Reposted by Diane CoyleRory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The view from breakfast 136098
Reposted by Diane CoyleHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 8hApply for our fantastic global innovation fellowship where you could be based at @carnegieendowment.org (in Washington DC, Brussels, Berlin, Beirut or Singapore). Awards are for up to £150k www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche... 01212
Reposted by Diane CoyleNathalie Maréchal, PhD @nathaliemarechal.net · 01/10/2026Careless companies doing careless things with half-baked tech products, resulting in real world harm - absolutely a thing. That is not “x-risk.” In the cult of AI, “x-risk” = a more-powerful-than-people synthetic entity autonomously decides to do something that wipes out humanity. 17214
Reposted by Diane CoyleHenry G Overman @henryoverman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My new piece for @econ-observatory.bsky.social on good jobs 061
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I should add, I’m presenting at a conference, and @rorycj.bsky.social is keeping me company 42563
Reposted by Diane CoyleHelene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Anyway if you are interested in the union (side-note: you should be if you are interested in the future of the UK), read @michaelkenny.bsky.social ’s excellent "Fractured Union” @hurstpublishers.bsky.social 1253
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 01/10/2026View from hotel room balcony- a beautiful crisp autumnal morning 92031
Reposted by Diane CoyleGiles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026open.substack.com/pub/dwarkesh... Highly entertaining/terrifyingopen.substack.comThe Rise and Fall of Agent CivilizationsThe whole OpenAI/Hugging Face story in plain English 2188
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We’re away for a few days but #sophiefromromania is in good hands with our young person 1695617
Reposted by Diane CoyleDaniel van Strien @danielvanstrien.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Uploaded a dataset of 98,877 historical newspaper pages (1700s–1940s) to the Hub, each with its original OCR text, word boxes and confidence scores. huggingface.co/datasets/big... 24716
Reposted by Diane CoyleDr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Ada, Countess of Lovelace, 1815-1852, daughter of Lord Byron, mathematician & a pioneer of computing. Painted by Margaret Sarah Carpenter 1836. UK Government Art Collection 516320
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Four of these overnight - one of which following up on a previous email. Bonkers. 3593
Reposted by Diane Coylepeterkwells @peterkwells.com · 29/09/2026You could read this blogpost from the GDS Geospatial Data team about building on the £1bn Public Sector Geospatial Agreement without realising that the PSGA includes a chunk of money for open data that anyone, including those outside public sector!, can use gdsgeospatial.blog.gov.uk/2026/09/29/b...gdsgeospatial.blog.gov.ukBuilding on the PSGA: better data, wider impactThe Public Sector Geospatial Agreement has transformed access to Britain’s national location data. We look at what GDS, Ordnance Survey and public-sector users have achieved together, how organisation... 1104
Reposted by Diane CoyleBennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk · 29/09/2026🆕 When AI can draft a briefing in seconds, what are policy schools for? @ninajorden.bsky.social, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social, @michaelkenny.bsky.social & @terzibus.bsky.social explain why knowledge, judgement & human relationships matter even more in this age of AI. 🔗 bit.ly/4dbSJbR 0136
Reposted by Diane CoyleRory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Out with #sophiefromromania on an exciting safari where we had encounters with a fox, a squirrel and three dogs 17106232
Reposted by Diane CoyleJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind 992134755
Reposted by Diane CoyleDr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026View of Interior of Pantheon, c 1734, oil on canvas, by Giovanni Paolo Panini, commissioned by collector Francesco Algarotti. Italian architect & painter (1691-1765), Panini was admired for architectural views & capricci of Ancient Rome; trained Hubert Robert & influenced Canaletto, Bellotto. NGADC 1779
Reposted by Diane CoyleRadio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Night all. ❤️😴 Episode 134 - Night waves rolling onto Coldingham Sands (34mins *sleep safe*) It's 3am on the path from St Abbs to the beach. Just the sound of gulls and the sea.radiolento.podbean.com134 Night waves rolling onto Coldingham Sands (sleep safe) | Radio Lento podcastUp steep steps from the sandy beach, and a birds-ear view of ocean breakers from a thicket, perched half-way up the cliff. Several hours to go before low tide. Directly ahead slow rolling waves, break... 14913
