Jack Stilgoe

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Researcher with public evidence across Responsible AI, AI research, Policy & governance.

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Professor in Science and Technology Studies, UCL @stsucl.bsky.social. Science policy, responsible innovation, emerging technologies. Book https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-32320-2. Responsible AI UK (www.rai.ac.uk)

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The Pope has done a rather lovely critique of technological instrumentalism for AI www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026) vatican.va
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  • Pope Leo XIV's 42,300-word Magnifica Humanitas, signed May 15 and published May 25, addresses AI as the central challenge to human dignity.
  • The encyclical states AI systems are 'cultivated' not 'built' and explicitly denies they possess experience, a body, or the capacity to feel pain.
  • Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah spoke at the Vatican's May 25 presentation alongside theologians and three cardinals.
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I suffered through Kratsios' answer to Science: the Endless Frontier. The NYT summary is good, but there's more to it. And I should say that I welcome improvements to the scientific enterprise (which is why I'm participating in @alondra.bsky.social and Jenny Reardon's Public's…

Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities nytimes.com
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  • The White House's July 21 report 'Science: A New Golden Age' reshapes a roughly $200 billion federal R&D budget, steering money away from universities.
  • OSTP director Michael Kratsios and OMB director Russell Vought want portable 'golden ticket' awards that follow individual scientists, not their institutions.
  • A companion Genesis Mission commitment adds more than $5 billion for AI-driven research across 15-plus agencies, from drug discovery to grid modernization.
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Dorothea Baur - the ethics crusader @dorotheabaur.bsky.social

“AI’s low reliability and accuracy rates in critical environments with life-or-death consequences” are of much greater concern to her than are threats of the technology wiping out humanity, which she calls “fear-mongering”. @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social - well said! www.nature.com/…

Will AI really kill us all? The science behind the hype nature.com
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Dorothea Baur - the ethics crusader @dorotheabaur.bsky.social

“AI’s low reliability and accuracy rates in critical environments with life-or-death consequences” are of much greater concern to her than are threats of the technology wiping out humanity, which she calls “fear-mongering”. @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social - well said! www.nature.com/…

Will AI really kill us all? The science behind the hype nature.com
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Dorothea Baur - the ethics crusader @dorotheabaur.bsky.social

“AI’s low reliability and accuracy rates in critical environments with life-or-death consequences” are of much greater concern to her than are threats of the technology wiping out humanity, which she calls “fear-mongering”. @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social - well said! www.nature.com/…

Will AI really kill us all? The science behind the hype nature.com
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Dorothea Baur - the ethics crusader @dorotheabaur.bsky.social

“AI’s low reliability and accuracy rates in critical environments with life-or-death consequences” are of much greater concern to her than are threats of the technology wiping out humanity, which she calls “fear-mongering”. @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social - well said! www.nature.com/…

Will AI really kill us all? The science behind the hype nature.com
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Dorothea Baur - the ethics crusader @dorotheabaur.bsky.social

“AI’s low reliability and accuracy rates in critical environments with life-or-death consequences” are of much greater concern to her than are threats of the technology wiping out humanity, which she calls “fear-mongering”. @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social - well said! www.nature.com/…

Will AI really kill us all? The science behind the hype nature.com
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Dorothea Baur - the ethics crusader @dorotheabaur.bsky.social

“AI’s low reliability and accuracy rates in critical environments with life-or-death consequences” are of much greater concern to her than are threats of the technology wiping out humanity, which she calls “fear-mongering”. @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social - well said! www.nature.com/…

Will AI really kill us all? The science behind the hype nature.com
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Dorothea Baur - the ethics crusader @dorotheabaur.bsky.social

“AI’s low reliability and accuracy rates in critical environments with life-or-death consequences” are of much greater concern to her than are threats of the technology wiping out humanity, which she calls “fear-mongering”. @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social - well said! www.nature.com/…

Will AI really kill us all? The science behind the hype nature.com
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Dorothea Baur - the ethics crusader @dorotheabaur.bsky.social

“AI’s low reliability and accuracy rates in critical environments with life-or-death consequences” are of much greater concern to her than are threats of the technology wiping out humanity, which she calls “fear-mongering”. @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social - well said! www.nature.com/…

Will AI really kill us all? The science behind the hype nature.com
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Tech leaders are not 'changing their minds' about AI. They're being forced to admit things they previously didn't want to.

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For AI governance, 'pacing', 'pausing' and 'slowing down' are the wrong metaphors. Only used by people who want this to be seen as a race. This is about steering, not braking. But...

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I've been reviewing some of the footage from the 2023 AI Summit. We should have talked more about Monocle Man.

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It would be good if journalists could stop asking AI leaders about jobs. The AI leaders don't know about jobs, and it's the topic they want to talk about, as it's clearly not their responsibility.

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Has anyone dug into what might be an EPQ crisis for A-level students? I’ve heard a few saying that accusations of AI use led to markdowns.

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