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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Aug 29

@themedialeader.bsky.social highlights new insights from @manueltonneau.bsky.social, @deeliu97.bsky.social, Prof. Ralph Schroeder + Prof. @computermacgyver.bsky.social, whose have found that 16mn EU-based X users “do not have moderators for their language.”

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Social platforms' 'language blind spots' in content moderation bring brand safety concerns

A new study of recently mandated transparency data under the EU Digital Services Act found that millions of users of social platforms in the region post in languages without any human moderation.

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Anthea Milnes @antheamilnes.bsky.social · Jul 31

🎉Many congratulations @manueltonneau.bsky.social @computermacgyver.bsky.social @paul-rottger.bsky.social and co-authors!

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Anthea Milnes @antheamilnes.bsky.social · Jul 23

Alarmist discourse about the effect of generative AI on elections risks distorting policy, damaging trust, and distracting from the real issues. Read the latest @oii.ox.ac.uk blog post from @felixsimon.bsky.social and @sachaltay.bsky.social

Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Jul 23

New blog! ‘Consequences of a skewed discourse around generative AI and elections’. Read why @felixsimon.bsky.social, @oii.ox.ac.uk and @sachaltay.bsky.social, University of Zurich, believe claims about the impact of generative AI on elections have been overblown: bit.ly/46YTZg7 1/2

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Felix M. Simon @felixsimon.bsky.social · Jul 7

How harmful is GenAI around elections? Will it trigger a misinformation apocalypse and upend elections?

I am happy to finally be able to share @sachaltay.bsky.social & my answers to these and other questions on which we have been working for a year and which is now out via @knightcolumbia.org

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Anthea Milnes @antheamilnes.bsky.social · Jul 10

Researchers from @oii.ox.ac.uk propose a "backward-walking" approach to risk management for LLMs in medicine, considering potential risks, use cases and trade offs to formulate intended use.

Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Jul 7

NEW: LLMs in medicine require new forms of risk management, according to @oii.ox.ac.uk researchers Dr Daria Onitiu, @swachter.bsky.social and @bmittelstadt.bsky.social. Read the blog post: 1/3 bit.ly/4lpzZrp

OII | LLMs in medicine require new forms of risk management, according to Oxford researchers

Whether it is merely long-term hype or near-term reality, Large Language Models (LLMs) in medicine are well-positioned to engage with a wide range of medical tasks and be used for medical research pur...

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Jun 26

Are we focusing on the wrong things when it comes to US-China AI competition? What is anthropomorphic AI? And is the new Pope a gamer?

The OII community tells all. #OIIBeyondtheBooks @graduate.ox.ac.uk @studyatoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @socsci.ox.ac.uk

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Anthea Milnes @antheamilnes.bsky.social · Jun 20

The Oxford Internet Institute will be at #FAccT2024, contributing to key conversations on fairness, accountability and transparency in AI.

Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Jun 20

At #FAccT2025, OII DPhil students and researchers are presenting 7 peer-reviewed papers tackling urgent challenges in AI, from cultural bias and deepfakes to sustainability and global governance. 🧵1/8
🔗 Read the full story here: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

OII | From algorithmic fairness to LLM values, Oxford researchers offer paths to more human-centred AI at FAccT

OII researchers are set to attend the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency (FAccT) 2025.

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Jun 11

Delighted to host our Summer Meeting with researchers from @oii.ox.ac.uk and the Technical University of Munich last week. Fantastic couple of days with over forty researchers taking part in lively discussions and ideas generation. Thankyou for visiting!

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Jun 12

Meet Emily and Jenna, MSc students at the Oxford Internet Institute, who share interesting and unexpected facts about their research into life online, and why the OII was their ideal place to pursue postgraduate studies.

#OIIBeyondtheBooks

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Jun 10

New! Interesting piece from @carlbfrey.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk writing for @elpais.com discussing Trump’s economic policies and their impact on the US’s tech leadership.
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La destrucción del liderazgo tecnológico de EE UU

Las políticas de Trump parecen diseñadas para desmantelar los pilares que han dado al país una gran ventaja competitiva

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · May 21

New! Latest study from @oii.ox.ac.uk researchers Franziska Sofia Hafner, @anavaldi.bsky.social and @rocher.lc shows how AI language models encode a flawed understanding of gender. This poses risks for transgender, nonbinary, and cisgender individuals, particularly with AI used in health tech. 1/5

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Carl Benedikt Frey @carlbfrey.bsky.social · May 19

Why does progress stall—and what can we do about it?

Thrilled to announce that my new book, How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations, will be published with @princetonupress.bsky.social on September 16, 2025.

Pre-order it here: hubs.ly/Q03hjRMr0

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Anthea Milnes @antheamilnes.bsky.social · May 7

🚨 New research led by Will Hawkins @oiioxford reveals a surge in publicly available deepfake image generators with nearly 35,000 model variants downloaded almost 15 million times since late 2022. Many are used to create non-consensual explicit images of women.

Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · May 7

New! Latest study from @oii.ox.ac.uk reveals a concerning trend: easily accessible AI tools designed to create deepfake images, primarily targeting women, are rapidly proliferating. Read more: bit.ly/4kc1iVk 1/5

OII | Dramatic rise in publicly downloadable deepfake image generators

New Oxford study uncovers explosion of accessible deepfake AI image generation models intended for the creation of non-consensual, sexualised images of women.

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Anthea Milnes @antheamilnes.bsky.social · Apr 30

👾 Gaming can be energising or exhausting, social or isolating, empowering or frustrating. A new study led by Dr Nick Ballou @nballou.bsky.social at @oii.ox.ac.uk shows it all depends on the context.

