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Shailey Minocha

@shaileyminocha.bsky.social
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Professor of Learning Technologies and Social Computing, PFHEA w: www.shaileyminocha.info

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Fereshte Goshtasbpour SFHEA @gfereshte.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Join us to earn a PG Cert in Researching Digital Education while preparing a PhD or EdD proposal or an application for a funded project! Alternatively, you can earn the certificate and continue on to our MA in Online Teaching (@oumaot) www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate... #digitaleducation #CPD #OUMAOT
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The Open University Library @oulibrary.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Today is #HigherEducationDay! Since 1969, The Open University has helped transform access to higher education through flexible distance learning. 🎓💙 Explore the OU’s history and impact via the OU Digital Archive 👉 ow.ly/CSoj50Z5tG7
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
‘“opaque #algorithms”, controlled by powerful private companies, threaten “new forms of dehumanisation”.’ 👇#PerilsOfAI #AI giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Pope Leo says AI ‘needs to be disarmed’
Pontiff warns of dangers of a technological revolution driven by ‘the idolatry of profit’
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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
IET @openuniversity.bsky.social is hosting this year OER conference. The programme is now live and it’s shaping up to be a fantastic two days of keynotes, workshops, visits and community celebrations. Earlybird registration closes 29 May - www.alt.ac.uk/OER26. #altc #OER26
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
“Legal watchdog warns barristers against using #AI after technology invents fictitious cases” #GenAI #ChatGPT #PerilsOfAI www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/f95ad7e...
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Immigration lawyers feed confidential documents into ChatGPT
Legal watchdog warns barristers against using AI after technology invents fictitious cases
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
“Going forward…: I don’t want students using #AI to write their work. I want their words. I want access to their thinking, their voice, their struggles to find what they want to say and the best way to say it.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... cc. @janerosenzweig.bsky.social #Chatbots #GenAI
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I knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment | Micah Nathan
The problem wasn’t just the perfectly polished, yet mediocre prose. It’s what’s lost when we surrender the struggle to translate thought into words
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 24/04/2026
The tech world assumes that A.I.-aided education is necessary and inevitable. A growing number of parents, educators, and cognitive scientists say the opposite. www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...
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What Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools?
“I find myself speaking with my kids about A.I. in the same terms that we might discuss a creepy neighbor who lives down the block,” Jessica Winter writes. Read her report on the push for A.I. in education.
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
‘Prosecutors in Florida have launched a criminal investigation into #ChatGPT because of claims that the #AI bot helped an alleged killer prepare for a mass shooting.’ #PerilsOfIndia #AI www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/74384e4...
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ChatGPT faces criminal investigation over shooting
AI bot allegedly ‘advised the shooter’ on type of gun to use and best time for attack
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
‘GPs [family doctors providing primary healthcare in the UK] are replacing their receptionists with #ArtificialIntelligence #chatbots that are preventing patients from making appointments.’ #PerilsOfAI www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04...
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AI receptionist stopping patients from making GP appointments
Users complain of lengthy phone calls, being hung up on, and regional accents not being understood
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
#AI #chatbots could be making you stupider #PerilsOfAI #GenAI www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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AI chatbots could be making you stupider
As large language models take over more and more cognitive tasks, researchers are warning this mental outsourcing comes with a cost.
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Call for five-year pause on #GenAI in schools 👇 #PerilsOfAI #GenAI actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
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Call For Five-Year Pause on Gen AI in Schools
As generative AI tools are rapidly expanding in schools, often based on their hypothetical “potential” to enhance learning, these products are posing risks to children’s development, mental health, pr...
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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 15th April at 8pm BST with guest Danielle Hinton @hintondm.bsky.social to discuss Brookfield’s Four Lenses! An excellent insight to illuminating educational impact. Find out more in Danielle’s blog post: lthechat.com/2026/04/12/l...
