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We're only able to do this work - helping people stand up to Far right bullies - because tens of thousands of you have set up direct debits to support our work. But the cost of living crisis means our income is getting squeezed - and we could really use your support. goodlawproject.org/donate/
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We can only keep fighting thanks to individual donations. Our people-powered model keeps us fiercely independent, so we can hold power to account.
goodlawproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We're only able to do this work - helping people stand up to Far right bullies - because tens of thousands of you have set up direct debits to support our work. But the cost of living crisis means our income is getting squeezed - and we could really use your support. goodlawproject.org/donate/
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There are only two seasons - the one where the clock in my car tells the right time, and the one where the clock in my car tells the wrong time.
Happy wrongtimetide to all who celebrate.
Happy wrongtimetide to all who celebrate.
October 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
There are only two seasons - the one where the clock in my car tells the right time, and the one where the clock in my car tells the wrong time.
Happy wrongtimetide to all who celebrate.
Happy wrongtimetide to all who celebrate.
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Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
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“These findings follow previous research which concluded that the more people learn about how AI works, the less they trust it. The opposite was also true — AI’s biggest fanboys tended to be those who understood the least about the tech.”
The More Scientists Work With AI, the Less They Trust It
A preliminary report shows that researchers' confidence in AI software dropped off a cliff over the last year.
futurism.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“These findings follow previous research which concluded that the more people learn about how AI works, the less they trust it. The opposite was also true — AI’s biggest fanboys tended to be those who understood the least about the tech.”
Can anyone point me to any work on how the principle of free speech can evolve and adapt to an age where industrial-scale misinformation and political grooming, funded by bad actors, has become the norm?
October 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Can anyone point me to any work on how the principle of free speech can evolve and adapt to an age where industrial-scale misinformation and political grooming, funded by bad actors, has become the norm?
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Racism and authoritarian nativism have become normalized in British politics in warp speed. Not only rhetorically but as guiding principles of policy. Yet, many still talk about "populism" as if it were 2016. The idea that "this isn't Britain" is keeping people from clearly assessing where we are.
Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham
Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham
Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit
Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in.
After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Racism and authoritarian nativism have become normalized in British politics in warp speed. Not only rhetorically but as guiding principles of policy. Yet, many still talk about "populism" as if it were 2016. The idea that "this isn't Britain" is keeping people from clearly assessing where we are.
The god Apollo gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy.
When C refused Apollo’s advances, he turned the gift into a curse, decreeing that though she would see futures, no one would ever believe her.
She warned people. They mocked her. They scorned her. They even blamed her.
There’s a lot of it about.
When C refused Apollo’s advances, he turned the gift into a curse, decreeing that though she would see futures, no one would ever believe her.
She warned people. They mocked her. They scorned her. They even blamed her.
There’s a lot of it about.
September 30, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The god Apollo gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy.
When C refused Apollo’s advances, he turned the gift into a curse, decreeing that though she would see futures, no one would ever believe her.
She warned people. They mocked her. They scorned her. They even blamed her.
There’s a lot of it about.
When C refused Apollo’s advances, he turned the gift into a curse, decreeing that though she would see futures, no one would ever believe her.
She warned people. They mocked her. They scorned her. They even blamed her.
There’s a lot of it about.
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Quite. So many Labour people on this website visibly have no idea of just how bad things have got for ethnic minorities since they came on, and how their visible indifference lands.
Also frankly I am quite desperate! A party that’s at best ambivalent on the question of whether I’m English and wants to deport my friends is 9 points ahead in the polls and the current leader is floundering and visibly out of his depth!
September 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Quite. So many Labour people on this website visibly have no idea of just how bad things have got for ethnic minorities since they came on, and how their visible indifference lands.
