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Martin Chorley @mjc.martinjc.com · 9h

I, Martin Chorley, being of sound mind and partially sound but aged body, have cracked and put the heating on.

I shall be returning my British dad membership card to the nearest regional office on Monday.

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Meredith Broussard, PhD @merbroussard.bsky.social · 19d

Once more for the people in the back

Prof Mike Yearworth @mikeyearworth.bsky.social · 20d

"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."

www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws

In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...

www.computerworld.com

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Martin Chorley @mjc.martinjc.com · 28d

Decompressing from a very busy week. 2 conferences, 3 flights, nowhere near enough sleep.

7k shakeout last night, rainy lsr 18k this morning. Delightful.

#running

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Bahareh Heravi @bheravi.bsky.social · Sep 10

We have just kicked off day 3 of the conference.

Follow the livestream if you are not here in Athens.

www.youtube.com/live/ANPotC3...

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Martin Chorley @mjc.martinjc.com · Sep 9

And in his follow up talk again talking about the porous borders between teams in the newsrooms - data scientists, data journalists, front end developers, journalists all collaborating rather than working in silos

Martin Chorley @mjc.martinjc.com · Sep 9

Oli Hawkins from the FT talking about AI in the newsroom bringing together the most technical editorial staff with the most story focused technical staff ... I wonder if there's a masters out there for people who can bridge that gap?

www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgr...

#datajconf

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European Data and Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com · Sep 9

If you want to follow along with the conference we are livestreaming the sessions from the main auditorium on both days. Today's livestream is available here: www.youtube.com/live/SKv4KoN...

The European Data & Computational JournalismConference 2025 | 09/09/2025

YouTube video by ANA-MPAwebTV

www.youtube.com

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Martin Chorley @mjc.martinjc.com · Sep 8

Very much enjoyed @dmil.bsky.social and Aarushi Sahejpal and their session on vibe coding. Great start to the day

European Data and Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com · Sep 8

The workshop day is in full swing. #datajconf

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Martin Chorley @mjc.martinjc.com · Sep 8

Looks like we're doing a conference 😀👍

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European Data and Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com · Sep 8

We are all set to start the workshops day.

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Martin Chorley @mjc.martinjc.com · Aug 20

"ooh I'm going to be so productive today with no meetings to interrupt me ..."

*immediately falls down an internet rabbit hole and re-emerges nine hours later wondering where the day has gone*

Martin Chorley @mjc.martinjc.com · Aug 20

almost as if the recent attacks on universities from the media and governments might be driven by some other agenda perhaps? I am SHOCKED.

Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Aug 20

Fewer graduates regret going to university than is widely assumed and the public have a more favourable view of universities than people imagine, according to new research. @helenpacker.bsky.social reports
#academicsky #edusky

Public vastly overestimate level of ‘graduate regret’, poll finds

New research highlights misconceptions about higher education, with people more positive about universities than is commonly realised

www.timeshighereducation.com

Martin Chorley @mjc.martinjc.com · Aug 20

when the first email you read in the morning is a request to cancel your only meeting of the day :-O

DO NOT TELL ANYONE I HAVE A MEETING FREE DAY

a close up of a man wearing glasses and a tie

ALT: a close up of a man wearing glasses and a tie

media.tenor.com

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European Data and Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com · Aug 19

🚨📢 Our schedule for the conference next month has been released! An excellent line up of workshops, panels, industry and academic talks - have you got your 🎟️ tickets yet?

www.datajconf.com#schedule

The European Data and Computational Journalism Conference 2025

The 5th European Conference on Data and Computational Journalism aims to bring together industry, practitioners and academics in the fields of journalism and news production and information, data, soc...

www.datajconf.com

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Martin Chorley @mjc.martinjc.com · Jul 14

State of this. Absolute state. Unbelievable. In this day and age. Would you countenance it. Etc. etc.

Three yellow sunflowers in front of a row of pink cosmos, in front of a greenhouse on an allotment in Wales. Everything looks sunny and happy.

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free link @aisucks.antifa.meme · Jul 14

aI iS cOmInG fOr YoUr JoBs

a screenshot from a food ordering app showing a picture of chicken nuggets and the text:

"Chicken Pops

Small, itchy, blister-like bumps caused by the varicella-zoster virus; common in childhood."