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LTHEchat 360: Through the Prism: Illuminating Educational Impact with Brookfield’s Four Lenses
Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 15th April at 8pm BST with guest Danielle Hinton (@hintondm.bsky.social to discuss Brookfield’s Four Lenses! Introduction Educators in Higher Education…
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Intelligence as a utility ….👇 #PerilsOfAI #GenAI
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
When conversations with your manager and colleagues are conducted with #AI clones instead of direct human to connections…. #PerilsOfAI #Chatbots www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Meta creating AI version of Mark Zuckerberg so staff can talk to the boss
Digital clone being trained on his thoughts, tone and mannerisms to help workers feel connected
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Science is drowning in #AI #Slop - overrunning #creativity and #intelligence #GenAI #ArtificialIntelligence #WorkSlop www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/207ec49...
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Science is drowning in AI spam
Industry papers are an example of bot-generated code overrunning creativity and intelligence
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
#PerilsOfAI #ArtificialIntelligence “Pupils using #AI are losing their capacity for critical thinking, according to a survey of secondary school teachers in England. children …no longer felt the need to spell because of voice-to-text technology.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Pupils in England are losing their thinking skills because of AI, survey suggests
Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solving
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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Exciting news! @rfarrow.bsky.social & @beckpitt.bsky.social will serve as co-chairs for #OER26, hosted this June at @openuniversity.bsky.social in Milton Keynes. For more information check conference website : www.alt.ac.uk/OER26
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
#FacialRecognition #PerilsOfAI A grandmother was jailed for five months after police erroneously used #AI to link her to bank fraud in a US state she had never been to. www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/b77f471...
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Grandmother mistakenly jailed for 5 months after AI linked her to crime
The 50-year-old was accused of bank fraud in a state she’d never visited
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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Exciting news! EuroSoTL 2027 – 8–11 June 2027 is coming to London. eurosotl.org?p=2140
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EuroSoTL 2027 in London: A Milestone Announcement
Join us in London for EuroSoTL 2027, hosted by the University of Westminster. Save the date: 8-11 June 2027!
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Sarah Elaine Eaton @saraheaton.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
What would you do if (when?) a student shows up to class or an exam hall wearing #ArtificialIntelligence #SmartGlasses? That's the topic we tackle from the perspective of #AcademicIntegrity #Ethics #Inclusion #Accessibility and #Postplagiarism. doi.org/10.55016/ojs...
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AI Smart Glasses and the Future of Academic Integrity in a Postplagiarism Era | Canadian Perspectives on Academic Integrity
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The Open University Library @oulibrary.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Happy #InternationalWomensDay! ♀️ Celebrate women’s voices & professional growth with the Women @ OU Book Club Collection on Libby and OverDrive - featuring inspiring, thought-provoking reads explored in their monthly book club. Free to access with your OU login 👇 ow.ly/ruJt50Yl4NG #IWD2026
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KMi - Knowledge Media institute @kmiou.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Celebrating 30 years of KMi with two projects that foresaw today’s digital education: Lyceum (1999) and the Virtual Degree Ceremony (2000). Both proved early how tech can create connection and belonging online. #KMi30 #EdTech #OnlineLearning #EdInnovation blog.stem.open.ac.uk/how-kmi-made...
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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
📆Call for papers for a special issue in @jimejournal.bsky.social AI, Curriculum Futures and Human-Centred Student Support account.jime.open.ac.uk/index.php/up... #AIED
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The Open University @openuniversity.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
For 50+ years, The Open University and BBC have co-produced inspiring content 📺 Explore free learning on OU Connect: connect.open.ac.uk #OUfamily #TheOpenUniversity #OUconnect #BBC
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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Exciting news📢 We’re delighted to announce 5 fully funded #Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships for 50+ eligible Commonwealth countries to study our @oumaot.bsky.social entirely online. 📅 Applications close: 16:00 (GMT), Tuesday 31 March 2026 iet.open.ac.uk/commonwealth...
