Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026There is something off about this NYT photo on AI development that I can't quite put my finger on. 611121
Reposted by Gina NeffMinderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy @mctd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Heading to the Cambridge Forum this September? Our Director @ginasue.bsky.social will take the stage on day 1 (10 Sept), joining CISL's Adele Williams to discuss AI, trust and governance under this year's conference theme: AI and Health. External event fees apply. 👇 www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gina-...mctd.ac.ukGina Neff at Cambridge Forum: Tech for GoodProfessor Gina Neff will join CISL’s Adele Williams for a fireside chat on AI and Health as part the Cambridge Forum Tech For Good Conference. 10 September 2026 c. 15.30 – 14.00; part of the Cambridge... 011
Reposted by Gina NeffAlan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Many colleagues think bans are ineffective, counterproductive, and deflect away from tech platform and executive accountability for derivative harms. 79220
Reposted by Gina NeffMinderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy @mctd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026"Safety by press release". With news that OpenAI is slowing AI training for safety reasons, our Director @ginasue.bsky.social is quoted by the BBC questioning whether voluntary safeguards are enough for meaningful AI governance www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukOpenAI slows down training of advanced AI after cyber-attackThe ChatGPT-maker said training will be slowed for two weeks while it puts the upgrades in place. 011
Reposted by Gina NeffAlan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026One of the most common disinformation tactics I see right now is false generalization. This tactic is often deployed by: 1) cherry-picking an outlier case, 2) falsely generalizing that this one case represents others, without proper evidence, 3) smear campaign targeting a larger community. 1114548
Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social · 09/05/2026So this happened with @karaswisher.bsky.social with @mctd.bsky.social at The Cambridge Union. 150
Reposted by Gina NeffAlan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull discussed his assessment of the impact of Rupert Murdoch's "Angertainment" at the 2026 Cambridge Disinformation Summit. "Murdoch has done more damage to democracy in the English speaking countries than any other individual alive today." youtu.be/drpAV8Dztisyoutu.beFormer Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull discusses Rupert Murdoch's "Angertainment" impactYouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit 522187
Reposted by Gina NeffAlan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Member of European Parliament, @alexandrageese.eurosky.social, discusses how social media algorithms set the political and popular agenda and censor speech. Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 9 April 2026 youtu.be/gwh8kcI286Qyoutu.beAlexandra Geese, MEP on how social media algorithms set the political agenda and censor speechYouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit 17032
Reposted by Gina NeffStephan Lewandowsky @lewan.uk · 09/04/2026🧵 New report just dropped 🚨 "Fractured Reality: How Democracy Can Win the Global Struggle Over the Information Space" — from the EU Joint Research Centre, led by Mario Scharfbillig and I. A landmark read for anyone working on disinformation, platforms & democracy. 👇 1/10 7369213
Reposted by Gina NeffAlan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 20/03/2026The psychological manipulator's process: 1. Get their attention 2. Hold their attention 3. Influence their decisions 4. Shape their identity and habits --Diane Benscoter, Founder and Exec Dir of Antidote 32813
Reposted by Gina NeffJack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Lovely piece Brigitte. Did you come across this paper? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @ginasue.bsky.socialjournals.sagepub.comConjuring algorithms: Understanding the tech industry as stage magicians - Peter Nagy, Gina Neff, 2024In this article, we introduce the term “conjuration of algorithms” to describe how the tech industry uses the language of magic to shape people’s perceptions of... 241
Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social · 30/12/2025As a temp in the 90s in New York I had to go in crazy early one morning, like 5:30 am. Of course nobody was in the West 4th Street station but all of sudden one guy comes super fast right at me while I was still in the turnstile. I said Mr. Lee I loved Do the Right Thing, but I have to get to work. 240
Reposted by Gina NeffCentre for Media, Technology & Democracy @mediatechdemocracy.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Some jurisdictions have started regulating AI-enabled fraud. @taylorowen.bsky.social asked @ginasue.bsky.social (Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy, Cambridge) and Mediodecci Lustarini (Directorate General of Digital Space Monitoring, Indonesia) what Canada can learn from these models. 🧵 123
Reposted by Gina NeffShaun Spiers @shaunspiers1.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Interesting interview on #R4today with the head of Google. For a somewhat more scepitcal take on #AI, have a listen to the @green-alliance.org.uk podcast with @ginasue.bsky.social green-alliance.org.uk/podcast/can-...green-alliance.org.ukCan AI help solve the climate crisis? » Green AllianceGreen Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment 042
