Into machine learning and the future of democratic participation and decision making. Views mine or yours
UK, Europe, Earth
Joined December 2008
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Anthropic enhances Claude AI with web search capabilities, ensuring up-to-date responses for users. 🌐 #Anthropic #ClaudeAI #WebSearch #AIInnovation ow.ly/zR4830sKZqA
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The counter-disinformation industry is funded to stigmatise & suppress information contrary to what those controlling the media & social media platforms want the public to access. But since academics take it seriously, I provide a serious critique.
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📣 We’re #hiring a 2-yr PostDoc in #Economics / #Demography / Quant. Social Science @univienna, @WiCVienna:
Join us to explore human capital loss during parental leave & gender pay gaps!
Please share & email me w. questions! 👉 tinyurl.com/3jwe8wk9
#postdocjobs #EconTwitter
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Three students used AI to reveal text on an ancient scroll badly damaged by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. trib.al/ERKiZOC
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NEW #prodmgmt job! Nesta is looking for a Delivery and Product Manager to join their team. Take a look!
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📗 NEW REPORT | The Future of Democracy in the UK: Public Attitudes and Policy Responses
Since 2021, we have carried out two UK-wide surveys and held a citizens' assembly — this is the final report from the project.
Read a summary on our blog 👇
constitution-unit.com/2023/1…
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Delighted to share this newly published – open access – article on 'Data science, artificial intelligence and the third wave of Digital era governance' by @patrickdunleavy and @helenmargetts journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful… 1/n
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⚡ 👉 How have #datapractices reconfigured sociological approaches to researching #sociallife? Our 2023 colloquium brings together scholars from across disciplines to reflect on digitally mediated data collection practices. 1st session on Oct 19! info ▶️ bit.ly/bdns2023
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After 5 years of working together with my new academic brother @EmilianoTrere, our new book, Algorithms of Resistance (MIT press, release February 6, 2024) is ready to be pre-ordered:
mitpress.mit.edu/97802625474…
The book will be out in OA (thanks @mitpress)!
thread below👇
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HUGE relief - the @GovUK have officially scrapped the Rights Removal Bill 🎉
The bill would have ripped up our Human Rights Act - a blatant power grab to give people in power MORE power.
Yet, there's still work to be done. 🚨 The fight is not over.
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BREAKING NEWS 🚨
We are advertising an INTERNATIONAL PhD Scholarship soon. Opportunity to work with the brilliant @Hans_Asenbaum at @DelDemUCan @UniCanberra.
Send Hans a DM if you're interested 😊
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Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks that fast track you to an interview with an employer.
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Hello 👋
If you know anyone from 🇦🇺🇳🇿 thinking of doing a PhD on democracy, identity, and/or inclusion, please ask them to DM my brilliant colleague @Hans_Asenbaum. We have 1 PhD scholarship available.
See: canberra.edu.au/research/gra…
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"You don't necessarily give them all the money, but give them some."
Ian Hislop with a lesson for the government - who appear to have forgotten how industrial action works.
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Whales could help stop climate change - scientists 1news.co.nz/2022/12/20/whale…
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Excited to announce we are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to explore pressing questions in medical AI safety and ethics, with a view to answer real world AI governance questions and inform policy at the national and international level.
careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/e…
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"We have taken the ocean for granted, and today we face what I would call an 'Ocean Emergency'."
-- @antonioguterres urges everyone, everywhere, to help turn the tide & commit to protecting our planet at the UN Ocean Conference. news.un.org/en/story/2022/06… #SaveOurOcean
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At @newscientist, Christmas starts very early... Yes, believe it or not, it's time to put the call out for freelance pitches for our Christmas/holiday issue! Full details about what we're looking for and how to pitch are here ---> medium.com/@jdhowgego/how-to…
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Also known as natural organic reduction, human composting transforms bodies into nutrient-rich soil. wired.trib.al/eTAIFGv
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An excellent example of sustainable community solutions! This is happening in Worcester, UK this Saturday! #EthicalHour
