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Areeq Chowdhury

@areeq.bsky.social
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Policy, politics, artificial intelligence.

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Newham Greens @newhamgreens.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
None of this would have happened without the incredible work of retiring Canning Town North councillor and our candidate for Mayor of Newham @areeq.bsky.social. Thank you Areeq, your leadership built this moment and we will work tirelessly to deliver your manifesto.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Polls are open today from 7am until 10pm. Vote for the Green Party and for Areeq Chowdhury as Mayor of Newham.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Newham, it's time for change.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
That hopeful, better future, that we all know is possible, is within our grasp. On Thursday 7 May, vote for the Green Party and help us build a Newham we can be proud of.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The Green Party's manifesto, published today, sets out our plan to build a Newham we can be proud of. Read it here newham.greenparty.org.uk/2026-manifes...
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Thank you so much to all the incredible volunteers who joined us out on the campaign trail yesterday for our biggest ever action day. Thank you also to the amazing organisers and, of course, to @zackpolanski.bsky.social. Say it quietly, but I think Newham might be about to go Green on 7 May.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I'm pleased to have been officially confirmed today as the Green Party's candidate for Mayor of Newham. We are fighting to win on 7 May. Join our campaign and help us build a Newham we can be proud of.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
More traffic. Worse air. Less money for public services. That's what Labour is proposing for Newham. Watch this before you vote on 7 May.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
This week I will be attending my final Newham Council meeting as a Councillor. From flytipping to foreign policy, over the past 4 years, I have spoken up for residents across a range of issues in the Council chamber. If elected as Mayor of Newham on 7 May, I will continue to stand up for you.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
The Green Party can make a huge difference to people's lives across Newham, but we need you to join us and help us win in May. As Mayor, I will root out the corruption at Newham Council, ensure we have the best possible environment to live in, and radically reform Newham's housing department. 1/
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The annual economic output of Newham is worth almost £10billion. And yet, we are ranked as one of the most deprived boroughs in the country. I'm running for Mayor because I want to build a Newham we can be proud of. Here's how I'll make that happen.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I am pleased to have been selected as the @greenparty.org.uk candidate for Mayor of Newham. As Mayor, I will root out the corruption and incompetence in the Council and ensure we have the best possible environment to live in. Share this video and help us build a Newham we can be proud of.
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
This was a truly heartening day, with deeply thoughtful challenges to the dominant narrative framed around AGI, coming from across disciplines and perspectives. Felt like the tide might finally be turning a bit, at least among the scientific community. Thanks @royalsociety.org!
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Louise Hickman @louhicky.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
It was good to meet the team and steering committee in person on Monday after working together for two years.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The Royal Society's new report, Disability technology, published today, calls for the collection of new types of disability data and for the recognition of smartphones as an assistive technology akin to hearing aids, manual wheelchairs, and white canes. 1/ royalsociety.org/news-resourc...
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Disability technology | Royal Society
The Disability Technology report explores the potential for data-driven digital technologies to reduce barriers that disabled people encounter in their everyday lives.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
We are doing some work @royalsociety.org on researcher access to social media data for use in analysing and combating disinformation. If you are working in this space or have recommended reading / people to look up, please get in touch.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Great to see the AI Opportunities Action Plan published today. We were pleased to feed in recommendations from @royalsociety.org on access to essential AI infrastructures, privacy-preserving techniques for access to public sector data, and energy proportionality. www.gov.uk/government/p...
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AI Opportunities Action Plan
Recommendations for the government to capture the opportunities of AI to enhance growth and productivity and create tangible benefits for UK citizens.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Let 2025 be a year where the tech policy community thinks about how to actually be effective in achieving its goals of a better society. There are so many examples of abject failure and so few examples of success. Ethical frameworks, academic papers, and legislation do not equate to progress.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Keep your eyes peeled for our @royalsociety.org report on disability data and assistive technologies being published in summer 2025. It's chaired by Sir Bernard Silverman and guided by an expert committee including Dr Vint Cerf.
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 18/11/2024
The Royal Society is on Bluesky! We are the independent scientific academy of the UK, founded in 1660 and dedicated to promoting excellence in science for the benefit of humanity. Follow us for the latest research, fascinating looks at science history, events and more: royalsociety.org
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Welcome to the Royal Society | Royal Society
The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
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Malvika Sharan @malvikasharan.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The first panel was designed and hosted by Arcangelo Leone de Castris from the Turing, with panelists Tess Buckley from @techuk.bsky.social, @areeq.bsky.social from @royalsociety.bsky.social, Elena Simperl from ODI and Ray Eitel-Porter from Accenture. #OSEIAI2024 Recording will be shared afterwards.
Sesion title: AI Safety and Ethics in Practice,
Panel organiser and chair:
Arcangelo Leone de Castris - Research Associate, The Alan Turing Institute
Speakers:
Tess Buckley - Programme Manager for Digital Ethics and AI Safety, TechUK 
Areeq Chowdhury - Head of Policy, The Royal Society 
Ray Eitel-Porter - Senior Adviser for Responsible AI, Accenture 
Elena Simperl - Director of Research, Open Data Institute
Aracangelo, an white European person, with short hair, and is wearing golden rimmed spectacles, black clothes and a brown jacket. he is standing on the podium and is introducing the speakers.Four people sitting on the stage and another joining virtually.
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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
A great day at the AI for Science Forum organised by DeepMind & the Royal Society, discussing collaboration, interdisciplinarity, science-based advice for governments, talent development & importance of good data. And a great chance to see many great friends (in the splendour of the BAFTA building)
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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · 19/11/2024
My message at the AI for Science Forum organized by Google DeepMind and Royal Society: the world can’t afford repeating mistakes of the past … need to focus on ensuring energy efficiency and sustainability of the systems, developing better tools to detect bias in data, and inclusion at every point.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
All sessions from the Royal Society & Google DeepMind AI for Science Forum are available to watch back here: youtube.com/playlist?lis.... It features discussions with some of the world's leading scientists on how artificial intelligence is changing the nature and method of scientific research.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Talk to me about AI for science.
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
5 years ago today since the Johnson/Corbyn deepfakes. Bluesky only allows videos of up to 60 seconds (at the time of writing...) but you can watch it in full here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p....
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Areeq Chowdhury @areeq.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Decided to change my bio and actually consider using this platform.
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Eva Blum-Dumontet @evabd.bsky.social · 04/11/2023
If you follow me you definitely should follow @areeq.bsky.social who’s clearly joined this platform for the right reason. (Also he’s a great mind on AI)
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