Jeni Tennison
@jenitennison.com
Data nerd/wonk. Founder of Connected by Data, campaigning for communities to have a powerful say over data and AI.
Into trans rights, neurodiversity, board games, lego, dogs, spreadsheets.
www.jenitennison.com
Into trans rights, neurodiversity, board games, lego, dogs, spreadsheets.
www.jenitennison.com
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🚨[Pls repost!] Agentic AI is stress-testing Explainable AI. We need to fix it. That's why I'm thrilled to announce the 6th Human-Centered Explainable AI (HCXAI) workshop at CHI 2026 in Barcelona! 🚀
📝 2-5 page single column papers (excluding refs)
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 19, 2026
🔗 hcxai.jimdosite.com
1/n
📝 2-5 page single column papers (excluding refs)
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 19, 2026
🔗 hcxai.jimdosite.com
1/n
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 PM
🚨[Pls repost!] Agentic AI is stress-testing Explainable AI. We need to fix it. That's why I'm thrilled to announce the 6th Human-Centered Explainable AI (HCXAI) workshop at CHI 2026 in Barcelona! 🚀
📝 2-5 page single column papers (excluding refs)
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 19, 2026
🔗 hcxai.jimdosite.com
1/n
📝 2-5 page single column papers (excluding refs)
🗓️ Deadline: Feb 19, 2026
🔗 hcxai.jimdosite.com
1/n
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Huh. Turns out officials thought they were dealing with a tolerable risk of harm.
I really hoped that wasn't the explanation
I really hoped that wasn't the explanation
January 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Huh. Turns out officials thought they were dealing with a tolerable risk of harm.
I really hoped that wasn't the explanation
I really hoped that wasn't the explanation
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Since there seems to be, for some reason, a new influx of Bluesky users (welcome!)...
If you're interested in data and AI, you might like to follow members of the Data and AI Civil Society Network set up by @connectedbydata.org
Starter Pack: bsky.app/starter-pack...
List: bsky.app/profile/gavi...
If you're interested in data and AI, you might like to follow members of the Data and AI Civil Society Network set up by @connectedbydata.org
Starter Pack: bsky.app/starter-pack...
List: bsky.app/profile/gavi...
January 8, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Since there seems to be, for some reason, a new influx of Bluesky users (welcome!)...
If you're interested in data and AI, you might like to follow members of the Data and AI Civil Society Network set up by @connectedbydata.org
Starter Pack: bsky.app/starter-pack...
List: bsky.app/profile/gavi...
If you're interested in data and AI, you might like to follow members of the Data and AI Civil Society Network set up by @connectedbydata.org
Starter Pack: bsky.app/starter-pack...
List: bsky.app/profile/gavi...
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Deadline tonight at midnight!
🌟 Looking for a superstar Executive Office Manager!
📋 Are you hyperorganised, great with people and getting things done?
🔎 I'm looking for dedicated and professional Executive Office Manager - DEADLINE 6th January.
www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.a...
🌟 Looking for a superstar Executive Office Manager!
📋 Are you hyperorganised, great with people and getting things done?
🔎 I'm looking for dedicated and professional Executive Office Manager - DEADLINE 6th January.
www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.a...
January 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Deadline tonight at midnight!
🌟 Looking for a superstar Executive Office Manager!
📋 Are you hyperorganised, great with people and getting things done?
🔎 I'm looking for dedicated and professional Executive Office Manager - DEADLINE 6th January.
www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.a...
🌟 Looking for a superstar Executive Office Manager!
📋 Are you hyperorganised, great with people and getting things done?
🔎 I'm looking for dedicated and professional Executive Office Manager - DEADLINE 6th January.
www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.a...
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Great job for a social science research leader: Executive Director for Data Infrastructure and Skills at ESRC @ukri.org - overseeing ESRC's data investments. £94k - £110k.
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Executive Director for Data Infrastructure and Skills
Executive Director for Data Infrastructure and Skills | Band X | Open Ended
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January 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Great job for a social science research leader: Executive Director for Data Infrastructure and Skills at ESRC @ukri.org - overseeing ESRC's data investments. £94k - £110k.
fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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404 Media speaks with @meredithmeredith.bsky.social, the president of the Signal Foundation to talk all about the state of Signal today, the threat of AI to end-to-end encryption, what backdoors actually look like, and much more. When did you start using Signal?
