Alex Taylor
@alex-taylor.bsky.social
Partner & daddy living in wonderful Edinburgh.
Muddling through with ideas from #FeministTechnoscience #STS #MultiSpeciesRelations #HCI #ReparativeAI
Muddling through with ideas from #FeministTechnoscience #STS #MultiSpeciesRelations #HCI #ReparativeAI
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Spotted on campus this morning. Thanks to the person who posted this.
March 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Spotted on campus this morning. Thanks to the person who posted this.
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Reminder @alex-taylor.bsky.social is speaking *this* Thursday discussing his BRAID project on red teaming & outsourcing labour in the Global South.
Make sure you don't miss out - get your hybrid ticket now 👉 rb.gy/64oljm
@technomoralfutures.bsky.social @edcdcs.bsky.social @uoe-gail.bsky.social
Make sure you don't miss out - get your hybrid ticket now 👉 rb.gy/64oljm
@technomoralfutures.bsky.social @edcdcs.bsky.social @uoe-gail.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Reminder @alex-taylor.bsky.social is speaking *this* Thursday discussing his BRAID project on red teaming & outsourcing labour in the Global South.
Make sure you don't miss out - get your hybrid ticket now 👉 rb.gy/64oljm
@technomoralfutures.bsky.social @edcdcs.bsky.social @uoe-gail.bsky.social
Make sure you don't miss out - get your hybrid ticket now 👉 rb.gy/64oljm
@technomoralfutures.bsky.social @edcdcs.bsky.social @uoe-gail.bsky.social
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With the global push for AI innovation there's never been a better time for international collaboration on responsible AI. We start the new year with a #BRAID call for collaboration between UK and US institutions: www.ukri.org/opportunity/... #responsibleAI #funding
UK Research and Innovation
UKRI convenes, catalyses and invests in close collaboration with others to build a thriving, inclusive research and innovation system.
www.ukri.org
January 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
With the global push for AI innovation there's never been a better time for international collaboration on responsible AI. We start the new year with a #BRAID call for collaboration between UK and US institutions: www.ukri.org/opportunity/... #responsibleAI #funding
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🎤 Interested in relational entanglements of care and repair in tech? Apply for our 4S panel ‘Echoes of Care and Repair in Times of Broken Machines’ (panel 86), at 4S 2025 (Seattle, WA) - apply here www.4sonline.org/accepted_ope...
January 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🎤 Interested in relational entanglements of care and repair in tech? Apply for our 4S panel ‘Echoes of Care and Repair in Times of Broken Machines’ (panel 86), at 4S 2025 (Seattle, WA) - apply here www.4sonline.org/accepted_ope...
Christmas lunch 🎄
When in Asia… 🍜
When in Asia… 🍜
December 25, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Christmas lunch 🎄
When in Asia… 🍜
When in Asia… 🍜
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ALL 144 Facebook content moderators assessed by a psychiatrist in Kenya have PTSD because of their work moderating content for Facebook.
Let that sink in.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
Let that sink in.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD
Exclusive: Diagnoses part of lawsuit being brought against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource Kenya
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:12 AM
ALL 144 Facebook content moderators assessed by a psychiatrist in Kenya have PTSD because of their work moderating content for Facebook.
Let that sink in.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
Let that sink in.
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
Love ❤️ that Mary Douglas has a Google Scholar profile. She was and is a beacon 💡
December 19, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Love ❤️ that Mary Douglas has a Google Scholar profile. She was and is a beacon 💡
👇 This short documentary video 📹 on drone delivery in Logan, Aus, is a must 🔥
Jeni Lee and I made a documentary on drone delivery trials in Logan as part of the AI-in-the-street project w @noortjem.bsky.social @mayameme.bsky.social @alex-taylor.bsky.social @mrsbunz.bsky.social @louhicky.bsky.social
Watch the it in full here (12 mins):
www.careful.industries/ai-in-the-st...
Watch the it in full here (12 mins):
www.careful.industries/ai-in-the-st...
