Reposted by Ewa LugerKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 25/09/2026Great breakdown of all the v v wild statements in this interview 26730
Reposted by Ewa Lugerjohnvines.bsky.social @johnvines.bsky.social · 18/11/2025If you have any questions, check the FAQ on our website or contact any of us on the CDT Team (including @suchprettyeyes.bsky.social @melissaterras.bsky.social @ewaluger.bsky.social @catlai.bsky.social). 012
Reposted by Ewa LugerOctavia Field Reid @octavia-fr.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Our latest polling shows what the UK public want for Christmas: 🌲🎁🔥 - 89% think it is important to regulate AI independently. - 82% want mandatory safety testing. - 86% want known risks reported to government or regulators. Read more here: www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/policy-brief... 022
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Want to add your voice to UK discussions around responsible AI? We @braiduk.bsky.social are looking for people interested in joining our stakeholder forum. 022
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 13/10/2025New research job alert! Come and join the amazing @braiduk.bsky.social team, working with me and @shannonvallor.bsky.social. The post is exploring the social return of AI investments. Feel free to reach out, and apply here - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r...jobs.ac.ukResearch Associate at The University of EdinburghAn opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings. 098
Reposted by Ewa LugerRachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Is also the case that, if the AI bubble comes, it will sting www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch... we've seen highly valued companies that can't make a profit beforetheatlantic.comJust How Bad Would an AI Bubble Be?The entire U.S. economy is being propped up by the promise of productivity gains that seem very far from materializing. 2113
Reposted by Ewa LugerInstitute for the Future of Work @ifow.org · 08/09/2025Having admitted that it used pirated works to build its LLM, in "the first class action settlement centered on AI and copyright in the United States", #Anthropic have now agreed to pay compensation to authors. It is unlikely to be the last. www.wired.com/story/anthro...wired.comAnthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright SettlementAnthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools. 163
Reposted by Ewa LugerScottish Parliament Futures Team @spfuturesteam.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Will AI support or supplant human participation in politics? Join the compelling conversation chaired by @maggiechapman.bsky.social MSP with our panellists Robert Moran, @pipt.bsky.social, @profvaccari.bsky.social and @ewaluger.bsky.social 📆 Aug 20, 5:30pm ‐ 7:00pm 🎫 t.co/jOCnetKs19 111
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 11/08/2025“AI could result in ‘unequal care provision for women’”. Another reminder that, without responsible adoption, AI just amplifies our past bad practice and reintroduces it into our present. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comAI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study findsExclusive: LSE research finds risk of gender bias in care decisions made based on AI summaries of case notes 000
Reposted by Ewa LugerShannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Very excited to be recruiting for a Communication and Impact Officer to work with me, @ewaluger.bsky.social and the whole @braiduk.bsky.social team in Edinburgh through late 2028! Opportunity is Grade 7 and applications close 1st Septelxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.comCommunication and Impact OfficerThe BRAID Communications and Impact Manager will play a pivotal role in enhancing BRAID’s visibility, engagement, and overall impact. The post-holder will contribute to a stakeholder-focussed communic... 096
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 24/07/2025The @braiduk.bsky.social team is looking for an administrator to join our project family. Working with me and @shannonvallor.bsky.social and a lovely widerteam. Do please circulate to anyone who might be interested. Deadline 5th August! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.comProject AdministratorWe are looking for someone to join the BRAID team as Project Administrator. The successful candidate will work closely with other team members to ensure the smooth running of the BRAID Programme, prov... 051
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Which jacket was designed by AI? ‘Unbelievably Creative’ asking the BRAID community questions about the role of AI in creativity @braiduk.bsky.social @shannonvallor.bsky.social 042
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Cracking on with the first panel of the day (AI & Society) at our @braiduk.bsky.social community event. Starting with an overview of the @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social AI public attitudes survey. @shannonvallor.bsky.social 191
Reposted by Ewa LugerShannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Kicking off our celebration of the first three years of @braiduk.bsky.social in Manchester at the Lowry and it’s going to be a fantastic day! So proud of all the artists and researchers who make up this amazing community 0101
Reposted by Ewa LugerMelissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Fancy Edinburgh Uni as a visiting fellow? Global Majority Fellowships in NLP 2025-2026, for early careers researchers. For this 1st year, we welcome applications on “Responsible NLP and Digital Cultural Heritage”, working with me! 2-3 months in duration, Visa fees, stipend &travel. Please share!responsiblenlp.orgGlobal Majority Fellowships 2025-2026 12326
Reposted by Ewa LugerThe British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Join the Early Career Research Network in September for the National Postdoctoral Conference which aims to celebrate, unite, and empower postdoctoral researchers from across the UK. Register here: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/natio...buff.lyNational Postdoctoral Conference for ECRsThe National Postdoctoral Conference is a free event taking place in September 2025, open to ECRs from SHAPE and STEM disciplines. 043
