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King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social · 1d

Now open at @scigallerylon.bsky.social, Quantum Untangled fuses art, science and extraordinary interdisciplinary research together to consider big quantum questions and reveal the power quantum possesses to transform our futures

🗓️: 8 October 2025 - 28 February 2026
🔗: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/quantum...

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

This week, join Sir Tim Berners-Lee & Brewster Kahle for a conversation on the past, present & future of the Web.

📅 Thurs Oct 9, 7:30 PM PT
🎟️ In-person
➡️ blog.archive.org/event/buildi...

Headshots of Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Brewster Kahle.

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Elena Simperl @esimperl.bsky.social · 2d

Wonderful 😀

Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Center for Democracy & Technology @cdt.org · 2d

🌍 How inclusive are social media content moderation systems for users posting in low-resource languages? CDT partnered with researchers across Africa, South Asia & South America to explore Maghrebi Arabic, Kiswahili, Tamil & Quechua. Read the five reports 👉cdt.org/content-mode...

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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) @knightgtown.bsky.social · 2d

⏰ 1 week left! Submissions for the Digital Competition Conference 2026 close next Monday, Oct 13. We’re inviting research on digital competition, remedies & enforcement – from search to social networking, ads & more.

📝 Submit here: kgi.georgetown.edu/news/call-fo...

Call for Submissions: Digital Competition Conference 2026 – Knight-Georgetown Institute

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Conference on Language Modeling @colmweb.org · 2d

My feed is on 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Can't wait to meet you all
It's C-11 hours!

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 3d

Making do without public data on.ft.com/46DEYjp | opinion

Making do without public data

Plus why this shutdown is different

on.ft.com

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Common Crawl Foundation @commoncrawl.bsky.social · 6d

We are pleased to announce a new release of host-level and domain-level web graphs based on the crawls of July, August, and September 2025. The host-level graph consists of 628.7 million nodes and 6.9 billion edges, and the domain-level graph consists of 184.6 million nodes and 5.4 billion edges.

Common Crawl - Blog - Host- and Domain-Level Web Graphs July, August, and September 2025

We are pleased to announce a new release of host-level and domain-level web graphs based on the crawls of July, August, and September 2025. The host-level graph consists of 628.7 million nodes and 6.9...

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Common Crawl Foundation @commoncrawl.bsky.social · 6d

Common Crawl’s Web Languages initiative has had many contributions since its introduction. We’re calling for native speakers of certain languages to review language contributions, to ensure that links we’re adding to our seed crawl are of good quality.

commoncrawl.org/blog/web-lan...

Common Crawl - Blog - Web Languages Needing Review by Native Speakers

Common Crawl’s Web Languages initiative has had many contributions since its introduction. We’re calling for native speakers of certain languages to review language contributions, to ensure that links...

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 6d

PubMed is in trouble

This is beyond bad for medical research

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Elena Simperl @esimperl.bsky.social · 6d

Will be back in Amsterdam to talk about #ai #safety and #security and the need for an #open approach and #standards to deliver on the #ai promise for everyone and everywhere in the word.

Open Data Institute @odihq.bsky.social · 7d

Our Director of Research @esimperl.bsky.social .bsky.social is speaking at the @worldsummitai.bsky.social i.bsky.social in Amsterdam next week alongside a whole host of other fantastic guests. Ticket discounts are available using the code below. Book now!
#AI #AISafety
worldsummit.ai/tickets/

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Open Data Institute @odihq.bsky.social · 7d

Our Director of Research @esimperl.bsky.social .bsky.social is speaking at the @worldsummitai.bsky.social i.bsky.social in Amsterdam next week alongside a whole host of other fantastic guests. Ticket discounts are available using the code below. Book now!
#AI #AISafety
worldsummit.ai/tickets/

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Reuben Binns @rdbinns.bsky.social · 7d

Trying to grow the UK AI sector by building data centers is like trying to grow the university sector by building paper factories.

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Elena Simperl @esimperl.bsky.social · 7d

Hopefully an opportunity to hear latest updates on Wolfram Alpha and its evolving role in the age of #llms.

King's Institute for Artificial Intelligence @aiatkings.bsky.social · 7d

Join us on Wednesday 15 October for an afternoon with @stephenwolfram.bsky.social as he explores the computational foundations of physics, mathematics and AI. This event is co-hosted with the Department of Mathematics (@kingsnmes.bsky.social).

Book your ticket 🎟️⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/compu...

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King's Institute for Artificial Intelligence @aiatkings.bsky.social · 7d

Join us on Wednesday 15 October for an afternoon with @stephenwolfram.bsky.social as he explores the computational foundations of physics, mathematics and AI. This event is co-hosted with the Department of Mathematics (@kingsnmes.bsky.social).

Book your ticket 🎟️⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/compu...

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 7d

The Royal Society has met to discuss Elon Musk – and they’re NOT removing his fellowship. They are criticising him publicly, but stopping short of actual removal.

