Ros Taylor
@rostaylor.bsky.social
presents Oh God What Now, The Bunker and More Jam Tomorrow; writer & editor; author, The Future of Trust (Melville House).
‘The most calming voice in the podcast world’
https://rostaylor.me
https://morejamtomorrow.com
https://rostaylor240051.substack.com
‘The most calming voice in the podcast world’
https://rostaylor.me
https://morejamtomorrow.com
https://rostaylor240051.substack.com
Pinned
Finished the interviews for the next episode of MORE JAM TOMORROW…
They’re worried about Polanski’s appeal.
February 3, 2026 at 9:03 AM
They’re worried about Polanski’s appeal.
Would be great for people with epilepsy.
February 3, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Would be great for people with epilepsy.
It’s the Frankenstein’s monster thing.
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 AM
It’s the Frankenstein’s monster thing.
Because we created the thing that killed. When a driver kills a pedestrian, it’s on them.
February 3, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Because we created the thing that killed. When a driver kills a pedestrian, it’s on them.
Manufacturers will wang on about ‘trustworthy’ self-driving cars.
You can trust the AI if you like. But it will never trust you. Why would it?
Anyway, it’s a shame, as I don’t drive (I don’t trust myself to do so, nor has anyone who’s seen me drive!) and I would find them very convenient.
You can trust the AI if you like. But it will never trust you. Why would it?
Anyway, it’s a shame, as I don’t drive (I don’t trust myself to do so, nor has anyone who’s seen me drive!) and I would find them very convenient.
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Manufacturers will wang on about ‘trustworthy’ self-driving cars.
You can trust the AI if you like. But it will never trust you. Why would it?
Anyway, it’s a shame, as I don’t drive (I don’t trust myself to do so, nor has anyone who’s seen me drive!) and I would find them very convenient.
You can trust the AI if you like. But it will never trust you. Why would it?
Anyway, it’s a shame, as I don’t drive (I don’t trust myself to do so, nor has anyone who’s seen me drive!) and I would find them very convenient.
If you take this far enough you get into trolley problem territory, which shows the difficulties we’re going to have.
Managing traffic without the trust-based relationships we’re used to is going to be tough.
Managing traffic without the trust-based relationships we’re used to is going to be tough.
February 3, 2026 at 8:43 AM
If you take this far enough you get into trolley problem territory, which shows the difficulties we’re going to have.
Managing traffic without the trust-based relationships we’re used to is going to be tough.
Managing traffic without the trust-based relationships we’re used to is going to be tough.
The car doesn’t care. It can’t care. So what instructions does it have that override its lack of self-interest or compassion?
This is also at the heart of problems with LLMs like ChatGPT, but with a car the danger is physical and immediate.
This is also at the heart of problems with LLMs like ChatGPT, but with a car the danger is physical and immediate.
February 3, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The car doesn’t care. It can’t care. So what instructions does it have that override its lack of self-interest or compassion?
This is also at the heart of problems with LLMs like ChatGPT, but with a car the danger is physical and immediate.
This is also at the heart of problems with LLMs like ChatGPT, but with a car the danger is physical and immediate.
The problem we’re all grappling with is this: human drivers are aware of, and afraid of, the consequences of running over a pedestrian. (Or killing a Lime biker.) Even if you don’t care a toss about the individual, the law will almost certainly get you.
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
The problem we’re all grappling with is this: human drivers are aware of, and afraid of, the consequences of running over a pedestrian. (Or killing a Lime biker.) Even if you don’t care a toss about the individual, the law will almost certainly get you.
I don’t fancy the chances of Lime bikers either. Perhaps they can be the canaries in this coal mine.
“Jaywalking is permitted in London. In 1966, the police tried to crack down on it, but gave up after three months.”
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Self-driving taxis are coming to London – should we be worried? | Jack Stilgoe
Waymo’s cars were first rolled out in San Francisco, but the English capital’s old roads, pelican crossings and jaywalkers may pose issues for AI, says science and technology professor Jack Stilgoe
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:27 AM
I don’t fancy the chances of Lime bikers either. Perhaps they can be the canaries in this coal mine.
Confidante. Always there when needed.
February 2, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Confidante. Always there when needed.
This was mentioned to me when I was researching the piece, but I didn’t have space to explore it. It’s very hard to survey/ quantify so gets overlooked.
February 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
This was mentioned to me when I was researching the piece, but I didn’t have space to explore it. It’s very hard to survey/ quantify so gets overlooked.
And for extra irony, Mandelson was trashing GORDON BROWN’s proposals for Lords reform.
February 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
And for extra irony, Mandelson was trashing GORDON BROWN’s proposals for Lords reform.
Waiting for people to miss the sarcasm.
February 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Waiting for people to miss the sarcasm.
February 2, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Reposted by Ros Taylor
Another bump for this, I'm in it if that helps (though you should be reading Ros' work anyway)
I wrote about why the left usually winces when it hears the word pronatalism.
But a world without aunts or uncles, empty schools and a crazy worker:retiree ratio isn’t much to look forward to.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/ros-tylor-br...
But a world without aunts or uncles, empty schools and a crazy worker:retiree ratio isn’t much to look forward to.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/ros-tylor-br...
Britain doesn’t have enough children
The country’s birth rate is in freefall, yet many progressives remain uneasy about pro-natalism
www.thenewworld.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Another bump for this, I'm in it if that helps (though you should be reading Ros' work anyway)
interesting – my mother never got to grips with texting or email. I wonder if I'd have done this if she had. I have conversations with her in my head sometimes.
February 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM
interesting – my mother never got to grips with texting or email. I wonder if I'd have done this if she had. I have conversations with her in my head sometimes.
@meadwaj.bsky.social I'm writing a piece about the Greens and am keen to talk to you about Verdant – could you DM me, or [email protected]? Many thanks!
February 2, 2026 at 9:59 AM
@meadwaj.bsky.social I'm writing a piece about the Greens and am keen to talk to you about Verdant – could you DM me, or [email protected]? Many thanks!
I don't think I've used tech to deal with grief. What kind of thing did you have in mind?
February 1, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I don't think I've used tech to deal with grief. What kind of thing did you have in mind?
Original post was deleted as the tax avoidance figure was £750k rather than £2.4m.
February 1, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Original post was deleted as the tax avoidance figure was £750k rather than £2.4m.
What was it again - intensely relaxed about wealthy people who pay their taxes?
January 31, 2026 at 9:56 PM
What was it again - intensely relaxed about wealthy people who pay their taxes?
‘Something strange was going on.’
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Climate-driven shifts in ocean and atmospheric dynamics underpin these recent blooms in octopus numbers in UK waters.
Octopus numbers exploded around the UK’s south-west coast in 2025 – a new report explores this rare phenomenon
Climate-driven shifts in ocean and atmospheric dynamics underpin these recent blooms in octopus numbers in UK waters.
tcnv.link
January 30, 2026 at 10:05 PM
‘Something strange was going on.’
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Though @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com has now weighed in on the horror that is student loans repayment, so maybe that will get some attention.
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Though @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com has now weighed in on the horror that is student loans repayment, so maybe that will get some attention.
Just recorded an @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social with @gsoh31.bsky.social and @hannahfearn.bsky.social about universities – so much to talk about & explain which is going completely under the Westminster radar.
January 30, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Just recorded an @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social with @gsoh31.bsky.social and @hannahfearn.bsky.social about universities – so much to talk about & explain which is going completely under the Westminster radar.
Katie didn’t watch, busy resting.
January 29, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Katie didn’t watch, busy resting.