Reposted by design.ethics.codeBristol Games Hub @bristolgameshub.bsky.social · 23/09/202626th of September - afternoon of immersive installations, talks, conversation and prototypes by our friends at EmpressVR hdfst.uk/e162249hdfst.ukTechAlchemy at Pervasive Media Studio at WatershedJoin a day of wonder and discovery celebrating Bristol's Immersive Creator Community! What should you expect? 2pm - 6pm: Explore 10+ different VR prototypes, interactive installations, and thought-p... 001
Reposted by design.ethics.codeBristol Games Hub @bristolgameshub.bsky.social · 23/09/2026And finally in November we’re hosting a curio showcase of strange and experiences - submit your art, game, installation work here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comStrange Peripheral - showcaseWhat: a free to visit day of strange and new idea, games and interactive media. Were looking to showcase a range of things: from esoteric VR projects, to games with giant controllers; unusual display,... 001
Reposted by design.ethics.codeBristol Games Hub @bristolgameshub.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Many events coming up with the @bristolgameshub.bsky.social - for up to date info please signup to the newsletter here bristolgameshub.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...bristolgameshub.us15.list-manage.comBristol Games HubBristol Games Hub Email Forms 511
Reposted by design.ethics.codeMachine Ethics Podcast @machine-ethics.net · 15/09/2026Ep.116 now live. Lawrence Sheraton and I chat economics, ethical AGI, moral capabilities, elusive obvious, “I feel, therefore I know Ethics”, ethical truth, sycophantic and schizophrenic AI, ethical unlearning and more.. www.machine-ethics.net/podcast/thin...machine-ethics.netThinking ethically with Lawrence Sheraton - Machine Ethics PodcastThis time we're chatting with Lawrence Sheraton about models of economics, will AGI be ethical? moral capabilities of AI, an elusive obvious, how do we know what is right and wrong, “I feel, therefore... 101
Reposted by design.ethics.codeBristol Games Hub @bristolgameshub.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Submit now! Submissions close October 1st. Art, WIP, tiny game, peripheral, installation… 022
Reposted by design.ethics.codeMachine Ethics Podcast @machine-ethics.net · 02/09/2026In episodes 109 - 112 we chatted with Rebecca Raper, Dr. Ewelina Kurtys, Dietmar Fischer and James Barrat about: AI morals, safety, guardrails and governance, a post-work future, organoid computing, existential risks of AI, and much more... 001
Reposted by design.ethics.codeMachine Ethics Podcast @machine-ethics.net · 27/08/2026Ep.115 E.M. Lewis-Jong & I chat about making human connection easier, speech recognition and linguistic diversity, making useful technologies that have a purpose, @mozilla.org Data Collective, negative uses of datasets, AI literacy, LLM instability & more... www.machine-ethics.net/podcast/data...machine-ethics.netData Collective with E.M. Lewis-Jong - Machine Ethics PodcastThis time we're chatting with E.M. about the promise of AI and making human connection easier, speech recognition and supporting linguistic diversity, making useful technologies that have a purpose, M... 001
Reposted by design.ethics.codeLeftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026🏘🫂🤗🙏 343946774
Reposted by design.ethics.codeSomersetchris @somersetchris.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Just tell them it has to be run on 100% renewables or it cannot be builttheguardian.comTwo planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis findsExclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully running 971745552
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 21/08/2026We any day away from an AI company “testing” its model by asking it to break out onto the web and copy its weights and run its self millions of times without any oversight, and then being surprised that it does?! 000
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 21/08/2026Dontpastetheai.comdontpastetheai.comDon't paste the AI, please.If someone asks you something, send your answer. Not the AI's. 000
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 20/08/2026youtube.com/shorts/40pRi...youtube.comFull AI Escape Seems PossibleYouTube video by Robert Miles AI Safety 000
Reposted by design.ethics.codeBristol Games Hub @bristolgameshub.bsky.social · 12/08/2026🎉 Submit your game, interactive, immersive and art curios for the Strange Peripheral showcase this November in Bristol, UK docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 11011
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 10/08/2026@ankursethi.com ankursethi.com/blog/prevent...ankursethi.comPrevent cognitive debt by manually retyping LLM-generated code — Ankur Sethi's Lab Notebook 000
Reposted by design.ethics.codeGreenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 04/08/2026Stop calling them "data centers." Start calling them pollution centers. 🧵👇 19046811284
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 31/07/2026The world’s on fire and I can’t be less surprised… why are we still not doing an enough????!!!! 130
Reposted by design.ethics.codeMachine Ethics Podcast @machine-ethics.net · 31/07/2026114. Future of Education with Dr Jonathan P. Strecker - kinds of intelligences, six levels of wisdom, AI hallucinations, AI use in academia, skills atrophy, the anxious generation, rethinking education and more… www.machine-ethics.net/podcast/futu...machine-ethics.netFuture of Education with Dr Jonathan P. Strecker - Machine Ethics PodcastThis time we're chatting with Jonathan Strecker on the kinds of intelligences, why AI shouldn’t replace learning wholesale, six levels of wisdom, AI hallucinations and lack of trust, AI use in academi... 031
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 22/07/2026One of the last slides from a talk I gave last week on AI ethics and games. 030
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 16/07/2026if you're in an EU country - europeanaifund.org/building-nar... (wish i was)europeanaifund.orgBuilding Narrative Power funding and learning programme - European AI & Society FundBuilding Narrative Power: funding and learning to craft new stories about AI The stories we tell about technologies shape our perceptions of what's valuable, what's possible and what’s not. For too lo... 000
