Ewa Luger
@ewaluger.bsky.social
Professor of Human-Data Interaction, University of Edinburgh; Codirector @braiduk.bsky.social; & https://www.responsiblenlp.org Researches AI/HCI/Power
New research job alert! Come and join the amazing @braiduk.bsky.social team, working with me and @shannonvallor.bsky.social. The post is exploring the social return of AI investments. Feel free to reach out, and apply here - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r...
Research Associate at The University of Edinburgh
An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
New research job alert! Come and join the amazing @braiduk.bsky.social team, working with me and @shannonvallor.bsky.social. The post is exploring the social return of AI investments. Feel free to reach out, and apply here - www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r...
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Is also the case that, if the AI bubble comes, it will sting www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch... we've seen highly valued companies that can't make a profit before
Just How Bad Would an AI Bubble Be?
The entire U.S. economy is being propped up by the promise of productivity gains that seem very far from materializing.
www.theatlantic.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Is also the case that, if the AI bubble comes, it will sting www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch... we've seen highly valued companies that can't make a profit before
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Having admitted that it used pirated works to build its LLM, in "the first class action settlement centered on AI and copyright in the United States", #Anthropic have now agreed to pay compensation to authors. It is unlikely to be the last.
www.wired.com/story/anthro...
www.wired.com/story/anthro...
Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement
Anthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools.
www.wired.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Having admitted that it used pirated works to build its LLM, in "the first class action settlement centered on AI and copyright in the United States", #Anthropic have now agreed to pay compensation to authors. It is unlikely to be the last.
www.wired.com/story/anthro...
www.wired.com/story/anthro...
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Will AI support or supplant human participation in politics?
Join the compelling conversation chaired by @maggiechapman.bsky.social MSP with our panellists Robert Moran, @pipt.bsky.social, @profvaccari.bsky.social and @ewaluger.bsky.social
📆 Aug 20, 5:30pm ‐ 7:00pm
🎫 t.co/jOCnetKs19
Join the compelling conversation chaired by @maggiechapman.bsky.social MSP with our panellists Robert Moran, @pipt.bsky.social, @profvaccari.bsky.social and @ewaluger.bsky.social
📆 Aug 20, 5:30pm ‐ 7:00pm
🎫 t.co/jOCnetKs19
August 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Will AI support or supplant human participation in politics?
Join the compelling conversation chaired by @maggiechapman.bsky.social MSP with our panellists Robert Moran, @pipt.bsky.social, @profvaccari.bsky.social and @ewaluger.bsky.social
📆 Aug 20, 5:30pm ‐ 7:00pm
🎫 t.co/jOCnetKs19
Join the compelling conversation chaired by @maggiechapman.bsky.social MSP with our panellists Robert Moran, @pipt.bsky.social, @profvaccari.bsky.social and @ewaluger.bsky.social
📆 Aug 20, 5:30pm ‐ 7:00pm
🎫 t.co/jOCnetKs19
“AI could result in ‘unequal care provision for women’”. Another reminder that, without responsible adoption, AI just amplifies our past bad practice and reintroduces it into our present. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds
Exclusive: LSE research finds risk of gender bias in care decisions made based on AI summaries of case notes
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
“AI could result in ‘unequal care provision for women’”. Another reminder that, without responsible adoption, AI just amplifies our past bad practice and reintroduces it into our present. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Very excited to be recruiting for a Communication and Impact Officer to work with me, @ewaluger.bsky.social and the whole @braiduk.bsky.social team in Edinburgh through late 2028! Opportunity is Grade 7 and applications close 1st Sept
Communication and Impact Officer
The BRAID Communications and Impact Manager will play a pivotal role in enhancing BRAID’s visibility, engagement, and overall impact. The post-holder will contribute to a stakeholder-focussed communic...
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August 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Very excited to be recruiting for a Communication and Impact Officer to work with me, @ewaluger.bsky.social and the whole @braiduk.bsky.social team in Edinburgh through late 2028! Opportunity is Grade 7 and applications close 1st Sept
The @braiduk.bsky.social team is looking for an administrator to join our project family. Working with me and @shannonvallor.bsky.social and a lovely widerteam. Do please circulate to anyone who might be interested. Deadline 5th August!
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Project Administrator
We are looking for someone to join the BRAID team as Project Administrator. The successful candidate will work closely with other team members to ensure the smooth running of the BRAID Programme, prov...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The @braiduk.bsky.social team is looking for an administrator to join our project family. Working with me and @shannonvallor.bsky.social and a lovely widerteam. Do please circulate to anyone who might be interested. Deadline 5th August!
