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Personal Data Sovereignty — anonymisation and aggregation is not enough. Today's news emphasises that big computation and data mean we need to look further than standard ideas of privacy.
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Personal data sovereignty -- anonymisation and aggregation is not enough
Data that has been anonymised and aggregated it is often regarded as safe and outside privacy laws, but as todays news shows this is not the case, it can still violate personal data sovereignty.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Personal Data Sovereignty — anonymisation and aggregation is not enough. Today's news emphasises that big computation and data mean we need to look further than standard ideas of privacy.
alandix.com/blog/2025/11...
alandix.com/blog/2025/11...
Yesterday I finished the first draft text of "Human–Computer Interaction the Basics", a short overview of HCI for the @routledgebooks 'the Basics' series. Loads of work still to do, but a milestone. Draft ToC at: basics.hcibook.com
HCI Basics
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October 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Yesterday I finished the first draft text of "Human–Computer Interaction the Basics", a short overview of HCI for the @routledgebooks 'the Basics' series. Loads of work still to do, but a milestone. Draft ToC at: basics.hcibook.com
Notes and slides for "Why AI?" my keynote yesterday at the Wales User Experience Research Summit 2025. Thanks to Admiral for organising a wonderful day.
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Why AI?
In some ways AI is just another technology we still need to understand users and their contexts, and match the appropriate technology with user needs even if that sometimes means not using technology ...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Notes and slides for "Why AI?" my keynote yesterday at the Wales User Experience Research Summit 2025. Thanks to Admiral for organising a wonderful day.
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Yikes, ACM tells porkies about DOIs! We just encountered this problem when verifying references for my upcoming AI for HCI book.
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nickwalker.us/blog/2024/ac...
The ACM Digital Library Has a Fake DOI Problem
The ACM Digital Library sometimes presents fake DOIs, and it’s spreading broken links across the web.
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September 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Yikes, ACM tells porkies about DOIs! We just encountered this problem when verifying references for my upcoming AI for HCI book.
nickwalker.us/blog/2024/ac...
nickwalker.us/blog/2024/ac...
Slides available from "A walk around the unspoilt coastline of Wales" my talk about the rich heritage of human activity around the periphery of Wales. Part of a meeting of the strategic research network Heritage Practice Communities in a Digitized World.
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A walk around the unspoilt coastline of Wales
Twelve years ago, I walked one thousand miles around the entire periphery of Wales. One might imagine unspoilt coastline and mediaeval castles, but the coast is also the historic industrial heart of t...
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September 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Slides available from "A walk around the unspoilt coastline of Wales" my talk about the rich heritage of human activity around the periphery of Wales. Part of a meeting of the strategic research network Heritage Practice Communities in a Digitized World.
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alandix.com/academic/tal...
Finished 2025 Tiree Ultramarathon and the toughest weather yet, 50mph (80kph) winds at some points of the day and wind flung hail that stung every bit of exposed flesh. However the spirit of the day, as ever, was wonderful.
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another year another Tiree Ultra
Finished 2025 Tiree Ultramarathon and the toughest weather yet, 50mph (80kph) winds at some points of the day and wind flung hail that stung every bit of exposed flesh. However the spirit of the day,...
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September 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Finished 2025 Tiree Ultramarathon and the toughest weather yet, 50mph (80kph) winds at some points of the day and wind flung hail that stung every bit of exposed flesh. However the spirit of the day, as ever, was wonderful.
alandix.com/blog/2025/09...
alandix.com/blog/2025/09...
Last post about 65-for-65. Having now turned 65 I've written some reflections on the experience: 70 miles running in five days through spectacular Welsh mountains and valleys and over £1300 raised for @cancerresearchuk.org - thank you so much to all who contributed.
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Reflections
The challenge
The first day was clearly going to be the biggest personal challenge, a marathon length run over the mountain pass between Brecon and Merthyr. I hadn't realised how anxious about it I h...
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July 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Last post about 65-for-65. Having now turned 65 I've written some reflections on the experience: 70 miles running in five days through spectacular Welsh mountains and valleys and over £1300 raised for @cancerresearchuk.org - thank you so much to all who contributed.
alandix.com/65-for-65/re...
alandix.com/65-for-65/re...
In the UK looking suspicious is illegal: "it an offence to wear any uniform, or wear, carry or display an article ... in a way which would arouse reasonable suspicion that the individual is a supporter or member of a proscribed organisation." www.gov.uk/government/p...
Crime and Policing Bill: counter-terrorism and national security factsheet
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July 17, 2025 at 6:35 AM
In the UK looking suspicious is illegal: "it an offence to wear any uniform, or wear, carry or display an article ... in a way which would arouse reasonable suspicion that the individual is a supporter or member of a proscribed organisation." www.gov.uk/government/p...
Finished 65 for 65. Day 5 Aberaeron - Llanerchaeron loop 6.5 miles, so total of just over 70 miles in 5 days, averaging a half marathon a day, but heavily front loaded.