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European Data and Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com · Jun 2

Lots of excellent submissions coming in today!

🕰️ We've had a few last-minute requests for some extra time, so we're pleased to announce we're extending the submission deadline to 9th June 2025 - get those papers and proposals in!

www.datajconf.com

The European Data and Computational Journalism Conference 2025

The 5th European Conference on Data and Computational Journalism aims to bring together industry, practitioners and academics in the fields of journalism and news production and information, data, soc...

www.datajconf.com

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Martin Chorley @mjc.martinjc.com · May 28

Hope all the submissions are coming together well!

some excellent looking proposals in so far, I think it's going to be a great line-up yet again!

#datajconf #datajournalism #ai

European Data and Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com · May 28

🚨 Only a few days left until the submission deadline for the European Data & Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com!

We welcome:
📝 Short papers
💡 Very short pitches (250 words) for industry talks, panels, or workshops

⏳Deadline: 2 June

See you in Athens this Sep 👋🏼

www.datajconf.com

The European Data and Computational Journalism Conference 2025

The 5th European Conference on Data and Computational Journalism aims to bring together industry, practitioners and academics in the fields of journalism and news production and information, data, soc...

www.datajconf.com

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European Data and Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com · May 28

🚨 We're also excited to be able to announce our ticket prices for this September!

🎟️ We've kept ticket prices low as in previous years:

💰€85 (+ tax) for general admission
💰€45 (+ tax) for students and journalists

Ticket links available soon - keep your eyes on www.datajconf.com for updates!

The European Data and Computational Journalism Conference 2025

The 5th European Conference on Data and Computational Journalism aims to bring together industry, practitioners and academics in the fields of journalism and news production and information, data, soc...

www.datajconf.com

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Bahareh Heravi @bheravi.bsky.social · May 28

🚨 Only a few days left until the submission deadline for the European Data & Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com!

We welcome:
📝 Short papers
💡 Very short pitches (250 words) for industry talks, panels, or workshops

⏳Deadline: 2 June

See you in Athens this Sep 👋🏼

www.datajconf.com

The European Data and Computational Journalism Conference 2025

The 5th European Conference on Data and Computational Journalism aims to bring together industry, practitioners and academics in the fields of journalism and news production and information, data, soc...

www.datajconf.com

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European Data and Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com · May 28

🚨 Only a few days left until the submission deadline for the European Data & Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com!

We welcome:
📝 Short papers
💡 Very short pitches (250 words) for industry talks, panels, or workshops

⏳Deadline: 2 June

See you in Athens this Sep 👋🏼

www.datajconf.com

The European Data and Computational Journalism Conference 2025

The 5th European Conference on Data and Computational Journalism aims to bring together industry, practitioners and academics in the fields of journalism and news production and information, data, soc...

www.datajconf.com

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European Data and Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com · Mar 13

DataJConf2025 will be held September 8th - 10th in Athens, Greece.

Call for papers is out now - deadline for submissions is May 16th

www.datajconf.com

#datajconf #ddj #ai

The European Data and Computational Journalism Conference 2025

The 5th European Conference on Data and Computational Journalism aims to bring together industry, practitioners and academics in the fields of journalism and news production and information, data, soc...

www.datajconf.com

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Martin Chorley @mjc.martinjc.com · Dec 19

Right. Out of office is on, and I'll not be doing *anything* even remotely looking like work until 2025. Bring on the holiday

A Welsh language out of office message, advising that the University is closed from 20th December until 2nd January, and that I will be back in the office on 6th January 2025

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Martin Chorley @mjc.martinjc.com · Dec 19

I'm not ready to live in a world where one of the nagging thoughts on my ever present mental to-do list is 'oh I must remember to charge the doorbell'

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Nick Diakopoulos @ndiakopoulos.bsky.social · Dec 5

One of the most promising use cases for generative AI in (data) journalism is to turn unstructured data into structured data. Here's Nick Hagar's guide to the process which I hope other journalists can learn from and build on: generative-ai-newsroom.com/structured-o...

Structured Outputs: Making LLMs Reliable for Document Processing

A guide — and prototype — for getting clean data out of PDFs

generative-ai-newsroom.com

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