This feels like the kind of compromise that will please *absolutely nobody*.

“I am increasingly concerned over threats to the values that allow science to flourish. Today at a meeting of the Royal Society’s Council, I led a discussion regarding some of those threats.

“Science thrives when individuals and institutions have the freedom to carry out research without fear of discrimination, censorship, or other restrictions that would hinder their work. In support of that, Council believes that it is not the role of the Royal Society to police the personal political opinions of individual Fellows and disciplinary procedures should not be initiated because of a Fellow’s social and political views.

“However, the Society can and will criticise Fellows who act in a way that runs counter to the values of tolerance, courtesy and respect for others that allow science to flourish. Elon Musk’s contribution to the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally is an example of a growing tendency towards the use of the language of violence, and narratives of division and polarisation. This language and these narratives threaten the values that enable science to thrive and the Royal Society rejects them, from wherever they originate.”

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 9d

Someone should probably inform the White House's "AI & Crypto Czar" that no one is forcing AI companies to train their models on Wikipedia

Tweet by David Sacks: "Wikipedia is hopelessly biased. An army of left-wing activists maintain the bios and fight reasonable corrections. Magnifying the problem, Wikipedia often appears first in Google search results, and now it’s a trusted source for AI model training. This is a huge problem."

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King's Institute for Artificial Intelligence @aiatkings.bsky.social · 9d

It was a pleasure to host @innovateuk.bsky.social's dialogue on the UK's deep-tech AI sector at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Attendees explored how the UK can maintain its competitive edge in next-generation AI. Read more about the day ⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-h...

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Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social · 9d

Yes, great plan! Thanks Vaibhav Chhimpa and @techpolicypress.bsky.social

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 10d

We must move past a simplistic view of techno nationalism and embark on the challenging work of establishing digital infrastructures that are powerful, participatory, transparent, and fundamentally accountable to the people they serve, writes @Vaibhav Chhimpa.

How National AI Clouds Undermine Democracy | TechPolicy.Press

The global rush toward digital sovereignty overlooks a significant and growing threat to the democracies it claims to defend, writes Vaibhav Chhimpa.

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Elena Simperl @esimperl.bsky.social · 9d

We need better #data, #transparency, #oversight, and a clear vision for how AI fits into, not replaces, public service. I wrote about this a while ago in @computerweekly.bsky.social: www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Shou...

Should we trust Humphrey to boost public sector efficiency? | Computer Weekly

Labour is betting on Humphrey, an AI toolkit named after a Yes Minister character, to drive public sector efficiency

www.computerweekly.com

Elena Simperl @esimperl.bsky.social · 9d

#AI systems lack context, judgment, and accountability. If we treat #AI as a replacement rather than a support, we risk hollowing out the public sector and losing the human expertise that makes it work.

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Elena Simperl @esimperl.bsky.social · 9d

AI agents are starting to take on tasks once done by public servants: answering emails, summarising policy, even drafting decisions. But #efficiency isn’t everything and without the well-governened #data, there are substantial risks.

Center for European Policy Analysis @cepa.org · 9d

Should AI Chatbots Provide Government Services? | "AI agents are replacing humans as public servants. This raises serious legal and practical questions." Clara Riedenstein #TechPol

Should AI Chatbots Provide Government Services?

AI agents are replacing humans as public servants in government. This raises serious legal and practical questions.

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The Economist @economist.com · 10d

Everyone thought the metaverse would be the next big thing—it wasn't. But generative AI is plainly not the metaverse. While its full impact will only become clear with time, AI is already leaving its mark on the workplace econ.st/48BumCS

Illustration: Paul Blow

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Open Data Institute @odihq.bsky.social · 12d

Join @esimperl.bsky.social, ODI’s Director of Research, in this webinar, discussing the urgent need for standardised metadata for AI/ML datasets and introducing Croissant, an open metadata vocabulary designed to make AI/ML datasets more discoverable, understandable, and reusable.

NAIRR Pilot Partner Series: MLCommons Croissant

Thursday, October 2nd from 1-2pm EST via Zoom There is an urgent need for standardized metadata for AI/ML datasets as their scale and complexity grows. In this talk, we introduce Croissant, an open…

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14d

Adviser to UK minister claimed AI firms would never have to compensate creatives

Exclusive: Kirsty Innes made statement in now-deleted post on X seven months before taking up role as Liz Kendall aide * UK politics live – latest updates A senior ministerial aide said AI companies will never have to compensate creatives for using their content to train their systems, in a statement that has alarmed campaigners demanding Labour delivers a fairer deal for musicians, artists and writers from the tech industry. Kirsty Innes, recently appointed as a special adviser to Liz Kendall, the secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, said “whether or not you philosophically believe the big AI firms should compensate content creators, they in practice will never legally have to”. Continue reading...

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