Areeq Chowdhury
@areeq.bsky.social
Head of Policy (Data and Digital Technologies) at The Royal Society.
Current interests: AI for science, digital assistive technologies, disinformation.
Current interests: AI for science, digital assistive technologies, disinformation.
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This was a truly heartening day, with deeply thoughtful challenges to the dominant narrative framed around AGI, coming from across disciplines and perspectives. Felt like the tide might finally be turning a bit, at least among the scientific community. Thanks @royalsociety.org!
1/2 I'm looking forward to taking part in a panel on AGI and the Turing Test, tomorrow afternoon (Thurs 2nd Oct) at the @royalsociety.org, w/ Dame Wendy Hall, Shannon Vallor, William Isaac, & Sir Nigel Shadbolt. royalsociety.org/science-even...
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test | Royal Society
An event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test, held at the Royal Society on 2 October 2025.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This was a truly heartening day, with deeply thoughtful challenges to the dominant narrative framed around AGI, coming from across disciplines and perspectives. Felt like the tide might finally be turning a bit, at least among the scientific community. Thanks @royalsociety.org!
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It was good to meet the team and steering committee in person on Monday after working together for two years.
We were at @royalsociety.org celebrating their new report on disability tech! 🎉
Our Senior Research Associate @louhicky.bsky.social served on the steering committee, providing expertise on accessibility for disabled people and sharing her lived experiences.
👩🦼➡️👨🦽➡️🧑🦯➡️➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/disability-t...
Our Senior Research Associate @louhicky.bsky.social served on the steering committee, providing expertise on accessibility for disabled people and sharing her lived experiences.
👩🦼➡️👨🦽➡️🧑🦯➡️➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/disability-t...
June 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It was good to meet the team and steering committee in person on Monday after working together for two years.
The Royal Society's new report, Disability technology, published today, calls for the collection of new types of disability data and for the recognition of smartphones as an assistive technology akin to hearing aids, manual wheelchairs, and white canes. 1/
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Disability technology | Royal Society
The Disability Technology report explores the potential for data-driven digital technologies to reduce barriers that disabled people encounter in their everyday lives.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Royal Society's new report, Disability technology, published today, calls for the collection of new types of disability data and for the recognition of smartphones as an assistive technology akin to hearing aids, manual wheelchairs, and white canes. 1/
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We are doing some work @royalsociety.org on researcher access to social media data for use in analysing and combating disinformation.
If you are working in this space or have recommended reading / people to look up, please get in touch.
If you are working in this space or have recommended reading / people to look up, please get in touch.
January 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
We are doing some work @royalsociety.org on researcher access to social media data for use in analysing and combating disinformation.
If you are working in this space or have recommended reading / people to look up, please get in touch.
If you are working in this space or have recommended reading / people to look up, please get in touch.
Great to see the AI Opportunities Action Plan published today.
We were pleased to feed in recommendations from @royalsociety.org on access to essential AI infrastructures, privacy-preserving techniques for access to public sector data, and energy proportionality.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We were pleased to feed in recommendations from @royalsociety.org on access to essential AI infrastructures, privacy-preserving techniques for access to public sector data, and energy proportionality.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
AI Opportunities Action Plan
Recommendations for the government to capture the opportunities of AI to enhance growth and productivity and create tangible benefits for UK citizens.
www.gov.uk
January 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Great to see the AI Opportunities Action Plan published today.
We were pleased to feed in recommendations from @royalsociety.org on access to essential AI infrastructures, privacy-preserving techniques for access to public sector data, and energy proportionality.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We were pleased to feed in recommendations from @royalsociety.org on access to essential AI infrastructures, privacy-preserving techniques for access to public sector data, and energy proportionality.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Let 2025 be a year where the tech policy community thinks about how to actually be effective in achieving its goals of a better society.
There are so many examples of abject failure and so few examples of success.
Ethical frameworks, academic papers, and legislation do not equate to progress.
There are so many examples of abject failure and so few examples of success.
Ethical frameworks, academic papers, and legislation do not equate to progress.
January 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Let 2025 be a year where the tech policy community thinks about how to actually be effective in achieving its goals of a better society.
There are so many examples of abject failure and so few examples of success.
Ethical frameworks, academic papers, and legislation do not equate to progress.
There are so many examples of abject failure and so few examples of success.
Ethical frameworks, academic papers, and legislation do not equate to progress.
Keep your eyes peeled for our @royalsociety.org report on disability data and assistive technologies being published in summer 2025.
It's chaired by Sir Bernard Silverman and guided by an expert committee including Dr Vint Cerf.
It's chaired by Sir Bernard Silverman and guided by an expert committee including Dr Vint Cerf.