Reposted by Ewa LugerDawn Turner @dadair.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Fitting for today’s cat fight. 337222302988
Reposted by Ewa LugerPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 27/05/2025The Labour government’s plan for economic growth, public service reform, and thus its electoral hopes, rest on the country adopting AI. But its strategy of breathlessly bigging up bleeding-edge AI and pursuing massive data center investments is not cutting through to voters, MPs fear.ow.lyLabour’s AI gold rush gets stuck in the mudMinisters are preparing a string of AI announcements for early June, but voters are skeptical about the technology. That leaves the ruling Labour Party with a huge problem. 8810923
Reposted by Ewa LugerMelissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Electronic Legal Deposit materials are back online in 5 legal deposit reading rooms after the British Library cyberattack! Hurrah. But not in London yet. ICYDK, this encompasses vast swathes of modern digital texts including journal papers & books, & other media. Great to see it back!bl.libguides.comGuides: Electronic legal deposit: IntroductionAccess electronic legal deposit at partner libraries 13719
Reposted by Ewa LugerData & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · 08/05/2025“We are told repeatedly that AI will eventually help us solve social issues, including climate change...while AI infrastructures are right now burdening communities and undermining climate goals,” D&S’s @tamigraph.bsky.social tells @leximcmenamin.com @teenvogue.com. www.teenvogue.com/story/chatgp...teenvogue.comChatGPT Is Everywhere — Why Aren't We Talking About Its Environmental Costs?One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search. 14919
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Really great talk and discussion with @dynarch.bsky.social. The full recording will be available soon. 011
Reposted by Ewa LugerDesign Informatics @designinf.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Join next @braiduk.bsky.social x IDI Hybrid Seminar where @dynarch.bsky.social will provide key insights from her scoping BRAID project ‘Creating a dynamic #archive of Responsible AI Ecosystems in the context of #CreativeAI’ 📅 Thu 8 May ⏰ 4 – 5pm 📍@inspacegallery.bsky.social/ Zoom 🎟 edin.ac/3CoJbuZ 135
Reposted by Ewa LugerProf. Marion Oswald, MBE @marion-infolaw.bsky.social · 29/04/2025New CETaS report 'UK Public Attitudes to National Security Data Processing: Assessing Human and Machine Intrusion' (Powell, Oswald & Janjeva) published today. Based on a nationally representative survey and a citizens panel cetas.turing.ac.uk/publications... 1/3cetas.turing.ac.ukUK Public Attitudes to National Security Data Processing: Assessing Human and Machine IntrusionEmerging technologies are transforming national security data processing, as many analytical tasks can now be automated – including through machine learning 234
Reposted by Ewa LugerInstitute for the Future of Work @ifow.org · 17/04/2025Excellent research workshop last night at the RSA in London on 'AI and the Novel', led by @clemicollett.bsky.social as part of the work she is doing with us and @mctd.bsky.social, with funding from @braiduk.bsky.social. Rich discussions about risks and opportunities across the field! 112
Reposted by Ewa LugerHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 17/04/2025Nasty work. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m... 1533444928
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Amazing Carole Cadwalladr telling it like it is. A digital coup that we need to find everyday ways to resist. 040
Reposted by Ewa LugerSheera Frenkel @sheeraf.bsky.social · 09/04/2025The US government holds a tremendous amount of data about US citizens. Now, The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...nytimes.comHow Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About YouDatabases that Elon Musk’s team is trying to access include more than 300 personal details about members of the U.S. public. 63762433
Reposted by Ewa LugerGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/04/20251. Whenever you see really vicious and widespread "spontaneous" attacks on scientific findings that challenge powerful economic interests, you can be assured that corporate lobbyists have been busy behind the scenes. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comPR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document showsEat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online 542561997
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 11/04/2025In 2025 top 3 uses of GenAI are: therapy/companionship, organising life, and finding purpose. I think something has gone pretty badly wrong here. hbr.org/2025/04/how-...hbr.orgHow People Are Really Using Gen AI in 2025Last year, HBR published a piece on how people are using gen AI. Much has happened over the past 12 months. We now have Custom GPTs—AI tailored for narrower sets of requirements. New kids are on the b... 0158
Reposted by Ewa LugerPip Thornton @pipt.bsky.social · 09/04/2025There's been a robot invasion @byleaveswelive.bsky.social! Do pop in and have a go on the interactive exhibits incl. the LEX-9000 automatic writing machine first debuted at the @edbookfest.bsky.social - now part of Edinburgh Science Festival 🤖 187
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Truly looking forward to this talk. Please join us online! 051
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 08/04/2025They changed the name from “homicide prediction project”, to “sharing data to improve risk assessment”. Sure, that makes it better. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comUK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to killAlgorithms allegedly being used to study data of thousands of people, in project critics say is ‘chilling and dystopian’ 010