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Commonwealth Scholarships 2026 | Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
An #irony: Using #AI to cheat on an internal training course on #AI ‘The unnamed partner [at KPMG] was fined …for using the technology #AI to cheat, one of a number of staff reportedly using the tactic.’ www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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KPMG partner fined for using artificial intelligence to cheat in AI training test
Firm says person fined A$10,000 is one of over two dozen staff in Australia caught using AI in exams since July
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The big #AI job swap: why white-collar workers are moving to trades such as baking, electrical engineering, … and giving up their vocations in academic writing, editing, legal advising, and marketing …as #AI job losses rise in the professional sector. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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The big AI job swap: why white-collar workers are ditching their careers
As AI job losses rise in the professional sector, many are switching to more traditional trades. But how do they feel about accepting lower pay – and giving up a dream career?
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@suebecks @suebecks.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The blog post written with @profpeter1.bsky.social for @advancehe.bsky.social has been published. "The costs of Generative AI: chasing the elephant round the room." www.advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-vie...
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The costs of Generative AI: chasing the elephant round the room | Advance HE
Associate Professor Sue Beckingham, Sheffield Hallam University and Professor Peter Hartley, Edge Hill University share insights from their recent work in search of responsible Generative AI.
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OU WELS Praxis @welspraxis.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🤩What a wonderful, insightful seminar on 'Social Media and Student Belonging' with our guest speaker @heydrvanessa.bsky.social discussing the importance of social media spaces for students and the importance of peer interaction. Recording is available for members of the Social Media Scholarship Hub.
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
#AI #chatbots pose 'dangerous' risk when giving medical advice, study suggests #PerilsOfAI #GenAI www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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AI chatbots give inaccurate medical advice says Oxford Uni study
It found people using AI for health reasons found it hard to identify what advice they should trust.
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Blog-post ✍: 'Evaluation is integral to Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (#SoTL) and its #impact' Evaluative thinking skills and being able to plan and conduct #evaluations are key competencies of a #SoTL practitioner #ImpactofSoTL #EvaluativeThinking www.shaileyminocha.info/blog/2026/1/...
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Evaluation is integral to Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and its impact — Shailey Minocha
This blogpost Evaluation is integral to Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and its impact © 2026 by Shailey Minocha is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDeriva...
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Blog-post ✍️: Challenges to generating and sustaining impact of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (#SoTL) #SoTL #Impact #ImpactfulSoTL #GenAI www.shaileyminocha.info/blog/2026/2/...
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Challenges to generating and sustaining impact of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (#SoTL) — Shailey Minocha
This blog-post Challenges to generating and sustaining impact of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (#SoTL) © 2026 by Shailey Minocha is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Challenges to generatin...
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
‘It [IPPR] recommended standardised labels for #AI-generated news, showing what information had been used…, including … articles from professional news organisations. …[and]… a licensing regime …over the use of their content in #AI news.’ #PerilsOfAI, #GenAI www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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AI-generated news should carry ‘nutrition’ labels, thinktank says
The Institute for Public Policy Research also argues that tech companies must pay publishers for content they use
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
‘How the ‘confident authority’ of #Google #AI Overviews is putting public health at risk’ ‘Experts say tool can give ‘completely wrong’ medical advice which could put users at risk of serious harm’ #PerilsOfAI #GenAI www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
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How the ‘confident authority’ of Google AI Overviews is putting public health at risk
Experts say tool can give ‘completely wrong’ medical advice which could put users at risk of serious harm
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Dr Leigh-Anne Perryman @laperryman.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
#Education has a vital role in addressing the #climatecrisis. This new #CPD course from The Open University's @ietatou.bsky.social supports educators in effective #teaching for climate action. Please share. @ketanjoshi.co @davidsacerdote.bsky.social @timmers.bsky.social @merylbatchelder.bsky.social
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The Open University Library @oulibrary.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Can punishment and rehabilitation co-exist? Through interviews and personal insights, Stephen Akpabio-Klementowski's thesis on ORO uncovers hidden barriers, systemic challenges, and the resilience of those striving for a better future through education 👉 ow.ly/EXAk50XX8RE #ThesisThursday
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
‘The owner of Warhammer has banned staff from using #AI to design its miniature action figures in an effort to boost creativity.’ #BraveStand #NonFOMO #GenAI www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/1ca9dee...