Observatory - Logan — Careful Industries
www.careful.industries
December 19, 2024 at 9:19 AM
👇 This short documentary video 📹 on drone delivery in Logan, Aus, is a must 🔥
“We should be concerned abt the closure of the EngLit course at Canterbury...This is more than an institutional failure. It signals a cultural shift that risks leaving future generations without the critical, empathetic + intellectual tools provided by literature. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis
With degrees disappearing and reading rates plummeting, the arts face a critical moment in education and culture
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 9:41 PM
“We should be concerned abt the closure of the EngLit course at Canterbury...This is more than an institutional failure. It signals a cultural shift that risks leaving future generations without the critical, empathetic + intellectual tools provided by literature. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
📣 Reflections from our *AI in the Street* project in The Conversation (@theconversation.com), by inimitable project lead @noortjem.bsky.social.
theconversation.com/five-ways-yo...
theconversation.com/five-ways-yo...
Five ways you might already encounter AI in cities (and not realise it)
From facial recognition to delivery drones, cities around the UK are already trialling AI tech.
theconversation.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:32 AM
📣 Reflections from our *AI in the Street* project in The Conversation (@theconversation.com), by inimitable project lead @noortjem.bsky.social.
theconversation.com/five-ways-yo...
theconversation.com/five-ways-yo...
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Our latest Special Issue is out now: Digital (mis)trust: rethinking trust in digitalising societies -eds James Maguire and Kristoffer Albris www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjce20/c...
Journal of Cultural Economy
Digital (mis)trust: rethinking trust in digitalizing societies; Guest Editors: James Maguire and Kristoffer Albris. Volume 17, Issue 6 of Journal of Cultural Economy
www.tandfonline.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Our latest Special Issue is out now: Digital (mis)trust: rethinking trust in digitalising societies -eds James Maguire and Kristoffer Albris www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjce20/c...
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is looking for a Senior Policy Officer in Online Safety.
Full time, salary £42,593-£48,245.
Deadline - 3rd December 2024
ico.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ICO/jo...
Full time, salary £42,593-£48,245.
Deadline - 3rd December 2024
ico.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ICO/jo...
Senior Policy Officer - Online Safety
Senior Policy Officer - Online Safety Full time / Part time Salary: £42,593 - £48,245, with potential for further progression to £54,317 with our pay progression scheme. Location: Hybrid Contracted to...
ico.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:59 AM
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is looking for a Senior Policy Officer in Online Safety.
Full time, salary £42,593-£48,245.
Deadline - 3rd December 2024
ico.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ICO/jo...
Full time, salary £42,593-£48,245.
Deadline - 3rd December 2024
ico.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ICO/jo...
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📢 This Thursday, I’ll be speaking at the European Parliament alongside MEP Leïla Chaibi & Prof. Antonio Casilli. We’ll be joined by data workers from 🇪🇸🇨🇴🇮🇹🇺🇸🇸🇾 to discuss the labor behind AI and what worker-centric regulation could look like.
🎥 Watch live, 2:30pm CET: www.youtube.com/live/U4692yg...
🎥 Watch live, 2:30pm CET: www.youtube.com/live/U4692yg...
November 18, 2024 at 9:12 AM
📢 This Thursday, I’ll be speaking at the European Parliament alongside MEP Leïla Chaibi & Prof. Antonio Casilli. We’ll be joined by data workers from 🇪🇸🇨🇴🇮🇹🇺🇸🇸🇾 to discuss the labor behind AI and what worker-centric regulation could look like.
🎥 Watch live, 2:30pm CET: www.youtube.com/live/U4692yg...
🎥 Watch live, 2:30pm CET: www.youtube.com/live/U4692yg...
