Dr Ola Michalec

REVEALED: Bristolians (Rory, 11 months and Hattie, 3 years 4 months) struggle to adjust to the outside world and after failing mandatory age verification introduced by the new online safety law.

Our list of hype studies resources is now open to the public!
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And more!

Research Fellow in the Ethics of Predictive Technologies at University of Oxford Explore an exciting academic career as a Research Fellow in the Ethics of Predictive Technologies. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

Research Fellow in the Ethics of Predictive Technologies- University of Oxford - Suite 1 Littlegate House 16-17 St Ebbe’s Street Oxford, OX1 1PT #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNZ938/r...

Lecturer in Security and Technology at King's College London Apply for the Lecturer in Security and Technology role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

Lecturer in Security and Technology
King's College London - Department of War Studies #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA313/l...

likewise, hope it'll be an enriching event for all :)

nice one - if you want it to be in the resources list, send us and email with the reference, discipline, and topic (choosing from the categories avail on the website)

we're working on a submission form for the future reference as well..

If you need a life time of weekend reading recommendations...check out our new library of @hypestudies.bsky.social resources with over 160 papers, books and blogs on all things promises, frenzies and disappointments!

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they always do 😅

with the following legends: @velocitygravity.bsky.social @imaginaries.bsky.social @danishanley.bsky.social, @wenzelmehnert.bsky.social Isa Luiten, Jascha Bareis, Pierre Depaz 💚 + over 100 contributors!

@hypestudies.bsky.social conference programme is now out!

Head to hypestudies.org/conference/p... and explore a rich schedule of talks, workshops, art exhibits and films. Oh, and did we mention we're running a party?👨‍🎤

I hope they appreciated free feedback from the community 🫡

Still trying to make sense of this new cyber space we've got here...

This story keeps on giving, it made my day so thanks for breaking it to bsky!

Two permanent Lecturer posts at Birkbeck (equivalent of Assistant Professor). Area of specialisation is open but with teaching needs in ethics & phil of AI, ethics and poli phil, ancient, gender, continental, engaged. Closing date August 28th, start in Jan 2026 'a significant advantage' #philsky

Well, actually someone sent FOI request to which Beyond responded that ' this continues to apply beyond the launch of the brand '

OpenAI will, starting in 2028, have to start paying $30bn a year to Oracle, $28bn to Microsoft for Azure, and also $2.9bn to CoreWeave for compute. That’s $60.9 billion *in compute costs alone*. This company is an absolute joke and should be treated as such.
www.theinformation.com/articles/ope...

Wow, it looks like they really want to rename the University of Warwick to 'Beyond'

to which anyone reasonable would reply 'stop trying to make fetch happen, it's not going to happen'.

it was such a fabulous week! 😍

Today 5pm BST! Don’t miss the hybrid event on “The Realities of Autonomous Weapons” with editors Thomas C. Bächle & Jascha Bareis & guest Lucy Suchman. Moderation @olamichalec.bsky.social. @itas.bsky.social @kit.edu @brisunipress.bsky.social

👉Free tickets: www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/bri...

Energy Futures Energy Futures? Research on disruptions, innovations and risks to critical infrastructures The climate crisis is driving a rapid transformation of the power grid. The ways we produce and consume energ...

I've built a website 😀
Check out energyfutures.co.uk for my research updates on disruptions, risks and innovations in critical infrastructures.

Credits to Ian Keaveny / Crash stop for creating fanstastic glitchy backdrop to the site 🏚️

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On the 9th July at 12, we'll be holding a guest seminar on AI and Hype by @velocitygravity.bsky.social who will be talking about his latest paper "To Have Done with The Metaphor of Summers and Winters: Can AI And Internet History Cure Hype?" Come to the @bdfi.bsky.social or join us online!

Book Launch: The Realities of Autonomous Weapons at Bristol Digital Futures Institute The development of autonomous weapon systems has been subject to intense discussions for years. Numerous political, academic or legal institutions debate the consequences and risks that arise from the...

Come to the book launch: The Realities of Autonomous Weapons (10th July; 5pm at @bdfi.bsky.social *and* online. Collab with @brisunipress.bsky.social ) – a panel with Lucy Suchman; Thomas Christian Bächle; Jascha Bareis

Register here:
www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/bri...

@gsvoss.bsky.social "Systems Ultra" comes to mind :)

@salmankhilji.bsky.social might be of interest :)

Doors open at 5 for drinks! The event will be hybrid with those joining online area welcome from 5.30 . Looking forward to an exciting and topical discussion!

Book Launch: The Realities of Autonomous Weapons.

The event will discuss controversial technology, showing how autonomous weapon systems mediate between reality and fiction.

📍Bristol Digital Futures Institute
📅Thurs, 10 July, 17:30 - 19:30.
🔗https://buff.ly/XwdPsYc

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A few weeks ago my comrades from @hypestudies.bsky.social put together a panel at Techno Assessment conference in Vienna (ETAC). You can now view the summary of the session and individual contributions here ! hypestudies.org/news/hype-st...