Reposted by Diane CoyleRadio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 28/09/2026And a less brutal one. Episode 197 - December rain light to moderate (41 mins) radiolento.podbean.com/e/197-decemb...radiolento.podbean.com197 December rain light to moderate (sleep safe) | Radio Lento podcastThe rain came down, in the early hours of this morning, as I write. Lovely rain. Light to moderate. Temperature 7. Dew point 4. Wind EastNorthEast, gusting 8 knots. Enough to drift the ice cold rain... 182
Reposted by Diane CoyleRadio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Some *sleep safe* natural white noise to take you to sleep. Episode 153 - Freezing January rain under Britain's highest pylon (24 mins) Sharp winter rain. Drops gathered on metal above, falling heavier through the hum. radiolento.podbean.com/e/153-freezi...radiolento.podbean.com153 Freezing January rain under Britain’s highest pylon (sleep safe) | Radio Lento podcastAt over 600 feet high, and visible for miles, this giant mass of steel pylon on Swanscombe Marsh on the Thames Estuary has a sister. They stand together, like monoliths either side of the sprawling Th... 43614
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Is every author getting several spam AI emails a day pretending to be from book groups which want to feature your marvellous book? I think it's been six so far today. There's no hope of any serious inquiry getting through now, it's instant delete. 10707
Reposted by Diane CoyleThe Productivity Institute @productivity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Why do some firms adopt AI faster than others? New @escoeorg.bsky.social research suggests the answer may lie in management quality, particularly performance measurement practices. Read the full paper here: www.productivity.ac.uk/research/mor... @dianecoyle1859.bsky.socialproductivity.ac.ukMore than just Plug and Play: Early Evidence on Organisational Capital and AI Adoption - The Productivity InstituteNew evidence shows how management practices, particularly performance measurement, are linked to AI adoption among UK firms. 021
Reposted by Diane CoyleRory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#Sophiefromromania and I were out early on an autumnal morning - the prof left for Cambridge and @sociabledog.bsky.social to the airport on his way home even earlier. Sophie and I are a bit sad but we’ve got plenty to keep us busy 1078315
Reposted by Diane CoyleDr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Staircase of Hôtel Tassel, Brussels, 1893-94, first Art Nouveau building, designed by Victor Horta, influential Belgian architect (1861-1947). UNESCO World Heritage 012818
Reposted by Diane CoyleEdward Hopper @edwardhopper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Rocky Pedestal - 1927 botfrens.com/collections/173/conten… 1627
Reposted by Diane CoyleIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I could quote pretty much this entire article by @mjrobbins.com on the bizarre psychology of the AI apocalypse freaks, but you should just read it instead. Such a relief to see someone express my feelings so eloquently. martinrobbins.substack.com/p/the-ai-apo... 40403111
Reposted by Diane CoyleRory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Off to the park early with @sociabledog.bsky.social and #sophiefromromania before the roads close for the Ealing Half Marathon- we deserved a #bigbreakfast but runners are advised to just have a banana 1272416
Reposted by Diane CoyleIrwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#EconSky #MITeconomics Peter Diamond and Eric Maskin co-taught the economics of uncertainty at MIT in the Fall of 1978. Their five page course reading list has been transcribed and posted. www.irwincollier.com/m-i-t-readin... 0278
Reposted by Diane CoyleDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If you want to hear Mike Emmerich talking both about his forthcoming book on Howard Bernstein and on the need to (re) build capacity in local government then there’s an excellent interview by @andrewcities.bsky.social here youtu.be/rP3DT04mlmk?...youtu.beCity Talks: Mike EmmerichYouTube video by Centre For Cities 1125
Reposted by Diane CoyleDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Another excellent piece by @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social (English) Devolution, like so much else is turning into a binary issue where you either think it a waste of time and money, or a silver bullet to solve all our problems. www.ft.com/content/067a... The dangers of devolution dogmaft.comThe dangers of devolution dogmaViewing decentralisation as a silver bullet could lead to an unthinking rush to pass down power as fast as possible 43311
