Adam Shaw
@dearadamshaw.bsky.social
Lifestyle photographer and film maker.
Makes pictures, songs songs and bakes Bara Brith.
Makes pictures, songs songs and bakes Bara Brith.
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Reading "Stop Treating ‘AGI’ as the North-star Goal of AI Research" by Blili-Hamelin et al and particularly struck by this passage:
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December 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Reading "Stop Treating ‘AGI’ as the North-star Goal of AI Research" by Blili-Hamelin et al and particularly struck by this passage:
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An analysis of X posts from the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology suggests it is overwhelmingly pro-AI.
I analysed the sentiment of every X post from DSIT that mentioned "AI" this year. Of 122 posts, 110 were positive about AI, and only 7 mentioned its downsides.
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I analysed the sentiment of every X post from DSIT that mentioned "AI" this year. Of 122 posts, 110 were positive about AI, and only 7 mentioned its downsides.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
An analysis of X posts from the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology suggests it is overwhelmingly pro-AI.
I analysed the sentiment of every X post from DSIT that mentioned "AI" this year. Of 122 posts, 110 were positive about AI, and only 7 mentioned its downsides.
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I analysed the sentiment of every X post from DSIT that mentioned "AI" this year. Of 122 posts, 110 were positive about AI, and only 7 mentioned its downsides.
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🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright:
- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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December 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright:
- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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So today I found out that my TED talk ‘This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like’ was TED’s most watched talk of the year.
It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
So today I found out that my TED talk ‘This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like’ was TED’s most watched talk of the year.
It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
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The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software. Its founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back: use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
You can push back: use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software. Its founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back: use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
You can push back: use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
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The vinyls of our silent album protesting the UK government’s proposals on AI & copyright are being pressed right now and they look beautiful
Through pre-orders, we’ve already sold over half of the limited run of 1,000 copies :)
Order one now at 1000artists.greedbag.com
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Through pre-orders, we’ve already sold over half of the limited run of 1,000 copies :)
Order one now at 1000artists.greedbag.com
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December 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The vinyls of our silent album protesting the UK government’s proposals on AI & copyright are being pressed right now and they look beautiful
Through pre-orders, we’ve already sold over half of the limited run of 1,000 copies :)
Order one now at 1000artists.greedbag.com
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Through pre-orders, we’ve already sold over half of the limited run of 1,000 copies :)
Order one now at 1000artists.greedbag.com
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Having read this earlier today I can’t help but think that a more reflective headline would have been,
“Taxi firms will be banned from taking asylum seekers to medical appointments”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“Taxi firms will be banned from taking asylum seekers to medical appointments”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Having read this earlier today I can’t help but think that a more reflective headline would have been,
“Taxi firms will be banned from taking asylum seekers to medical appointments”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“Taxi firms will be banned from taking asylum seekers to medical appointments”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Since the Nathan Gill conviction, a lot of people seem to be waking up to Putin's meddling in British politics
Here's a handy primer from me and @goldbergradio.bsky.social
A Beginner's Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Here's a handy primer from me and @goldbergradio.bsky.social
A Beginner's Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
A Beginners Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond
Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 29/11/2025 · 31m
podcasts.apple.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Since the Nathan Gill conviction, a lot of people seem to be waking up to Putin's meddling in British politics
Here's a handy primer from me and @goldbergradio.bsky.social
A Beginner's Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Here's a handy primer from me and @goldbergradio.bsky.social
A Beginner's Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
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If you do one thing today, I encourage you to read his essay on fair use, and the accompanying New York Times article. He and his work deserve to be remembered.
suchir.net/fair_use.html
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/t...
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suchir.net/fair_use.html
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/t...
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When does generative AI qualify for fair use?
suchir.net
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
If you do one thing today, I encourage you to read his essay on fair use, and the accompanying New York Times article. He and his work deserve to be remembered.
suchir.net/fair_use.html
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/t...
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suchir.net/fair_use.html
www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/t...