Listen now: youtu.be/kconAXZgsxg?...
Listen now: youtu.be/kconAXZgsxg?...
January 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
404 Media speaks with @meredithmeredith.bsky.social, the president of the Signal Foundation to talk all about the state of Signal today, the threat of AI to end-to-end encryption, what backdoors actually look like, and much more. When did you start using Signal?
Listen now: youtu.be/kconAXZgsxg?...
Listen now: youtu.be/kconAXZgsxg?...
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🫧 There is talk of the AI bubble bursting.
@jenitennison.com recently wrote for Big Issue about AI in 2026 and suggests "If the bubble doesn’t burst, we will still be trapped in it, along with AI firms increasingly desperate to bring in revenue".
📰 www.bigissue.com/opinion/art...
@jenitennison.com recently wrote for Big Issue about AI in 2026 and suggests "If the bubble doesn’t burst, we will still be trapped in it, along with AI firms increasingly desperate to bring in revenue".
📰 www.bigissue.com/opinion/art...
From bubbles to 'SlopTok': Why 2026 could see both the highs and lows of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is everywhere, with some grim consequences. But 2026 could be a turning point, writes Jeni Tenison.
www.bigissue.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
🫧 There is talk of the AI bubble bursting.
@jenitennison.com recently wrote for Big Issue about AI in 2026 and suggests "If the bubble doesn’t burst, we will still be trapped in it, along with AI firms increasingly desperate to bring in revenue".
📰 www.bigissue.com/opinion/art...
@jenitennison.com recently wrote for Big Issue about AI in 2026 and suggests "If the bubble doesn’t burst, we will still be trapped in it, along with AI firms increasingly desperate to bring in revenue".
📰 www.bigissue.com/opinion/art...
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We're recruiting a Communications Lead to join our fantastic team. .
We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills who can run our press office and lead the way in creating and implementing our new Comms Strategy.
For more info go to transactual.org.uk/jobs
#hiring #vacancy
We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills who can run our press office and lead the way in creating and implementing our new Comms Strategy.
For more info go to transactual.org.uk/jobs
#hiring #vacancy
January 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
We're recruiting a Communications Lead to join our fantastic team. .
We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills who can run our press office and lead the way in creating and implementing our new Comms Strategy.
For more info go to transactual.org.uk/jobs
#hiring #vacancy
We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills who can run our press office and lead the way in creating and implementing our new Comms Strategy.
For more info go to transactual.org.uk/jobs
#hiring #vacancy
Happy return-to-work day! Have a picture of my dog to cheer you up.
January 5, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Happy return-to-work day! Have a picture of my dog to cheer you up.
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Marked by systematic attempts to compromise data integrity and privacy across the federal government, the Trump administration is leveraging personal data to advance political enmity toward the transgender and gender diverse community, argue Katelyn Ringrose, CJ Larkin, Os Keyes, and Jay T. Conrad.
Gender Politics and the Weaponization of Personal Data | TechPolicy.Press
Katelyn Ringrose, CJ Larkin, Os Keyes, and Jay T. Conrad explain how federal policies are weaponizing data to target transgender and gender diverse individuals.
buff.ly
January 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Marked by systematic attempts to compromise data integrity and privacy across the federal government, the Trump administration is leveraging personal data to advance political enmity toward the transgender and gender diverse community, argue Katelyn Ringrose, CJ Larkin, Os Keyes, and Jay T. Conrad.
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Plausible pathway (from a month ago)
Plausible worst case scenario with Venezuela in four steps:
1. Rubio and Venezuelan exiles sell the idea of decapitation strikes against Maduro to Trump as the one big thing that solves Venezuela, cartels and Cuba for the US.
1. Rubio and Venezuelan exiles sell the idea of decapitation strikes against Maduro to Trump as the one big thing that solves Venezuela, cartels and Cuba for the US.
