Phillip Rees

Absolutely no good reason for the government to be dabbling in AI when it cannot even get IT right in routine process situations.

Courts service accused of covering up IT bug that caused evidence to go missing Sources say judges in courts and tribunals will have made rulings when evidence was incomplete.

This is a horrific possibility.

But, if true, neither the IT fail or the cover-up would surprise anybody with regular dealings with the court system.

Indeed, it is hardly now a 'system' - just constant improvisations in an under-funded process, not fit for purpose.

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Would not surprise anyone who watches classic science fiction movies either.

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YouTube video by EPICLIPS [IM] Kung Fu Master Table Fight - IP Man

Sifu!

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OpenAI releases GPT-5, calling it a ‘team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket’ OpenAI says its latest version of the popular AI model is better at coding, more accurate and less deceptive than previous versions.

GOLLUM
What has it got in its pocketses?

SAM
Guess.

GOLLUM
A team of Ph.D. level experts.

SAM
Shit.

GOLLUM
I win! I win!

www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

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So ChatGPT is putting "A team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket."

There's nothing new in that.

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Old Harry's Game, Series 4, Health and Safety Hell's latest arrival is a health and safety officer who moans to Satan about the lighting

Not forgetting Health and Safety regulations.

"Well strictly speaking that should all be coned off."

It's enough to try the patience of Satan himself.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

Planning law is perhaps the UK’s most formidable single weapon in geo-politics.

More than Trident.

Bags can be searched.

www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/2...

Selling, buying and carrying knives and weapons The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.

"The law" says "good reason" which a jury would interpret to include going to the allotment but to avoid ambiguity in future he should consider gardening in a kilt.

www.gov.uk/buying-carry...

"Look at me, MAGA! It’s all for you."

Has to be distinguished from people who present as a genius in multiple fields when they are only a genius in one. E.g. Elon presenting as a genius engineer, a genius in change management, a genius software developer etc. when his only true genius is in self promotion.

BILL CLINTON
(Shiftily)
I did not, not, see Donald Trump having sexual relations on that aircraft, Lolita Express.

Also the Maxwell files. What did Ghislaine do before she met Jeffrey?

$30 billion! Pfffttt! I wouldn't get out of bed for $30 billion. I mean that literally. I'd be sleeping on it.

The rich must be incentivised; the poor must be disciplined.

The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.

In This AI Age, How Best to Handle Patient Health Data? | The Tyee An ethical debate pits privacy against medical advances. Here are five key recommendations.

On one side, there are urgent calls to safeguard patient information from exploitation.

On the other, there is pressure to leverage patient data for innovation, improved population health and system efficiency.

There is truth that lies in this tension, writes physician Udoka Okpalauwaekwe.

I like OpenSAFELY's approach.

"We never let researchers download patient data, and OpenSAFELY tools let users to write code to analyse patient data without even needing to view the raw records."

www.opensafely.org

It's all in the technique.

She'll blast out some Whitney Houston in the climax.

🎶Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all🎶

Later in the year The Ambridge Players could put on a production of Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde.

It’s amazing to see how many people who will never get wealth anywhere near to the level being suggested for a wealth tax are opposed to it. It shows the effectiveness of information campaigns over time. Glad to see figures like @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social and @garyseconomics.bsky.social pushing back.

a grim reaper is holding a cat in his hand Alt: The Discworld Death

ONE BLADE AT A TIME

UK is being ‘left behind’ on crypto, says George Osborne Former chancellor who now advises Coinbase says Rachel Reeves should set up a framework for stablecoins

"Former chancellor who now advises Coinbase ..." 😱

www.ft.com/content/2b55...

The government should use nudge psychology on the middle class by showing them the rich have paid every penny they owe.

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The UK government will be forced to raise taxes at the Budget in October – but taxes on who? Here are my predictions

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The best thing to do, as always, is to engage with your community. Support other writers online. Post blogs. Start a newsletter. Post on social media about the ideas in your book. But be interesting: just posting BUY MY BOOK is likely to make people less interested in you, not more.

What if we found out that the average of all human thought is mediocre?

a close up of yoda 's face with a serious look on his face Alt: Yoda nodding sagely while wearing beige.

Beige left the apparel of? Then in proletariat hands the production means but force only strong with last remaining Jedi. Hmmn.