Illuminating technology’s societal impacts.
Interaction research, policy support, and applied innovation to drive us forward.
What we measure
What we do
Comprehensively approaching technology’s impacts:
Interaction Research
Policy Advisory
Applied Innovation
Highbeam Research
Making clear whatwe can’t easily see
Measuring technology’s impacts on childhood formation, morality, economic competition, and daily life.
Childhood formationOur moral fabricEconomic competitionShaping the future
Each thread opens a study from our archive.
Highbeam Policy
Industry-informed policy advisory.
Guiding public and private institutions to precisely mitigate harms while enabling innovation to thrive.
- 01Time-spent data + safe harborDiscloseLet the public see what the phone already counts.
- 02Harm disclosure + warning labelDiscloseTell people what the feed is built to maximize.
- 03Content controlsEmpowerGive families the dials advertisers already have.
- 04Algorithm opt-outEmpowerLet everyone opt out; default children to their friends.
- 05Duty of careRequireBuild products for children with reasonable care, or answer for it.
Highbeam Tech
Durably demonstrating technology’s value in today’s markets.
Highbeam Tech builds, tests, and deploys durable innovation that positively stewards the future.
Legislative technology
- Optimizes for
- Fast, precise consensus
- Instead of
- Slow, scattered debate
Jobs
- Optimizes for
- Lasting job matches
- Instead of
- Application volume
Social connection
- Optimizes for
- Genuine connection
- Instead of
- Platform engagement
Commerce
- Optimizes for
- Best item, lowest price
- Instead of
- Ad-driven models
Housing
- Optimizes for
- Transparent matching
- Instead of
- Leads sold to agents
Information
- Optimizes for
- Cognitive sovereignty
- Instead of
- Platform dependence
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