Tony Pitchford

Getting better? The think-tank fuelling Farage’s ‘machine for government’ | Good Law Project Centre for a Better Britain says it’s an ‘independent think-tank’, but the echoes with Trump’s project for power are difficult to ignore

Reform’s blueprint for Fascism in the UK. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Getting better? The think-tank fuelling Farage’s ‘machine for government’ | Good Law Project goodlawproject.org/getting-bett...

L3 clear-out: Hundreds courses get fewer than 10 students Simplifying post-16 study options by introducing V Levels will involve cutting funding for hundreds of qualifications with hardly any enrolments, data shows.

Level 3 clear-out: Hundreds of courses get fewer than 10 students

BCS adds two new directors to leadership team - UKTN The British Computer Society (BCS) has appointed two new directors to join the leadership team of the Chartered Institute for IT.

BCS adds two new directors to leadership team - UKTN www.uktech.news/recruitment/...

Ofqual’s action plan for the prevention of qualification fraud Ofqual sets out strengthened measures to find and tackle qualification fraud, aiming to stop people gaining certificates without doing the work to demonstrate their skills and knowledge.

Ofqual’s action plan for the prevention of qualification fraud
Ofqual sets out strengthened measures to find and tackle qualification fraud, aiming to stop people gaining certificates without doing the work to demonstrate their skills and knowledge.
#Ofqual

Colleges face new legal duties through SEND overhaul Consultation proposes mandates for accountability agreements, staff training and tailored student support plans

Colleges face new legal duties through SEND overhaul
Consultation proposes mandates for accountability agreements, staff training and tailored student support plans

Why doesn't AI work very well and what can we do about it? Despite billions of dollars invested in ever-larger models, problems with AI hallucinations persist. So what's going wrong, and is there a better path forward? Professor Artur d'Avila Garcez of City…

Why doesn't AI work very well and what can we do about it?
Despite billions of dollars invested in ever-larger models, problems with AI hallucinations persist. So what's going wrong, and is there a better path forward?
#GenAI #ArtificialIntelligence

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Coding Black Females: the positive impact of community | BCS Martin Cooper MBCS recently spoke to Charlene Hunter MBE FBCS, founder and CEO of Coding Black Females, to uncover her motivation behind launching a charity and starting a movement.

Coding Black Females: the positive impact of community

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#CodingBlackFemales #TechSkills #MakeTechGood

Urgent research needed to tackle AI threats, says Google AI boss But the head of the US delegation at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi says: "We totally reject global governance of AI."

Urgent research needed to tackle AI threats, says Google AI boss
#EthicalAI

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Really looking forward to reliving my uni days and seeing dEUS for the first time in 30 years in a few weeks. #deus

Eloise by The Damned. A tough one to dance to, so fair play to the audience for giving it a shot. #totp

PP Arnold has never been out of work, has she? #totp

Bold start from Janice there. #totp

a group of people are dancing on the sidewalk in front of a store ALT: a group of people are dancing on the sidewalk in front of a store

Don’t worry. They get better. #totp

The Buggles had another song? Who knew? #totp

The Beat’s ode to Peter Powell? #totp

a woman is singing into a microphone while a man plays a guitar ALT: a woman is singing into a microphone while a man plays a guitar

Clem’s finest moment? One of many and so hard to chose from. #totp

Don’t judge me, but I put my love of the blues and blues rock down to an early phase of loving Shakin’ Stevens. #totp

Somebody has accidentally let Martine be number one again. #totp

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Orbán’s pay cheques: Reform candidate fuelled by profits from Russian oil The Reform candidate at this month’s byelection claims he wants to put Britain first, but is he still on the payroll of Viktor Orbán’s far-right propaganda unit?

@goodlawproject.bsky.social also have more on this at goodlawproject.org/orbans-pay-c...

This song is so bland I am craving school semolina pudding. Without jam. #totp

Already I hate it.

Whatever it is.

#totp

Which is worse? The wonky harmonica, the vocals, or the awkward dancing? #totp

Phats and Small are moving around and doing DJ things, even when there is no change in the music being played. #totp

There are Christmas episodes of Eastenders shorter than Martine McCutcheon’s ‘This is My Moment’. And less troubling.

#totp

An overblown, over-sung, over-produced Meatloaf song, you say? Shocked, I tell you. Shocked. #totp

Atos becomes corporate member of BCS | BCS BCS MEMBERSHIP

Atos becomes corporate member of BCS to invest in professional excellence across UK&I buff.ly/v1pEHaI
#Professionalism #CPD

Decisions by Design: Making intentional and well-informed decisions in the era of agentic AI

This event considers how intentional, well-informed decisions shape the success and sustainability of our IT environment. buff.ly/Xk4ZFnr #AgenticAI #EthicalAI

'Tight group' of apprenticeship units to launch in April 'Paltry' initial short course offer expected to focus on engineering/construction and AI

Apologies - technical point here on #apprenticeships. In this article, feweek.co.uk/tight-group-... the otherwise excellent @learnworkuk.bsky.social reference a "promise" of 50% flex on the levy from Labour. This was reviewed in a pre-election consultation, but was never actual policy. Let it go.

Infosys and Anthropic strike deal to build AI agents for regulated industries Infosys and Anthropic announced on Tuesday a collaboration to develop custom artificial intelligence agents for clients in telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, and software…

My AI Irony Agent just collapsed in on itself.

Infosys and Anthropic strike deal to build AI agents for regulated industries
#AI #Regulation #EthicalAI