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NEW PODCAST EPISODE: The OII podcast, "The Human Interface," is back for Season 2, kicking off with Dr
@robertprey.bsky.social + Dr Seonok Lee from the University of Groningen, who explore how streaming, social platforms and AI are reshaping music.
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@robertprey.bsky.social + Dr Seonok Lee from the University of Groningen, who explore how streaming, social platforms and AI are reshaping music.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
NEWS! A new study from @oii.ox.ac.uk and @oxprimarycare.bsky.social, carried out in partnership with @mlcommons.org and other institutions warns of risks of AI chatbots giving medical advice. More: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/... 1/5
February 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
NEWS! A new study from @oii.ox.ac.uk and @oxprimarycare.bsky.social, carried out in partnership with @mlcommons.org and other institutions warns of risks of AI chatbots giving medical advice. More: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/... 1/5
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Roxana Radu and I wrote a short letter about the need to uphold the sanctity of citations in academia, and not giving in to AI. The craft and art of attributing and situating knowledge are in danger, and we believe this would first harm under-credited, often erased work.
February 9, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Roxana Radu and I wrote a short letter about the need to uphold the sanctity of citations in academia, and not giving in to AI. The craft and art of attributing and situating knowledge are in danger, and we believe this would first harm under-credited, often erased work.
A new paper from Dr Roxana Radu and Dr Luc Rocher @rocher.lc looks at how using AI in drafting, editing and refining academic writing affects credit, responsibility, and visibility.
Read the paper 👉 ow.ly/K5k650Y9QNW
Read the paper 👉 ow.ly/K5k650Y9QNW
February 6, 2026 at 12:17 PM
A new paper from Dr Roxana Radu and Dr Luc Rocher @rocher.lc looks at how using AI in drafting, editing and refining academic writing affects credit, responsibility, and visibility.
Read the paper 👉 ow.ly/K5k650Y9QNW
Read the paper 👉 ow.ly/K5k650Y9QNW
Join us for a talk on how “green” and “smart” tech transitions can reproduce extraction, dependency, and imperial capitalism. From the Bog to the Cloud links land struggles, AI policy, and climate politics in Ireland.
🎤 Patrick Brodie (UCD)
🗓️ Wed 11 Feb | 13:30–14:30 GMT
🔗 Register bit.ly/4alNGDr
🎤 Patrick Brodie (UCD)
🗓️ Wed 11 Feb | 13:30–14:30 GMT
🔗 Register bit.ly/4alNGDr
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Join us for a talk on how “green” and “smart” tech transitions can reproduce extraction, dependency, and imperial capitalism. From the Bog to the Cloud links land struggles, AI policy, and climate politics in Ireland.
🎤 Patrick Brodie (UCD)
🗓️ Wed 11 Feb | 13:30–14:30 GMT
🔗 Register bit.ly/4alNGDr
🎤 Patrick Brodie (UCD)
🗓️ Wed 11 Feb | 13:30–14:30 GMT
🔗 Register bit.ly/4alNGDr
ICYMI: Where is AI taking us? Read @carlbfrey.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk's latest insights in this @nytimes.com opinion piece featuring leading thinkers in the AI space. Read the full article here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Where Is A.I. Taking Us? Eight Leading Thinkers Share Their Visions. (Gift Article)
Experts share their thoughts on the future of A.I. and how it will reshape society in the coming years.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:36 AM
ICYMI: Where is AI taking us? Read @carlbfrey.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk's latest insights in this @nytimes.com opinion piece featuring leading thinkers in the AI space. Read the full article here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
New project to advance global child online safety sees Dr Vicki Nash, @oii.ox.ac.uk collaborating with the @blavatnikschool.bsky.social to address how to safeguard children in online environments. More below.
Global policymakers are grappling with the urgent question of how best to safeguard minors online.
🆕 A new project from the Oxford Programme for Cyber and Technology Policy aims to address these challenges, in partnership with the Oxford Internet Institute. 👇
https://ow.ly/PUS450Y7yBY
🆕 A new project from the Oxford Programme for Cyber and Technology Policy aims to address these challenges, in partnership with the Oxford Internet Institute. 👇
https://ow.ly/PUS450Y7yBY
February 3, 2026 at 11:58 AM
New project to advance global child online safety sees Dr Vicki Nash, @oii.ox.ac.uk collaborating with the @blavatnikschool.bsky.social to address how to safeguard children in online environments. More below.