January 3, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Plausible pathway (from a month ago)
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Last #openaddresses of the year:
Newcastle City Council in the North East of England has released its Council Tax address list as open data www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-ad...
I've geocoded most of the locations (but quite a few UPRNs are missing)
#FOI #localgov #UKhousing #proptech #opendata
Newcastle City Council in the North East of England has released its Council Tax address list as open data www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-ad...
I've geocoded most of the locations (but quite a few UPRNs are missing)
#FOI #localgov #UKhousing #proptech #opendata
December 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Last #openaddresses of the year:
Newcastle City Council in the North East of England has released its Council Tax address list as open data www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-ad...
I've geocoded most of the locations (but quite a few UPRNs are missing)
#FOI #localgov #UKhousing #proptech #opendata
Newcastle City Council in the North East of England has released its Council Tax address list as open data www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-ad...
I've geocoded most of the locations (but quite a few UPRNs are missing)
#FOI #localgov #UKhousing #proptech #opendata
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Well, @greenparty.org.uk policy on AI states: "We shall place deliberative & democratic processes, & the voices of those most affected by particular technology development and deployment, at the heart of data governance and AI regulation." (1/2)
December 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Well, @greenparty.org.uk policy on AI states: "We shall place deliberative & democratic processes, & the voices of those most affected by particular technology development and deployment, at the heart of data governance and AI regulation." (1/2)
One driver for hostility to AI is the lack of say people have as it pervades their lives, work, education, healthcare, entertainment etc. A feeling we never asked for this, but it's happening anyway.
An effective political response would relocate power over AI's deployment to those it affects.
An effective political response would relocate power over AI's deployment to those it affects.
"One major question, going into 2026, is which party will speak for the Americans who abhor the incursions of AI into their lives and want to see its reach restricted. Another is whether widespread public hostility to [AI] even matters given all the money behind it." - @michellegoldberg.bsky.social
Opinion | An Anti-A.I. Movement Is Coming. Which Party Will Lead It?
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:59 AM
One driver for hostility to AI is the lack of say people have as it pervades their lives, work, education, healthcare, entertainment etc. A feeling we never asked for this, but it's happening anyway.
An effective political response would relocate power over AI's deployment to those it affects.
An effective political response would relocate power over AI's deployment to those it affects.
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This on public holidays around the world is fun - I learned that Nepal has over 30 public holiday days/year, and presumably very little gets done in Sep/Oct there...
www.not-ship.com/when-do-most...
/via @puntofisso.bsky.social's newsletter (worth subscribing to even if you're not a 'data' person)
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/via @puntofisso.bsky.social's newsletter (worth subscribing to even if you're not a 'data' person)
When do most people have the day off?
It's not the day you think.
www.not-ship.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This on public holidays around the world is fun - I learned that Nepal has over 30 public holiday days/year, and presumably very little gets done in Sep/Oct there...
www.not-ship.com/when-do-most...
/via @puntofisso.bsky.social's newsletter (worth subscribing to even if you're not a 'data' person)
www.not-ship.com/when-do-most...
/via @puntofisso.bsky.social's newsletter (worth subscribing to even if you're not a 'data' person)
I know it's Twixmas but I'm frustrated to see this case study from 2023 being regurgitated without any evidence of actual impact. We should expect better.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
AI being used to help cut A&E waiting times in England this winter
Forecasting tool predicts when demand will be highest, allowing NHS trusts to better plan staffing and bed space
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I know it's Twixmas but I'm frustrated to see this case study from 2023 being regurgitated without any evidence of actual impact. We should expect better.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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There's now just one week left to apply to join IFS for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in collaboration with the Administrative Fairness Lab.
📅 Find out more about the role and apply here by Sun 4 Jan 2026: econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
📅 Find out more about the role and apply here by Sun 4 Jan 2026: econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
December 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
There's now just one week left to apply to join IFS for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in collaboration with the Administrative Fairness Lab.
