Peter Campbell
petersoc.bsky.social
Peter Campbell
@petersoc.bsky.social

Reader @ Dept. of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology, University of Liverpool.

History 38%
Political science 21%

"This represents a first-of-its-kind case study of misaligned AI behavior in the wild, and raises serious concerns about currently deployed AI agents executing blackmail threats."

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"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"

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Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
Hello. Former Index On Censorship staffer here. To be very clear, having your request to speak at a society of which you are not a member does not count, in any sense whatsoever, as censorship. nation.cymru/news/uproar-...
Uproar as Reform policy chief threatens to defund Welsh university
Martin Shipton Reform UK’s head of policy Zia Yusuf launched a culture war in Wales by threatening to withhold funding from Bangor University after its student debating society refused to host two lea...
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Working isn't working. Our analysis confirms that work is not a guaranteed route out of poverty.

In the latest data, the majority (55 per cent) of non-pensioner families in poverty had someone in work. This is up from fewer than two-in-five families in the mid-1990s.

Jeffrey Epstein explains to Steve Bannon that teaching children how to write is bad.

I can think of worse things.

youtu.be/FpWEc-LMT10

List 40 institutions that demonstrate academic excellence for the QS rankings? Sure, sure.

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The Art World in one image and one article www.frieze.com/article/guts...

Here I find myself, in the distant orbit of art, comedy and progress.
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.

Great work everyone.

If you want to join the School of Law and Social Justice here at the University of Liverpool, you may be interested to know that the "Liverpool Law School seeks to appoint up to eight permanent academic positions at Lecturer level":

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ481/l...
Lecturers in Law at University of Liverpool
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturers in Law on jobs.ac.uk!
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"...We are left, then, with a system that works for no one but abusers."

www.thecut.com/article/me-t...
Lessons From My Me Too
In 2017, I accused the Today show’s longest-serving anchor of sexual misconduct. I was no one’s perfect victim.
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Guns don't kill people, rhetoric kills people.
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
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Specialist higher education institutions have accused the government of undermining its own mission to grow the UK’s creative industries by cutting funding for arts courses and excluding non-STEM students from grants www.timeshighereducation.com/news/funding... via @helenpacker.bsky.social
Funding cuts undermining creative sector growth, say art schools
Exclusions from government funding pots exacerbating a challenging financial climate for creative institutions, which say talent pipeline for Labour’s priority sector at risk of being jeopardised
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So glad this is being used in schools and universities.
Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal
Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers
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work with me and @drdaveobrien.bsky.social as part of @creativepec.bsky.social! we're recruiting a postdoc to work on the arts, culture and heritage sectors using quantitative methods. please share, please feel free to email me directly with any Qs! jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Sheffiel...
Research Associate in Creative Industries (Quantitative)
Research Associate in Creative Industries (Quantitative)
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"Research Associate in Creative Industries (Quantitative)":

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Research Associate in Creative Industries (Quantitative)
Research Associate in Creative Industries (Quantitative)
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"Labour want 'Panopticon' to have 'eyes of the state on you at all times'"

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Labour want 'Panopticon' to have 'eyes of the state on you at all times'
THE Home Secretary has said she wants to create a “Panopticon” system of state surveillance.
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AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
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Yay.

"God’s life-giving gift, water, is the cause for the creation of gardens (Burnet 1920, p. 35)"

Academic publishing in 2026, eh?

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A cross-linguistic investigation of /h/ symbolism: the case of H2O - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - A cross-linguistic investigation of /h/ symbolism: the case of H2O
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"The sweeping study... found that using AI in education can 'undermine children's foundational development' and that 'the damages it has already caused are daunting.'"

They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.

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The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
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BREAKING: Technology Secretary Liz Kendall says creating ”non-consensual intimate images”, including with X’s Grok, will be made illegal this week
My word. (Again.)

Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan: "At the end of the day, it's the choice of a person to make these images... technology is moving so fast... even if the law is changed there's no doubt about... the advances are far faster than law is able to respond..."