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Warhammer maker bans staff from using AI
Games Workshop ‘very cautious’ on the technology as it plans to ‘respect our human creators’
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
‘The risks of using #GenAI to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education.’ #PerilsOfGenAI www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
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The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
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Thomas Ullmann @eduinf.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
As educators, we're always looking for ways to design learning that’s engaging, inclusive, and future‑focused. If that resonates, join our module Technology Enhanced Learning: Foundations and Futures, starting Feb 2026. Learn more: www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate... @ietatou.bsky.social
Social card of the course technology-enhanced learning: foundations and futures
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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Exciting news! We’ve just launched a brand-new suite of short #CPD courses. Explore key topics shaping the future of education. See next posts👇 📚 20 hours | 🌐 Fully online | 🎓 Includes a digital badge upon completion
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Dr Duygu Bektik @duygubektik.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Postgraduate study opportunity (fully online): "Technology Enhanced Learning: Foundations & Futures" starting Feb '26. 60 credit stand-alone module or first step towards the MA in Online Teaching. Registerations are still open at: www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Blog-post ✍: 'Evaluation is integral to Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (#SoTL) and its #impact' Evaluative thinking skills and being able to plan and conduct #evaluations are key competencies of a #SoTL practitioner #ImpactofSoTL #EvaluativeThinking www.shaileyminocha.info/blog/2026/1/...
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Evaluation is integral to Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and its impact — Shailey Minocha
This blogpost Evaluation is integral to Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and its impact © 2026 by Shailey Minocha is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDeriva...
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
‘ “If you don’t understand how those decisions are being made by automated systems, you can’t advocate for your rights. You can’t challenge them, you can’t critically evaluate what’s being presented to you.” 1/2 #AI #GenAI #PerilsOfAI www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Generation AI: fears of ‘social divide’ unless all children learn computing skills
Children are growing up as AI natives and experts say computing skills should be on par with reading and writing
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
‘The world “may not have time” to prepare for the safety risks posed by cutting-edge #AI systems’ #AI #AISafety #PerilsOfAI www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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World ‘may not have time’ to prepare for AI safety risks, says leading researcher
AI safety expert David Dalrymple said rapid advances could outpace efforts to control powerful systems
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Institute of Educational Technology @ietatou.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
We're launching a brand-new suite of #CPD courses soon! (7 Jan 2026) 📢#GenerativeAI in Education 📢Teaching with #eXtendedReality 📢Teaching #Climate Action:Empower Students to Tackle the Climate Crisis 📢#BlendedLearning Innovations for Teachers &Trainers more info👉 www.open.ac.uk/blogs/MAOT/i...
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
‘ #AI may upend online studies critical to #socialscience’ ‘Sophisticated bots risk contaminating surveys, games, and other approaches designed to shed light on human behavior’ www.science.org/content/arti...
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AI may upend online studies critical to social science
Sophisticated bots risk contaminating surveys, games, and other approaches designed to shed light on human behavior
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Google #AI overviews and potential harm #PerilsOfAI #GenAI www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds
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The Open University @openuniversity.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Congratulations to Professor Teresa Cremin Co-Director of the OU's Literacy and Social Justice Centre Reading for Pleasure (The Open University), who has been awarded a CBE for ‘services to education’ in the New Year Honours list announced by the King. More: ow.ly/2xSo50XNEfL
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Remarks by @alondra.bsky.social capture the essence of the dangers of #AI, and how human-centredness and thoughtful governance, and responsible #AI can indeed benefit humanity. 👇
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Shailey Minocha @shaileyminocha.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
”Why do #AI #chatbots use ‘I’?” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/t...
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Why Do A.I. Chatbots Use ‘I’?
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