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I need you to understand what this country feels like right now for those of us who look different. I'm sitting here, trying to plan for Saturday, make sure I don't even need to go to the corner shop for milk, like it's Christmas Day or lockdown. Why? Because I live near where Yaxley-Lennon will 1/
September 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I need you to understand what this country feels like right now for those of us who look different. I'm sitting here, trying to plan for Saturday, make sure I don't even need to go to the corner shop for milk, like it's Christmas Day or lockdown. Why? Because I live near where Yaxley-Lennon will 1/
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New blog post: Yet another AI Racism example
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/09/yet-another-ai-racism-example/
Here's a good pub-quiz trivia question - which Oscar-winning Actors have appeared in Doctor Who? It's the sort of thing that you can either wrack your brains for, or construct a SPARQL …
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/09/yet-another-ai-racism-example/
Here's a good pub-quiz trivia question - which Oscar-winning Actors have appeared in Doctor Who? It's the sort of thing that you can either wrack your brains for, or construct a SPARQL …
Yet another AI Racism example
Here's a good pub-quiz trivia question - which Oscar-winning Actors have appeared in Doctor Who? It's the sort of thing that you can either wrack your brains for, or construct a SPARQL Query for WikiData0. I was bored and asked ChatGPT. The new Omni model claims to be faster and more accurate. But, in my […]
shkspr.mobi
September 7, 2024 at 11:35 AM
New blog post: Yet another AI Racism example
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/09/yet-another-ai-racism-example/
Here's a good pub-quiz trivia question - which Oscar-winning Actors have appeared in Doctor Who? It's the sort of thing that you can either wrack your brains for, or construct a SPARQL …
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/09/yet-another-ai-racism-example/
Here's a good pub-quiz trivia question - which Oscar-winning Actors have appeared in Doctor Who? It's the sort of thing that you can either wrack your brains for, or construct a SPARQL …
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In this short piece, I lean on embodied cog sci to argue that we should refuse & resist llms in education (pp. 53-58) unesdoc.unesco.org/in/documentV...
"the classroom is an environment where love, trust, empathy, care & humility are fostered & mutually cultivated through dialogical interactions"
"the classroom is an environment where love, trust, empathy, care & humility are fostered & mutually cultivated through dialogical interactions"
September 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
In this short piece, I lean on embodied cog sci to argue that we should refuse & resist llms in education (pp. 53-58) unesdoc.unesco.org/in/documentV...
"the classroom is an environment where love, trust, empathy, care & humility are fostered & mutually cultivated through dialogical interactions"
"the classroom is an environment where love, trust, empathy, care & humility are fostered & mutually cultivated through dialogical interactions"
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"Why do all these migrants have expensive mobile phones?!?!?"
A blog post from a decade ago which is, tragically, still relevant today.
shkspr.mobi/blog/2015/09...
A blog post from a decade ago which is, tragically, still relevant today.
shkspr.mobi/blog/2015/09...
Migrants and Mobiles
There's a pernicious myth - often spread by tabloids - that the poor and hungry don't deserve the meagre possessions which make life worth living. You see this in headlines like "Benefit Scum Have Fl...
shkspr.mobi
September 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"Why do all these migrants have expensive mobile phones?!?!?"
A blog post from a decade ago which is, tragically, still relevant today.
shkspr.mobi/blog/2015/09...
A blog post from a decade ago which is, tragically, still relevant today.
shkspr.mobi/blog/2015/09...
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In a functioning democracy with a decent press, these would be wall-to-wall headlines:
Fury as Farage Urges U.S. to Punish Britain
Farage Accused of Undermining UK Sovereignty
But no...
"The stamp duty receipt that ended Angela Rayner’s career"
FML
Fury as Farage Urges U.S. to Punish Britain
Farage Accused of Undermining UK Sovereignty
But no...
"The stamp duty receipt that ended Angela Rayner’s career"
FML
September 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In a functioning democracy with a decent press, these would be wall-to-wall headlines:
Fury as Farage Urges U.S. to Punish Britain
Farage Accused of Undermining UK Sovereignty
But no...
"The stamp duty receipt that ended Angela Rayner’s career"
FML
Fury as Farage Urges U.S. to Punish Britain
Farage Accused of Undermining UK Sovereignty
But no...
"The stamp duty receipt that ended Angela Rayner’s career"
FML
No fan of Levy, but his achievements are underrated.
The club was a basket case* when he came in, now it’s a stable, secure, almost-top club with the best stadium & facilities in the country. It’s no mean feat. A great foundation to build on…
* it really was an absolute basket case
The club was a basket case* when he came in, now it’s a stable, secure, almost-top club with the best stadium & facilities in the country. It’s no mean feat. A great foundation to build on…
* it really was an absolute basket case
September 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
No fan of Levy, but his achievements are underrated.
The club was a basket case* when he came in, now it’s a stable, secure, almost-top club with the best stadium & facilities in the country. It’s no mean feat. A great foundation to build on…
* it really was an absolute basket case
The club was a basket case* when he came in, now it’s a stable, secure, almost-top club with the best stadium & facilities in the country. It’s no mean feat. A great foundation to build on…
* it really was an absolute basket case
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the more you learn about genAI, the less likely you're to use it!!!
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...
I've repeatedly said in the past that meaningful change to the current disastrous reality is via combating big tech narrative & rhetoric and critical public awareness, which enables refusal/resistance
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...
I've repeatedly said in the past that meaningful change to the current disastrous reality is via combating big tech narrative & rhetoric and critical public awareness, which enables refusal/resistance
The Less You Know About AI, the More You Are Likely to Use It
AI can seem magical to those with low AI literacy, a new study finds. That, in turn, might make them more willing to try it.
www.wsj.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
the more you learn about genAI, the less likely you're to use it!!!
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...
I've repeatedly said in the past that meaningful change to the current disastrous reality is via combating big tech narrative & rhetoric and critical public awareness, which enables refusal/resistance
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...
I've repeatedly said in the past that meaningful change to the current disastrous reality is via combating big tech narrative & rhetoric and critical public awareness, which enables refusal/resistance
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🔴 Brexiteers hate the world they created
They claim that Britain is broken, while still clutching the hammer.
📝 New post 👇🏻
They claim that Britain is broken, while still clutching the hammer.
📝 New post 👇🏻
Brexiteers hate the world they created
A rant...
writesbright.substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🔴 Brexiteers hate the world they created
They claim that Britain is broken, while still clutching the hammer.
📝 New post 👇🏻
They claim that Britain is broken, while still clutching the hammer.
📝 New post 👇🏻
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The thing is, the situation was never “a minority is right by virtue of their identity”
It has always been and still is that you are responsible for being attentive to how power dynamics shape what you notice and don’t notice, how you interpret tone, what you weight as important or devalue, etc
It has always been and still is that you are responsible for being attentive to how power dynamics shape what you notice and don’t notice, how you interpret tone, what you weight as important or devalue, etc
August 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The thing is, the situation was never “a minority is right by virtue of their identity”
It has always been and still is that you are responsible for being attentive to how power dynamics shape what you notice and don’t notice, how you interpret tone, what you weight as important or devalue, etc
It has always been and still is that you are responsible for being attentive to how power dynamics shape what you notice and don’t notice, how you interpret tone, what you weight as important or devalue, etc
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"Asked to generate intervention plans for struggling students, AI teacher assistants recommended more-punitive measures for hypothetical students with Black-coded names and more supportive approaches for students the platforms perceived as white" www.chalkbeat.org/2025/08/06/a...
Annie and Lakeesha struggle in school. AI teacher assistants treated them very differently.
A Common Sense Media study found that prominent teacher assistants that use AI generated recommendations that appeared to be rooted in racial stereotypes based on students’ names. About a third of tea...
www.chalkbeat.org
August 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"Asked to generate intervention plans for struggling students, AI teacher assistants recommended more-punitive measures for hypothetical students with Black-coded names and more supportive approaches for students the platforms perceived as white" www.chalkbeat.org/2025/08/06/a...
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yet, I constantly find myself having to explain this in most spaces where important conversations and decisions (regulatory, policy, higher education, etc) take place
If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
August 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
yet, I constantly find myself having to explain this in most spaces where important conversations and decisions (regulatory, policy, higher education, etc) take place
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the reality of being neurodivergent (owiebrainhurts) #ADHD #Autism #AuDHD www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5T3...
the reality of being neurodivergent
YouTube video by owiebrainhurts
www.youtube.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:32 AM
the reality of being neurodivergent (owiebrainhurts) #ADHD #Autism #AuDHD www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5T3...
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My latest solo album “All The Quiet (Part I)” is out today!!!
March 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
My latest solo album “All The Quiet (Part I)” is out today!!!
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How can we protect our practice in these unsettling times?
In our opening talk at the #UserNeedsFirst Amsterdam conference, @karakane-kk.bsky.social and I will be talking about how not to let things get undone.
Join us and hundreds of #GovDesigners on 9 April!
userneedsfirst.yellenge.nl/program/
In our opening talk at the #UserNeedsFirst Amsterdam conference, @karakane-kk.bsky.social and I will be talking about how not to let things get undone.
Join us and hundreds of #GovDesigners on 9 April!
userneedsfirst.yellenge.nl/program/
March 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
How can we protect our practice in these unsettling times?
In our opening talk at the #UserNeedsFirst Amsterdam conference, @karakane-kk.bsky.social and I will be talking about how not to let things get undone.
Join us and hundreds of #GovDesigners on 9 April!
userneedsfirst.yellenge.nl/program/
In our opening talk at the #UserNeedsFirst Amsterdam conference, @karakane-kk.bsky.social and I will be talking about how not to let things get undone.
Join us and hundreds of #GovDesigners on 9 April!
userneedsfirst.yellenge.nl/program/