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Which jacket was designed by AI? ‘Unbelievably Creative’ asking the BRAID community questions about the role of AI in creativity
@braiduk.bsky.social @shannonvallor.bsky.social
@braiduk.bsky.social @shannonvallor.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Which jacket was designed by AI? ‘Unbelievably Creative’ asking the BRAID community questions about the role of AI in creativity
@braiduk.bsky.social @shannonvallor.bsky.social
@braiduk.bsky.social @shannonvallor.bsky.social
Cracking on with the first panel of the day (AI & Society) at our @braiduk.bsky.social community event. Starting with an overview of the @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social AI public attitudes survey. @shannonvallor.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Cracking on with the first panel of the day (AI & Society) at our @braiduk.bsky.social community event. Starting with an overview of the @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social AI public attitudes survey. @shannonvallor.bsky.social
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Kicking off our celebration of the first three years of @braiduk.bsky.social in Manchester at the Lowry and it’s going to be a fantastic day! So proud of all the artists and researchers who make up this amazing community
Excited to be in Manchester where the #BRAIDUK community is gathering. 3 years since the launch of BRAID, we look forward to celebrating the achievements of our community, & exploring together opportunities for the future @christophersmith.bsky.social #AHRC #AcademicSky #AHRC
June 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Kicking off our celebration of the first three years of @braiduk.bsky.social in Manchester at the Lowry and it’s going to be a fantastic day! So proud of all the artists and researchers who make up this amazing community
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Fancy Edinburgh Uni as a visiting fellow? Global Majority Fellowships in NLP 2025-2026, for early careers researchers. For this 1st year, we welcome applications on “Responsible NLP and Digital Cultural Heritage”, working with me! 2-3 months in duration, Visa fees, stipend &travel. Please share!
Global Majority Fellowships 2025-2026
www.responsiblenlp.org
June 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Fancy Edinburgh Uni as a visiting fellow? Global Majority Fellowships in NLP 2025-2026, for early careers researchers. For this 1st year, we welcome applications on “Responsible NLP and Digital Cultural Heritage”, working with me! 2-3 months in duration, Visa fees, stipend &travel. Please share!
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Join the Early Career Research Network in September for the National Postdoctoral Conference which aims to celebrate, unite, and empower postdoctoral researchers from across the UK. Register here: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/natio...
National Postdoctoral Conference for ECRs
The National Postdoctoral Conference is a free event taking place in September 2025, open to ECRs from SHAPE and STEM disciplines.
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June 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Join the Early Career Research Network in September for the National Postdoctoral Conference which aims to celebrate, unite, and empower postdoctoral researchers from across the UK. Register here: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/natio...
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Fitting for today’s cat fight.
June 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Fitting for today’s cat fight.
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The Labour government’s plan for economic growth, public service reform, and thus its electoral hopes, rest on the country adopting AI.
But its strategy of breathlessly bigging up bleeding-edge AI and pursuing massive data center investments is not cutting through to voters, MPs fear.
But its strategy of breathlessly bigging up bleeding-edge AI and pursuing massive data center investments is not cutting through to voters, MPs fear.
Labour’s AI gold rush gets stuck in the mud
Ministers are preparing a string of AI announcements for early June, but voters are skeptical about the technology. That leaves the ruling Labour Party with a huge problem.
ow.ly
May 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The Labour government’s plan for economic growth, public service reform, and thus its electoral hopes, rest on the country adopting AI.
But its strategy of breathlessly bigging up bleeding-edge AI and pursuing massive data center investments is not cutting through to voters, MPs fear.
But its strategy of breathlessly bigging up bleeding-edge AI and pursuing massive data center investments is not cutting through to voters, MPs fear.
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Electronic Legal Deposit materials are back online in 5 legal deposit reading rooms after the British Library cyberattack! Hurrah. But not in London yet. ICYDK, this encompasses vast swathes of modern digital texts including journal papers & books, & other media. Great to see it back!
Guides: Electronic legal deposit: Introduction
Access electronic legal deposit at partner libraries
bl.libguides.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Electronic Legal Deposit materials are back online in 5 legal deposit reading rooms after the British Library cyberattack! Hurrah. But not in London yet. ICYDK, this encompasses vast swathes of modern digital texts including journal papers & books, & other media. Great to see it back!
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“We are told repeatedly that AI will eventually help us solve social issues, including climate change...while AI infrastructures are right now burdening communities and undermining climate goals,” D&S’s @tamigraph.bsky.social tells @leximcmenamin.com @teenvogue.com. www.teenvogue.com/story/chatgp...
ChatGPT Is Everywhere — Why Aren't We Talking About Its Environmental Costs?