📅 Find out more about the role and apply here by Sun 4 Jan 2026: econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
📅 Find out more about the role and apply here by Sun 4 Jan 2026: econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
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My piece on trans youth healthcare, philosophy, and politics has just been published by @issuesinst.bsky.social. Please share widely. issues.org/scientific-n... @mrsbriggle.bsky.social @erininthemorning.com @susanstryker.bsky.social @juliaserano.bsky.social @jennyboylan.bsky.social
The Heart Is Not Neutral
The debate over gender-affirming health care shows why the pursuit of “scientific neutrality” often fails to bring about social consensus.
issues.org
February 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My piece on trans youth healthcare, philosophy, and politics has just been published by @issuesinst.bsky.social. Please share widely. issues.org/scientific-n... @mrsbriggle.bsky.social @erininthemorning.com @susanstryker.bsky.social @juliaserano.bsky.social @jennyboylan.bsky.social
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A really thoughtful piece from Adam Briggle on how STS ideas help us think about care for trans people issues.org/scientific-n...
The Heart Is Not Neutral
The debate over gender-affirming health care shows why the pursuit of “scientific neutrality” often fails to bring about social consensus.
issues.org
December 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A really thoughtful piece from Adam Briggle on how STS ideas help us think about care for trans people issues.org/scientific-n...
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A propos of nothing, it's taken as a given that Bob Geldof should be made fun of and that his Band Aid Christmas song is not just a maddening tune, but also a prime example of the White Saviour syndrome. I'd just like to add something to this take, which I've only learnt about very recently.
December 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A propos of nothing, it's taken as a given that Bob Geldof should be made fun of and that his Band Aid Christmas song is not just a maddening tune, but also a prime example of the White Saviour syndrome. I'd just like to add something to this take, which I've only learnt about very recently.
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Labour supporters are the most homophobic and almost the most transphobic.
December 24, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Labour supporters are the most homophobic and almost the most transphobic.
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The idea that AI can “detoxify” people reframes emotional overwhelm as a software problem, and it treats loneliness and strain as things to route into a machine rather than conditions that require support, care, and structural repair. 1/*
These rebranding attempts are getting more ridiculous.
The CEO of Microsoft AI says AI chatbots are a powerful way for humans to offload emotions and 'detoxify ourselves'
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft AI's CEO, has described using AI for guidance on life decisions as "something that the world needs."
www.businessinsider.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The idea that AI can “detoxify” people reframes emotional overwhelm as a software problem, and it treats loneliness and strain as things to route into a machine rather than conditions that require support, care, and structural repair. 1/*
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We're looking for a Professor of Public Policy to join our senior leadership team.
They'll play a leading role in teaching on the School's postgraduate courses, & make a significant contribution to research & research leadership in the new School.
Apply by 9 February 2026: bit.ly/4j6UMQ4
They'll play a leading role in teaching on the School's postgraduate courses, & make a significant contribution to research & research leadership in the new School.
Apply by 9 February 2026: bit.ly/4j6UMQ4
December 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We're looking for a Professor of Public Policy to join our senior leadership team.
They'll play a leading role in teaching on the School's postgraduate courses, & make a significant contribution to research & research leadership in the new School.
Apply by 9 February 2026: bit.ly/4j6UMQ4
They'll play a leading role in teaching on the School's postgraduate courses, & make a significant contribution to research & research leadership in the new School.
Apply by 9 February 2026: bit.ly/4j6UMQ4
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Still utopian: www.enlightenmenteconomics.com/blog/index.p...
Still utopian | The Enlightened Economist
www.enlightenmenteconomics.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Still utopian: www.enlightenmenteconomics.com/blog/index.p...
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For many, the end of the year is an opportunity to catch up on reading or to purchase books as gifts. In 2025, a number of authors joined the Tech Policy Press podcast, providing fresh insights into how technology interacts with people, politics, and power. Check out the list:
Tech Policy Press: The Year in Books 2025 | TechPolicy.Press
In 2025, a number of authors joined the Tech Policy Press podcast, providing fresh insights into how technology interacts with people, politics, and power.
www.techpolicy.press
December 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
For many, the end of the year is an opportunity to catch up on reading or to purchase books as gifts. In 2025, a number of authors joined the Tech Policy Press podcast, providing fresh insights into how technology interacts with people, politics, and power. Check out the list: