Bronwyn Jones
@bronwynjo.bsky.social
Journalism | technology | public media | BRAID UK | RIC @ BBC R&D
Liverpool / Edinburgh
Liverpool / Edinburgh
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NEW OPPORTUNITY:
We are seeking members to join our BRAID Stakeholder Forum, helping to shape the direction of Responsible AI in the UK.
Information and details of how to submit your expression of interest can be found here:
braiduk.org/braid-stakeh...
We are seeking members to join our BRAID Stakeholder Forum, helping to shape the direction of Responsible AI in the UK.
Information and details of how to submit your expression of interest can be found here:
braiduk.org/braid-stakeh...
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
NEW OPPORTUNITY:
We are seeking members to join our BRAID Stakeholder Forum, helping to shape the direction of Responsible AI in the UK.
Information and details of how to submit your expression of interest can be found here:
braiduk.org/braid-stakeh...
We are seeking members to join our BRAID Stakeholder Forum, helping to shape the direction of Responsible AI in the UK.
Information and details of how to submit your expression of interest can be found here:
braiduk.org/braid-stakeh...
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📚 The Responsible Innovation Centre for Public Media Future's six-part scoping report series is out now! 📚
We've drawn on insights of over 100 experts to set out some of the biggest challenges & opportunities for public media in digital technology and innovation, including...
We've drawn on insights of over 100 experts to set out some of the biggest challenges & opportunities for public media in digital technology and innovation, including...
October 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
📚 The Responsible Innovation Centre for Public Media Future's six-part scoping report series is out now! 📚
We've drawn on insights of over 100 experts to set out some of the biggest challenges & opportunities for public media in digital technology and innovation, including...
We've drawn on insights of over 100 experts to set out some of the biggest challenges & opportunities for public media in digital technology and innovation, including...
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We're hiring at BRAID UK!
Exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to lead work around the social return on AI investment, working closely with @ewaluger.bsky.social and @shannonvallor.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r...
Applications open. Closes 7 Nov, Interviews 9 Dec.
Exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to lead work around the social return on AI investment, working closely with @ewaluger.bsky.social and @shannonvallor.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r...
Applications open. Closes 7 Nov, Interviews 9 Dec.
October 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We're hiring at BRAID UK!
Exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to lead work around the social return on AI investment, working closely with @ewaluger.bsky.social and @shannonvallor.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r...
Applications open. Closes 7 Nov, Interviews 9 Dec.
Exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to lead work around the social return on AI investment, working closely with @ewaluger.bsky.social and @shannonvallor.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r...
Applications open. Closes 7 Nov, Interviews 9 Dec.
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In this new reporting guide, GIJN offers tips and techniques for covering the algorithms used by tech giants’ social media platforms – and their corresponding impacts.
https://twp.ai/9PUBv3
https://twp.ai/9PUBv3
gijn.org
Guide to Investigating Social Media Algorithms
twp.ai
August 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In this new reporting guide, GIJN offers tips and techniques for covering the algorithms used by tech giants’ social media platforms – and their corresponding impacts.
https://twp.ai/9PUBv3
https://twp.ai/9PUBv3
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📢 Job opportunity! 📢
Opportunity to join our Edinburgh-based team as BRAID Project Administrator. Full time, til Nov 2028. Find out more:
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
A pivotal role, helping ensure smooth running of BRAID.
Come help us make a difference.
#Edinburgh #Jobs
Opportunity to join our Edinburgh-based team as BRAID Project Administrator. Full time, til Nov 2028. Find out more:
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
A pivotal role, helping ensure smooth running of BRAID.
Come help us make a difference.
#Edinburgh #Jobs
July 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
📢 Job opportunity! 📢
Opportunity to join our Edinburgh-based team as BRAID Project Administrator. Full time, til Nov 2028. Find out more:
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
A pivotal role, helping ensure smooth running of BRAID.
Come help us make a difference.
#Edinburgh #Jobs
Opportunity to join our Edinburgh-based team as BRAID Project Administrator. Full time, til Nov 2028. Find out more:
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
A pivotal role, helping ensure smooth running of BRAID.
Come help us make a difference.
#Edinburgh #Jobs
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One week on from the BRAID Community Gathering, and we’re still feeling the energy from a day filled with insight, authenticity and connection.
Heartfelt thanks to our speakers, attendees; Our Community - your being there made it what it was.
Heartfelt thanks to our speakers, attendees; Our Community - your being there made it what it was.
