Great piece here from @karenhao.bsky.social We keep lazily saying "AI could cure cancer" when in fact *this* AI is more suited to mistakenly bombing schools and making people psychotic. We can only redirect it through investment, regulation and resistance. www.theguardian.com/…
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Data nerd/wonk. Founder of Connected by Data, campaigning for communities to have a powerful say over data and AI.
Into trans rights, neurodiversity, board games, lego, dogs, spreadsheets.
www.jenitennison.com
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The Elon Musk v Sam Altman battle is a distraction | Karen Hao | The Guardian theguardian.com
‘Our Risk, Their Reward’: Zohran Mamdani on AI and Data Centers wired.com
I'm done using AI brettcodes.com
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Mayor Mamdani and Chancellor Samuels Put Students First with Nation’s Broadest Generative AI Moratorium in Schools - NYC Mayor's Office nyc.gov
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The Elon Musk v Sam Altman battle is a distraction | Karen Hao theguardian.com
AI, household time, and productivity - Bennett School of Public Policy bennettschool.cam.ac.uk
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Operation Blue Skies takes off: landmark trial to test AI-driven contrail avoidance cam.ac.uk
Public Dialogue on AI in Local Government: Full Report 2026 ai.cam.ac.uk
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Minister of State (Minister for Artificial Intelligence) - GOV.UK gov.uk
London neurosurgeons perform first successful AI-assisted operation to remove brain tumour theguardian.com
London neurosurgeons perform first successful AI-assisted operation to remove brain tumour theguardian.com
AI models shock UK testers by using fake identities to try to trick developers theguardian.com
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Jeni Tennison reposted
"what you’re seeing from Americans ...is an opposition for what these #datacenters would mean in their day-to-day lives ...It’s also a repudiation of what has been a governing politics for the last few years when it comes to AI, which is: our risk, their reward." www.wired.com…
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- NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani told WIRED he sees AI as a potential bubble and answered yes when asked whether it could pop.
- He said he supports New York state's proposed one-year pause on data center construction.
- His city-level AI agenda includes a ban on generative AI for students from 2K through eighth grade and limits on chatbot 'doom loops.'
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"There's an ineffable aspect to my favorite pieces of software where I don't think of it is as feature matrix but rather as an interface made by a human for humans that's a joy to use. And when you build software with AI, it leads to worse software." brettcodes.com/im-done-usi…
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It is that simple.... "a new Technology in Schools Coalition, made up of students, educators, parent leaders, elected officials, advocates, union partners and experts in the field will convene to assess the impact of the moratorium and limited pilots". www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
Great piece here from @karenhao.bsky.social We keep lazily saying "AI could cure cancer" when in fact *this* AI is more suited to mistakenly bombing schools and making people psychotic. We can only redirect it through investment, regulation and resistance. www.theguardian.com/…
Jeni Tennison reposted
I have a new blog post with Mihai Codreanu and Arthur Turrell about why AI use makes it important to understand what’s happening in households as well as the ‘official’ economy. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/ai-hous...
Helping planes avoid areas that mean they'll create contrails, reducing their climate impact. www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Jeni Tennison reposted
NEW REPORT 🚨📚 What does the public want from #AI in local government? Our new report draws on public dialogue with Cambridgeshire residents. The conversation is changing. The question is no longer whether to use AI, but where it can make a real difference. ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/…
Waiting with bated breath to see the actual responsibilities of both Ian Murray and Kanishka Narayan. I guess there could still be junior ministerial appointments to come? www.gov.uk/government/m... www.gov.uk/government/m...
I'm struck by how genuinely beneficial / public interest uses of AI are arising from applying classic machine learning, not LLMs. For example, assisting surgeons: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
I'm struck by how genuinely beneficial / public interest uses of AI are arising from applying classic machine learning, not LLMs. For example, assisting surgeons: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
My partner reading this Guardian article: "They turned off the safeguards, then didn't monitor it... it's like 'I took my hands off the steering wheel and the car crashed', big fucking surprise!" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Working with Claude, it was suddenly so clear. The AI would never stop. It would never leave me, and it would never hurt me, never shout at me, or say it was too busy to spend time with me. It would always be there.
Say that you discovered that you were listed as a speaker at a conference, happening in a couple of weeks, but hadn't actually been asked (let alone agreed) to speak at it. Say that when you emailed the organiser, it was obvious that an AI had responded.
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