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Sandra Wachter @swachter.bsky.social · Apr 24

Great piece @adamndsmith.com @reuters.com
on the (il)legality of using FTF at Pride under the AI Act, incl a quote from me www.context.news/ai/will-hung... @oii.ox.ac.uk

Will Hungary use facial recognition at Pride and is it legal? | Context by TRF

Hungary's threat to use facial recognition at Pride events sets it on collision course with the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act

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Anthea Milnes @antheamilnes.bsky.social · Apr 24

Why do some start-ups thrive while others fail? Dr Fabian Braesemann of the Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk and Professor Paul X McCarthy @paulxmccarthy.bsky.social explore what the data show about the traits of successful founders in the latest episode of the OII Podcast.

Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Apr 24

NEW EPISODE OF THE OII PODCAST: Dr Fabian Braesemann and Prof. @paulxmccarthy.bsky.social discuss the impact of founder personalities on startup success, and what factors can help us predict which startups will succeed.

Listen to the full episode here: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/science-behi...

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Anthea Milnes @antheamilnes.bsky.social · Mar 21

Congrats to the Fairwork programme @towardsfairwork.bsky.social led by Prof Mark Graham of the Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk - highly commended in Oxford's Social Sciences @socsci.ox.ac.uk Impact Awards for their work to improve conditions for platform economy workers across continents.

Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · Mar 20

👏Through engagement with companies, policymakers & organised labour, the action-research project @towardsfairwork.bsky.social (launched by @oii.ox.ac.uk's @geoplace.bsky.social & colleagues) has improved the lives of millions of workers across four continents since 2021 #SocialSciencesImpactAwards

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Professor Mark Graham and the Fairwork team.
Highly Commended: Scaling & Sustaining Impact.
Fairwork: generating pro-worker change in the digital economy'.

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Anthea Milnes @antheamilnes.bsky.social · Mar 17

In yesterday's Guardian, how tech experts keep their kids safe online, including expert comment by @katyahe.bsky.social of the @oii.ox.ac.uk www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘Kids can bypass anything if they’re clever enough!’ How tech experts keep their children safe online

From hacking screen time settings to bypassing website restrictions, young people make responsible parenting in the age of tech feel like a game of whack-a-mole. Here’s how to do it successfully

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Anthea Milnes @antheamilnes.bsky.social · Mar 10

Meta recently announced plans to build the world's longest undersea cable. But what does this mean for digital infrastructure and geopolitics? Professor Vili Lehdonvirta & Anniki Mikelsaar explore the issues in this new blog post from @oii.ox.ac.uk

Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Mar 10

Meta's Project Waterworth: Building the world's longest submarine cable. But what does it mean? Prof. Vili Lehdonvirta & Anniki Mikelsaar explore the implications.
Key takeaways: Big Tech's growing infrastructure control, US economic power, and resilient new routes. www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

OII | What Meta’s plan to build the world’s longest undersea cable means for digital infrastructure and geopolitics

Meta recently announced its plan to build the world’s longest submarine cable system. The OII’s Professor Vili Lehdonvirta and DPhil candidate Anniki Mikelsaar ask what geopolitical and economic signi...

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Mar 5

Congratulations to @oii.ox.ac.uk alumnus Lofred Madzou and team on the launch of the African Olympiad Academy (AOA). A great initiative set up to nurture the top Math & Science talent from across the continent. All the very best for your new venture! Find out more: bit.ly/4h853co

African Olympiad Academy (Foundation)

The African Olympiad Academy aims to develop nascent Math and Science talent from Africa into engaged, globally-competitive problem solvers with a deep commitment to the continent.

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Anthea Milnes @antheamilnes.bsky.social · Feb 18

How do we ensure AI systems are fair, safe and accountable? @swachter.bsky.social and @bmittelstadt.bsky.social of @oii.ox.ac.uk consider the challenges involved in regulating complex technologies and the risks of leaving big decisions to tech giants in the new episode of the OII podcast.

Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Feb 14

NEW: Ep 5 of the OII Podcast, featuring @swachter.bsky.social and @bmittelstadt.bsky.social discussing the current state of artificial intelligence regulation, and what needs to change about how AI is governed by policymakers.

Listen here: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/how-ai-being...

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Anthea Milnes @antheamilnes.bsky.social · Feb 11

Who are the ghost workers powering AI, and how can we safeguard their rights? Interesting interview with Mark Graham @geoplace.bsky.social of the Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk

Mark Graham @geoplace.bsky.social · Feb 10

Here’s a short interview I did about the hidden human labour behind AI.

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EU law 'last best hope' to protect ghost workers feeding AI | Context

New European rules could deliver more equitable future for the hidden labour powering AI

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Anthea Milnes @antheamilnes.bsky.social · Feb 4

Professor Mariarosaria Taddeo @rosariataddeo.bsky.social steers us through the ethical minefield of AI in defence in the latest OII interview.

Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Feb 3

New! In Conversation with @rosariataddeo.bsky.social, @oiioxford.bsky.social discussing the ethics of AI in defence. Read the full interview: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/... #aiethics #defence

OII | The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Defence

In Conversation with Professor Mariarosaria Taddeo, Oxford Internet Institute discussing the ethics of AI in defence.

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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · Jan 23

Got a big idea that could change the world? Follow it. @geoplace.bsky.social did, with @towardsfairwork.bsky.social, which is elevating the working standards of millions of gig workers worldwide. Mark shares his story here www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/fairwork-shi... #InnovationStories @oiioxford.bsky.social

Fairwork: Shining a light on the world’s gig economy

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