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@hiigberlin.bsky.social @socsci.ox.ac.uk @oii.ox.ac.uk @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social @algorithmwatch.org
Synthetic data is best used as a supporting tool rather than a replacement for real data. The expectation that synthetic data can fill every blind spot or fix every inadequacy of real data is fantastical. my interview ACM Comms & Samuel Greengard cacm.acm.org/news/ai-goes...
cacm.acm.org
February 3, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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"It is simple for companies to take your work and train a model to do your job. It is comparatively difficult for you to protect your work in the first place"
My interview with the BBC and Kerena Cobbina on the need for laws to protect worker rights.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
My interview with the BBC and Kerena Cobbina on the need for laws to protect worker rights.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Matthew McConaughey trademarks iconic phrase to stop AI misuse
The Oscar-winning actor has trademarked several phrases, including "Alright, alright, alright" from the cult classic film, Dazed and Confused.
www.bbc.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
"It is simple for companies to take your work and train a model to do your job. It is comparatively difficult for you to protect your work in the first place"
My interview with the BBC and Kerena Cobbina on the need for laws to protect worker rights.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
My interview with the BBC and Kerena Cobbina on the need for laws to protect worker rights.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Happening tomorrow! Join us online to hear from
@penney.bsky.social exploring key themes from his new book, ‘Chilling effects: repression, conformity and power in the digital age’. Tuesday 3 February, 12.00-13.00 GMT. Register here: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
@penney.bsky.social exploring key themes from his new book, ‘Chilling effects: repression, conformity and power in the digital age’. Tuesday 3 February, 12.00-13.00 GMT. Register here: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
February 2, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Happening tomorrow! Join us online to hear from
@penney.bsky.social exploring key themes from his new book, ‘Chilling effects: repression, conformity and power in the digital age’. Tuesday 3 February, 12.00-13.00 GMT. Register here: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
@penney.bsky.social exploring key themes from his new book, ‘Chilling effects: repression, conformity and power in the digital age’. Tuesday 3 February, 12.00-13.00 GMT. Register here: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Gracias al equipo de @rtvenoticias.rtve.es por invitarme a hablar hoy sobre la sostenibilidad de los centros de datos y de la inteligencia artificial.
En especial a Lorenzo Milà por dirigir tan bien el debate. Un placer haber participado en esta conversación de la televisión pública española.
En especial a Lorenzo Milà por dirigir tan bien el debate. Un placer haber participado en esta conversación de la televisión pública española.
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Gracias al equipo de @rtvenoticias.rtve.es por invitarme a hablar hoy sobre la sostenibilidad de los centros de datos y de la inteligencia artificial.
En especial a Lorenzo Milà por dirigir tan bien el debate. Un placer haber participado en esta conversación de la televisión pública española.
En especial a Lorenzo Milà por dirigir tan bien el debate. Un placer haber participado en esta conversación de la televisión pública española.
Great to see @swachter.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk evidence on risks of generative AI being cited in the Treasury Committee report on Artificial Intelligence in financial services. Download the full report: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
committees.parliament.uk
February 2, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Great to see @swachter.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk evidence on risks of generative AI being cited in the Treasury Committee report on Artificial Intelligence in financial services. Download the full report: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
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🤖 KI ist eine Blackbox – aber @swachter.bsky.social hter.bsky.social bringt Licht ins Dunkel.
Im Podcast „Die Boss“ erklärt die Humboldt-Professorin, warum der Begriff „Künstliche Intelligenz“ irreführend ist und wo sie Chancen und Risiken aktueller Modelle sieht.
🎧 plus.rtl.de/podcast/die-...
Im Podcast „Die Boss“ erklärt die Humboldt-Professorin, warum der Begriff „Künstliche Intelligenz“ irreführend ist und wo sie Chancen und Risiken aktueller Modelle sieht.
🎧 plus.rtl.de/podcast/die-...
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 PM
🤖 KI ist eine Blackbox – aber @swachter.bsky.social hter.bsky.social bringt Licht ins Dunkel.
Im Podcast „Die Boss“ erklärt die Humboldt-Professorin, warum der Begriff „Künstliche Intelligenz“ irreführend ist und wo sie Chancen und Risiken aktueller Modelle sieht.
🎧 plus.rtl.de/podcast/die-...
Im Podcast „Die Boss“ erklärt die Humboldt-Professorin, warum der Begriff „Künstliche Intelligenz“ irreführend ist und wo sie Chancen und Risiken aktueller Modelle sieht.
🎧 plus.rtl.de/podcast/die-...
ICYMI: Writing for The Conversation, Prof @helenmargetts.bsky.social, @oii.ox.ac.uk, @lsedatascience.bsky.social and Prof Cosmina Dorobantu explore how free‑speech claims are used to sidestep a recurring problem: sexual content taking over new technologies, legal or not.
Where Cosmina Dorobantu and I discuss how free speech arguments are so often used as an excuse for not controlling the enduring problem of sexual content takeover of tech innovations @oii.ox.ac.uk @lsedatascience.bsky.social theconversation.com/regulating-s...
