As a temp in the 90s in New York I had to go in crazy early one morning, like 5:30 am. Of course nobody was in the West 4th Street station but all of sudden one guy comes super fast right at me while I was still in the turnstile. I said Mr. Lee I loved Do the Right Thing, but I have to get to work.

Christmas champion!

Some jurisdictions have started regulating AI-enabled fraud. @taylorowen.bsky.social asked @ginasue.bsky.social (Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy, Cambridge) and Mediodecci Lustarini (Directorate General of Digital Space Monitoring, Indonesia) what Canada can learn from these models. 🧵

Interesting interview on #R4today with the head of Google. For a somewhat more scepitcal take on #AI, have a listen to the @green-alliance.org.uk podcast with @ginasue.bsky.social green-alliance.org.uk/podcast/can-...

"The findings in this report should sound the alarm. The fears novelists have shared with us are not abstract concerns, but real challenges faced by people whose craft sustains British culture and one of its most successful industries." - @ginasue.bsky.social ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...

More at www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... with @ginasue.bsky.social

On BBC Look East with @ginasue.bsky.social just now re energy use of data centres. Several big solar farm applications are in the pipeline near Cambridge. "Big Tech’s Climate Performance and Policy Implications for the UK" www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/blog/big-tec... 1/2

@ginasue.bsky.social joined Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday to discuss harms from AI chatbots. She argued that without building trust, we won't see the benefits of AI adoption, and called on the UK seize the unique opportunity we have to get governance of AI right. www.mctd.ac.uk/watch-protec...

I really enjoyed talking to @ginasue.bsky.social about AI's promise, but also its huge environmental cost & its tendency to exacerbate existing power imbalances. Tech giants always say tech is good, of course, but we need to raise questions. Do have a listen.

Discussion of "The Rise of Techno-Authoritarian Control," hosted by @ginasue.bsky.social from the @mctd.bsky.social. Featuring UCLA Professor @safiyanoble.bsky.social. From April 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9ty...

As data centres lock in renewable capacity, are we crowding out the ability to decarbonise other sectors❓ Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social reflects on a Reframe Venture workshop bringing together investors and researchers on what the AI booms means for climate change. ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/sustainabili...

Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social shares her research on the evolution of technology and how it is shaping AI and the future of work. #cscw2025

For the #CSCW2025 closing keynote, @ginasue.bsky.social discusses the myth of automation: automation uncovers and foregrounds current sociotechnical configurations. Technological innovation doesn't happen overnight, it's negotiated by people on the ground over time.

Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social : Innovation isn't disruption, it's negotiation. How do you make room for negotiating innovation? Reconsider team environment and team structure. Add more time and space to figure out what works--and what doesn't. #cscw2025

Gina Neff @ginasue.bsky.social : What the CSCW community is well positioned to do: *recognize work of negotiating innovation *prepare people for increased capacity *map institutional constraints *co-create social structures that bring people together #cscw2025

It's the final day of #cscw2025! I can't believe how quickly the last week has gone by, but I'm feeling very energized by this community, and I'm especially looking forward to Gina Neff (@ginasue.bsky.social) giving the closing keynote this afternoon.

What does today's announcement of AI growth labs mean for responsible innovation, regulation, and growth? Our director Gina Neff shared insights on the Today Programme this morning. Listen back here 👇 www.mctd.ac.uk/listen-ai-gr...

Today's AWS outage, which affected a range of websites and applications—from Signal to Fortnite to key UK government services—reveals the dangers of relying on a handful of Big Tech firms, write Article 19's Corinne Cath and Don Le. These are not glitches; they are democratic failures, they say.

It is frankly strange to think the modal US higher ed experience has anything to do with residential 4 year colleges and universities where full-time students don't work and spend their time on campus politics.

Too bad for Stargate and other data center projects that need this extra capacity.

Really pleased with this new paper out with Peter Nagy and the reception we are getting for it.

Will AI really deliver against the hype❓ @wired.com brought together a group of senior leaders to discuss the future of AI. Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social took part in the debate, w/ @azeem.bsky.social @rory-stewart.bsky.social, exploring the political economy of AI. ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/the-real-mea...

"Viewing Replika companions as quasi-domesticated objects can open up new ways for better understanding the Artificial Sociality of social chatbots" #generativeai #chatbots Read our latest paper w/ @ginasue.bsky.social here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social commented: “There is a hard sell going on here that says: these kinds of gains are inevitable. But they are not. TBI is not advocating for building capacity...they are saying: let’s outsource to our buddies.” ➡️ democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...

"We need to do the maths on AI... we don't have enough power, we don't have enough water." 🌊 Professor @ginasue.bsky.social , Professor of Responsible AI at Digital Environment Research Institute (DERI) tells Sir Nick Robinson more about the true cost of AI on @BBCRadio4.

