ICO orders DWP to

"disclose the list of all AI tools DWP plans to place on the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standards Hub"

I.e. publish details of all the AI they are using unless there is a valid reason to keep it secret

h/t @rightsnet.org.uk

Ghana’s foreign minister just posted this to X:

“The Ghanaian Government is pleased to note that our refusal to accept Abrego Garcia has been duly acknowledged and complied with by the US Department of Homeland Security.”

Israel highlighting how many 100s of aid trucks they will now allow into Gaza is a tacit admission that they were using aid as a weapon of war, by the way. seems weird not to talk about this

(I am also currently sitting on the Air France flight they were using for individual removals and haven't spotted anyone who seems to be here involuntarily)

I obviously haven't watched the "content" put out by the Home Office of this, but it seems that "group flights" may mean they have started using charters?

www.gov.uk/government/n...

I’m sure Robert Jenrick must be concerned to discover that his latest video is being amplified by dubious pro Russian propaganda accounts. Perhaps even more so to learn they think he’s a mere journalist.

Torture, blackmail, extortion: the dangers of queer online dating in Ghana

This article is spot on about the UK's descent into anti-trans hysteria. In 8 years, they went from the conservatives trying to make it easier for trans folks to self attest gender to a liberal government implementing a bathroom ban by fiat.

www.liberalcurrents.com/britains-bat...

We’ve welcomed Yasin, a gay man from Somalia, to Micro Rainbow safe housing in the West Midlands! 🏳️‍🌈

Now he can begin rebuilding his life in safety 💜

Help make more arrivals like this possible 👉 microrainbow.org/become-an-al...

#LGBTQI #AsylumSeekers #SafeHousing #ChangingLGBTQILives

You actually got a 100% hit rate there. Quite impressive.

I rephrased this twice before posting to make it very clear it was a joke but it really is impossible to make a joke on Bluesky without a number of people taking it seriously

The Home Office is often failing to identify survivors of human trafficking, subjecting them to further harm in detention. Among people we support under the UK-France deal, at least 16 have shown strong signs of being trafficked. Only 5 were referred for assessment and support.

Note the significant number of construction roles being recommended and the concerns about the existing sponsorship model not being a good fit when it comes to protecting people from exploitation. This aligns with our own analysis published a few weeks ago: www.workrightscentre.org/publications...

I had the same thought!

I'm drafting a conference talk on the impact of these plausibility engines on legal practice, particularly for legal aid lawyers. Even at its best, there will be a colossal waste of time that legal aid lawyers just don't have.

It is such a bloody waste of time, and will lead to huge fallouts with clients who will prefer the comfort of the AI fantasy over the actual skill and knowledge of their lawyers.

I'm actually quite glad my remaining years in practice are probably in single figures.

Many of these “illustrations” aren’t based on verified intelligence at all.

Our analysis of 43 official IDF videos found recycled 3D environments, spatial inaccuracies, and assets lifted from unrelated artists and institutions.

This is the most a-list cast in reality television history. cannot top it. #celebritytraitors

And so it begins... Client telling me that my (and counsel's) advice is wrong and that I need to consider various cited cases that support their view. Which cases don't exist. Client admits used an LLM AI, but comes back to me with further detailed argument, citing other cases which.. don't exist.

One more day of work until I go on holiday forEVER!!*

*two and a bit weeks

Cool job alert:

People seeking asylum are given only seven days to challenge their removal to France. Predictably, the system in place to provide legal support for people in detention is failing. Some are unable to obtain legal representation and end up missing crucial deadlines.

It's #InternationalLesbianDay today!

Celebrate lesbians today by reading about Virginia, a #lesbian woman from Kenya who lives in one of Micro Rainbow's safe houses for #LGBTQI people fleeing persecution.

microrainbow.org/lesbian-visi...

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