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Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social · 15d

Our Peer Mentoring Scheme, supported by the UK Civil Service Policy Profession is open for applications!

Since 2021, it has brought together nearly 200 @ox.ac.uk researchers and policy professionals from across UK give and local authorities. Apply and share!

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www.ox.ac.uk/research/usi...

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 12h

We’re hiring! Come and work with us as a Postdoctoral researcher at @oii.ox.ac.uk. Great opportunity to work with @rosariataddeo.bsky.social and her research group on digital ethics and defence technologies. F/T position, fixed term for two years. Find out more and apply today! bit.ly/3LcaAUL

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 13h

ICYMI: Another great review for @carlbfrey.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk @oxmartinschool.bsky.social’s new book, ‘How progress ends: technology, innovation and the fate of nations’.
Read the @lseblogs.bsky.social here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

Progress is in the balance between innovation and implementation - LSE Review of Books

How Progress Ends by Carl Benedikt Frey examines 1,000 years of technological development claiming progress has hinged on balancing innovation & implementation.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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ana valdivia @anavaldi.bsky.social · 14h

Very glad to take part on "Humanities in Times of Geopolitical Turmoil" seminar series organised by @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social and @fabianlferrari.bsky.social.

📆 Follow the thing AI: 20/11/2025: 15:30 - 16:30

@oii.ox.ac.uk

cdh.uu.nl/event/cdh-on...

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 1d

“Unless an AI bust topples a major lender and triggers a full-blown financial crisis, the bigger risk today is different,” @carlbfrey.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk. “AI hasn’t yet delivered a clear, broad-based productivity boost - precisely what our stagnating economies need.” aje.io/23xv5g

AI investments are pulling the US economy forward. Will it continue?

In the absence of tech-related spending, the US would be close to, or in, recession this year, experts say.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 1d

Oxford's Black History Month Lecture:

📅 16 October
🕔 5.15pm
📍 Keble College

Award-winning historian Prof Hakim Adi explores 10,000 years of Britain’s history – power, pride, and the legacies of African and Caribbean people.

Book ⬇️

Promotional poster for a University of Oxford Black History Month lecture on 16 October 2025, featuring Professor Hakim Adi.

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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 1d

🎉Great news that all @oii.ox.ac.uk staff, students, and researchers, who were previously based across three buildings on St Giles, have been brought together in their new state-of-the-art home at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities!

Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 15d

🎉Big news! @oii.ox.ac.uk has moved to the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, bringing our researchers, staff and students together under one roof. Huge thanks to the Dieter Schwarz Foundation for enabling our move, creating new opportunities for collaboration. More here: bit.ly/3IN94rk

OII | Oxford Internet Institute relocates to the new Schwarzman Centre

The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) has moved to its new home in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 1d

"It is very rare for a new technology to completely replace an entire profession," Dr Fabian Stephany, @oii.ox.ac.uk speaking to Brad Young @skynewsrss.bsky.social. Read the full article highlighting which professions will be the winners and losers in the AI race: news.sky.com/story/the-40....

The 40 jobs 'most at risk' from AI - and 40 it can't touch

Several big companies - Klarna, Microsoft and Amazon to name a few - have replaced human roles with AI, but what could this technology mean for the future of your job?

news.sky.com

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 16d

Why do some societies innovate—and others stagnate? Join @carlbfrey.bsky.social, Director of the Future of Work programme, for a talk on 'How Progress Ends', a global, historical look at technology, policy, and long-term growth.

🔗 https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/how-progress-ends

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 2d

Listen to the researchers interview with the
@nature.com
Podcast talking about how stereotypes shape AI – and what that means for the future of hiring. Listen now: : www.nature.com/articles/d41... 2/2

Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 2d

A new @nature.com study, conducted by a team including @oii.ox.ac.uk researcher Bhargav Desikan, analysed 1M+ images of people in high-status jobs, revealing women are consistently shown younger than men. Download the study: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/2

Client Challenge

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LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · 2d

NEW✨ How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations by @carlbfrey.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social argues that progress is in the successful balance of innovation and implementation.

#Review by Phil Bell.

@ox.ac.uk @lseevents.bsky.social

Progress is in the balance between innovation and implementation - LSE Review of Books

How Progress Ends by Carl Benedikt Frey examines 1,000 years of technological development claiming progress has hinged on balancing innovation & implementation.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Oxford Social Policy and Intervention @dspi-oxford.bsky.social · 6d

📢Book your free spot at our first seminar of term!
Join Prof Mark Graham @oii.ox.ac.uk for: “The hidden human labour powering AI: Introducing the Fairwork Action Research Project”
🗓16 October 4pm
📍In-person & online
Register now: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/760...
@geoplace.bsky.social

'The hidden human labour powering AI: Introducing the Fairwork Action Research Project'
Professor Mark Graham has short curly dark hair. He is wearing a black shirt.

