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New commentary! Speaking to @theguardian.com, @geoplace.bsky.social @towardsfairwork.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk discusses how AI is changing digital work for refugees in Kenya, with discretionary ‘rewards’ replacing guaranteed wages. Read the full article: www.theguardian.com/t…

‘Someone else will do it for less’: refugees in Kenya are powering tech for dwindling pay theguardian.com
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  • The International Trade Centre estimates transcription, data-entry, translation and web-research jobs for Kenyan refugees have declined by about 50% since 2022.
  • RWS-owned platform AOP Connect pays contributors through discretionary 'rewards' of up to $500 from a shared pool of $9,000, with no guaranteed wages.
  • Scale AI's subsidiary Remotasks closed Kenya operations in 2024, cutting a 500–1,000 shilling ($3–$6) daily pay band for annotators.
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ICYMI: In their @foreignaffairs.com essay, Niall Ferguson, Eric Schmidt and @oii.ox.ac.uk's Lisa Klaassen argue that AI is an imperial technology, not just a commercial one, and that Washington and Beijing are building rival empires of intelligence. More: www.foreignaffairs.co…

Empires of AI foreignaffairs.com
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  • Niall Ferguson, Lisa Klaassen and Eric Schmidt argue in Foreign Affairs that AI is not a general-purpose technology but an inherently imperial one.
  • They cast China and the United States as the two emergent AI empires, with everyone else positioned as a 'dependent user' of their frontier models.
  • The authors frame TSMC, 90 miles off the Chinese coast, as the chokepoint that would decide American AI supremacy in a Taiwan contingency.
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Published in Royal Society Open Science, the study calls for AI that delivers meaningful public benefit. Lead author @swachter.bsky.social, co-authors @bmittelstadt.bsky.social, Daria Onitiu, @nettaweinstein.bsky.social. Read more and download the study: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/the-p…

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As AI fuels a rapid global expansion of data centres, the OII's Dr Ana Valdivia published commentary in Cell Reports Sustainability to discuss how data centres can be built and operated sustainably across environmental, technological & social dimensions. www.cell.com/cell-repo…

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New study from @oii.ox.ac.uk researchers calls for AI that delivers meaningful public benefit. Lead author @swachter.bsky.social. Read the piece in @theregister.com. www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026...

Happiness is the next AI KPI if Oxford boffins have their way theregister.com
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  • Oxford Internet Institute researchers propose happiness as a third AI policy KPI alongside economic growth and risk mitigation.
  • The framework draws on three wellbeing factors from psychology research: relatedness, competence, and autonomy.
  • The EU has allocated €20 billion for AI gigafactories and €700 million through GenAI4EU and Digital Europe for research.
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ICYMI: Latest interview with @swachter.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk with @thekelvinchan.bsky.social @apnews.com commenting on the likelihood of an AI slowdown highlighting challenges such as international cooperation and tech accountability. Read the full piece: apnews.com/articl…

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📘 Book launch alert! Skilled with Dr Fabian Stephany @oii.ox.ac.uk. How will AI change the future of work? Join online or in-person to explore the skills, jobs and careers of tomorrow. 📅 17 Nov, 17:00 GMT @oxmartinschool.bsky.social Register today! www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/ev…

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Who is accountable when an AI agent working for government breaks the rules? OII DPhil candidate Jonathan Rystrom maps three risks agentic systems pose to the state, along with five principles for keeping humans in charge: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/are-governme...

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Edited by @bmittelstadt.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk together with Dr Andreas Engel and Professor Sarah Hammer, available now from @oxunipress.bsky.social. Find out more and order your copy today: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/research/pub...

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Thanks Seth Camillo & @carolinerisberg.bsky.social 4 having me @theinternetiscrack.bsky.social podcast & letting me talk about my new paper “Optimizing for happiness in EU tech policy to repay public subsidies for AI”@royalsocietypublishing.org tinyurl.com/5ep4vzt5 paper tinyu…

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New! If the public helps build AI through funding, data and resources, should it share in the benefits? Researchers from @oii.ox.ac.uk argue that citizens are effectively AI “shareholders” and that technology policy should aim for happiness and well-being, not just growth and risk reduction. 1/2

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🎓✨ New Doctor incoming! 🎉 Congratulations to @oii.ox.ac.uk DPhil Huw Roberts on a successful viva this week! 📚 His thesis is titled: ‘Global AI Governance through Technical Standards: An Effective and Legitimate Path Forward? 1/2

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New! 📖 What does it take to govern generative AI responsibly? The Oxford Handbook of the Foundations and Regulation of Generative AI explores the technologies, laws, and societal challenges shaping AI's future, from data governance and safety to global regulation. 1/2

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For OII Board Advisor and alumnus Lofred Madzou, the power of AI is in the breadth of societal benefits it can facilitate: not just what it means for the select few. Hear more from Lofred and other OII alumni in our 25th anniversary podcast episode, coming soon. #OIIat25

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“Back in 2015, one of my professors made us realise that, although there was no clear picture of AI at the time, a very transformative technology was emerging that would have a major impact on society and the economy.” - Lofred Madzou, OII alumnus and Board Advisor #OIIat25

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