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July 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Finished 65 for 65. Day 5 Aberaeron - Llanerchaeron loop 6.5 miles, so total of just over 70 miles in 5 days, averaging a half marathon a day, but heavily front loaded.
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About to set out for Day 5, the last day. Five miles from Aberaeron to Llanarchaeron and back, but only a mile of that needed to reach 65 miles! Set to be heatwave today, but will be finished well before the heat of the day sets in.
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Alan runs 65 miles at 65 for Cancer Research UK
Help Alan Dix raise money to support Cancer Research UK
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July 10, 2025 at 5:07 AM
About to set out for Day 5, the last day. Five miles from Aberaeron to Llanarchaeron and back, but only a mile of that needed to reach 65 miles! Set to be heatwave today, but will be finished well before the heat of the day sets in.
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Just setting off for Day 4, finishing off Taff Trail and then a loop around the Cardiff Bay Trail. Approx 9 or 10 miles. Hoping to get breakfast at the Senedd when I finish :)
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Alan runs 65 miles at 65 for Cancer Research UK
Help Alan Dix raise money to support Cancer Research UK
www.justgiving.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Just setting off for Day 4, finishing off Taff Trail and then a loop around the Cardiff Bay Trail. Approx 9 or 10 miles. Hoping to get breakfast at the Senedd when I finish :)
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www.justgiving.com/page/alan-di...
Getting ready for Day 3 of 65-for-65. Shorter day, about 10 miles from Pontypridd to Llandaff, including popping up to Castell Coch, one of the small wonders of Wales. Short walk and train to get to start. Hoping to get finished before it is too hot!
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Alan runs 65 miles at 65 for Cancer Research UK
Help Alan Dix raise money to support Cancer Research UK
www.justgiving.com
July 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Getting ready for Day 3 of 65-for-65. Shorter day, about 10 miles from Pontypridd to Llandaff, including popping up to Castell Coch, one of the small wonders of Wales. Short walk and train to get to start. Hoping to get finished before it is too hot!
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www.justgiving.com/page/alan-di...
Just getting ready to set off for day 2 of 65-for-65 now. Shorter run today about 14 miles Merthyr to Pontypridd.
A bit of a drive and then train journey to get to start, so my first tweet on @ alanwalkswales won't be for a couple of hours.
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A bit of a drive and then train journey to get to start, so my first tweet on @ alanwalkswales won't be for a couple of hours.
www.justgiving.com/page/alan-di...
Alan runs 65 miles at 65 for Cancer Research UK
Help Alan Dix raise money to support Cancer Research UK
www.justgiving.com
July 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Just getting ready to set off for day 2 of 65-for-65 now. Shorter run today about 14 miles Merthyr to Pontypridd.
A bit of a drive and then train journey to get to start, so my first tweet on @ alanwalkswales won't be for a couple of hours.
www.justgiving.com/page/alan-di...
A bit of a drive and then train journey to get to start, so my first tweet on @ alanwalkswales won't be for a couple of hours.
www.justgiving.com/page/alan-di...
Packing my bag at Brecon ... just 27 miles or so to Merthyr Tydfil ...
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Alan runs 65 miles at 65 for Cancer Research UK
Help Alan Dix raise money to support Cancer Research UK
www.justgiving.com
July 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Packing my bag at Brecon ... just 27 miles or so to Merthyr Tydfil ...
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www.justgiving.com/page/alan-di...
A day to go before my 65 for 65 run starts. Weather looks a bit miserable for Sunday (marathon over the mountains) I'll look just like the picture! After that much better. Many thanks to everyone who has donated so far, I've pushed target up to £1065.
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www.justgiving.com/page/alan-di...
Alan runs 65 miles at 65 for Cancer Research UK
Help Alan Dix raise money to support Cancer Research UK
www.justgiving.com
July 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
A day to go before my 65 for 65 run starts. Weather looks a bit miserable for Sunday (marathon over the mountains) I'll look just like the picture! After that much better. Many thanks to everyone who has donated so far, I've pushed target up to £1065.
www.justgiving.com/page/alan-di...
www.justgiving.com/page/alan-di...
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Welcome to Britain 2025: where a musician's words cause more outrage than the murder and horror in Gaza | Owen Jones
Welcome to Britain 2025: where a musician's words cause more outrage than the murder and horror in Gaza | Owen Jones
The issue of what happened at Glastonbury is obscuring the outrage about real bombs and actual death, and I think that is deliberate, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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July 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Welcome to Britain 2025: where a musician's words cause more outrage than the murder and horror in Gaza | Owen Jones
In just over a week (6-10 July) I'm 65 miles leading up to my 65th birthday. I'm collecting for Cancer Research as cancer has touched several family and friends recently. The multi-day run starts with a marathon distance over the Brecon Beacons mountains.
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Alan runs 65 miles at 65 for Cancer Research UK
Help Alan Dix raise money to support Cancer Research UK
www.justgiving.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In just over a week (6-10 July) I'm 65 miles leading up to my 65th birthday. I'm collecting for Cancer Research as cancer has touched several family and friends recently. The multi-day run starts with a marathon distance over the Brecon Beacons mountains.
www.justgiving.com/page/alan-di...
www.justgiving.com/page/alan-di...
