𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗚 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲: 𝗦𝘆𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 First in a new series 👇 #LawZero #LLM #Sycophancy #SafeAI #ScientistAI

🚨New Blog Alert🚨 We're thrilled to share a new blog post from Megan Nyhan, a PhD Candidate focusing on ethical AI, whose current works "Teens, Algorithms, and a Seat at the Table: How Young People Want to Fix Social Media"

This work comes from a larger research paper of the same name conducted with @susanly.bsky.social @izzyfox.bsky.social Dr Kevin Doherty, Daniel Snow, Kayley Moylan, Rhys Jacka, Dr Barry O'Sullivan and Dr Josephine Griffith.

A brand new phenomenon for me - I'm using 'human' as a modifier more and more - human cognition, human behaviour, human decision-making, human autonomy - human used to be the default. We need a new vocabulary for AI

Exciting New PhD opportunity in AI and Human Autonomy Project aims to examine how AI may affect human cognition and autonomy and what design features can enhance reasoning and protect human agency.  Further info - www.linkedin.com/posts/susan-...

This global initiative comes at a crucial moment when the technology is on track to transform the world. Looking forward to beginning this important work together! www.un.org/independent-...

I’m in Madrid this week for the first in-person meeting of the United Nations Independent International Scientific Panel on AI. I'm thrilled to be part of this distinguished group of 40 international experts appointed to provide an evidence-based scientific assessment of the state of AI.

Hey #atmosphereconf we just proved that the right feed algorithms can reduce political polarization. And now we're building open-source recommender infrastructure that you can use for your ATProto app. rankingchallenge.substack.com/p/its-possib...

I am deeply honored to have been elected as Co-Chair of the United Nations' Independent International Scientific Panel on AI alongside Nobel Peace Prize laureate @mariaressa.bsky.social.

Lecture streaming here tomorrow at 9:00am CET www.iaseai.org/schedule-2026

There is little evidence of overall impacts on labour markets so far, though early-career workers in some AI-exposed occupations have seen declining employment compared with late 2022. (11/19)

Since the last Report, we’ve seen new evidence of many emerging risks. For example, AI-generated content has become highly realistic and more useful for fraud, scams, and non-consensual intimate imagery. There is growing evidence that AI systems help malicious actors carry out cyberattacks. (10/19)

But new capabilities pose risks, notably 8 emerging risks. Misuse: → AI-generated content & criminal activity → Influence & manipulation → Cyberattacks → Bio & chemical risks Malfunctions: → Reliability issues → Loss of control Systemic risks: → Labor market impacts → Risks to human autonomy (9/19)

These capabilities are increasingly translating into real-world impact. At least 700 million people now use leading AI systems weekly. In the US, use of AI has spread faster than that of computers and the internet. (8/19)

But capabilities are also “jagged:” the same model may solve complex problems yet fail at some seemingly simple tasks. (7/19)

On capabilities: AI systems continue to improve significantly. Leading models now achieve gold-medal performance on the International Mathematical Olympiad. AI coding agents can complete 30-minute programming tasks with 80% reliability—up from 10-minute tasks a year ago. (6/19)

2️⃣ Some risks, from deepfakes to cyberattacks, shifted further from theoretical concerns to real-world challenges. 3️⃣ Many safety measures improved, but remain fallible. Developers increasingly implement multiple layers of safeguards to compensate. (5/19)

This report provides policymakers with the information they need to make these decisions. In 2025: 1️⃣ Capabilities continued advancing rapidly, especially in coding, science, and autonomous operation. (4/19)

AI poses an “evidence dilemma” to policymakers—capabilities evolve quickly, but scientific evidence emerges far more slowly. Acting too early risks entrenching ineffective policies, but waiting for strong evidence may leave society vulnerable to risks. (3/19)

Over 100 independent experts contributed to the Report, including Nobel laureates and Turing Award winners, along with an advisory panel with nominees from more than 30 countries and international organisations, including the EU, OECD and UN. internationalaisafetyreport.org/publication/... (2/19)

Today we’re releasing the International AI Safety Report 2026: the most comprehensive evidence-based assessment of AI capabilities, emerging risks, and safety measures to date. 🧵 (1/19)

It was equally a pleasure to receive this distinction alongside an exceptional group of colleagues, whose contributions have had a profound impact on the field of AI as we know it today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zXS...

I was very honoured to receive the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering from His Majesty King Charles III this week, and pleased to hear his thoughts on AI safety as well as his hopes that we can minimize the risks while collectively reaping the benefits.

Full talk available here: youtu.be/UgZVc0-00t0?...

As AI continues to develop at unprecedented speed, the work of the International AI Safety Report is essential in keeping apace with necessary regulation, developments and safety outputs. @susanly.bsky.social acts as a senior advisor with this project addressing Capabilities and Risk Implications

These developments raise further questions about control, monitoring, and governance as AI systems become more capable. Read the Key Update: internationalaisafetyreport.org/publication/... (10/10)

▶️ Emerging oversight challenges: AI models increasingly demonstrate an ability to distinguish evaluation tasks from real-world tasks, raising critical questions about our ability to reliably test their capabilities before deployment. (9/10)

▶️ Stronger safeguards from developers: Leading AI developers recently activated enhanced protections on their most capable models as a precautionary measure, given possibilities like misuse to build weapons. (8/10)

▶️ Signals of real-world adoption: In a recent survey, a majority of software devs report using AI tools daily to help design experiments, process data, and write reports. Yet we still don’t know much about AI use in other domains, nor about how AI use affects productivity overall. (7/10)

▶️ The rise of “reasoning” models: Recent gains have come mainly from techniques allowing models to generate interim steps before producing answers. AI capabilities can advance through post-training techniques and more computing power at inference time, not just through scaling model size. (6/10)

▶️ Impressive performance improvements: Several AI systems can now solve International Mathematical Olympiad problems at gold medal level and complete a majority of problems in several databases of real-world software engineering tasks. (5/10)

Our first Key Update is the work of 100 international, independent AI experts. Some of the key findings it covers include: ⬇️ (4/10)

These Key Updates will offer shorter, focused reports on critical developments in AI that will be published between editions of the full report. This will ensure policymakers have access to up-to-date scientific reporting on the capabilities & risks of advanced AI systems. (3/10)

As Chair of the International AI Safety Report, an effort backed by 30+ countries & international organisations, I've led a Key Update focused on advancements in AI capabilities and implications for risks published today. You can read it here: internationalaisafetyreport.org/publication/... (2/10)

AI is evolving too quickly for an annual report to suffice. To help policymakers keep pace, we're introducing the first Key Update to the International AI Safety Report. 🧵⬇️ (1/10)

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.

💬 “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 👇

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!

🚨 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

🚨 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

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!

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

🕊️ 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/...

@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?

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....

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...

(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...

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...