Reposted by Ewa LugerShannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Not sure if Palantir is a household name. It's time to resuscitate + integrate a decade's worth of warnings about these folks — e.g.,... www.wired.com/story/how-pe... www.bloomberg.com/features/201... www.opendemocracy.net/en/palantir-... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....wired.comHow Peter Thiel's Secretive Data Company Pushed Into Policing | BackchannelA Backchannel investigation reveals the problems Palantir poses for law enforcement. 7309196
Reposted by Ewa LugerBRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Big thanks to everyone who attended and put forward their ideas and feedback – stay tuned for more! @ewaluger.bsky.social @shannonvallor.bsky.social 051
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 02/04/2025We are building such a fabulous community. So happy to have the chance to catch up with everyone in person. 010
Reposted by Ewa LugerLaurence D @laurencediver.net · 31/03/2025New MIT study: "Overall, higher daily usage [of chat bots] – across all modalities and conversation types – correlated with higher loneliness, dependence, and problematic use, and lower socialization." www.media.mit.edu/publications...media.mit.eduHow AI and Human Behaviors Shape Psychosocial Effects of Chatbot Use: A Longitudinal Controlled Study – MIT Media LabAI chatbots, especially those with voice capabilities, have become increasingly human-like, with more users seeking emotional support and companionship from th… 012
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Really happy to see this published. What do UK people really think about AI? Follow the link to find out. 012
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 24/03/2025After that data breach in 2023 I thought 23andMe had already folded. But seems the company and all its (genetic) data is now open to the highest bidder. I foresee no problems here. 021
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Surely this is not the time to be *easing* taxes on tech companies. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comStarmer is warned against ‘appeasing’ Trump with tax cut for US tech firmsLabour MP and Lib Dem leader express concern social media companies could be let off hook just as benefits are cut 011
Reposted by Ewa LugerDr. Elinor Carmi @elinorcarmi.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Tanya O’Carroll, has succeeded in forcing Meta not to use her data for targeted advertising. This is a small victory, but let's not forget that, like Schrems fights - It took her 3 years and many resources (money, networks & knowledge) which most ppl don't have. -> techcrunch.com/2025/03/21/m...techcrunch.comMeta settles UK 'right to object to ad-tracking' lawsuit by agreeing not to track plaintiff | TechCrunchA human rights campaigner, Tanya O'Carroll, has succeeded in forcing social media giant Meta not to use her data for targeted advertising. The agreement 22110
Reposted by Ewa LugerAlice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Blimey. Looks like pretty much ALL of my books have been pirated by LibGen - the place that’s been scraped by generative AI developers. (thanks @gregjenner.bsky.social): www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... 3139096
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 22/03/2025”’Google argues that publishers “vastly overestimate” the value of their journalism to its business;” - At some point we/consumers have to protest in the only way we can. Find another search engine and use it. Just do it. techcrunch.com/2025/03/21/g...techcrunch.comGoogle claims news is worthless to its ad business after test involving 1% of search results in eight EU markets | TechCrunchGoogle has reported the results of an experiment it ran which removed news from search results for 1% of users for 2.5 months in eight* markets in Europe 0143
Reposted by Ewa LugerBRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Thanks very much to @anandarutherford.bsky.social for a brilliant talk on ‘Do ‘Words Matter’ in Machine Learning?’ and thanks to @ewaluger.bsky.social for hosting. The recorded seminar will be on our website soon if you missed out! @designinf.bsky.social 063
Reposted by Ewa LugerBRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Muffy Calder making the case for taxonomy. The term AI being far too broad to enable the kinds of meaningful dialogues that are now needed. 023
Reposted by Ewa LugerBRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Martin Parker’s asking us to think about the implications of composing and experimenting with AI in music and what this teaches us about valuable and more meaningful interactions between our digital tools and each other. 011
Reposted by Ewa LugerBRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Christopher Burr on the benefits of having a plurality of tools available for assurance purposes and how open source resources support these endeavours. 021
Reposted by Ewa LugerBRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 06/03/2025We are delighted to be partnering with RAiUK to deliver today’s Ensuring Responsible AI Through Methodological Diversity event in Edinburgh. We look forward to welcoming some of you there for insightful keynotes and dynamic discussion #Community #WorkingTogether #DiversityinAI #ResponsibleAI 141
Reposted by Ewa LugerBRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 06/03/2025If you’re enjoying Claire Patterson-Young’s contributions you can register here for her talk happening on 27 March: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/braid-x-id...eventbrite.co.uk 001
Reposted by Ewa LugerDesign Informatics @designinf.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Join us in the next @braiduk.bsky.social x IDI Webinar, where Ananda Rutherford from @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social will share the topic of 'Do "Words Matter" in Machine Learning?'. 📅 Thurs 13 Mar 2025 ⏰ 4 – 5pm 📍 Online via Zoom only 🎟 edin.ac/4i4FnPc 122
Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Very much worth a listen - “This isn’t a political crisis: it’s a geopolitical, technological, national security, information, transnational crisis that is now impacting politics” 041