See slides and notes of "Enabling the Digital Artisan" my talk at ICOCI earlier today. Unhindered technology always favours the big and powerful - can radical digital and AI technology empower the small?
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Enabling the Digital Artisan
Digital technology seems to lead inexorably towards the concentration of power into a tiny number of vast corporations. As physical manufacture is increasingly digital and AI-based, will the same hap...
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June 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
See slides and notes of "Enabling the Digital Artisan" my talk at ICOCI earlier today. Unhindered technology always favours the big and powerful - can radical digital and AI technology empower the small?
alandix.com/academic/tal...
alandix.com/academic/tal...
AI Book 2e at the AI Summit London :) alandix.com/aibook/secon...
June 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
AI Book 2e at the AI Summit London :) alandix.com/aibook/secon...
Just a week to go! "Artificial Intelligence
humans at the heart of algorithms" is due out on 16th June ...
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#AI #ArtificialInteligence
humans at the heart of algorithms" is due out on 16th June ...
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#AI #ArtificialInteligence
Artificial Intelligence: Humans at the Heart of Algorithms
An authoritative and accessible one-stop resource, the first edition of An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence presented one of the first comprehensive examinations of AI. Designed to provide an u...
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June 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Just a week to go! "Artificial Intelligence
humans at the heart of algorithms" is due out on 16th June ...
www.routledge.com/Artificial-I...
#AI #ArtificialInteligence
humans at the heart of algorithms" is due out on 16th June ...
www.routledge.com/Artificial-I...
#AI #ArtificialInteligence
Today is my last day at Cardiff Met. I won't be idle; "Introduction to AI" is due out in June and other books in the way, but a change of pace and focus. To mark this and turning 65 I will run 65 miles in a week in July in aid of Cancer Research UK.
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Retiring today!
Today is my last day at Cardiff Met. I won't be idle; "Introduction to AI" is due out in June and other books in the way, but it is a change of pace and focus. To mark my retirement and turning 65 ...
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May 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Today is my last day at Cardiff Met. I won't be idle; "Introduction to AI" is due out in June and other books in the way, but a change of pace and focus. To mark this and turning 65 I will run 65 miles in a week in July in aid of Cancer Research UK.
alandix.com/blog/2025/05...
alandix.com/blog/2025/05...
Detailed notes now complete of "AI Changes Everything" the talk I gave a few weeks ago at the final event of the British Council UK-Saudi Challenge Fund project Data Fusion Dynamics. (~8000 words, 72 refs)
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AI Changes Everything
Is AI just another technology, or does it fundamentally change the way we live and think? Every technology has a direct impact with micro-ethical consequences, some good, some bad. However more pro...
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May 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Detailed notes now complete of "AI Changes Everything" the talk I gave a few weeks ago at the final event of the British Council UK-Saudi Challenge Fund project Data Fusion Dynamics. (~8000 words, 72 refs)
alandix.com/academic/tal...
alandix.com/academic/tal...
Slides of my talk "Who's choice? Making decisions with and about Artificial Intelligence" online. Thanks to all at Keele University for a great welcome last week at their Digital & AI Revolution week.
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@keeledsi.bsky.social
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@keeledsi.bsky.social
Who's choice? Making decisions with and about Artificial Intelligence
In many areas it already seems that AI is in charge. Can we design ways for humans and AI to work together that retain essential human autonomy and responsibility, whilst also allowing AI to work to i...
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May 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Slides of my talk "Who's choice? Making decisions with and about Artificial Intelligence" online. Thanks to all at Keele University for a great welcome last week at their Digital & AI Revolution week.
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@keeledsi.bsky.social
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@keeledsi.bsky.social
Looking forward to taking part in Keele's Digital & AI Revolution week, I'll be talking about "Who's choice? Making decisions with and about Artificial Intelligence"
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Human-centre design & sustainability are the two topics for the Wednesday… | Keele Digital Society Institute (DSI)
Human-centre design & sustainability are the two topics for the Wednesday (May 14) of our Digital Revolution week with invited talks from Alan Dix, Dr Andrew Crossland (GivEnergy) and Peter Matthe...
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May 14, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Looking forward to taking part in Keele's Digital & AI Revolution week, I'll be talking about "Who's choice? Making decisions with and about Artificial Intelligence"
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@keeledsi.bsky.social
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@keeledsi.bsky.social
AI Changes Everything – slides available of recent talk as part of the final event of Data Fusion Dynamics: A Collaborative UK-Saudi Initiative in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence, at Cardiff Metropolitan University. alandix.com/academic/tal...
AI Changes Everything
Is AI just another technology, or does it fundamentally change the way we live and think? Every technology has a direct impact with micro-ethical consequences, some good, some bad. However more pro...
alandix.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
AI Changes Everything – slides available of recent talk as part of the final event of Data Fusion Dynamics: A Collaborative UK-Saudi Initiative in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence, at Cardiff Metropolitan University. alandix.com/academic/tal...