Reposted by Gina NeffMinderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy @mctd.bsky.social · 20/11/2025"The findings in this report should sound the alarm. The fears novelists have shared with us are not abstract concerns, but real challenges faced by people whose craft sustains British culture and one of its most successful industries." - @ginasue.bsky.social ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge... 111
Reposted by Gina NeffAntony Carpen @acarpen.bsky.social · 17/11/2025More at www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... with @ginasue.bsky.socialbbc.co.ukWhat are data centres and are more coming to the East?Many of us interact with the centres hundreds of times of day, but less is known of how they are powered. 012
Reposted by Gina NeffAntony Carpen @acarpen.bsky.social · 17/11/2025On BBC Look East with @ginasue.bsky.social just now re energy use of data centres. Several big solar farm applications are in the pipeline near Cambridge. "Big Tech’s Climate Performance and Policy Implications for the UK" www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/blog/big-tec... 1/2crassh.cam.ac.ukBig Tech’s Climate Performance and Policy Implications for the UK - CRASSHThe UK Government is betting big on AI to deliver growth and competitive advantage for the economy. 133
Reposted by Gina NeffMinderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy @mctd.bsky.social · 10/11/2025@ginasue.bsky.social joined Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday to discuss harms from AI chatbots. She argued that without building trust, we won't see the benefits of AI adoption, and called on the UK seize the unique opportunity we have to get governance of AI right. www.mctd.ac.uk/watch-protec...mctd.ac.ukMinderoo Centre for Technology & DemocracyProfessor Gina Neff joins panel on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg to discuss harms caused by AI Chatbots Our Executive Director, Professor Gina Neff, joined this week’s episode of Sunday with Laura Kuen... 083
Reposted by Gina NeffShaun Spiers @shaunspiers1.bsky.social · 11/11/2025I really enjoyed talking to @ginasue.bsky.social about AI's promise, but also its huge environmental cost & its tendency to exacerbate existing power imbalances. Tech giants always say tech is good, of course, but we need to raise questions. Do have a listen. 054
Reposted by Gina NeffAlan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Discussion of "The Rise of Techno-Authoritarian Control," hosted by @ginasue.bsky.social from the @mctd.bsky.social. Featuring UCLA Professor @safiyanoble.bsky.social. From April 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9ty...youtube.comKeynote: The Rise of Techno-Authoritarian Control - Safiya Noble in conversation with Gina NeffYouTube video by Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy 0136
Reposted by Gina NeffMinderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy @mctd.bsky.social · 24/10/2025As data centres lock in renewable capacity, are we crowding out the ability to decarbonise other sectors❓ Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social reflects on a Reframe Venture workshop bringing together investors and researchers on what the AI booms means for climate change. ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/sustainabili...mctd.ac.ukThe sustainability challenges at the heart of the AI boomOur Executive Director Professor Gina Neff reflects on a Reframe Venture workshop on what the AI booms means for climate change. 011
Reposted by Gina NeffJessica Vitak @vitak.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social shares her research on the evolution of technology and how it is shaping AI and the future of work. #cscw2025 083
Reposted by Gina NeffACM CSCW @acm-cscw.bsky.social · 22/10/2025For the #CSCW2025 closing keynote, @ginasue.bsky.social discusses the myth of automation: automation uncovers and foregrounds current sociotechnical configurations. Technological innovation doesn't happen overnight, it's negotiated by people on the ground over time. 094
Reposted by Gina NeffJessica Vitak @vitak.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social : Innovation isn't disruption, it's negotiation. How do you make room for negotiating innovation? Reconsider team environment and team structure. Add more time and space to figure out what works--and what doesn't. #cscw2025 052
Reposted by Gina NeffJessica Vitak @vitak.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social : What the CSCW community is well positioned to do: *recognize work of negotiating innovation *prepare people for increased capacity *map institutional constraints *co-create social structures that bring people together #cscw2025 053
Reposted by Gina NeffJessica Vitak @vitak.bsky.social · 22/10/2025It's the final day of #cscw2025! I can't believe how quickly the last week has gone by, but I'm feeling very energized by this community, and I'm especially looking forward to Gina Neff (@ginasue.bsky.social) giving the closing keynote this afternoon. 0123