At our event earlier this year celebrating the 50th anniversary of the internet, Dr Vint Cerf ForMemRS, known as one of the 'fathers of the internet', spoke about what is needed to make digital technology more accessible: #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities
December 3, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Keep your eyes peeled for our @royalsociety.org report on disability data and assistive technologies being published in summer 2025.
It's chaired by Sir Bernard Silverman and guided by an expert committee including Dr Vint Cerf.
It's chaired by Sir Bernard Silverman and guided by an expert committee including Dr Vint Cerf.
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The Royal Society is on Bluesky! We are the independent scientific academy of the UK, founded in 1660 and dedicated to promoting excellence in science for the benefit of humanity. Follow us for the latest research, fascinating looks at science history, events and more: royalsociety.org
Welcome to the Royal Society | Royal Society
The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
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November 18, 2024 at 3:47 PM
The Royal Society is on Bluesky! We are the independent scientific academy of the UK, founded in 1660 and dedicated to promoting excellence in science for the benefit of humanity. Follow us for the latest research, fascinating looks at science history, events and more: royalsociety.org
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The first panel was designed and hosted by Arcangelo Leone de Castris from the Turing, with panelists Tess Buckley from @techuk.bsky.social, @areeq.bsky.social from @royalsociety.bsky.social, Elena Simperl from ODI and Ray Eitel-Porter from Accenture. #OSEIAI2024
Recording will be shared afterwards.
Recording will be shared afterwards.
November 26, 2024 at 12:39 PM
The first panel was designed and hosted by Arcangelo Leone de Castris from the Turing, with panelists Tess Buckley from @techuk.bsky.social, @areeq.bsky.social from @royalsociety.bsky.social, Elena Simperl from ODI and Ray Eitel-Porter from Accenture. #OSEIAI2024
Recording will be shared afterwards.
Recording will be shared afterwards.
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A great day at the AI for Science Forum organised by DeepMind & the Royal Society, discussing collaboration, interdisciplinarity, science-based advice for governments, talent development & importance of good data. And a great chance to see many great friends (in the splendour of the BAFTA building)
November 19, 2024 at 8:54 PM
A great day at the AI for Science Forum organised by DeepMind & the Royal Society, discussing collaboration, interdisciplinarity, science-based advice for governments, talent development & importance of good data. And a great chance to see many great friends (in the splendour of the BAFTA building)
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My message at the AI for Science Forum organized by Google DeepMind and Royal Society: the world can’t afford repeating mistakes of the past … need to focus on ensuring energy efficiency and sustainability of the systems, developing better tools to detect bias in data, and inclusion at every point.
November 19, 2024 at 8:24 AM
My message at the AI for Science Forum organized by Google DeepMind and Royal Society: the world can’t afford repeating mistakes of the past … need to focus on ensuring energy efficiency and sustainability of the systems, developing better tools to detect bias in data, and inclusion at every point.
All sessions from the Royal Society & Google DeepMind AI for Science Forum are available to watch back here: youtube.com/playlist?lis....
It features discussions with some of the world's leading scientists on how artificial intelligence is changing the nature and method of scientific research.
It features discussions with some of the world's leading scientists on how artificial intelligence is changing the nature and method of scientific research.
November 24, 2024 at 9:26 AM
All sessions from the Royal Society & Google DeepMind AI for Science Forum are available to watch back here: youtube.com/playlist?lis....
It features discussions with some of the world's leading scientists on how artificial intelligence is changing the nature and method of scientific research.
It features discussions with some of the world's leading scientists on how artificial intelligence is changing the nature and method of scientific research.
Talk to me about AI for science.
November 17, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Talk to me about AI for science.
5 years ago today since the Johnson/Corbyn deepfakes.
Bluesky only allows videos of up to 60 seconds (at the time of writing...) but you can watch it in full here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p....
Bluesky only allows videos of up to 60 seconds (at the time of writing...) but you can watch it in full here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p....
November 12, 2024 at 5:02 PM
5 years ago today since the Johnson/Corbyn deepfakes.
Bluesky only allows videos of up to 60 seconds (at the time of writing...) but you can watch it in full here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p....
Bluesky only allows videos of up to 60 seconds (at the time of writing...) but you can watch it in full here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p....
Decided to change my bio and actually consider using this platform.
If you follow me you definitely should follow @areeq.bsky.social who’s clearly joined this platform for the right reason. (Also he’s a great mind on AI)
November 12, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Decided to change my bio and actually consider using this platform.
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If you follow me you definitely should follow @areeq.bsky.social who’s clearly joined this platform for the right reason. (Also he’s a great mind on AI)
November 4, 2023 at 9:29 PM
If you follow me you definitely should follow @areeq.bsky.social who’s clearly joined this platform for the right reason. (Also he’s a great mind on AI)