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Susan Leavy @susanly.bsky.social · 7d

Email - so many - that’s not what I wanted to do when I grew up!

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Yoshua Bengio @yoshuabengio.bsky.social · Jun 3

Today marks a big milestone for me. I'm launching @law-zero.bsky.social, a nonprofit focusing on a new safe-by-design approach to AI that could both accelerate scientific discovery and provide a safeguard against the dangers of agentic AI.

LawZero - LoiZéro @law-zero.bsky.social · Jun 3

Every frontier AI system should be grounded in a core commitment: to protect human joy and endeavour. Today, we launch LawZero, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing safe-by-design AI. lawzero.org

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Forum on Information and Democracy @foruminfod.bsky.social · Jun 2

💬 “The US’s aggressive new fusion of tech and politics provides a strong impetus for Europe to create an alternative social media infrastructure.”

A new paper by Prof. @susanly.bsky.social builds on recent work published by the Forum, urging the EU to create its own social media ecosystem 👇

Opinion: Why Europe needs its own social media ecosystem

UCD’s Prof Susan Leavy and colleagues make the case for an indigenous social media ecosystem in Europe to counter the dominance of US Big Tech.

www.siliconrepublic.com

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Dr Sasha Luccioni @sashamtl.bsky.social · May 16

I respect people who try to estimate the environmental impacts of proprietary AI models... but I'm convinced that instead of trying to reverse-engineer those numbers and debate them, we should just all collectively put pressure on them to publish the info themselves -- I know they have it!

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Susan Leavy @susanly.bsky.social · May 2

I expect the EU AI act to have a lot to say about this kind of thing - I’m pinning my hopes on it anyway- it’s absolutely mad

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Susan Leavy @susanly.bsky.social · Apr 18

🚨 Tutorial and Workshop on Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Democracy!
Taking place at #ECMLPKDD2025!

🗓 Sept. 19, 2025
🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal
🌐 aidem2025.isti.cnr.it
🗓️ Deadline: June 14 2025

AIDEM 2025 Workshop

International Tutorial and Workshop on Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Democracy

aidem2025.isti.cnr.it

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Susan Leavy @susanly.bsky.social · Apr 18

🚨 Tutorial and Workshop on Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Democracy!
Taking place at #ECMLPKDD2025!

🗓 Sept. 19, 2025
🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal
🌐 aidem2025.isti.cnr.it
🗓️ Deadline: June 14 2025

AIDEM 2025 Workshop

International Tutorial and Workshop on Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Democracy

aidem2025.isti.cnr.it

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Susan Leavy @susanly.bsky.social · Mar 21

That is a really good point about AI trained on such characters

Susan Leavy @susanly.bsky.social · Mar 21

The main thing to do is to join or form a group to bring to court. UK’s stance on this is not good for writers - not sure how that affects UK publishers

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Susan Leavy @susanly.bsky.social · Mar 21

If enter a prompt to one of the models does it return much of the text? Facebook’s model is Llama.

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Elizabeth Farries @elizabethfarries.bsky.social · Mar 5

I'm grateful to share my chat with Silicon Republic as my first post on Bluesky.

Long story short: The AI horse IS bolting. But we can run with it. FORSEE aims to do just that!

UCD Centre for Digital Policy @ucddigitalpolicy.bsky.social · Mar 5

Our own @elizabethfarries.bsky.social spoke with Silicon Republic about the new Horizon Europe funded project, FORSEE, and its aims to create safe and reliable AI policies and regulations, check out the link below.

Yeehaw!

#successfulAI #FORSEE #UCDDigitalPolicy

Silicon Republic @siliconrepublic.bsky.social · Mar 5

The horse may have bolted, but that just means we have to ride out and catch it, says Dr Elizabeth Farries, whose new project aims to create policies for safer AI development.

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Susan Leavy @susanly.bsky.social · Feb 28

What happens when AI fails? This kind of thing - Large-scale harm to vulnerable people - www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Meta apologises over flood of gore, violence and dead bodies on Instagram

Users of Reels report feeds dominated by violent and graphic footage after apparent algorithm malfunction

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Feb 28

Meta apologises over flood of gore, violence and dead bodies on Instagram

Users of Reels report feeds dominated by violent and graphic footage after apparent algorithm malfunction Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has apologised after Instagram users were subjected to a flood of violence, gore, animal abuse and dead bodies on their Reels…

www.theguardian.com

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Margaret Mitchell @mmitchell.bsky.social · Feb 24

🕊️ In a moment where we can't necessarily rely on government to protect people from the harms of AI, we can work more closely together, at a grassroots level, to make a real difference.
When things feel helpless, look to the helpers: @ajlunited.bsky.social, @dairinstitute.bsky.social, 1/...

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Margaret Mitchell @mmitchell.bsky.social · Feb 24

@alltechishuman.bsky.social @humaneintelligence.bsky.social @internetsafetylabs.bsky.social @cendemtech.bsky.social @ainowinstitute.bsky.social @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social...so many others.
Thanks to @lalevasseur.bsky.social for the reminder.
Who are the helpers that you look to?

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Susan Leavy @susanly.bsky.social · Feb 10

So much AI research I've read lately are papers to state the absolutly obvious

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Susan Leavy @susanly.bsky.social · Jan 28

It could end up making large-group co-authorship tricky..

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Marco Bastos @toledobastos.bsky.social · Jan 28

Facebook News Feed is not a black box. Changes to the algorithm can reduce user engagement with news content, particularly with hard news content.

The News Feed is Not a Black Box: A Longitudinal Study of Facebook’s Algorithmic Treatment of News.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The News Feed is Not a Black Box: A Longitudinal Study of Facebook’s Algorithmic Treatment of News

This study examines the effects of a series of significant algorithm changes within Facebook’s News Feed on user engagement with news content on the platform between 2011-2020. By tracking public a...

www.tandfonline.com

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Susan Leavy @susanly.bsky.social · Jan 27

oecd.ai/en/wonk/ai-c...

If reliable AI content detection tools become available, should we use them? If so, how?

Should AI content providers also be responsible for detection?

oecd.ai

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · Jan 14

Honoured that Hagstone is longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award (nominated by libraries worldwide). Great showing for Irish writers too. @4thestatebooks.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Dublin Literary Award 2025: Seven Irish authors on longlist for €100,000 prize

Irish authors Paul Lynch, Colin Barrett, John Boyne, Sinéad Gleeson and Nuala O’Connor also among 71 nominees for €100,000 fiction prize

www.irishtimes.com

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Kathy Baxter @baxterkb.bsky.social · Jan 7

(1/2) We ( #Salesforce) have another opening ( #hiring)! 💙 We are looking for an amazing #AI ethicist! If you have years of applied experience in AI, data ethics, data #privacy, workforce automation, & other emerging technologies, apply below. ⬇️
salesforce.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Car...

Director, Product Management: Responsible AI & Tech

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Product Job Details About Salesforce We...

salesforce.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · Nov 23

If you find yourself in Folkestone today at 3.30pm, I'll be talking about the sea and Hagstone with @kathryntann.bsky.social and Robin Laurance. www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/sin...

Sinéad Gleeson, Kathryn Tann & Robin Laurance: How the Sea Permeates the Page - Creative Folkestone

www.creativefolkestone.org.uk

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · Apr 13

Hagstone is finally out in the world. Thanks to all who’ve bought it and supported it, and to the booksellers (inc these great windows in Hodges Figgis and Dubray). @louisekennedy.bsky.social gave a wonderful speech and @taraflynnirl.bsky.social did an amazing job on the audiobook. lnkfi.re/xZHHWt

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