Nice @gleemie.bsky.social 🙂
1. The operationalising of responsibility in AI (w/ particular interest in capitalist global supply chains)
2. hmm, if I had the internet off switch 🎚️in front of me, would/could I do it? 💥
1. The operationalising of responsibility in AI (w/ particular interest in capitalist global supply chains)
2. hmm, if I had the internet off switch 🎚️in front of me, would/could I do it? 💥
Bsky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about
1) structural analysis of anti-surveillance movements, what they need to succeed, how they make knowledge
2) agonistic politics
1) structural analysis of anti-surveillance movements, what they need to succeed, how they make knowledge
2) agonistic politics
November 18, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Nice @gleemie.bsky.social 🙂
1. The operationalising of responsibility in AI (w/ particular interest in capitalist global supply chains)
2. hmm, if I had the internet off switch 🎚️in front of me, would/could I do it? 💥
1. The operationalising of responsibility in AI (w/ particular interest in capitalist global supply chains)
2. hmm, if I had the internet off switch 🎚️in front of me, would/could I do it? 💥
📣 If you’re in Edinburgh next Monday be sure to make this👇
We’re feeling very lucky to be having danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social join us!
We’re feeling very lucky to be having danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social join us!
Monday, Nov 18th:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/here-be-dr...
Hosted by the Critical Data Studies Cluster at Edinburgh Futures Institute, with the Bridging AI Divides @braiduk.bsky.social programme:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/here-be-dr...
Hosted by the Critical Data Studies Cluster at Edinburgh Futures Institute, with the Bridging AI Divides @braiduk.bsky.social programme:
Here Be Dragons: The Challenges of Pursuing Responsible AI
A talk by danah boyd
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 13, 2024 at 5:35 PM
📣 If you’re in Edinburgh next Monday be sure to make this👇
We’re feeling very lucky to be having danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social join us!
We’re feeling very lucky to be having danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social join us!
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Looking forward to this!
Less than 1 week until our Technomoral Conversation on what the Majority World can teach us about AI!
📍 Edinburgh & online
📅 19 Nov 6-7.30pm GMT
🎟️ Tickets: edin.ac/4dC6tKo
Co-chaired by our Director @shannonvallor.bsky.social & CTMF PhD Affiliate @srravya.bsky.social, this event will feature...
📍 Edinburgh & online
📅 19 Nov 6-7.30pm GMT
🎟️ Tickets: edin.ac/4dC6tKo
Co-chaired by our Director @shannonvallor.bsky.social & CTMF PhD Affiliate @srravya.bsky.social, this event will feature...
November 13, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Looking forward to this!
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Speaking this Thursday @4pm (GMT) is the brilliant Dr Peaks Krafft. Join us online, or in person if you’re Edinburgh based!
The next speaker in our seminar series on 14 Nov is Dr Peaks Krafft, discussing BRAID project "CREAATIF: Crafting Responsive Assessments of AI and Tech-Impacted Futures".
Book your hybrid ticket now 👇
shorturl.at/V2J1l
@designinf.bsky.social @inspacegallery.bsky.social #BraidUK #ResponsibleAI
Book your hybrid ticket now 👇
shorturl.at/V2J1l
@designinf.bsky.social @inspacegallery.bsky.social #BraidUK #ResponsibleAI
November 12, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Speaking this Thursday @4pm (GMT) is the brilliant Dr Peaks Krafft. Join us online, or in person if you’re Edinburgh based!
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Come and work with me! I mean, that's the main draw, right?
JOB KLAXON: We are hiring a Lecturer in History of Medicine and/or Health (FT & permanent); we're encouraging applications from colleagues with expertise in history of mental health & mental illness. Please share and repost.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
#HistMed #HistSTM #HistPsych
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
#HistMed #HistSTM #HistPsych
Lecturer in History of Medicine and Health (Teaching and Research):Oxford Road
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
November 13, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Come and work with me! I mean, that's the main draw, right?
