Alys Key
@alys.bsky.social
Writer, editor & journalist covering tech, business and policy
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This week I interviewed the chief medical officer of Heidi AI about how usage of the app spread quickly through NHS clinicians.
Bottom-up adoption is often seen as a good thing in AI. Can it work in a medical setting?
Bottom-up adoption is often seen as a good thing in AI. Can it work in a medical setting?
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This week I interviewed the chief medical officer of Heidi AI about how usage of the app spread quickly through NHS clinicians.
Bottom-up adoption is often seen as a good thing in AI. Can it work in a medical setting?
Bottom-up adoption is often seen as a good thing in AI. Can it work in a medical setting?
I put together a bunch of recommendations from cool people that should see you through to the end of the summer uk20.substack.com/p/the-uk-20-...
The UK 2.0 summer reading list
Books on technology and politics, history and the future, and everything in-between
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August 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I put together a bunch of recommendations from cool people that should see you through to the end of the summer uk20.substack.com/p/the-uk-20-...
Yaccarino was the only one of those Lindas I knew. Not sure whether to be proud or ashamed #OnlyConnect
August 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Yaccarino was the only one of those Lindas I knew. Not sure whether to be proud or ashamed #OnlyConnect
The news is out: UK 2.0 is going independent. But I need your help!
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August 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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In which I implore you to please be nice to the machines digitalfrontier.com/articles/pol...
June 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
In which I implore you to please be nice to the machines digitalfrontier.com/articles/pol...
This was pretty good. Intriguing, innovative sentence-making. The denouement felt a bit unimaginative.
June 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This was pretty good. Intriguing, innovative sentence-making. The denouement felt a bit unimaginative.
This was a sweet read. It also made me think a lot about the role podcasts can play in our lives as a stand-in for conversation with friends.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/m...
Where Have All My Deep Male Friendships Gone?
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June 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This was a sweet read. It also made me think a lot about the role podcasts can play in our lives as a stand-in for conversation with friends.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/m...
Thinking about the sweet dog who I used to see sitting calmly outside the stationery shop in Brussels today. The owners had a little sign saying "le chien de la papeterie" so people would know she wasn't lost.
June 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Thinking about the sweet dog who I used to see sitting calmly outside the stationery shop in Brussels today. The owners had a little sign saying "le chien de la papeterie" so people would know she wasn't lost.
I wrote about my favourite session at SXSW London: a solo talk from Mubi founder Efe Çakarel. He spoke about algorithms, AI dubbing and the future of cinemas digitalfrontier.com/articles/mub...
June 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I wrote about my favourite session at SXSW London: a solo talk from Mubi founder Efe Çakarel. He spoke about algorithms, AI dubbing and the future of cinemas digitalfrontier.com/articles/mub...
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💫 We’re launching the Centre for British Progress
Our founding essay: Rediscovering British Progress is a case for growth that drives shared progress, rooted in Britain's values and industrial heritage.
It all starts with a postcard from 1870 👇
britishprogress.org/articles/red...
Our founding essay: Rediscovering British Progress is a case for growth that drives shared progress, rooted in Britain's values and industrial heritage.
It all starts with a postcard from 1870 👇
britishprogress.org/articles/red...
April 3, 2025 at 7:52 AM
💫 We’re launching the Centre for British Progress
Our founding essay: Rediscovering British Progress is a case for growth that drives shared progress, rooted in Britain's values and industrial heritage.
It all starts with a postcard from 1870 👇
britishprogress.org/articles/red...
Our founding essay: Rediscovering British Progress is a case for growth that drives shared progress, rooted in Britain's values and industrial heritage.
It all starts with a postcard from 1870 👇
britishprogress.org/articles/red...
My full interview with Cory Doctorow, including why he won't join Bluesky despite trusting the team implicitly digitalfrontier.com/articles/cor...
February 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My full interview with Cory Doctorow, including why he won't join Bluesky despite trusting the team implicitly digitalfrontier.com/articles/cor...