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It has been pointed out to me that this means 2.5 billion-dollar AI music company Suno has spent less money on music than many individual music fans
Billboard got access to Suno’s investment pitch deck.
It revealed that Suno has spent $32 million on compute, and $2,000 on training data.
Let that sink in.
www.billboard.com/pro/suno-cre...
It revealed that Suno has spent $32 million on compute, and $2,000 on training data.
Let that sink in.
www.billboard.com/pro/suno-cre...
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
It has been pointed out to me that this means 2.5 billion-dollar AI music company Suno has spent less money on music than many individual music fans
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Billboard got access to Suno’s investment pitch deck.
It revealed that Suno has spent $32 million on compute, and $2,000 on training data.
Let that sink in.
www.billboard.com/pro/suno-cre...
It revealed that Suno has spent $32 million on compute, and $2,000 on training data.
Let that sink in.
www.billboard.com/pro/suno-cre...
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Wow. Just saw that far-right MP Rupert Lowe welcomed convicted criminal Lucy Connolly, who called for people to set fire to hotels housing immigrants, to Parliament last Mon.
Lowe (formerly of Reform UK) praised her "courage"
Connolly, of course, pleaded guilty to inciting racial hatred last year.
Lowe (formerly of Reform UK) praised her "courage"
Connolly, of course, pleaded guilty to inciting racial hatred last year.
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Wow. Just saw that far-right MP Rupert Lowe welcomed convicted criminal Lucy Connolly, who called for people to set fire to hotels housing immigrants, to Parliament last Mon.
Lowe (formerly of Reform UK) praised her "courage"
Connolly, of course, pleaded guilty to inciting racial hatred last year.
Lowe (formerly of Reform UK) praised her "courage"
Connolly, of course, pleaded guilty to inciting racial hatred last year.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Author and scholar Naomi Klein joins the Drop Site X Breaking Points livestream.
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Author and scholar Naomi Klein joins the Drop Site X Breaking Points livestream.
A friendly reminder that generative AI is a service that is provided to users, and not the ‘tool’ they’d so dearly love for you to believe.
That’s it, you can scroll on now.
That’s it, you can scroll on now.
October 31, 2025 at 7:41 AM
A friendly reminder that generative AI is a service that is provided to users, and not the ‘tool’ they’d so dearly love for you to believe.
That’s it, you can scroll on now.
That’s it, you can scroll on now.
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How can citizens and journalists hold back authoritarianism, far-right populism and hate?
Join our live event with
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November.
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
Join our live event with
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November.
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
October 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
How can citizens and journalists hold back authoritarianism, far-right populism and hate?
Join our live event with
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November.
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
Join our live event with
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November.
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
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My latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social On the Ground column is now online.
(Our work costs money so please do subscribe to read and support independent, investigative journalism)
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(Our work costs money so please do subscribe to read and support independent, investigative journalism)
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On the Ground - Switched Offcom – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
Ofcom is a body that could be described as toothless. Except for the fact that it does have teeth – in the form of legal enforcement powers – but simply chooses not to bite.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social On the Ground column is now online.
(Our work costs money so please do subscribe to read and support independent, investigative journalism)
subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/79/o...
(Our work costs money so please do subscribe to read and support independent, investigative journalism)
subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/79/o...
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We're all waiting for an invitation to the club. But you don't need permission to be a writer, an artist, a director, a designer, a musician – or anything else.
To own the noun, do the verb. Write. Paint. Make. Film. Act. Design. Play. Sing. Perform. Create, create, create.
Feels good, no?
To own the noun, do the verb. Write. Paint. Make. Film. Act. Design. Play. Sing. Perform. Create, create, create.
Feels good, no?
September 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We're all waiting for an invitation to the club. But you don't need permission to be a writer, an artist, a director, a designer, a musician – or anything else.
To own the noun, do the verb. Write. Paint. Make. Film. Act. Design. Play. Sing. Perform. Create, create, create.