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Housework time - #sophiefromromania likes to keep an eye on me 105838
Reposted by Diane CoyleRory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026When #sophiefromromania Is on border patrol we remember why we got the garden fence heightened 2388328
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I totally agree with the point about the OBR by construction never taking the long-term into account - the future beyond max 5 years never "scores" 1173
Reposted by Diane CoyleAleks Turobov, PhD @alturobov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Freshly published in Data & Policy, our article with @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social presents an empirical framework of AI archetypes for policy analysis. We ran different approaches to policy analysis and compared what each produced, and what it cost in time, money, contextual depth and oversight.doi.orgGoverning the evidence base: An empirical framework of AI archetypes for policy analysis | Data & Policy | Cambridge CoreGoverning the evidence base: An empirical framework of AI archetypes for policy analysis - Volume 8 032
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We had a lovely dinner with old friends in this fantastic city 12053
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 24/09/2026New blog by @alturobov.bsky.social on how civil servants can use AI while preserving accountability - links to our new open access paper www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/ai-arch...bennettschool.cam.ac.ukAI archetypes for policy analysis - Bennett School of Public PolicyCivil servants are increasingly using language models to read and analyse policy documents. Dr Aleksei Turobov and Prof Dame Diane Coyle tested four ways of doing this on a corpus of 63 United Nations... 0141
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I hope somebody one day writes the panda perspective on panda diplomacy. 51016
Reposted by Diane CoyleOwen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Looking forward to taking part in PPL's series of conversations on Neighbourhood Resilience on Monday. Do sign up! ppl.org.uk/ppl-launches...ppl.org.ukPPL launches Neighbourhood Resilience conversation series - PPLIn September, PPL is launching a series of exploring what makes neighbourhoods resilient and what this means for communities, public services and the future of place-based working. In recent years, co... 043
Reposted by Diane CoyleJakob Schneebacher @jschneebacher.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Come work at the IFS! You’ll get to work on the big issues facing the country with colleagues whose passion, smarts and helpfulness humble me every day. Deadline: 8 November. 033
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It was a really good discussion- but James cut my nice yellow trainers out of the pic 1470
Reposted by Diane CoyleThe Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026📢 Interested in working at the Institute for Fiscal Studies? We are currently recruiting Research Economists to join the IFS team in Autumn 2027. ➡️ Apply via this link by 8 November 2026: app.beapplied.com/apply/udmayp... 168
Reposted by Diane CoyleKevin Marks @kevinmarks.com · 24/09/2026Could this finally be a way to free the Postcode Address File? 281
Reposted by Diane CoyleHettie O’Brien @hettieobrien.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My latest Guardian long read is about the people trying to get their ideas into Britain’s new government and whether Burnham is really prepared to be that radical. Grateful to the many people who spoke to me for this - read it online or in Saturday’s paper: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...theguardian.comLabour’s last chance? The people shaping Andy Burnham’s grand plans for BritainThe long read: The new prime minister has declared he wants to end 40 years of neoliberalism. But is he really prepared to be that radical? 55326
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My research assistant #sophiefromromania is already shattered. Maybe an AI agent could do her job? (Maybe not… ) 133430
Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is not AI agents going rogue, but OpenAI. This hack took the company months to notice and then they notified a public email address rather than the appropriate government agency. www.ft.com/content/5613... OpenAI ‘agent’ hacked an Australian health service websiteft.comOpenAI ‘agent’ hacked an Australian health service websiteAI lab took months to spot the problem, which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called ‘obviously unacceptable’ 913945
