Andy Dow

AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds Exclusive: LSE research finds risk of gender bias in care decisions made based on AI summaries of case notes

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Mark Sewards becomes first MP to create himself as an AI bot Mark Sewards MP says the chatbot version of himself will allow people to ask for help with local issues.

BBC News - Mark Sewards becomes first MP to create himself as an AI bot - BBC News
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Met police to more than double use of live facial recognition Technology will now be used up to 10 times a week across five days, up from four times a week across two days

'A complete lack of regulation governing its use' www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Council in Peterborough turns experienced worker into AI chatbot Geraldine Jinks's knowledge has been used to develop a virtual tool to offer advice to colleagues.

BBC News - Council in Peterborough turns experienced worker into AI chatbot - BBC News
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OpenAI and UK sign deal to use AI in public services The US tech firm behind ChatGPT say it will work with the UK government to "deliver prosperity for all".

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Number of new UK entry-level jobs has dived since ChatGPT launch – research Vacancies for graduate jobs, apprenticeships, internships and junior jobs with no degree requirement have dropped 32%, Adzuna finds

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Excited to present our paper "Accidental Spreaders: How Different Roles Interact During Misinformation Discussions" at #ECSCW at @newcastleuni.bsky.social in July. Written with @docwarner.bsky.social, Lynne Coventry and @martacecchinato.bsky.social - read it here: dl.eusset.eu/items/9e3b2c...

You'll be as annoyed as me when you learn how much energy a few seconds of AI video costs The videos may be cool, but the servers making them are overheating

😭 www.techradar.com/computing/ar...

AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed In a fictional scenario, the model was willing to expose that the engineer seeking to replace it was having an affair.

"the potential to manipulate users is a key risk" 😯 BBC News - AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed - BBC News
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The AI Con by Emily M Bender and Alex Hanna review – debunking myths of the AI revolution Will new technology help to make the world a better place, or is AI just another tech bubble that will benefit the few?

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AI cause for optimism but overwhelming for workers, study finds The research, commissioned by Henley Business School, polled more than 4,500 people.

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UK government to launch AI tool to speed up public consultations New system will analyse responses 1,000 times faster than a human and save millions, ministers claim

They call it Humphrey? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

AI version of dead Arizona man addresses killer during sentencing With the help of artificial intelligence, a man was 'brought back to life' at his killer's sentencing to deliver a victim's statement himself.

BBC News - Arizona man shot to death in road rage 'returns' to address his killer
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Learn fast and build things Lessons from six years of studying AI in the public sector

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‘It’s happening fast’ – creative workers and professionals share their fears and hopes about the rise of AI Photographers, translators, academics and GPs are among those whose jobs are either threatened or aided by the tech

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DWP reveals how it is using AI to make decisions on benefits Agents do not ‘simply accept the result provided by the solution,’ DWP says

It has an accuracy of 87%! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

What International AI Safety report says on jobs, climate, cyberwar and more Wide-ranging investigation says impact on work likely to be profound, but opinion on risk of human extinction varies

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Artificial Intelligence: Plan to 'unleash AI' across UK revealed Leading tech firms are said to have committed £14bn towards the project, which could create more than 13,000 jobs.

BBC News - PM plans to 'unleash AI' across UK to boost growth
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BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline Apple's new artificial intelligence features falsely made it seem the BBC reported Luigi Mangione had shot himself.

Lying to us already, huh? More #fakenews courtesy of #AI: #BBC complains to #Apple over misleading shooting headline
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International Space Station observes something unknown 55 miles above Earth Atmospheric waves discovered from the International Space Station 55 miles above Earth, revealing new connections to Earth's climate.

The truth is out there: www.earth.com/news/interna...

The ancient board games we finally know how to play – thanks to AI Many ancient board games have been discovered, but there are no rulebooks so we don't know how to play them. Now AI is bringing these games back to life by working out likely rules

Finally it's useful for something: www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

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It ain't easy trying to #cycletowork after #stormdarragh 😯

Glasgow no longer has lowest male life expectancy Blackpool has replaced the city as the area in Britain where men, on average, have the shortest lives.

Phew 😅 maybe cause they're filming the Running Man there right now: BBC News - Glasgow no longer has lowest male life expectancy - BBC News
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The future of AI agents: highly lucrative but surprisingly boring Big companies are trumpeting the value of consumer-facing personal digital helpers to make our lives easier

Zero Employee Autonomous Companies... Coming soon 🥴 www.ft.com/content/3678...

In the Third sector and using (or not using) #AI? We're working with #NorthTynesideVODA to figure out how it can work for you. Please take this short survey and join in: bit.ly/4i552Yk Thanks and #HappyFriday

Nearly all Gen Z workers in survey admit to using A.I. A whopping 93 percent of Gen Z workers use A.I. tools each week, as well as the majority of millennials

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Royal Shakespeare Company to help firms develop new uses for technology The West Midlands and Merseyside will share a £13.5m government investment in the creative sector.

Theatre + Tech = Goooood
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More than human digital civics About

For those interested in #DigitalCivics, #HCI, #Animals and #AnimalComputerInteraction we are running a workshop in Glasgow co-located with this year's ACM Animal Computer Interaction conference. It will be on 2nd December 14:00-17:30

Find out more here: sites.google.com/view/more-th...

This bold, experimental slice of deep-space sci-fi is just brilliant In Adam Roberts's Lake of Darkness, two spaceships meet to study a black hole. Their research comes to an abrupt halt, however, when crew members start dying horribly, says Emily H. Wilson

The what is hard #scifi debate continues, looks good: www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...