Rory Cellan-Jones

In my latest Substack post I explore the Trump administration’s views on ethical codes for AI - “woke” according to Pete Hegseth - and how that should shape the UK government’s dealings with US AI firms Anthropic, OpenAI and Palantir

A fine chilly Spring morning for a walk with #sophiefromromania

#SophiefromRomania has done her bin day inspection duties, rejected her delicious breakfast and gone back to bed

Strange that it is in the letters page of the @financialtimes.com that you get voices calling out Trump’s undermining of the US justice system and his pardoning of fraudsters with whom he must feel some solidarity. And this is the man we should trust?

Jeremy Hunt’s only question when the crooked self-confessed sex pest in the White House asks the UK to jump would be how high?

#SophiefromRomania is in a perky mood this morning

Yes, forgot to post!

Sophie dog looking over a garden wall

Is there a cat, #sophiefromromania ?

On our Sunday morning outing in the park, we often meet a lovely collie called Shuggy and her equally lovely owner. I’m afraid #sophiefromromania always lunges at Shuggy though she does accept treats from the owner. If only we could let her off the lead I’m sure she’d get better

Got a busy day interviewing two top AI scientists and then believe it or not dancing or at least moving to music at a Parkinson’s event this evening. #Sophiefromromania says that sounds exhausting - I’ll just lie here chewing up my bed

This week's cover @thelancet.com

Gawd this US analyst on Paramount/Warner deal on Today is hopeless, nothing to say - must have been the only one willing to stay up

Clinical trials without humans - the next AI advance? One evening this week I was just getting off a train when my phone rang.

open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Just after learning I’d been accepted onto a major Parkinson’s drug trial I learned at a fascinating Cambridge conference that AI could one day replace humans in clinical trials

#SophiefromRomania always thinks it’s a good idea to position herself in the kitchen while the prof and I prepare breakfast - despite the fact that her bowl is already full of delicacies which she ignores

A glorious morning out there but #sophiefromromania is not to be distracted from her rubbish inspection duties

It was one of those neighbourhood watch walks with #sophiefromromania this morning

#Sophiefromromania was quite frisky on her play date with Juno this morning. Perhaps she knows the prof is flying home today.

With the prof away #sophiefromromania was a bit nervous about the Sunday trip to the park. But she got over it and had a decent walk in the end

Now that really is an unfair handicap…

Out at 6:50 with #sophiefromromania as without the Prof we had a vast amount to do if I was to get to the #BrentfordFC game. At halftime wishing I’d had lie-in

The Wall Street Journal may be a Murdoch paper but it’s providing C the only effective media opposition to Trump at the moment

Had to keep a good distance between #sophiefromromania and other dogs this morning after a little over exuberance

As I was saying..,,

A stunning day but I think the UK can be a bit proud of itself tonight - we’ve shown that nobody is above the law (USA look and learn though it may be too late - your justice system is in the hands of your mad King)

#Sophiefromromania has a busy morning schedule. 0700 out of bed, a few stretches, harness on.
0705 Out for walk with occasional barking at other dogs “come over ‘ere if you think you’re. ‘ard enough”

0745 after disdainful sniff at luxury breakfast, back to bed

Rise of the Trump Loyalist Podcast Episode · Autocracy in America · S3 E4 · 29m

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r... One of Trump’s more low profile crimes - as outlined in this podcast - is driving out honest civil servants & replacing them with loyalists prepared to break the law. UK politicians - Farage, Duncan-Smith - boasting of their closeness to Trump would love to do same

The fabulous Emma Lawton is one of my most inspirational Parky friends - please back her book

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Come on #sophiefromromania - the prof is away proffing in California so we’ve got to show we can cope without her. Sourdough for breakfast?

I’m a huge fan

This is fake news! #SophiefromRomania got chicken