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Surveillance Capitalism, Deceptive Designs, and Epistemic Rights Professor Ann Kristin Glenster has published a new paper with the Harvard Kennedy School Carr-Ryan Center on the legal shortcomings behind why deceptive designs are still so prevalent in the online en...

NEW PAPER 💡

Our Deputy Director @annkristinglenster.bsky.social has published a @harvard-carr-ryan.bsky.social paper on why deceptive designs are still prevalent online and how a shift from consumer protection to epistemic rights can help mitigate them.

Read now ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/surveillance...

Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social has been appointed Chair of the Wales Strategic AI Council! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The advisory group provides independent advice on the adoption of AI across the Welsh public sector and helps shape AI systems to improve the lives of people across Wales.

➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/gina-neff-ap...

Mediodecci Lustarini, Executive Secretary, Directorate General of Digital Space Monitoring, Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, Indonesia.

Gina Neff, Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy, University of Cambridge.

Panel 3, Legislative Solutions and Global Lessons, examined Taiwan’s Fraud Crime Hazard Prevention Act and Indonesia's code of conduct for trustworthy AI to mitigate deepfake-driven identity fraud, to draw lessons from international innovation in regulating AI scams.

Taylor Owen, Founding Director, Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy, McGill University.

Some jurisdictions have started regulating AI-enabled fraud. @taylorowen.bsky.social asked @ginasue.bsky.social (Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy, Cambridge) and Mediodecci Lustarini (Directorate General of Digital Space Monitoring, Indonesia) what Canada can learn from these models. 🧵

Where are we on the "digital ethics" conversation? Our Policy and Impact Manager, Tom Lacy, shares reflections from the Digital Ethics Summit 2025.

Where are we on the “digital ethics” conversation❓

@tomlacy.bsky.social reflects on @techuk.bsky.social's Digital Ethics Summit. He looks at the three themes that framed the day (people, assurance, and security) and how dialogue with tech companies is shifting.

➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/where-are-we...

Impact of Generative AI on the Novel - CRASSH Dr Clementine Collett examines how industry practitioners, from novelists to publishers, are experiencing AI’s significant impacts

Will generative AI lead to a loss of creativity and de-skilling in younger generations? Dive into @clemicollett.bsky.social new report into generative AI's impact on the novel:

www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/blog/impact-...

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Half of UK novelists believe AI is likely to replace their work entirely, report finds A new report involving hundreds of literary creatives from across the UK fiction publishing industry reveals widespread fears over copyright violation, lost income, and the future of the art form, as ...

This research from @clemicollett.bsky.social was made possible by funding from @braiduk.bsky.social and is published in association with @mctd.bsky.social and @ifow.org.

Read more at @cam.ac.uk ➡️ www.cam.ac.uk/stories/gene...

Our report calls on the Government to protect the UK's literary scene❗️

It urges Government not to implement exceptions to copyright law and instead recommends reinforcing copyright through a dynamic, accessible, and fair licensing market for AI training.

➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...

Literary works are being pirated then scraped to train GenAI models.

59% of novelists reported they knew their work had been used to train GenAI models. Of these, 99% said they did not give permission and 100% said they were not remunerated for this use.

➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...

Novels contribute substantially to our culture, education, identity, wellbeing, and entertainment.

However, with the rise of GenAI, novelists, publishers, and the novel itself are experiencing unprecedented uncertainty, change, and challenge.

➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...

"The findings in this report should sound the alarm. The fears novelists have shared with us are not abstract concerns, but real challenges faced by people whose craft sustains British culture and one of its most successful industries." - @ginasue.bsky.social

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Published novelists believe AI will 'entirely replace' their work – Cambridge University study

More than half (51%) of published novelists in the UK believe AI is likely to end up replacing their work, says a new survey of 258 authors from the University of Cambridge 👇 #BookSky

Novelists worried AI could replace them, Cambridge report finds A Cambridge report says about half of those surveyed think AI could

1/ We are pleased to have participated in this new report, which reflects the deep concerns we know our members have when it comes to Artificial Intelligence

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Burying the lede here ... "59% of novelists reported they knew their work had been used to train GenAI models. Of these, 99% said they did not give permission and 100% said they were not remunerated for this use."