📣 Call now open for fully funded PhDs in 🔥Responsible NLP at University of Edinburgh! 📣
An awesome opportunity to look at AI through a critical lens. I'm especially keen to talk w/ applicants coming to this from #sts #sociology #digitalhumanities #feministtechnoscience
www.responsiblenlp.org
An awesome opportunity to look at AI through a critical lens. I'm especially keen to talk w/ applicants coming to this from #sts #sociology #digitalhumanities #feministtechnoscience
www.responsiblenlp.org
The UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Responsible and Trustworthy in-the-world NLP is based at the University of Edinburgh. Applications are now open for funded PhD studentships starting as part of the September 2025 cohort. Our deadline is 9th January 2025.
www.responsiblenlp.org
October 14, 2024 at 10:27 AM
📣 Call now open for fully funded PhDs in 🔥Responsible NLP at University of Edinburgh! 📣
An awesome opportunity to look at AI through a critical lens. I'm especially keen to talk w/ applicants coming to this from #sts #sociology #digitalhumanities #feministtechnoscience
www.responsiblenlp.org
An awesome opportunity to look at AI through a critical lens. I'm especially keen to talk w/ applicants coming to this from #sts #sociology #digitalhumanities #feministtechnoscience
www.responsiblenlp.org
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Join our next event of the @braiduk.bsky.social x IDI Hybrid Seminar Series where @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social will present her talk, ‘What is the value of integrating AI into creative processes?’.
📅 Thu 10 Oct 2024
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍 @inspacegallery.bsky.social / Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/3TRU4eq
📅 Thu 10 Oct 2024
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍 @inspacegallery.bsky.social / Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/3TRU4eq
October 2, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Join our next event of the @braiduk.bsky.social x IDI Hybrid Seminar Series where @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social will present her talk, ‘What is the value of integrating AI into creative processes?’.
📅 Thu 10 Oct 2024
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍 @inspacegallery.bsky.social / Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/3TRU4eq
📅 Thu 10 Oct 2024
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍 @inspacegallery.bsky.social / Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/3TRU4eq
📢 So happy with the ✨awesome✨ website reporting our @braiduk.bsky.social project #AI-in-the-street.
Taken aback by how much we’ve done!
See: careful.industries/ai-in-the-st...
Thnx to @carefultrouble.bsky.social @noortjem.bsky.social @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @mayameme.bsky.social + many more!
Taken aback by how much we’ve done!
See: careful.industries/ai-in-the-st...
Thnx to @carefultrouble.bsky.social @noortjem.bsky.social @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @mayameme.bsky.social + many more!
September 25, 2024 at 12:47 PM
📢 So happy with the ✨awesome✨ website reporting our @braiduk.bsky.social project #AI-in-the-street.
Taken aback by how much we’ve done!
See: careful.industries/ai-in-the-st...
Thnx to @carefultrouble.bsky.social @noortjem.bsky.social @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @mayameme.bsky.social + many more!
Taken aback by how much we’ve done!
See: careful.industries/ai-in-the-st...
Thnx to @carefultrouble.bsky.social @noortjem.bsky.social @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @mayameme.bsky.social + many more!
Spectacular morning in #Edinburgh. Sights from Blackford Hill always beautiful.
September 10, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Spectacular morning in #Edinburgh. Sights from Blackford Hill always beautiful.
Join our event "AI in the street: prompts for debate" Thurs, 12 Sept 18:30, Science Gallery Lndn w/ @noortjem.bsky.social @mayameme.bsky.social @mrsbunz.bsky.social & other lovelies
Register 👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-in-the-street-at-science-gallery-london-tickets-970353422207
Register 👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-in-the-street-at-science-gallery-london-tickets-970353422207
September 7, 2024 at 8:20 AM
Join our event "AI in the street: prompts for debate" Thurs, 12 Sept 18:30, Science Gallery Lndn w/ @noortjem.bsky.social @mayameme.bsky.social @mrsbunz.bsky.social & other lovelies
Register 👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-in-the-street-at-science-gallery-london-tickets-970353422207
Register 👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-in-the-street-at-science-gallery-london-tickets-970353422207
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Join our event "AI in the street: prompts for debate" Thurs, 12 Sept 6.30pm at Science Gallery London with @NoortjeMarres & @mayameme & other lovely humans. Please register 👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-in-the-street-at-science-gallery-london-tickets-970353422207 Thx @Braid_UK
September 5, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Join our event "AI in the street: prompts for debate" Thurs, 12 Sept 6.30pm at Science Gallery London with @NoortjeMarres & @mayameme & other lovely humans. Please register 👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-in-the-street-at-science-gallery-london-tickets-970353422207 Thx @Braid_UK