guests like Maria Ressa, Sal Khan, Cory Doctorow, Frances Haugen, and Senator Richard Blumenthal.
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Humanity thrives on friction—so why are the tools of the future built to make everything seem so easy?
On finding my way back to the roots of technology as a public good—and why Mozilla is where that work continues.A brief analysis of the upcoming White House AI plan and its impact on industry and society.
Five lessons for the next generation of builders—on choosing augmentation, protecting truth, and building as citizens.
Why America’s AI future depends on decentralization, not corporate consolidation.
Why preserving data is an act of democracy—and why resilience requires redundancy across systems, institutions, and time.
On raising the first AI-native generation, and the human skills—resilience, questioning, empathy—that will matter most.
A shared exploration of the human capacities that technology can’t replicate—and how together, we can keep them alive.
What happens when the first AI-native generation takes the lead—and starts building the world they want to live in.
A call to humanize government technology—proving that efficiency and empathy can, and must, coexist.
A look at how self-driving cars are turning our cities into networks of private surveillance—and why that should concern us all.
On how technology became the new authority in our lives, and what it means to take back control.
What the future of data privacy and digital rights might look like—told through the voices of Anna Eshoo, Cory Doctorow, and Clark Gregg.
A conversation about technology, privacy, and reproductive freedom with voices like Sue Dunlap, Amy Merrill, and Melanie Fontes Rainer.
Bishop Paul Tighe on what the Vatican can teach Silicon Valley about dignity, creativity, and the moral shape of innovation.
A reflection on who bears responsibility for AI—from Maria Ressa’s fight for truth to new ideas on ethics, power, and democracy.
A conversation with Tristan Harris, Sam Gregory, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, and Meredith Broussard on whether it’s finally time to regulate AI—and who gets to decide.
A proposal for an Internet of Things and its impact on infrastructure and everyday services.
An early practical guide to extending TiVo’s capabilities and reliability.