June 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
One week on from the BRAID Community Gathering, and we’re still feeling the energy from a day filled with insight, authenticity and connection.
Heartfelt thanks to our speakers, attendees; Our Community - your being there made it what it was.
Heartfelt thanks to our speakers, attendees; Our Community - your being there made it what it was.
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Published today: The Responsible AI Ecosystem: A BRAID Landscape Study.
@ftollon.bsky.social & @shannonvallor.bsky.social introduce us to the report in the latest BRAID blog braiduk.org/the-responsi...
@ftollon.bsky.social & @shannonvallor.bsky.social introduce us to the report in the latest BRAID blog braiduk.org/the-responsi...
The Responsible AI Ecosystem: Seven Lessons from the BRAID Landscape Study
braiduk.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Published today: The Responsible AI Ecosystem: A BRAID Landscape Study.
@ftollon.bsky.social & @shannonvallor.bsky.social introduce us to the report in the latest BRAID blog braiduk.org/the-responsi...
@ftollon.bsky.social & @shannonvallor.bsky.social introduce us to the report in the latest BRAID blog braiduk.org/the-responsi...
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Coinciding with our gathering, today we announce that the wonderful BRAID fellowships cohort is expanding. An exciting new partnership with the British Academy marks a significant step in our shared commitment to promote Responsible AI in the UK. #AcademicSky #AHRC @ukri.org
The British Academy and BRAID UK ( @braiduk.bsky.social ) are pleased to announce the awardees of seven Policy-led Innovation Fellowships, as part of a unique strategic partnership aimed at addressing complex problems within today's digital society and responsible AI ecosystem. buff.ly/A9OY9QF
June 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Coinciding with our gathering, today we announce that the wonderful BRAID fellowships cohort is expanding. An exciting new partnership with the British Academy marks a significant step in our shared commitment to promote Responsible AI in the UK. #AcademicSky #AHRC @ukri.org
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And the #CHI2025 News Futures workshop is off to a running start! First up: a panel led by @sachnishal.bsky.social, ft Lydia Chilton, @hheuer.bsky.social , Kazuhiro Kida, and @bronwynjo.bsky.social.
April 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
And the #CHI2025 News Futures workshop is off to a running start! First up: a panel led by @sachnishal.bsky.social, ft Lydia Chilton, @hheuer.bsky.social , Kazuhiro Kida, and @bronwynjo.bsky.social.
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🗞️ News publishers are facing stark new challenges as AI companies use their journalism as data to train & ground generative AI models.
💡 BRAID UK & the @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social held a workshop asking: What are the core concerns, issues & potential solutions?
📌 Report: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
💡 BRAID UK & the @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social held a workshop asking: What are the core concerns, issues & potential solutions?
📌 Report: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
April 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🗞️ News publishers are facing stark new challenges as AI companies use their journalism as data to train & ground generative AI models.
💡 BRAID UK & the @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social held a workshop asking: What are the core concerns, issues & potential solutions?
📌 Report: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
💡 BRAID UK & the @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social held a workshop asking: What are the core concerns, issues & potential solutions?
📌 Report: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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BRAID partner @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social along with the Alan Turing Institute have published a new national survey exploring public attitudes to AI. BRAID was pleased to be able to support the work of colleagues at Ada on this project. Read more here: attitudestoai.uk
March 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
BRAID partner @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social along with the Alan Turing Institute have published a new national survey exploring public attitudes to AI. BRAID was pleased to be able to support the work of colleagues at Ada on this project. Read more here: attitudestoai.uk
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NEW: LibGen contains millions of pirated books and research papers, built over nearly two decades. From court documents, we know that Meta torrented a version of it to build its AI. Today, @theatlantic.com presents an analysis of the data set by @alexreisner.bsky.social. Search through it yourself:
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
NEW: LibGen contains millions of pirated books and research papers, built over nearly two decades. From court documents, we know that Meta torrented a version of it to build its AI. Today, @theatlantic.com presents an analysis of the data set by @alexreisner.bsky.social. Search through it yourself:
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Join us this Thursday 13th Feb - we'll be hosting Ananda Rutherford in an online seminar ''Do ‘Words Matter’ in Machine Learning?''. Make sure to grab your ticket now! 👇
@anandarutherford.bsky.social @designinf.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/braid-x-id...
@anandarutherford.bsky.social @designinf.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/braid-x-id...
March 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Join us this Thursday 13th Feb - we'll be hosting Ananda Rutherford in an online seminar ''Do ‘Words Matter’ in Machine Learning?''. Make sure to grab your ticket now! 👇
@anandarutherford.bsky.social @designinf.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/braid-x-id...
