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Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor

@rbarretttaylor.bsky.social

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Turing Institute Research Fellow. PhD critical of targeting processes, intelligence production and the software they rely on from Sussex University. Bowel cancer survivor. All views my own.

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Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · Sep 8

Very pleased to have co-authored this @theturing.bsky.social paper with Natasha Karner exploring the possible role of AI in Battlefield Decision Making in the #britisharmy.

#alanturinginstitute #AI #aidss #defence #military #accenture

The Alan Turing Institute @theturing.bsky.social · Sep 8

❓ How could AI reshape military leadership?

New research published today explores AI’s potential to change how the British Army commands its forces.

➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/42fkvi5

AI could support the military but won’t replace the General

AI has the potential to reshape the way the British Army leads and commands, but it won't replace human accountability, judgement or military insight.

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Jacob Silverman @jacobsilverman.com · 5d

It's pub day for my book, "Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley," which chronicles the rise of the tech right and their role in the 2024 election. Thanks to everyone who helped along the way.
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Gilded Rage | Linktree

A searing look at the rise of Silicon Valley's far right. Out October 2025.

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Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to my friend Christine for publishing her SECOND book!

Christine Estima @cestima.bsky.social · 1d

In today’s print issue of @theglobeandmail.com 😎

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Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 2d

BOOOOOOO Stop being such a spoilsport. Cloud access is forever and ever.

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mr pussy @mrpussy.xyz · 4d

easy halloween costume: Marc Andreessen

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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 8d

Glasgow Gender Clinic now has a waiting time of 224 years. The average across the UK is now 25 years.

This segregated system isn’t working and is wasting millions. The NHS has been told time and again - informed consent now.

UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social · 8d

This amazing article from @vic-parsons.bsky.social via @wearequeeraf.com shows the absolute criminal state of trans healthcare in the UK.

Scotland has a 224 year wait for a first appointment. Yes, you read that right.

www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Latest waiting times for gender identity clinics in the UK

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 9d

It’s a city that’s never let me down.

Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 9d

Damn just realised I moved to London about 20 years ago to start my Masters Degree (paid for mainly on credit cards) and never left.

Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 10d

Brass hat need big AI box

a man wearing a batman mask and headphones says don t bring logic into this

ALT: a man wearing a batman mask and headphones says don t bring logic into this

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Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 12d

Re-upping this based on latest gossip from the front.

James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 16d

Look I don’t know what you expected would happen when the most annoying company commander you’ve ever met was made Defense Secretary

Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 16d

WAPO SCOOP: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals to travel on short notice from around the world to hear him make a speech on military standards and the “warrior ethos,” multiple people familiar with the event told The Washington Post.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 12d

Maybe it’s TV? Whenever I watch performances live I am moved when I am sure I would find stuff presented to me via media cringe.

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Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 12d

Christ does he expect allies to adhere to his rules too?

Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 12d

I wonder if he realises or understands the consequences of that attitude being mirrored back at US forces in future wars?

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 12d

On the morning of Keir Starmer's conference speech here's a new post on an odd psychopathology in British politics - our main parties don't like the people who vote for them - the dreaded Professional Managerial Class. And so they are acting out like a divorced dad seeking cooler voters. 1/n

British Politics' Midlife Crisis

Why British Parties Can't Make Peace with Their Actual Voters

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 14d

The problem isn't that we lack evidence. It's is that we've yet to develop the political will to do anything re: radicalization. Politicians benefit from the virality of outrage. Platforms profit from the engagement spikes that anger, fear, & conspiracy generate. So we muddle along while Rome burns.

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 14d

Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow: "The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation" www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow

The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 13d

Astonishing timing. Am currently literally listening to:

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Episode 18: Goldeneye

Podcast Episode · Kill James Bond! · 12/10/2021 · 1h 56m

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Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 13d

Turns out there are albums I cannot listen to anymore without waves of emotive nostalgia which include Entroducing by DJ Shadow and Ten by Pearl Jam. Bit of a shame that.

Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 13d

Writing a research proposal is hard. Like can’t you just divine what I mean when I’m waving my hands around and say yes?

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Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 14d

I think I’m moving into my ‘crying inside and stockpiling’ era

Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 14d

a cartoon character holding a sign that says the end is near

ALT: a cartoon character holding a sign that says the end is near

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Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 14d

I’m guessing you can buy your way out of surveillance in this future.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15d

Larry Ellison envisions a surveillance state in which techbros rule. '“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” Ellison said in an hour-long Q&A during Oracle’s Financial Analyst Meeting last week.'

Larry Ellison predicts rise of the modern surveillance state where ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ | Fortune

Oracle's Larry Ellison believes citizens and police alike will be under constant surveillance of each other.

fortune.com

Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 14d

HOW IS THIS STILL NEW NEWS?? Christ alive Facebook has been part of the far right pipeline for years.

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow

The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation

www.theguardian.com

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 16d

Mark Zuckerberg is introducing a feed that's just 100% AI slop. No pesky creativity from real people to get in the way. Eat up little piggies

Introducing Vibes -- a feed of expressive AI-generated videos from artists and creators in the Meta AI app. Create and remix videos with leading models and music for free.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 16d

Look I don’t know what you expected would happen when the most annoying company commander you’ve ever met was made Defense Secretary

Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 16d

New details emerge on Hegseth’s unusual mass gathering of top brass

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has summoned hundreds of generals for what is expected to be a short lecture on the “warrior ethos.” But top brass is bracing for possible firings or demotions.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 16d

A story that’s attracted surprisingly little attention in our media:

Ex-Reform politician admits Russia-linked bribery charges www.bbc.com/news/article...

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery

Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

www.bbc.com

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Dr Rupert Barrett-Taylor @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social · 16d

Enjoying the dying liberal order in the U.K. trying to rally itself around ideas dead a decade ago with more empty words and no intent to change anything at all.