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adamharkens.bsky.social
Adam Harkens
@adamharkens.bsky.social
Lecturer in Public Law at the University of Strathclyde: https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/harkensadammr/

Researching algorithmic decision-making by the state: esp. policing and the welfare state.
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Is Santa Real? Many users feel they're getting presents from him. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
can’t fucking catch a breath

make it stop
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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I often worry that we've become inured to the harms of poorly applied data-driven decisions. This @alixdunn.com podcast with @kevindeliban.bsky.social @techntools.bsky.social is both sobering and humbling and quite an entertaining story of fighting the good fight open.spotify.com/episode/5yGc...
Algorithmically cutting benefits w/ Kevin De Liban
Computer Says Maybe · Episode
open.spotify.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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Article by me in @ComputerWeekly (the mag that pursued the scandal for all those years): "AI will create a thousand Post Office scandals" www.computerweekly.com/opinion/AI-w...
January 18, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Reposted by Adam Harkens
AI Convention’s crunch time, Microsoft-OpenAI scrutiny
AI Convention’s crunch time, Microsoft-OpenAI scrutiny
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dlvr.it
January 12, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Unispute
January 12, 2024 at 10:10 AM