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Jan Machielsen @janmachielsen.bsky.social · Mar 5

Spotted on campus this morning. Thanks to the person who posted this.

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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · Jan 27

Reminder @alex-taylor.bsky.social is speaking *this* Thursday discussing his BRAID project on red teaming & outsourcing labour in the Global South.

Make sure you don't miss out - get your hybrid ticket now 👉 rb.gy/64oljm

@technomoralfutures.bsky.social @edcdcs.bsky.social @uoe-gail.bsky.social

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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · Jan 15

With the global push for AI innovation there's never been a better time for international collaboration on responsible AI. We start the new year with a #BRAID call for collaboration between UK and US institutions: www.ukri.org/opportunity/... #responsibleAI #funding

UK Research and Innovation

UKRI convenes, catalyses and invests in close collaboration with others to build a thriving, inclusive research and innovation system.

www.ukri.org

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AI Ethics & Society @aies-edinburgh.bsky.social · Jan 13

🎤 Interested in relational entanglements of care and repair in tech? Apply for our 4S panel ‘Echoes of Care and Repair in Times of Broken Machines’ (panel 86), at 4S 2025 (Seattle, WA) - apply here www.4sonline.org/accepted_ope...

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Alex Taylor @alex-taylor.bsky.social · Jan 2

HK art

Alex Taylor @alex-taylor.bsky.social · Dec 25

Christmas lunch 🎄
When in Asia… 🍜

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Alex Taylor @alex-taylor.bsky.social · Dec 19

Haha, thank you Ewa. This one is going to be scrappy and rough. Hoping for patience and some inspiration from an unruly, post-holiday audience :-)

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Martha Dark @marthadark.bsky.social · Dec 19

ALL 144 Facebook content moderators assessed by a psychiatrist in Kenya have PTSD because of their work moderating content for Facebook.

Let that sink in.

www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...

More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD

Exclusive: Diagnoses part of lawsuit being brought against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource Kenya

www.theguardian.com

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Alex Taylor @alex-taylor.bsky.social · Dec 19

Love ❤️ that Mary Douglas has a Google Scholar profile. She was and is a beacon 💡

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Alex Taylor @alex-taylor.bsky.social · Dec 19

👇 This short documentary video 📹 on drone delivery in Logan, Aus, is a must 🔥

Thao Phan @thaophan.bsky.social · Dec 19

Jeni Lee and I made a documentary on drone delivery trials in Logan as part of the AI-in-the-street project w @noortjem.bsky.social @mayameme.bsky.social @alex-taylor.bsky.social @mrsbunz.bsky.social @louhicky.bsky.social

Watch the it in full here (12 mins):
www.careful.industries/ai-in-the-st...

Observatory - Logan — Careful Industries

www.careful.industries

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Alex Taylor @alex-taylor.bsky.social · Dec 5

“We should be concerned abt the closure of the EngLit course at Canterbury...This is more than an institutional failure. It signals a cultural shift that risks leaving future generations without the critical, empathetic + intellectual tools provided by literature. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis

With degrees disappearing and reading rates plummeting, the arts face a critical moment in education and culture

www.theguardian.com

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Alex Taylor @alex-taylor.bsky.social · Nov 27

📣 Reflections from our *AI in the Street* project in The Conversation (@theconversation.com), by inimitable project lead @noortjem.bsky.social.

theconversation.com/five-ways-yo...

Five ways you might already encounter AI in cities (and not realise it)

From facial recognition to delivery drones, cities around the UK are already trialling AI tech.

theconversation.com

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Journal of Cultural Economy @jcultecon.bsky.social · Nov 26

Our latest Special Issue is out now: Digital (mis)trust: rethinking trust in digitalising societies -eds James Maguire and Kristoffer Albris www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjce20/c...

Journal of Cultural Economy

Digital (mis)trust: rethinking trust in digitalizing societies; Guest Editors: James Maguire and Kristoffer Albris. Volume 17, Issue 6 of Journal of Cultural Economy

www.tandfonline.com

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Dr. Elinor Carmi @elinorcarmi.bsky.social · Nov 19

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is looking for a Senior Policy Officer in Online Safety.
Full time, salary £42,593-£48,245.
Deadline - 3rd December 2024
ico.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ICO/jo...

Senior Policy Officer - Online Safety

Senior Policy Officer - Online Safety Full time / Part time Salary: £42,593 - £48,245, with potential for further progression to £54,317 with our pay progression scheme. Location: Hybrid Contracted to...

ico.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com

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Milagros Miceli @milamiceli.bsky.social · Nov 18

📢 This Thursday, I’ll be speaking at the European Parliament alongside MEP Leïla Chaibi & Prof. Antonio Casilli. We’ll be joined by data workers from 🇪🇸🇨🇴🇮🇹🇺🇸🇸🇾 to discuss the labor behind AI and what worker-centric regulation could look like.