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 5d

Interested in increasing the policy impact of your research or connecting with policy professionals? See the OPEN Network termcard below 👇

Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social · 7d

Are you an @ox.ac.uk researcher or staff? Interested in exploring and informing the policy world? Want your research to have more policy impact?

Watch out for OPEN's upcoming learning opportunities. We strengthen links between researchers and policy professionals for rich, meaningful engagement.

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 5d

New survey research from @felixsimon.bsky.social and colleagues at the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social explores how people in six countries are engaging with AI in everyday life. 👇

Felix M. Simon @felixsimon.bsky.social · 8d

🚨✨ Publication alert: How do people in 6 countries (🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇦🇷 🇩🇰 🇯🇵 ) use AI 🤖 and think about it in the context of information, news, and institutions?

Our new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social survey research (n ≈ 12,000) with @richardfletcher.bsky.social & @rasmuskleis.bsky.social explores this.

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 7d

New! 'Why America Builds AI Girlfriends and China Makes AI Boyfriends' writes Zilan Qian, MSc student @oii.ox.ac.uk. www.chinatalk.media/p/why-americ...

Why America Builds AI Girlfriends and China Makes AI Boyfriends

and what it all means

www.chinatalk.media

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Bodleian Social Science Library @bodssloxford.bsky.social · 13d

Hello Bluesky! We are the Bodleian Social Science Library (or SSL for short) & are part of @bodleian.ox.ac.uk supporting staff & students in the Social Sciences Division at Oxford Univ. Follow us to learn more about our collections & services & to be kept up to date with all the latest SSL news.

4 photos of the Social Science Library. Top left an image taken through the book shelves of a person working sat at a desk. Top right a member of staff helping a reader at the SSL issue desk. Bottom left a person stood reading amongst the book shelves. Bottom right a photo of desks in the SSL with bookshelves to their right.

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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 13d

“Self-sufficiency is a mirage,” writes @carlbfrey.bsky.social. Instead of relying on fortress economics and protectionist policies to blunt China’s leverage, the United States should pursue “diversified interdependence.”

How America Outcompeted Japan

And why that matters for the U.S. rivalry with China.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 9d

Upcoming @oii.ox.ac.uk event! Join us in-person or online to hear Dr Fabian Stephany deliver his talk ‘Certified for success: how AI skills improve job prospects’. Wednesday 22 October, 13.00-14.00 BST. Find out more and register today! bit.ly/3IXdbRO

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 12d

According to Prof. @carlbfrey.bsky.social, how the United States outcompeted Japan is a guide to the China challenge. "The US should resist fortress economics, [and] treat Beijing as a serious competitor, not as a blueprint."

More in @foreignaffairs.com: www.foreignaffairs.com/japan/how-am...

How America Outcompeted Japan

And why that matters for the U.S. rivalry with China.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 12d

Some behind-the-scenes snaps of the OII's recent move into our new home at the Schwarzman Centre! We're excited to settle into our new spaces and explore this beautiful new building.

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 13d

MIT Tech Review investigates caste bias in OpenAI’s products, including ChatGPT, and cites findings from the Oxford Internet Institute.

Read the article here: www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/01/1...

Explore the research here: arxiv.org/abs/2309.08573

OpenAI is huge in India. Its models are steeped in caste bias.

India is OpenAI’s second-largest market, but ChatGPT and Sora reproduce caste stereotypes that harm millions of people.

www.technologyreview.com

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 13d

14% of EU based X users have no human content moderators in their languages, according to new research from lead author Manuel Tonneau and team at the Oxford Internet Institute

Listen to Manuel on this episode of the Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIb6...

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 13d

According to @mmosleh.bsky.social and colleagues, information integrity can learn from the threat intelligence practices routinely utilized in cybersecurity.

Read the full @weforum.org piece here:
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

Why cybersecurity and information integrity are two sides of the same coin

With cybercriminals increasingly employing both cybersecurity and information-integrity-related threats, both disciplines are now integrally linked.

www.weforum.org

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 13d

Thrilled to share the OII's Professor @rosariataddeo.bsky.social's talk on AI, ethics and defence at the French Senate earlier this week, alongside a panel of experts.

Watch the full segment here, beginning 2:29:32:

videos.senat.fr/video.556350...

Table ronde 2 - Mariarosaria TADDEO

29 septembre 2025

videos.senat.fr

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