Tim Burners-Lee on #AI: "We must ensure policymakers do not end up playing the same decade-long game of catchup they have done over social media. The time to decide the governance model for AI was yesterday, so we must act with urgency." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I've said for some time that the AI crisis may outpace the climate emergency. AI developments are so rapid that few understand the immense implications. The risk of superintelligence wiping out humanity is just one of a multitude of growing risks around AI. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

If you're concerned about the direction AI development is going in, visit ControlAI's new campaign and use their tools to contact your lawmakers. bsky.app/profile/cont...

Two weeks left until this petition on regulating AI closes. Any sign-ups and shares would be much appreciated! 🙏 #RegulateAI #RegulateTech #CitizensAssembly #AI @pauseai.bsky.social @controlai.com @bcmerchant.bsky.social petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Could we please stop pretending that the flags being hung from streetlamps or painted on roundabouts are innocent expressions of patriotic pride? This is the far right marking out its territory. It uses these flags to intimidate its traditional victims and opponents. 🧵1/3

📚 "A compelling case that superhuman AI would almost certainly lead to global human annihilation." Those are the words of Jon Wolfsthal, former Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, reviewing "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies".

I’m delighted to be featured in the newsletter of the Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA). Last month, I published a review of The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, a set of 11 books spanning ~5,200 pages. I shared it with the ALA, and they kindly included an abridged version in their newsletter.

This, by @jasonhickel.bsky.social, is the clearest explanation I have yet read of why the US and UK governments continue to support the Israeli government, regardless of its great crimes against humanity. jasonhickel.substack.com/p/why-does-t...

Headline statement: "According to the 35th annual State of the Climate report, greenhouse gas concentrations, the global temperature across land and oceans, global sea level, and ocean heat content all reached record highs in 2024, and glaciers lost the most ice of any year on record."

When multiple Nobel Prize winners warn that AI could be the end of humanity, you’d expect a strong government response. So… where is it? @controlai.com aistatement.com

‼️EXTRAORDINARY DAY Dozens of thousands of records are being brutalized in over 150 countries from Japan all the way to Morocco including WORLD RECORDS of highest temperatures. We are witnessing the most extreme heat waves in world climatic history Stay tuned with several tweets coming

During this time of permcrisis, I find it hard not to despair. So, in search of hope and inspiration, I took some time to read about one of the greatest leaders the world has ever seen - Abraham Lincoln. This blog contains numerous quotes that stood out for me. www.ryanmizzen.com/the-collecte...

This is one of the best books I've read this year. Vital reading, and highly recommended!

The #AI crisis is here. "Dorr heads a team of researchers who have studied patterns of technological change over millennia and concluded that the current wave will not just convulse but obliterate the labour market by 2045." @controlai.com @pauseai.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

This fantastic article by @drreneelertzman.bsky.social shows how we can engage people who don't appear to be in support of climate action. It's vital reading and potentially charts a way forward on the climate crisis, and many other issues besides. www.desmog.com/2025/03/05/t...

1/ @jonathan-watts.bsky.social has an excellent series on climate tipping points on @theguardian.com. It covers coral reefs, the Amazon, the polar regions, and more. Below are the six articles in the series. #Tippingpoints #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateEmergency

"The number of new entry-level UK jobs has dropped by almost a third since the launch of ChatGPT, figures suggest, as companies use artificial intelligence to cut back the size of their workforces." The AI crisis is here. It's time to acknowledge that and act. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The warnings around AI stealing jobs are no longer just warnings. It's happening. Society is on the brink of unimaginably negative change. Yet, the tech industry continues thrusting new technology upon us, knowing that it will lead to disaster. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...

Such a great TED talk from @romankrznaric.bsky.social We need hope more than ever as the world battles the twin climate and AI crises, and that's what this talk is infused with. youtu.be/lrUQn26zp_c?...

The Israeli government has shown that it is not prepared to stop until every Palestinian in #Gaza is dead, disabled or displaced. Every day in which it is still armed and supported by Western states, our own included, is a stain on international law.

Sad that it's come to this, but it's very important to distinguish human creativity from AI junk. I advocate for only purchasing and supporting human made going forward. @pauseai.bsky.social @controlai.com #BoycottAI

Another day, another warning about AI being ignored. “Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic... told Axios last week that he believes that AI could cut half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and send overall unemployment rocketing to 20% within the next five years.” www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

The enemy isn't just at the gates, it's battering them down. Meanwhile the majority of people remain unaware or unconcerned about the looming threat posed by #AI. The #AIcrisis is here, driven by ruthless individuals in the tech industry. Chaos awaits us. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’, scientists warn - Rising oceans will force millions away from coasts even if global temperature rise remains below 1.5C, analysis finds #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Acc to Uplift ... Shell paid no tax in the UK last year, instead receiving a payout from HM Treasury of £12.5m By contrast, report shows that Shell paid over £2.5bn in taxes and fees to the Norwegian government in 2024 p8 www.shell.com/sustainabili...