We need to reinforce a bit of strictness on the buzzing here. You can't come in to stop the timer then turn and ask your teammates "what do you think"? #OnlyConnect
February 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We need to reinforce a bit of strictness on the buzzing here. You can't come in to stop the timer then turn and ask your teammates "what do you think"? #OnlyConnect
Feel sad for whoever wrote that video game round, cut off so abruptly. Sounded like it was going to be interesting. #UniversityChallenge
January 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Feel sad for whoever wrote that video game round, cut off so abruptly. Sounded like it was going to be interesting. #UniversityChallenge
This year I've only seen 1/10 Best Picture nominees. Hoping I can rectify that by the time of the awards, keeping track on this thread🧵
January 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This year I've only seen 1/10 Best Picture nominees. Hoping I can rectify that by the time of the awards, keeping track on this thread🧵
Croque madame / Welsh rarebit crossover. Croque Menyw?
January 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Croque madame / Welsh rarebit crossover. Croque Menyw?
I spoke to Cory Doctorow yesterday (full interview coming soon) and we had an interesting chat on his thoughts about Bluesky. He goes into it at length here and it's worth taking a minute to think about. pluralistic.net/2025/01/20/c...
January 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I spoke to Cory Doctorow yesterday (full interview coming soon) and we had an interesting chat on his thoughts about Bluesky. He goes into it at length here and it's worth taking a minute to think about. pluralistic.net/2025/01/20/c...
This Sunday is the annual parade commemorating Charles I. It's put on by the English Civil War society and is a bizarre and brilliant thing to go and see if you want to do something different with your weekend. I went last year.
January 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This Sunday is the annual parade commemorating Charles I. It's put on by the English Civil War society and is a bizarre and brilliant thing to go and see if you want to do something different with your weekend. I went last year.
This was a great read from @lydmorrish.bsky.social about all the work that goes into archiving our internet digitalfrontier.com/articles/way... with a beautiful illustration by Karina Cao!
January 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
This was a great read from @lydmorrish.bsky.social about all the work that goes into archiving our internet digitalfrontier.com/articles/way... with a beautiful illustration by Karina Cao!
Amol has such an easy demeanour that it feels so much more dramatic when he has to tell them off for rules infractions. Like the nice teacher who only reprimands when it's really serious. #UniversityChallenge
January 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Amol has such an easy demeanour that it feels so much more dramatic when he has to tell them off for rules infractions. Like the nice teacher who only reprimands when it's really serious. #UniversityChallenge
Elizabeth Line has a RIBA award but no way to clean the ghostly outlines of passengers off its walls apparently
January 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Elizabeth Line has a RIBA award but no way to clean the ghostly outlines of passengers off its walls apparently
Any suggestions for a bakery to find Galette des Rois in London this weekend? Been to Miel before, have got Jolene and Eric's on the list. Any others?
January 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Any suggestions for a bakery to find Galette des Rois in London this weekend? Been to Miel before, have got Jolene and Eric's on the list. Any others?
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New around here? Interested in tech? I've compiled a list of 50 or so UK technology journo accounts. Let me know if you'd like to be added!
go.bsky.app/5s9g2Rn
go.bsky.app/5s9g2Rn
November 18, 2024 at 11:23 AM
New around here? Interested in tech? I've compiled a list of 50 or so UK technology journo accounts. Let me know if you'd like to be added!
go.bsky.app/5s9g2Rn
go.bsky.app/5s9g2Rn
Why do we dislike art that we previously rated highly when we realise it's made by AI? @stokel.bsky.social investigates, feat. some uncanny AI-made imitations of Henry Moore sculptures digitalfrontier.com/articles/hum...
December 19, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Why do we dislike art that we previously rated highly when we realise it's made by AI? @stokel.bsky.social investigates, feat. some uncanny AI-made imitations of Henry Moore sculptures digitalfrontier.com/articles/hum...
Our attempt to make a Christmas-themed Elphaba at last night's bake-off challenge. ELFaba, if you will.
December 12, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Our attempt to make a Christmas-themed Elphaba at last night's bake-off challenge. ELFaba, if you will.