🎥 Watch live, 2:30pm CET: www.youtube.com/live/U4692yg...

Event's flyer. It reads:
The Left in the European Parliament. Save the Date. (Un)artificial Intelligence: Workers behind the machine. 21.11.24. 2:30 - 5:30 pm. Organised by MEP Leïla Chaibi. European Parliament-Brussels. Room ASP 1G2. Interpretation: FR-EN-IT-ES-DE.

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Alex Taylor @alex-taylor.bsky.social · Nov 18

Nice @gleemie.bsky.social 🙂

1. The operationalising of responsibility in AI (w/ particular interest in capitalist global supply chains)

2. hmm, if I had the internet off switch 🎚️in front of me, would/could I do it? 💥

Lilly Irani @gleemie.bsky.social · Nov 18

Bsky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about

1) structural analysis of anti-surveillance movements, what they need to succeed, how they make knowledge

2) agonistic politics

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Alex Taylor @alex-taylor.bsky.social · Nov 13

📣 If you’re in Edinburgh next Monday be sure to make this👇

We’re feeling very lucky to be having danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social join us!

Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · Nov 11

Monday, Nov 18th:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/here-be-dr...

Hosted by the Critical Data Studies Cluster at Edinburgh Futures Institute, with the Bridging AI Divides @braiduk.bsky.social programme:

Here Be Dragons: The Challenges of Pursuing Responsible AI

A talk by danah boyd

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · Nov 13

Looking forward to this!

Centre for Technomoral Futures @technomoralfutures.bsky.social · Nov 13

Less than 1 week until our Technomoral Conversation on what the Majority World can teach us about AI!

📍 Edinburgh & online
📅 19 Nov 6-7.30pm GMT
🎟️ Tickets: edin.ac/4dC6tKo

Co-chaired by our Director @shannonvallor.bsky.social & CTMF PhD Affiliate @srravya.bsky.social, this event will feature...

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Ewa Luger @ewaluger.bsky.social · Nov 12

Speaking this Thursday @4pm (GMT) is the brilliant Dr Peaks Krafft. Join us online, or in person if you’re Edinburgh based!

BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · Nov 7

The next speaker in our seminar series on 14 Nov is Dr Peaks Krafft, discussing BRAID project "CREAATIF: Crafting Responsive Assessments of AI and Tech-Impacted Futures".

Book your hybrid ticket now 👇

shorturl.at/V2J1l

@designinf.bsky.social @inspacegallery.bsky.social #BraidUK #ResponsibleAI

CREAATIF: Crafting Responsive Assessments of AI and Tech-Impacted Futures, Dr Peaks Krafft, Thu 14 Nov, 4pm

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Duncan Wilson @duncanwilson78.bsky.social · Nov 13

Come and work with me! I mean, that's the main draw, right?

MancHSTM @manchstm.bsky.social · Nov 13

JOB KLAXON: We are hiring a Lecturer in History of Medicine and/or Health (FT & permanent); we're encouraging applications from colleagues with expertise in history of mental health & mental illness. Please share and repost.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
#HistMed #HistSTM #HistPsych

Lecturer in History of Medicine and Health (Teaching and Research):Oxford Road

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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Alex Taylor @alex-taylor.bsky.social · Nov 12

Has to include bsky.app/profile/mila...

bsky.app

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Alex Taylor @alex-taylor.bsky.social · Nov 7

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Alex Taylor @alex-taylor.bsky.social · Oct 21

Hi Joolee. Can you DM me?

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Alex Taylor @alex-taylor.bsky.social · Oct 14

📣 Call now open for fully funded PhDs in 🔥Responsible NLP at University of Edinburgh! 📣

An awesome opportunity to look at AI through a critical lens. I'm especially keen to talk w/ applicants coming to this from #sts #sociology #digitalhumanities #feministtechnoscience

www.responsiblenlp.org

The UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Responsible and Trustworthy in-the-world NLP is based at the University of Edinburgh. Applications are now open for funded PhD studentships starting as part of the September 2025 cohort. Our deadline is 9th January 2025.

www.responsiblenlp.org

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Design Informatics @designinf.bsky.social · Oct 2

Join our next event of the @braiduk.bsky.social x IDI Hybrid Seminar Series where @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social will present her talk, ‘What is the value of integrating AI into creative processes?’.

📅 Thu 10 Oct 2024
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍 @inspacegallery.bsky.social / Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/3TRU4eq

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