@anandarutherford.bsky.social @designinf.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/braid-x-id...
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Last week, a group of our BRAID researchers led by Dr Paula Westenberger & Dr Anna-Maria Sichani submitted a response to the UK govt #copyright & #AI consultation, advocating for the rights of creatives & transparency in AI development. Read the response: zenodo.org/records/1494... Well done team!
BRAID researchers' response to UK Government copyright and AI consultation
This response to the UK Government consultation on AI and Copyright was prepared by researchers in the Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) Programme. BRAID is a UK-wide programme dedicated to inte...
zenodo.org
March 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Last week, a group of our BRAID researchers led by Dr Paula Westenberger & Dr Anna-Maria Sichani submitted a response to the UK govt #copyright & #AI consultation, advocating for the rights of creatives & transparency in AI development. Read the response: zenodo.org/records/1494... Well done team!
⏰ Still time to submit to our workshop on the future of News and HCI at #CHI2025
Join us in Japan!
Join us in Japan!
Incredibly amped to co-organize this #CHI2025 workshop on the future of news and HCI 📰📺🌐 Join us in exploring how HCI can support the production, verification and dissemination of trustworthy news in a changing world!
🔗 Details: sites.google.com/view/newsfut...
⏳ Deadline: Feb 20, 2025 (AoE)
🔗 Details: sites.google.com/view/newsfut...
⏳ Deadline: Feb 20, 2025 (AoE)
News Futures @ CHI 2025
Welcome to the News Futures Workshop @ CHI 2025!
The ways in which news is produced and consumed is constantly reshaped by technological change—today, this takes the form of AI integration in newsroom...
sites.google.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
⏰ Still time to submit to our workshop on the future of News and HCI at #CHI2025
Join us in Japan!
Join us in Japan!
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Thrilled to announce our new BRAID demonstrators. Two projects exploring responsible/equitable use of AI in the #CreativeSector. A third exploring AI’s #EnvironmentalImpact. Groundbreaking projects embedding Arts & Humanities alongside AI expertise. #ResponsibleAI edin.ac/3WNBzZY
Responsible AI projects to boost creative and environment sectors
Three BRAID Responsible AI Demonstrator projects will explore the uses of AI in live music and the arts as well as the environmental governance of AI.
edin.ac
February 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Thrilled to announce our new BRAID demonstrators. Two projects exploring responsible/equitable use of AI in the #CreativeSector. A third exploring AI’s #EnvironmentalImpact. Groundbreaking projects embedding Arts & Humanities alongside AI expertise. #ResponsibleAI edin.ac/3WNBzZY
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Can AI civic technologies invigorate democracy in Scotland?
Feb 7, 3pm - 5.30pm
With Dr Stuart Lynn and Iñaki Goñi.
Part of CONTROVERSIES in the DATA SOCIETY Seminar Series
Hybrid seminar
Info and Booking:
https://bit.ly/CDS-Democracy
@datacontroversies.bsky.social
Feb 7, 3pm - 5.30pm
With Dr Stuart Lynn and Iñaki Goñi.
Part of CONTROVERSIES in the DATA SOCIETY Seminar Series
Hybrid seminar
Info and Booking:
https://bit.ly/CDS-Democracy
@datacontroversies.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Can AI civic technologies invigorate democracy in Scotland?
Feb 7, 3pm - 5.30pm
With Dr Stuart Lynn and Iñaki Goñi.
Part of CONTROVERSIES in the DATA SOCIETY Seminar Series
Hybrid seminar
Info and Booking:
https://bit.ly/CDS-Democracy
@datacontroversies.bsky.social
Feb 7, 3pm - 5.30pm
With Dr Stuart Lynn and Iñaki Goñi.
Part of CONTROVERSIES in the DATA SOCIETY Seminar Series
Hybrid seminar
Info and Booking:
https://bit.ly/CDS-Democracy
@datacontroversies.bsky.social
Interested in the future of news? Got ideas about how HCI can support trustworthy public interest journalism? Join our workshop at #CHI2025 We want to hear from you! @braiduk.bsky.social @designinf.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Interested in the future of news? Got ideas about how HCI can support trustworthy public interest journalism? Join our workshop at #CHI2025 We want to hear from you! @braiduk.bsky.social @designinf.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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📣 We are hiring two new Assistant Professors, one in the Social Science of AI and the other in AI and Ethical Design.
