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Spending more than £1m on artificial intelligence (AI) could stop up to 256 families being made homeless each year, a council says. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Somerset spending £1.56m on AI for 'radical rethink'

The council says better use of data could stop up to 256 families being made homeless each year.

www.bbc.co.uk

rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 10h

Using a swearword in your Google search can stop the AI answer. But should you? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Using a swearword in your Google search can stop the AI answer. But should you?

Artificial intelligence is more than Trump deepfakes of Tilly the actor. It’s used in smartphones, customer service, healthcare – even legal cases. Is it possible to avoid?

www.theguardian.com

rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 19h

A campaign group has warned that Lincolnshire risks becoming a ‘hotspot’ for large-scale poultry farms. spaldingvoice.co.uk/group-claims...

Group claims area could become a ‘hotspot’ for poultry farms - The Voice

A campaign group has warned that Lincolnshire risks becoming a ‘hotspot’ for large-scale poultry farms. Sustain: the Alliance for Better Food and Farming fears Holbeach Poultry Ltd’s plans in Whaplode...

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rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

MIT rejects Trump admin offer to sign a ‘compact’ for a funding edge www.yahoo.com/news/article...

MIT rejects Trump admin offer to sign a ‘compact’ for a funding edge

MIT president Sally Kornbluth wrote that the compact is "inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."

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rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

Sunak takes advisory roles with Microsoft and AI firm Anthropic www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rishi Sunak takes advisory roles with Microsoft and AI firm Anthropic

The former prime minister has been told not to lobby the UK government by the appointments watchdog.

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rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

The Drafting Group on Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence (CDDH-IA) concluded its work at its fifth and final meeting in Strasbourg this week, from 7–9 October 2025. www.coe.int/en/web/human...

Drafting Group on Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence Finalises Handbook on Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence - Human Rights Intergovernmental Cooperation - www.coe.int

9 October 2025

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rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

The new AI arms race changing the war in Ukraine
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The new AI arms race changing the war in Ukraine

Both Ukraine and Russia use AI in battle, but removing human decision-making comes with risks.

www.bbc.co.uk

rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

Wales: Schools 'excited but wary' of AI as it cuts teacher workload www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

AI: Schools in Wales 'excited but wary' as teacher workloads cut

Most schools are at the early stages of embracing AI as a watchdog finds benefits and potential pitfalls.

www.bbc.co.uk

rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

Confront Russian intelligence ‘elephant in room’, academics urged www.timeshighereducation.com/news/confron...

Confront Russian intelligence ‘elephant in room’, academics urged

‘Institutionalised’ targeting of universities has compromised academic freedom but remains ‘taboo’ subject on campuses, says intelligence expert

www.timeshighereducation.com

rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

Curators of Knowledge, Not Chaos www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Universities Are Curators of Knowledge, Not Chaos (opinion)

Universities cannot—and should not—platform every perspective, Gerardo Martí writes.

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rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

Boris Johnson defends Trump, academic freedom at Buckley talk yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/10...

Boris Johnson defends Trump, academic freedom at Buckley talk

The former British prime minister also condemned pro-Palestinian protests and called on Western countries to support Ukraine in its war against Russia.

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rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

Universities risk sanctions over Gaza protests, watchdog says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Universities risk sanctions over Gaza protests, watchdog says

Arif Ahmed says freedom of speech does not mean the freedom to harass and discriminate Jewish students.

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rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

Governments are spending billions on their own ‘sovereign’ AI technologies – is it a big waste of money? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Governments are spending billions on their own ‘sovereign’ AI technologies – is it a big waste of money?

Many US-built AI systems fall short but competing against tech giants neither easy nor cheap

www.theguardian.com

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rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

Keeping European industry and science at the forefront of AI commission.europa.eu/news-and-med...

Keeping European industry and science at the forefront of AI

Learn how two EU strategies are putting industry and science at the forefront of artificial intelligence helping Europe become the global leader in trustworthy AI

commission.europa.eu

rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

Harvard Must Take a Stand Against Trump’s Compact www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard Must Take a Stand Against Trump’s Compact | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard, rather than quietly pursuing its own appeasement strategy, should lead the way to preserve academic freedom and democracy.

www.thecrimson.com

rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

HE leaders brand Trump’s compact for HE as ‘extortion’ www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

HE leaders brand Trump’s compact for HE as ‘extortion’

The Trump administration’s compact offered to nine elite universities has provoked alarm among higher education leaders. It demands surrender of aca...

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rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

ACLS Releases Statement Rejecting White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” www.historians.org/news/acls-re...

ACLS Releases Statement Rejecting White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”

The American Council of Learned Societies, of which the AHA is a member, has released a statement calling on all institutions of higher education to reject the White House’s “Compact for Academic Exce...

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rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 1d

Do Feminist Scholars Still Have Academic Freedom? www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/gend...

Do Feminist Scholars Still Have Academic Freedom?

Personal Perspective: Gender matters for teaching about families, workplaces, and even children's literature, but when social science is censored, where does that leave students?

www.psychologytoday.com

rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 2d

Markets face 'sharp correction' if mood sours on AI or Fed freedom, Bank of England says www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

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rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 2d

Adobe predicts AI-assisted online shopping to grow 520% during the 2025 US holiday season techcrunch.com/2025/10/06/a...

Adobe predicts AI-assisted online shopping to grow 520% during the 2025 US holiday season | TechCrunch

The company expects consumers to largely use AI for research ahead of purchases, based on a survey of 5,000 U.S. consumers — 53% of whom said they may use AI services for this purpose.

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rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 2d

Universities need AI sovereignty to protect free thought www.universityworldnews.com/post.php

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rickypo.bsky.social @rickypo.bsky.social · 2d

Suspected Chinese government operatives asked ChatGPT to help write proposal for a tool to conduct large-scale surveillance and to help promote another that allegedly scans social media accounts for “extremist speech,” ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/07/p...