AIs improving AIs will quickly take us from chatbots to God-like superintelligence, and this poses a terrifying risk of extinction. Why do we expect this, and how can we stop it? We made this phenomenal new video with Rational Animations to explain! www.youtube.com/watc...

A survey of 130,000 people in 125 countries, “found 89% of people across the world wanted their national governments to do more to fight global heating.” This gives me some hope. Great reporting from @dpcarrington.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This fantastic extract from @rutgerbregman.com’s new book really resonated with me. Bregman argues that given the dire situation we find ourselves in, we have a moral responsibility to use our careers to affect positive change in the world. Very powerful reading! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Hugely proud of @scientistsx.bsky.social on the launch of their new book #ScientistsOnSurvival Personal Stories of Climate Action. This is a deeply moving and inspiring book that everyone needs to read -every chapter left me in tears or with goosebumps. Read more: www.scientistsforxr.earth/our-book

Here's JSO's short cut of my protest rant on Politics Live. www.youtube.com/shorts/L_93v...

It's not disruption that's being prosecuted in this country. It's dissent. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I recently started a petition calling on the UK government to hold an urgent citizens’ assembly on #AI. In this blog, I provide some context, explain what citizens’ assemblies are, and also why we desperately need one on AI. @pauseai.bsky.social @controlai.com www.ryanmizzen.com/uk-parliamen...

I recently started a petition calling on the UK government to hold an urgent citizens’ assembly on #AI. In this blog, I provide some context, explain what citizens’ assemblies are, and also why we desperately need one on AI. @pauseai.bsky.social @controlai.com www.ryanmizzen.com/uk-parliamen...

1/ I’ve started a petition calling on the UK government to hold an urgent citizens’ assembly on AI, to give society a say on this civilisation-altering technology. A 🧵 @pauseai.bsky.social @controlai.com #AI petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

1. Last month, a team led by Professor James Hansen published a new study explaining why global warming has accelerated. These are some of the shocking points that stood out for me. A 🧵 #climatecrisis #climatebreakdown #climatemergency #climatechaos www.ryanmizzen.com/global-warmi...

A gobsmacking story. Water companies let toxic waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. The sewage sludge is then spread, untested, on farmland, potentially poisoning vast areas, entire ecosystems and the people (you and me) eating the food. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

1. Last month, a team led by Professor James Hansen published a new study explaining why global warming has accelerated. These are some of the shocking points that stood out for me. A 🧵 #climatecrisis #climatebreakdown #climatemergency #climatechaos www.ryanmizzen.com/global-warmi...

1. As we face a series of great crises, every parent is confronted with the question of how much we tell our children. We don’t want to lie to them, but nor do we want to terrify them. Of course, there is no single answer. It depends in part on the child. But this thread suggests one approach. 🧵

Zelenskyy knows what it is to fight for something bigger than yourself. Trump does not.

This week's column asks a question that should be in everyone's minds, as Trump reshapes the world's alliances: How, given that our defence and security capacities are completely infiltrated by the US state, do we defend ourselves if the US becomes our opponent? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I'm launching my new book via Kickstarter now. It follows a #moral #philosophy professor who uses a case study of a murder in a #citizensassembly on #climate to set #EthicalDilemmas for her students. The script version won the #writing climate pitchfest in 2024. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dab...

In this week's column, I explore what I see as a very real prospect of systemic collapse, caused by Trump's actions, and suggest we start preparing. I try to explain how complex systems fail, and suggest some of the failure paths we could be on. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Extreme weather is our new reality. We must accept it and begin planning | Gaia Vince

Fantastic new video with a great call to action for participatory democracy at the end. Please watch and share widely.

Two weeks left to respond to this urgent consultation. Authors and Illustrators, please take the time to check out the resources in Emma's post.

This feels deeply troubling. At a time when we need urgent regulations on #AI and the tech industry, the US and the UK have turned their heads the other way. In doing so, they've turned their backs on our collective future. @pauseai.bsky.social @controlai.com www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Crucial reading showing how out of step the Labour government is on AI. For those wishing to contact their political representatives after reading this, I've drafted some templates which can be found at the bottom of this blog: www.ryanmizzen.com/mainlining-a...

Remember what regulations are. They are our protection against the predations of capital. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump is capitalism in human form, stripped of its disguises. The violent seizure of other people's resources, the exploitation of other people's catastrophes, the predatory gleam in the psychopath's eye. #Gaza #Genocide

Prof James Hansen believes the 2C Paris climate goal is dead. His new co-authored study suggests we'll surpass this threshold in 2045 - just two decades away. It's around that point (in 20-30 years) that they predict AMOC will shutdown. #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...