"The findings raise questions about one of the most-hyped UK AI developments, and suggest a centrepiece of US-UK AI cooperation was in fact little more than a press release"... When hype meets reality case number too many to count... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Dr. Elinor Carmi
🌈 Feminist Senior Lecturer in data politics and social justice at City st. George's, Uni of London, UK. She/her.
https://elinorcarmi.com/
Working on data&AI governance/data&AI literacies/data justice/digital rights/ad tech industry/surveillance.
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OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investment theguardian.com
Curry, bagels … and AI? Londoners fight plan for huge datacentre in Brick Lane theguardian.com
Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music, but isn’t banning it outright theverge.com
Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership theguardian.com
Press release: UK regulator says Google must give journalists opt-out from AI theft, following Foxglove complaint - Foxglove foxglove.org.uk
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This data centre is supposed to be built on Bricklane's Truman Brewery on a heritage place ruining the area for high speed frequency tade. The council, Tower Hamlets, objected it, but Housing Secretary Steve Reed override the decision. AI eats our communities www.theguardian.c…
Labeling music created by AI (but only those that are 100% AI) and demonetizing it is a good start to dealing with the surge of AI music. www.theverge.com/tech/959211/...
Amazon backs down from distributing a film about Sam Altman after they make a deal with OpenAI. I wonder who will pick it up.... I'm actually surprised noone is making a film about Musk as his life seems the most Hollywood material, maybe because he is litigous? www.theguardia…
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New: The CMA has finally acted on calls from Foxglove to stop Google's theft of journalists' work - but it still needs to move faster against Big Tech: www.foxglove.org.uk/2026/06/03/p...
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Perfect thing to do in a super hot day is watch a horror film, so went to see Obsession and it's amazing! At the end of the credits it said "This film may not be used to train AI". Never saw this before, is this a new thing? 🤔
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