Feels good, no?
To own the noun, do the verb. Write. Paint. Make. Film. Act. Design. Play. Sing. Perform. Create, create, create.
Feels good, no?
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Ed Davey: "Elon Musk is a danger to this country...He said civil war is inevitable...He said our democratically elected government should be overthrown. He's incited violence
"He isn't interested in Britain and the British people. He's interested in his own economic interest, his own bank account."
"He isn't interested in Britain and the British people. He's interested in his own economic interest, his own bank account."
September 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ed Davey: "Elon Musk is a danger to this country...He said civil war is inevitable...He said our democratically elected government should be overthrown. He's incited violence
"He isn't interested in Britain and the British people. He's interested in his own economic interest, his own bank account."
"He isn't interested in Britain and the British people. He's interested in his own economic interest, his own bank account."
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The UK’s £31bn tech deal with the US might sound great – but the government has to answer these questions | Matt Davies
The UK’s £31bn tech deal with the US might sound great – but the government has to answer these questions | Matt Davies
The big firms making these pledges are not charities. We know there will be a quid pro quo; we just don’t know what it is yet, says Matt Davies of the Ada Lovelace Institute
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The UK’s £31bn tech deal with the US might sound great – but the government has to answer these questions | Matt Davies
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Please read this brilliant piece by Baroness Kidron in The Times, in which she rightly eviscerates UK government ministers for "obeisance to the tech bros".
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www.thetimes.com/article/ae9d...
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www.thetimes.com/article/ae9d...
Ministers’ silence on threats to our creatives is bewildering
Despite the government’s supposed focus on growth, its policy on artificial intelligence suggests it has no regard for our wealth-creating creative industries
www.thetimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Please read this brilliant piece by Baroness Kidron in The Times, in which she rightly eviscerates UK government ministers for "obeisance to the tech bros".
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www.thetimes.com/article/ae9d...
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Is A River Alive? is published today, 1 May.
It’s about the lives, deaths & rights of rivers—& how our fate flows with that of water & always has.
To the people, places & rivers whose ideas run through its pages, thank you so much.
I think it’s the book I’ve been learning to write all these years.
It’s about the lives, deaths & rights of rivers—& how our fate flows with that of water & always has.
To the people, places & rivers whose ideas run through its pages, thank you so much.
I think it’s the book I’ve been learning to write all these years.
May 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Is A River Alive? is published today, 1 May.
It’s about the lives, deaths & rights of rivers—& how our fate flows with that of water & always has.
To the people, places & rivers whose ideas run through its pages, thank you so much.
I think it’s the book I’ve been learning to write all these years.
It’s about the lives, deaths & rights of rivers—& how our fate flows with that of water & always has.
To the people, places & rivers whose ideas run through its pages, thank you so much.
I think it’s the book I’ve been learning to write all these years.
It would appear that fake newspapers at local council elections are still thing 🤦🏻♂️
March 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It would appear that fake newspapers at local council elections are still thing 🤦🏻♂️
📣 Photographers of Leicester 📣
@assocphoto.bsky.social are running a meet up in April with LCB Depot. Be great to see you there!
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@assocphoto.bsky.social are running a meet up in April with LCB Depot. Be great to see you there!
Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/assoc...
March 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
📣 Photographers of Leicester 📣
@assocphoto.bsky.social are running a meet up in April with LCB Depot. Be great to see you there!
Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/assoc...
@assocphoto.bsky.social are running a meet up in April with LCB Depot. Be great to see you there!
Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/assoc...
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The Outsiders touring exhibition on homelessness and substandard housing is now open at @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social. Please spread the word and visit if you can. St Albans is only 25 minutes from St Pancras and this is the only opportunity to see it in the South of England.
January 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The Outsiders touring exhibition on homelessness and substandard housing is now open at @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social. Please spread the word and visit if you can. St Albans is only 25 minutes from St Pancras and this is the only opportunity to see it in the South of England.