If you were in any doubt about this guy being the worst

Walter de Staplecat, Simpkin IV, Teabag, Balthasar and Benny D Cat take the stage as we meet the college cats of Oxford. And, of course, Magdalen’s Ozymandias. Read on for our photo special. (Includes a cat map.) oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...

I see many people (including in my house) are on the cricket rollercoaster this morning. Productive days ahead 😆

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I feel like many people won't be surprised by this, but it's still shocking to see it in black and white

DWP ramping up their investment in AI

“The Sam Altman-founded company behind the ‘Orb,’ a volleyball-sized metal sphere that scans irises to prove people's humanity, had a message for employees: work weekends and ignore anything outside your job — for the good of humanity.”

Happy to report that the NHS in Bristol is still functioning, staff lovely and appointments timely. Plus biscuits.

"The Minister states that “the chatbot was tested extensively...checking responses to “55 questions out of which 53 were deemed successful" Wendy Lyon, an immigration & human rights solicitor at Abbey law, found that many of these 53 “successful” responses were wrong, unhelpful & misleading."

He "has been described as “geographically monogamous” – he has two concurrent female partners in different parts of the world." Yeah sounds about right

I like how these guys get to have it both ways they get to inflate the bubble via broad product misrepresentation and bogus math then dole out sage warnings about a looming problem they created as if they played no role in it

This is tailor made for Bluesky

“This was a cynical strategic manoeuvre to avoid losing voters to the far right, but it seems, based on polling, that all they have done is prime their own voters to join the far right rather than stay with the Social Democrats.”

Apparently we're still doing fireworks 😠

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Emailed my (Labour) MP to express my dismay at their latest hateful nonsense. My constituency has a reasonable chance of going Reform next time - it stretches from reasonably affluent edges of the city centre out to more neglected post-war estates which have had a fair few flags flying recently

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I need the most Canadian story you have. No that's too Canadian.

I strongly suspect this MP has no understanding of what EI actually means - it has a particular definition - but is using it as thinly veiled code for 'lazy unemployed people' And also doesn't understand that e.g. full time caring responsibilities do rather a lot to prop up the economy

I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it. All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference. Tanks

This is such important work - with scary conclusions. Our public bodies are at risk of undermining, manipulation or disappearing under a future government

What the husband @mjowen174.bsky.social says is true. It’s been a bit quiet in my shop lately. If you’re looking for #Christmas cards and gifts please have a look at my website. gailmyerscough.co.uk A repost would be lovely too.

NEW: £250m+ has been taken as profit over 3yrs, by private companies running social care services in 3 English regions. By: ⛴️ Private equity firms 🏝️ Orgs based in tax havens Read our new #RORE report (Reclaiming Our Regional Economies) in today's @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Palantir update via www.wired.com/story/alex-k...

Given the story the other day about how she was learning and revising using ChatGPT should we be surprised?

Tiktok Harmonies Against Fascism!

They're really having fun with it on tiktok.

This is brilliant

Fifth edition of my digital welfare state newsletter now up on my website. Reflections and news on the role of digital ID in welfare systems, the latest on the child benefit f*ck-up and how the UK is learning lessons, good and bad, from India www.abdconsultancy.co.uk/blog/digital...

One benefit of digital ID for teenagers (from age 13 is what's being suggested) would be so they could verify their age as part of the online safety act, according to the MP working on ID. I expect many people will point out many potential problems with this idea

Just dealt with 7 emails that have been haunting my inbox. Took me 5 minutes. Will I learn from this next time? Probably not.

We @connectedbydata.org are planning a conference next year (early March, in Manchester) about people, power and participation in (public sector) data and AI. If you were coming, who would you really like to hear from as a keynote speaker to kick off the day?

Cat coming home minus 2 teeth 😥

Fifth edition of my digital welfare state newsletter now up on my website. Reflections and news on the role of digital ID in welfare systems, the latest on the child benefit f*ck-up and how the UK is learning lessons, good and bad, from India www.abdconsultancy.co.uk/blog/digital...

We have a very angry cat who has had nothing to eat since midnight that we need to get into a cat carrier soon. Pray for us.

Had a covid booster on Friday afternoon. My weekend has mostly been like this

Two articles that articulate the dehumanising reality and the brilliantly human possibilities of AI (and other tech) and the importance of where we direct and attention and energy. Guardian piece on medical AI and below in 🧵and great interview with the relational tech project in the US.

the most French teenager who ever lived

This *should* act as a warning to further experiments with automating consequential decisions. Should.

I’m old enough to remember when I got scolded on this here website by people who claimed a 3% false positive rate was good actually and well now it turns out to be an order of magnitude bigger! Still good guys?

I'm going to suggest less poking of the enormous spiderweb. Just as a precaution.

OVER A MILLION USERS DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT EVERY *WEEK* what the fuck are we DOING here

I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point

I have five tickets for Starlight Express TODAY at 14:30 (theatre is near Wembley). If you can use all / any please shout - would love them not to go to waste. 🚂💫

AI peas peas with AI www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Scheduled for Monday - you've got a few days to sign up! It's painless I promise

Yes the same Palantir that's been welcomed into UK public services by our tech-deranged government. What does this even mean?