We're excited to build our teaching team, so please share them far and wide! Closing 2nd Feb.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49543/ and www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49542/
We're excited to build our teaching team, so please share them far and wide! Closing 2nd Feb.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49543/ and www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49542/
Assistant Professorship in Social Science of AI - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Assistant Professorship in Social Science of AI in the Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
December 17, 2024 at 3:40 PM
📣 We are hiring two new Assistant Professors, one in the Social Science of AI and the other in AI and Ethical Design.
We're excited to build our teaching team, so please share them far and wide! Closing 2nd Feb.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49543/ and www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49542/
We're excited to build our teaching team, so please share them far and wide! Closing 2nd Feb.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49543/ and www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49542/
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Calling all AI researchers in my network: if you want to earn some pre-Christmas elf points, please tell me what you think about journalists‘ coverage of AI topics in this short and sweet survey👇
Attention AI researchers! 🚀
Our Journalist-in-Residence, @annahenschel.bsky.social, wants your input on #AI metaphors.
Take 10–15 min to:
💡 Rate popular metaphors.
🗣️ Share thoughts on media coverage.
✨ Get inspired!
Help shape better AI communication 👉 forms.gle/KeWsbGPRfLf6...
Our Journalist-in-Residence, @annahenschel.bsky.social, wants your input on #AI metaphors.
Take 10–15 min to:
💡 Rate popular metaphors.
🗣️ Share thoughts on media coverage.
✨ Get inspired!
Help shape better AI communication 👉 forms.gle/KeWsbGPRfLf6...
Survey on Metaphors of AI Research
We would like to know your perspectives on AI metaphors and the explanations you use for your work. Your responses are anonymous and will help improve the public's understanding of AI.
This survey is...
forms.gle
December 4, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Calling all AI researchers in my network: if you want to earn some pre-Christmas elf points, please tell me what you think about journalists‘ coverage of AI topics in this short and sweet survey👇
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“We highlight 3 main affordances of ‘open’ AI, namely transparency, reusability, and extensibility, and we observe that maximally ‘open’ AI allows some forms of oversight and experimentation on top of existing models. We find that openness alone does not perturb the concentration of power in AI.”
📢NEW: 'Open' AI systems aren't open. The vague term, combined w frothy AI hype is (mis)shaping policy & practice, assuming 'open source' AI democratizes access & addresses power concentration. It doesn't.
@smw.bsky.social, @davidthewid.bsky.social & I correct the record👇
nature.com/articles/s41...
@smw.bsky.social, @davidthewid.bsky.social & I correct the record👇
nature.com/articles/s41...
Why ‘open’ AI systems are actually closed, and why this matters - Nature
A review of the literature on artificial intelligence systems to examine openness reveals that open AI systems are actually closed, as they are highly dependent on the resources of a few large corpora...
nature.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:38 PM
“We highlight 3 main affordances of ‘open’ AI, namely transparency, reusability, and extensibility, and we observe that maximally ‘open’ AI allows some forms of oversight and experimentation on top of existing models. We find that openness alone does not perturb the concentration of power in AI.”
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Support for at-risk researchers: 60 fully-funded fellowships (up to 24 months) for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of any non-EU nationality to work at a research institution in the EU.
SAFE - Supporting
At-risk researchers
with Fellowships in Europe
As a pilot fellowship scheme, the SAFE project offers 60 fully-funded fellowships (up to 24 months) for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of any non-EU nationality to work at a research institutio...
saferesearchers.eu
December 2, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Support for at-risk researchers: 60 fully-funded fellowships (up to 24 months) for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of any non-EU nationality to work at a research institution in the EU.
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Tow Center analysis finds that publishers face the risk of their content being misattributed or misrepresented regardless of whether or not they allow OpenAI’s crawlers.
@klaudia.bsky.social @aisvarya17.bsky.social @columjournreview.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/tow_center/h...
@klaudia.bsky.social @aisvarya17.bsky.social @columjournreview.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/tow_center/h...
How ChatGPT (Mis)represents Publisher Content
ChatGPT search — which is positioned as a competitor to search engines like Google and Bing — launched with a press release from OpenAI touting claims that the company had “collaborated extensively wi...
www.cjr.org
November 27, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Tow Center analysis finds that publishers face the risk of their content being misattributed or misrepresented regardless of whether or not they allow OpenAI’s crawlers.
@klaudia.bsky.social @aisvarya17.bsky.social @columjournreview.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/tow_center/h...
@klaudia.bsky.social @aisvarya17.bsky.social @columjournreview.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/tow_center/h...