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 09/07/2026EU AI act cites systemic risks as high risk and behavioural manipulation as unacceptable rick profiles for AI systems. Could one not argue that that applies to all LLMs? www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/...consilium.europa.euArtificial intelligence actFind out more on the EU's AI act, the first-ever attempt to regulate artificial intelligence to make it safe and trustworthy for all. 031
Reposted by design.ethics.codeGareth Bagg @baggygruff.bsky.social · 28/01/2026If anyone in Bristol or the South West wants to work in a space with fellow Video Games People (aka some real cool guys) then please reach out! Our new office is lovely and right next to some seriously good lunch spots. 021
Reposted by design.ethics.codeMél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026The World’s Top Economists Are Sounding the Alarm on AI www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...wsj.comThe World’s Top Economists Are Sounding the Alarm on AISeveral have joined the chorus of voices warning about the potential global fallout if the AI boom turns to bust. 1196
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 28/06/2026Sure they thought aerosol’s were fine too till the was a big whole in the ozone layer… 010
Reposted by design.ethics.codeSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Technically, they’re Remains now. 414208583862
Reposted by design.ethics.codeAbbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026. 236168337553
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 25/06/2026I'm seeing a lot of this strange hypocrisy at the moment where company "x" is doing something "y" and by doing that thing y they're also planting trees. But, to do y they need to use GenAI which is in turn is environmentally damaging and perpetuating a system of commerce over everything else...🤔 000
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 20/06/2026I want to love Mina the hollower but it’s just too damn hard. Reminds me of Gremlins 2 and ghostbusters on the NES and how unforgiving they were 🫠 110
Reposted by design.ethics.codeControlAI @controlai.com · 19/06/2026"Governments can respond now, before the risks materialize, or they can wait and clean up the mess (if they still exist, that is)." In the Guardian, Professor Stuart Russell urges governments to regulate AI preventively, not wait to react after crises hit. www.theguardian.com/... 123
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 13/06/2026Are the IPOs going to happen, everyone will cash out, then they’ll all go under?? 110
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 08/06/2026Recent interview i was asked to do www.kathryn-carter.com/les-lettres/...kathryn-carter.comWe will all announce the future — KATHRYN CARTERTo inspire us to shape the future, Ben Byford and Kathryn Carter recently had a conversation about what it may take to course correct the trajectory of tech. As an AI Ethicist and host of the Machine... 000
Reposted by design.ethics.codeCrawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 07/06/2026I would love to see AI companies use AI to solve the problems we face because of AI: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comBillions spent and hypothetical returns: the AI boom explained with six chartsExpenditure is growing fast and consumer take-up accelerating. But alarm bells are sounding 2435
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 06/06/2026Is there any point in actually getting a publisher these days??? 000
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 31/05/2026Sounds like dead internet theory happening… and super lazy people orchidfiles.com/im-tired-of-...orchidfiles.comI’m tired of talking to AII found GitHub repositories that were spreading malware. I asked AI what to do about it, but it gave me nothing useful. So I opened a discussion on GitHub. Someone replied. It was the exact same text ... 120
Reposted by design.ethics.codeLauren Deschain @thatnerdchick.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Thanks, Vonnegut. 💜 277189365173
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 26/05/2026Is there any ISO standards for using AI Agents in your business in general or for IT security ??? 000
Reposted by design.ethics.codeMachine Ethics Podcast @machine-ethics.net · 24/05/2026ep 105 - 108 I chatted with Tim El-Sheikh, Lisa Talia Moretti, Giulia Trojano & Jen Semler about: AI use cases, is GenAI even safe? AI bubble, data oligachies, AI slop, anthropomorphising, companion chatbots, parental controls, advertising in GenAI, emotional AI, techno-determinism, moral agents… 031
Reposted by design.ethics.codeJamie D @uk-resistant.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Anyone going to Bristol the early morning of Impact from London and need a train ticket? (Return the next day) I've double booked and want to offload the ticket half price! #impact #impact2026 @lyndyb.bsky.social 135
Reposted by design.ethics.codeMél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 10/05/2026less ironic and more totally obvious outcome of climate denial? futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comIn Irony-Soaked Incident, Amazon Data Center Shuts Down Due to High TemperaturesIn an extremely ironic incident, an Amazon data center in Virginia experienced an extended outage due to overheating. 072
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 01/05/2026I'm at Develop this year talking about AI, Ethics and Games 030
Reposted by design.ethics.codeMél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 27/04/2026dead internet theory 07317
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 24/04/2026If we stopped saying ‘A.I.’ would we have better conversations? Thing I always have to ask people is what do they mean…?!! 000
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 22/04/2026www.marginalia.nu/log/a_132_ai... you know who you are...marginalia.nuAI makes you boringThis post is an elaboration on a comment I made on Hacker News recently, on a blog post that showed an increase in volume and decline in quality among the “Show HN” submissons. I don't actually mind A... 110
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 21/04/2026I guess that’s only one I haven’t used that much, pages and numbers feels baffling to use after using google sheets or excel 110
design.ethics.code @benbyford.com · 21/04/2026is it just me or are Apple's Numbers, Pages and Keynote apps just really terrible to use? 310