Regulating sexual content online has always been a challenge – how we got here
Policymakers have generally been extremely slow to do anything about the problem.
theconversation.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:58 AM
ICYMI: Writing for The Conversation, Prof @helenmargetts.bsky.social, @oii.ox.ac.uk, @lsedatascience.bsky.social and Prof Cosmina Dorobantu explore how free‑speech claims are used to sidestep a recurring problem: sexual content taking over new technologies, legal or not.
Applications for the #OIISDP close on Monday! ICYMI, the Summer Doctoral Programme is the chance for up to 30 doctoral students to spend 2 weeks studying at Oxford in July.
More here: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/study/summer...
More here: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/study/summer...
OII | Summer Doctoral Programme
Researching the internet or technology? This annual programme brings together outstanding doctoral students from across the world for a fortnight of study.
www.oii.ox.ac.uk
January 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Applications for the #OIISDP close on Monday! ICYMI, the Summer Doctoral Programme is the chance for up to 30 doctoral students to spend 2 weeks studying at Oxford in July.
More here: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/study/summer...
More here: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/study/summer...
Catch up on the winter issue of our newsletter here: newsletters.socsci.ox.ac.uk/q/11mmLlK34g...
It features a message from new OII Director Dr Scott Hale, updates on the latest happenings at the department, and a glimpse of the impact our community creates through its research.
It features a message from new OII Director Dr Scott Hale, updates on the latest happenings at the department, and a glimpse of the impact our community creates through its research.
Latest news from the Oxford Internet Institute
newsletters.socsci.ox.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Catch up on the winter issue of our newsletter here: newsletters.socsci.ox.ac.uk/q/11mmLlK34g...
It features a message from new OII Director Dr Scott Hale, updates on the latest happenings at the department, and a glimpse of the impact our community creates through its research.
It features a message from new OII Director Dr Scott Hale, updates on the latest happenings at the department, and a glimpse of the impact our community creates through its research.
Missed our latest episode of "The Human Interface" podcast? Dr Robert Prey (OII) + Dr Seonok Lee unpack how platforms are reshaping music, and why it matters beyond the music industry.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
January 29, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Missed our latest episode of "The Human Interface" podcast? Dr Robert Prey (OII) + Dr Seonok Lee unpack how platforms are reshaping music, and why it matters beyond the music industry.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The OII's DPhil candidate Lisa Klaassen argues that America is running the wrong AI race, fixated on frontier AI models, while the real race is deploying AI at scale—where China’s industrial strength and public trust give it a leg up.
Read more: nationalinterest.org/blog/techlan...
Read more: nationalinterest.org/blog/techlan...
America Is Running the Wrong AI Race
The United States is fixated on frontier AI models, but the real race is deploying AI at scale—where China’s industrial strength and public trust give it a leg up.
nationalinterest.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:06 AM
The OII's DPhil candidate Lisa Klaassen argues that America is running the wrong AI race, fixated on frontier AI models, while the real race is deploying AI at scale—where China’s industrial strength and public trust give it a leg up.
Read more: nationalinterest.org/blog/techlan...
Read more: nationalinterest.org/blog/techlan...
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AI users aren’t all the same. A new study by Christoph Gerling (HIIG), Timm Teubner (@tuberlin.bsky.social) & Fabian Braesemann (@oii.ox.ac.uk) finds four #ChatGPT adopter types: from enthusiasts to efficiency-driven pragmatists to cautious & privacy-focused users. Which one are you?
👇 Read study👇
👇 Read study👇
News alert! A new international study from @hiigberlin.bsky.social, @tuberlin.bsky.social and @oii.ox.ac.uk challenges the “one size fits all” view of AI adoption and identifies four distinct types of early ChatGPT users with different motivations and concerns. Find out more: bit.ly/3LSJOBO 1/3
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
AI users aren’t all the same. A new study by Christoph Gerling (HIIG), Timm Teubner (@tuberlin.bsky.social) & Fabian Braesemann (@oii.ox.ac.uk) finds four #ChatGPT adopter types: from enthusiasts to efficiency-driven pragmatists to cautious & privacy-focused users. Which one are you?
👇 Read study👇
👇 Read study👇
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Chapter 3: @helenmargetts.bsky.social & Cosmina Dorobantu on how CSS can improve public policymaking, from better detection and prediction to ethical, accountable use of AI in government. A powerful case for impact beyond academia. doi.org/10.4337/9781...
@oii.ox.ac.uk @lsedatascience.bsky.social
@oii.ox.ac.uk @lsedatascience.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Chapter 3: @helenmargetts.bsky.social & Cosmina Dorobantu on how CSS can improve public policymaking, from better detection and prediction to ethical, accountable use of AI in government. A powerful case for impact beyond academia. doi.org/10.4337/9781...