Reposted by Gina NeffMinderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy @mctd.bsky.social · 21/10/2025What does today's announcement of AI growth labs mean for responsible innovation, regulation, and growth? Our director Gina Neff shared insights on the Today Programme this morning. Listen back here 👇 www.mctd.ac.uk/listen-ai-gr...mctd.ac.ukAI Growth Labs are an opportunity for the UK to strike the right balance between AI innovation and regulation – Gina Neff on BBC Radio 4 TodayProfessor Gina Neff appears on BBC Radio 4 Today to give her view on AI Growth Labs. 001
Reposted by Gina NeffTech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Today's AWS outage, which affected a range of websites and applications—from Signal to Fortnite to key UK government services—reveals the dangers of relying on a handful of Big Tech firms, write Article 19's Corinne Cath and Don Le. These are not glitches; they are democratic failures, they say.techpolicy.pressAmazon Cloud Outage Reveals Democratic Deficit in Relying on Big Tech | TechPolicy.PressThe AWS outage demonstrates the need for a fundamental shift in how we think about digital infrastructure, write Corinne Cath and Don Le. 19409191
Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social · 10/10/2025It is frankly strange to think the modal US higher ed experience has anything to do with residential 4 year colleges and universities where full-time students don't work and spend their time on campus politics. 1253
Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Too bad for Stargate and other data center projects that need this extra capacity. 020
Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Really pleased with this new paper out with Peter Nagy and the reception we are getting for it. 032
Reposted by Gina NeffMinderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy @mctd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Will AI really deliver against the hype❓ @wired.com brought together a group of senior leaders to discuss the future of AI. Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social took part in the debate, w/ @azeem.bsky.social @rory-stewart.bsky.social, exploring the political economy of AI. ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/the-real-mea... 032
Reposted by Gina NeffPeter Nagy @petnagy.bsky.social · 05/10/2025"Viewing Replika companions as quasi-domesticated objects can open up new ways for better understanding the Artificial Sociality of social chatbots" #generativeai #chatbots Read our latest paper w/ @ginasue.bsky.social here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 022
Reposted by Gina NeffMinderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy @mctd.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social commented: “There is a hard sell going on here that says: these kinds of gains are inevitable. But they are not. TBI is not advocating for building capacity...they are saying: let’s outsource to our buddies.” ➡️ democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...democracyforsale.substack.comInside the Tony Blair InstituteA former PM, Trump's 'CEO of everything' and NHS data - what could go wrong? 011
Reposted by Gina NeffClimate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 18/09/2025"We need to do the maths on AI... we don't have enough power, we don't have enough water." 🌊 Professor @ginasue.bsky.social , Professor of Responsible AI at Digital Environment Research Institute (DERI) tells Sir Nick Robinson more about the true cost of AI on @BBCRadio4. 043
Reposted by Gina NeffMinderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy @mctd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Is Britain ready to cope with data centres❓ Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social was on BBC Radio 4 Today this morning talking about the environmental cost of data centres, US investment in the UK, and Nvidia's comments on natural gas and computing. Listen to the convo 🎧 ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/is-britain-r...mctd.ac.ukIs Britain ready to cope with data centres? – Gina Neff on BBC Radio 4 TodayProfessor Gina Neff appears on BBC Radio 4 Today to discuss US big tech's pledge to invest in the UK and the environmental cost of data centres. 066
Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social · 10/09/2025I am humbled to make this list. There are incredible people doing very important work and I am grateful to @computerweekly.bsky.social for bringing attention to this work. 0143
Reposted by Gina NeffMinderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy @mctd.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Our Executive Director @ginasue.bsky.social is on this year's longlist of the most influential women in UK tech!🏅🤩 🎉 Congratulations to Gina and the other brilliant women on the list who are working to ensure tech works for people, society, and the planet! ➡️ www.computerweekly.com/news/3666301... 1174
Reposted by Gina NeffHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 02/09/2025Looking at this collection of words and wondering how this company still exists.bbc.comMeta to stop its AI chatbots from talking to teens about suicideThe firm says it will add more guardrails "as an extra precaution" and temporarily limit chatbots teens can use. 18562157
Reposted by Gina NeffFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 11/08/2025like I think we perhaps have not been talking enough about the utterly staggering amount of highly sensitive information that we absolutely know people around the world are pumping into corporate LLM tools at all times nowadays 727475