#FIRpodcast 480 just dropped: a rich follow-up to our July interview with the Vatican's Paul Tighe. In this episode, @silviacambie.bsky.social & @nevillehobson.xyz reflect on AI, ethics, dignity – and what communicators must do next. 🔗 www.firpodcastnetwork.com/fir-480-refl... #AI #Ethics #Comms

It was a great honour to interview Msgr. Tighe from the Vatican on FIR. @shelholtz.bsky.social @nevillehobson.xyz and I discussed the many issues surrounding the dignity at work in the age of #AI. Tune in www.firpodcastnetwork.com/fir-intervie... #AIethics #dignityatwork #AntiquaetNova #Vatican

Due to a schedule change, our FIR Interview with the Vatican’s Msgr. Paul Tighe now drops on Tues 29 July. We talk #AI, #ethics, and 'Antiqua et Nova' – a powerful look at how tech is reshaping values and responsibility – and more. Don't miss it! www.firpodcastnetwork.com/coming-soon-...

👀 Coming on FIR: a conversation with #Vatican AI & ethics lead, Monsignor Paul Tighe. We’ll explore the core message of 'Antiqua et Nova', the Church’s recent paper on #AI & human intelligence. With co-hosts @nevillehobson.xyz @shelholtz.bsky.social & @silviacambie.bsky.social 📌 bit.ly/40MpmXk

I talked to @znconsulting.com @pweiss.bsky.social about the importance of data and analytics for communicators. Great discussion 🤖🧠⚛️📊

Great discussion with @znconsulting.com 's @pweiss.bsky.social: why comms should care about analytics & data and the strategic role communicators have to play in AI governance & ethics. 🧠🤖

Just got hold of #MaryMeeker 's first tech trends report since 2019. This one focuses on AI, spanning over 340 pages. Settling in for a good read. An equally good read is @axios.com interview with her www.axios.com/2025/05/30/m...

Will the comms & change profession survive the AI era? Or is it doomed? I loved reviewing Wayne Aspland's white paper on the future of comms. Thanks to Wayne for launching the discussion. thecsce.com/wp-content/u...

My thoughts on why the comms & change profession should be invited to be part of corporate AI CoEs. Here is how comms can make a difference. www.strategic-hq.com/From-GenAI-t...

Stunning show of biodiversity at @rbgkew.bsky.social’s Orchid Festival #Peru #conservation

So sad and right in time for International Women's Day in a couple of weeks. The suspension of foreign assistance will have global repercussion for years to come...

I am reading for the 2nd time Simon Parkin's mesmerising book about the fate of a seed bank during the 872 day siege of Leningrad, longest in history. Incredible story about scientists giving their lives to preserve unique seeds and feed future humanity.

And now... the EU needs the UK and our military. I know the noble thing to do would be to give it to them but we also need to get something out of it, roll back on Brexit. I know from taking to people in Brussels how much they miss our military. Now is the time to negotiate.

Just visited this Tate Modern installation Cabaret Crusades by Egyptian artist Wael Shawky. Impressive use of 200-year-old marionettes to depict the crusades through Arab eyes as per Amin Maalouf's book. Intriguing how marionettes help us revisit written history www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-m...

@neil-harrison.bsky.social Welcome to 🦋 !

Glad to find out that ‘reciprocal tariffs’ is 2 words…

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I really miss Charlie Wilson who wanted to be on the board of the Kennedy Center so that he could bring a date. Much more honest.

Watching daily impromptu White House press conferences, also yesterday's gem with Musk's son picking his nose (poor kid). The journalist in me is cringing. No preparation, an unending stream of consciousness. Wondering about impact... Can we expect this kind of comms from our future young recruits?

This is where I'd rather be at the moment... seriously. watching our planet and the "Gulf of America" from afar. And... I am reading Orbital, great book if you want to escape the current news cycle. 🚀🤢

This is incredibile… fast work. So sad given that this body of water has gone through so many problems with lingering consequences.. and all he can think of is a change of name. Pathetic

Thanks @firpodcast.bsky.social @nevillehobson.xyz @shelholtz.bsky.social for a great chat 🎤📢

My article in Strategic today: I look back at my post-Cold War journalism in Eastern Europe (was based in Prague) to draw lessons for communicators in our times of misinformation and malignant narratives www.strategic-hq.com/echoes-of-th...

This is so surprising...Hopefully these numbers won't be used as an argument for something stupid... A friend and I were debating wether the US is going to invade Canada. It it does, would the British army help defend it. All very outlandish-sounding stuff... let's hope it stays that way.

I am a big fan of 16th century Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch and his strange creatures. I was working on change mgmt presentation & asked DALL.E for interpretation of change workshop Bosch style. Not sure about the music sheets but love the result. DALL.E better at phantasy stuff than reality

Reading this book by @adamdorr.bsky.social about disabled young woman whose brain gets linked to huge computing resources and starts behaving more like a machine than a human. Don't read it for the cheesy title or writing style but it's great at making us think about AGI and machine awareness.

The whole thing is so crazy and sad. I have done work with USAID in the past working with the Roma community in Bulgaria. One of the best projects I have done. When will this madness end?

🚫🐋Here are all the countries that have banned DeepSeek-R1 — and those that are looking into the company.

“We’ll be ripping up the province’s contract with Starlink. Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy.”