One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search.
www.teenvogue.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“We are told repeatedly that AI will eventually help us solve social issues, including climate change...while AI infrastructures are right now burdening communities and undermining climate goals,” D&S’s @tamigraph.bsky.social tells @leximcmenamin.com @teenvogue.com. www.teenvogue.com/story/chatgp...
Really great talk and discussion with @dynarch.bsky.social. The full recording will be available soon.
A big thank you to @dynarch.bsky.social for a great seminar and to @ewaluger.bsky.social for hosting.
The recording of this seminar will be on our website soon, so keep an eye out!
@designinf.bsky.social
The recording of this seminar will be on our website soon, so keep an eye out!
@designinf.bsky.social
Kicking off our next Lecture Series with our speaker @dynarch.bsky.social hosted by @ewaluger.bsky.social. Lydia is talking on Responsible Use of AI in the Creative Industries.
The recording of this seminar will be available soon on our website!
@designinf.bsky.social
The recording of this seminar will be available soon on our website!
@designinf.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Really great talk and discussion with @dynarch.bsky.social. The full recording will be available soon.
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Join next @braiduk.bsky.social x IDI Hybrid Seminar where @dynarch.bsky.social will provide key insights from her scoping BRAID project ‘Creating a dynamic #archive of Responsible AI Ecosystems in the context of #CreativeAI’
📅 Thu 8 May
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍@inspacegallery.bsky.social/ Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/3CoJbuZ
📅 Thu 8 May
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍@inspacegallery.bsky.social/ Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/3CoJbuZ
April 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Join next @braiduk.bsky.social x IDI Hybrid Seminar where @dynarch.bsky.social will provide key insights from her scoping BRAID project ‘Creating a dynamic #archive of Responsible AI Ecosystems in the context of #CreativeAI’
📅 Thu 8 May
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍@inspacegallery.bsky.social/ Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/3CoJbuZ
📅 Thu 8 May
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍@inspacegallery.bsky.social/ Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/3CoJbuZ
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New CETaS report 'UK Public Attitudes to National Security Data Processing: Assessing Human and Machine Intrusion' (Powell, Oswald & Janjeva) published today. Based on a nationally representative survey and a citizens panel cetas.turing.ac.uk/publications... 1/3
UK Public Attitudes to National Security Data Processing: Assessing Human and Machine Intrusion
Emerging technologies are transforming national security data processing, as many analytical tasks can now be automated – including through machine learning
cetas.turing.ac.uk
April 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
New CETaS report 'UK Public Attitudes to National Security Data Processing: Assessing Human and Machine Intrusion' (Powell, Oswald & Janjeva) published today. Based on a nationally representative survey and a citizens panel cetas.turing.ac.uk/publications... 1/3
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Excellent research workshop last night at the RSA in London on 'AI and the Novel', led by @clemicollett.bsky.social as part of the work she is doing with us and @mctd.bsky.social, with funding from @braiduk.bsky.social. Rich discussions about risks and opportunities across the field!
April 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Excellent research workshop last night at the RSA in London on 'AI and the Novel', led by @clemicollett.bsky.social as part of the work she is doing with us and @mctd.bsky.social, with funding from @braiduk.bsky.social. Rich discussions about risks and opportunities across the field!
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Nasty work. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
April 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Nasty work. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
Amazing Carole Cadwalladr telling it like it is. A digital coup that we need to find everyday ways to resist.
April 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Amazing Carole Cadwalladr telling it like it is. A digital coup that we need to find everyday ways to resist.
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The US government holds a tremendous amount of data about US citizens. Now,
The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
How Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About You
Databases that Elon Musk’s team is trying to access include more than 300 personal details about members of the U.S. public.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The US government holds a tremendous amount of data about US citizens. Now,
The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
The Trump administration is trying to access that data and link it together.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
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1. Whenever you see really vicious and widespread "spontaneous" attacks on scientific findings that challenge powerful economic interests, you can be assured that corporate lobbyists have been busy behind the scenes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows
Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
1. Whenever you see really vicious and widespread "spontaneous" attacks on scientific findings that challenge powerful economic interests, you can be assured that corporate lobbyists have been busy behind the scenes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In 2025 top 3 uses of GenAI are: therapy/companionship, organising life, and finding purpose. I think something has gone pretty badly wrong here.
hbr.org/2025/04/how-...
hbr.org/2025/04/how-...
How People Are Really Using Gen AI in 2025
Last year, HBR published a piece on how people are using gen AI. Much has happened over the past 12 months. We now have Custom GPTs—AI tailored for narrower sets of requirements. New kids are on the b...
hbr.org
April 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
In 2025 top 3 uses of GenAI are: therapy/companionship, organising life, and finding purpose. I think something has gone pretty badly wrong here.
hbr.org/2025/04/how-...
hbr.org/2025/04/how-...