@oii.ox.ac.uk @lsedatascience.bsky.social
@oii.ox.ac.uk @lsedatascience.bsky.social
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NEW: Oxford University has been named Europe’s top university by QS Europe University Rankings.
We came top in academic reputation, employer reputation, international research network and employment outcomes.
Find out more ⬇️
We came top in academic reputation, employer reputation, international research network and employment outcomes.
Find out more ⬇️
Oxford tops European university rankings | University of Oxford
Oxford University has been named Europe’s top university by QS Europe University Rankings for 2026.
www.ox.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM
NEW: Oxford University has been named Europe’s top university by QS Europe University Rankings.
We came top in academic reputation, employer reputation, international research network and employment outcomes.
Find out more ⬇️
We came top in academic reputation, employer reputation, international research network and employment outcomes.
Find out more ⬇️
New! How can I use AI to raise my salary? Listen to the latest episode of the @oxfordsparks.bsky.social Big Questions podcast with special guest Dr Fabian Stephany, Departmental Lecturer in AI & Work, @oii.ox.ac.uk.
🎙️ New #podcast!
Dr Fabian Stephany (@oii.ox.ac.uk) strongly believes that #AI isn't here to steal our jobs, and that actually #AItools can be used to help us secure better jobs and raise our salaries. So...how?
🎧 pod.fo/e/38260e
@ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social
Dr Fabian Stephany (@oii.ox.ac.uk) strongly believes that #AI isn't here to steal our jobs, and that actually #AItools can be used to help us secure better jobs and raise our salaries. So...how?
🎧 pod.fo/e/38260e
@ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 2:29 PM
New! How can I use AI to raise my salary? Listen to the latest episode of the @oxfordsparks.bsky.social Big Questions podcast with special guest Dr Fabian Stephany, Departmental Lecturer in AI & Work, @oii.ox.ac.uk.
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📢 Policy professionals: The Oxford Briefing is back tomorrow!
Drawing on research from across all University divisions, we highlight policy-relevant evidence, expert analysis and practical opportunities to engage with researchers working on many of the UK’s most pressing strategic questions.
Drawing on research from across all University divisions, we highlight policy-relevant evidence, expert analysis and practical opportunities to engage with researchers working on many of the UK’s most pressing strategic questions.
January 27, 2026 at 12:16 PM
📢 Policy professionals: The Oxford Briefing is back tomorrow!
Drawing on research from across all University divisions, we highlight policy-relevant evidence, expert analysis and practical opportunities to engage with researchers working on many of the UK’s most pressing strategic questions.
Drawing on research from across all University divisions, we highlight policy-relevant evidence, expert analysis and practical opportunities to engage with researchers working on many of the UK’s most pressing strategic questions.
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‼️New article out "Thirsty Forests and Expansive Droughts: The Environmental Impacts of Data Centers in Latin America" where we investigate the feral effects of cloud industry's compensatory projects to mitigate environmental impacts.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
January 27, 2026 at 1:23 PM
‼️New article out "Thirsty Forests and Expansive Droughts: The Environmental Impacts of Data Centers in Latin America" where we investigate the feral effects of cloud industry's compensatory projects to mitigate environmental impacts.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
News alert! A new international study from @hiigberlin.bsky.social, @tuberlin.bsky.social and @oii.ox.ac.uk challenges the “one size fits all” view of AI adoption and identifies four distinct types of early ChatGPT users with different motivations and concerns. Find out more: bit.ly/3LSJOBO 1/3
January 28, 2026 at 9:43 AM
News alert! A new international study from @hiigberlin.bsky.social, @tuberlin.bsky.social and @oii.ox.ac.uk challenges the “one size fits all” view of AI adoption and identifies four distinct types of early ChatGPT users with different motivations and concerns. Find out more: bit.ly/3LSJOBO 1/3
Congratulations to Johanna Barop, DPhil student, @oii.ox.ac.uk selected as an AI@Work Awardee by @schmidtsciences.bsky.social. The award will help support Johanna’s ongoing research into worker representation and AI adoption. Find out more about the awards: www.schmidtsciences.org/schmidt-scie...
Schmidt Sciences awards over $3 million to study AI’s impact on jobs - Schmidt Sciences
Researcher-led field experiments will explore how AI can support rather than supplant humans in a variety of workplaces worldwide FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 27, 2026, 9 a.m. ET Contact: Carlie Wien...
www.schmidtsciences.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Congratulations to Johanna Barop, DPhil student, @oii.ox.ac.uk selected as an AI@Work Awardee by @schmidtsciences.bsky.social. The award will help support Johanna’s ongoing research into worker representation and AI adoption. Find out more about the awards: www.schmidtsciences.org/schmidt-scie...