Is Britain ready to cope with data centres❓ Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social was on BBC Radio 4 Today this morning talking about the environmental cost of data centres, US investment in the UK, and Nvidia's comments on natural gas and computing. Listen to the convo 🎧 ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/is-britain-r...

Notícia da @folha.com "Brasil sofre pilhagem cultural de empresas de IA, diz professor de Cambridge" Link sem paywall ⬇️

I am humbled to make this list. There are incredible people doing very important work and I am grateful to @computerweekly.bsky.social for bringing attention to this work.

Our Executive Director @ginasue.bsky.social is on this year's longlist of the most influential women in UK tech!🏅🤩 🎉 Congratulations to Gina and the other brilliant women on the list who are working to ensure tech works for people, society, and the planet! ➡️ www.computerweekly.com/news/3666301...

Looking at this collection of words and wondering how this company still exists.

like I think we perhaps have not been talking enough about the utterly staggering amount of highly sensitive information that we absolutely know people around the world are pumping into corporate LLM tools at all times nowadays

Every Silicon Valley innovation in the consumer space has been "what if this software was my mom" which explains why ChatGPT's primary use is as a therapist, relationship substitute for lonely boys, and "personal operating system" to organize their life

We're hiring an Associate Professor/Professor at Cambridge Digital Humanities. Specialisms include Digital History/Mapping, Critical Data Studies, Archive and Memory Studies, Digital Media Arts, Environmental Humanities, AI/Digital Visual Culture. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD837/a...

Today, the Bennett Institute for Public Policy has expanded to become the Bennett School of Public Policy, @cam.ac.uk The Bennett School will continue to conduct leading public policy research, teaching & engagement, for the right kind of growth fairly shared. Please now follow our work here.

“The AI Opportunities Action Plan calls for the UK’s AI infrastructure to be increased and for the introduction of AI Growth Zones to accelerate the building of data centres." @ginasue.bsky.social and Bhargav Srinivasa Desikan @mctd.bsky.social www.mctd.ac.uk/big-tech-cli...

“The AI Opportunities Action Plan calls for the UK’s AI infrastructure to be increased and for the introduction of AI Growth Zones to accelerate the building of data centres." @ginasue.bsky.social and Bhargav Srinivasa Desikan @mctd.bsky.social www.mctd.ac.uk/big-tech-cli...

From my Sunday stroll, Brugmansia or Angel's Trumpets. The smell was heavenly in the evening air, hanging with a threat of rain: sticky, sweet, full and ripe. She reminds me of a friend who I know likes her who first taught me her name and who lured me onto Bluesky. #FlowerReport ##Bloomscrolling

Read the details in the full report, co-authored by our Research Consultant Bhargav Srinivasa Desikan and our Executive Director @ginasue.bsky.social. ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/big-tech-cli...

"The future we deserve won’t emerge automatically – it demands active participation, thoughtful governance, and the courage to imagine alternatives." – Prof @ginasue.bsky.social,📍The Kyunghyang Forum, Seoul 🇰🇷

Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social delivered the opening keynote at this year's Kyunghyang Forum in Seoul. She spoke to Korean business leaders and policymakers about the stories we tell about AI, and the disconnect between the confidence of tech companies and the powerlessness felt by everyday people.

In her speech, @ginasue.bsky.social argued for a rethink of how we discuss AI, challenging the assumption that the future is automatic. She shared insights on the governing new tech, public participation in decisions about AI, and how we can break free from big tech's vision for our AI future.

“We are not facing a crisis of AI. We are facing a crisis of imagination – a failure to envision the full spectrum of possibilities that lie before us and, perhaps more critically, a failure to understand the work required to realize better futures." – Prof @ginasue.bsky.social 💡

It is a juggle these days. This week has been Oxford -> London-> New Forest -> Oxford -> London ... and it's only Wednesday! Fortunately, these flowers from a lovely gifted bouquet last week cheer me up when I am home.

#FlowerReport Today in the New Forest (it was "new" in the 1070s! 😆) where these ivy geraniums are hanging on the hotel hosting our RAI UK strategy away day. #Bloomscrolling

Explain it to me like I'm five: AI has federal rights, but women don't?

#FlowerReport Waiting for me in Cambridge these gorgeous flowers from Wild and Bloom sent by our friends at Demos for helping with their launch of the Epistemic Security Network last week. I'm so lucky to work with so many incredible and dedicated people. #Bloomscrolling

"For AI-powered social transformation, we can’t just listen to big tech."❗ Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social delivered the keynote at the Kyunghyang Forum on 'The Age of Hyper-Acceleration - Beyond Fear to Hope'. Prior to the forum, she spoke to 경향신문 about AI regulation. ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/for-ai-power...