More than half of UK novelists believe AI will replace their work A new study by the University of Cambridge found many authors’ work has already been used – without their permission – to train large language models More than half of published novelists in the UK believe artificial intelligence could eventually replace their work entirely, according to a new report from the University of Cambridge. The study, conducted for the university’s Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, suggests widespread unease about the speed and scale of AI’s advance into the literary world. Continue reading...

More than half of UK novelists believe AI will replace their work

Report Launch: The Impact of Generative AI on the Novel - CRASSH Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy

This Thursday, join @crasshlive.bsky.social for the launch of @clemicollett.bsky.social's new report on how GenAI is impacting novelists & publishing. Hear from an expert panel as they discuss key findings from the report.
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Join the discussion: www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/48948/

Impact of Generative AI on the Novel A report examining how literary creatives being affected by GenAI and what measures they want see implemented by the government to protect the UK’s literary scene.

New Report: Impact of Generative #AI on the Novel (via @mctd.bsky.social) www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge... #authors #books #publishing #GenAI

Looking forward to hearing on @clemicollett.bsky.social new report later today at 12pm!

Congratulations, @clemicollett.bsky.social!

New research out from our centre today on how novelists and industry practitioners are navigating AI, including headlines on just how many authors fear AI will completely replace them.

Lots to dig into in this great report, check it out or skip to the chapters that matter to you👇

The impact of generative Ai on the Novel, Dr Clementine Collett. The logos of BRAID, MCTD, the Institute for the Future of Work, the Uni of Cambridge, and UKRI all feature. The image is a curved wall bookcase filled with books.

NEW REPORT – The Impact of Generative AI and the Novel 📚

Today we've published new research by @clemicollett.bsky.social examining how industry practitioners, from novelists to publishers, are experiencing AI’s significant impacts.

Read now: www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...

How are novelists and publishers experiencing AI’s impacts❓

Join us next week (20 Nov) for the launch of a new report on how GenAI is impacting the publishing industry. Hear from @clemicollett.bsky.social, @katemossewriter.bsky.social, and @alcs.co.uk.

Book now ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gener...

Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy Professor Gina Neff joins panel on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg to discuss harms caused by AI Chatbots Our Executive Director, Professor Gina Neff, joined this week’s episode of Sunday with Laura Kuen...

@ginasue.bsky.social joined Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday to discuss harms from AI chatbots.

She argued that without building trust, we won't see the benefits of AI adoption, and called on the UK seize the unique opportunity we have to get governance of AI right.

www.mctd.ac.uk/watch-protec...

UPCOMING 📚 The Impact of GenAI on the Novel

Join us for the (online) launch of a new report from Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social (in assoc with @ifow.org) on how generative AI is impacting novelists and the publishing industry.

Book your spot ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gener...

YouTube video by Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy Keynote: The Rise of Techno-Authoritarian Control - Safiya Noble in conversation with Gina Neff

Discussion of "The Rise of Techno-Authoritarian Control," hosted by @ginasue.bsky.social from the @mctd.bsky.social.

Featuring UCLA Professor @safiyanoble.bsky.social.

From April 2025.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9ty...

Crucially, the panel discussed the global history and politics of copyright law, the current US administration’s treatment of AI as an economic and security issue, and big tech’s reach in our democracies.

Read the overview ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/cambridge-ha...

At the event, Prof Zou spoke to @annkristinglenster.bsky.social, Matt Hervey, and Prof Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan about GenAI's impact on specific areas of law, including non-discrimination, data protection, intellectual property, corporate governance, and criminal law.

How can the law keep up with tech in the AI era❓

We recently hosted a convo with Prof Mimi Zou of UNSW at @crasshlive.bsky.social to mark the publication of 'The Cambridge Handbook of GenAI and the Law' from @cambridge.org.

➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/cambridge-ha...

Context Matters | 24 | Towards a Framework for Understanding Perceptio This chapter investigates the factors shaping perceptions of data collection and processing in humanitarian settings and provides a summary of initial research

2️⃣ ‘Context Matters: Towards a Framework for Understanding Perceptions of Data Protection in Humanitarian Aid‘

Charlton, Feigen, and Pelucchi's chapter investigates how personal data sharing is perceived in humanitarian settings.

Open access💡 www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...