Jonathan Tanner
@jctanner.bsky.social
AI/Democracy/Strategic Communication
The quality of cycling on display in central London this morning is absolutely awful!
September 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The quality of cycling on display in central London this morning is absolutely awful!
Can you offer feedback in this sneak preview of my populism decoded newsletter www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...?
**This One Really Matters** Do not scroll past. | Jonathan Tanner
**This One Really Matters** Do not scroll past.
I am preparing to launch a Populism Decoded newsletter and this is your sneak preview.
I really need your help.
You can flick through today’s beta...
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July 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Can you offer feedback in this sneak preview of my populism decoded newsletter www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...?
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How can the UK strengthen the role of people and communities in “Sovereign AI”?
sycamore-collective.org/how-can-the-...
sycamore-collective.org/how-can-the-...
How can the UK strengthen the role of people and communities in “Sovereign AI”?
In recent months the UK government has agreed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with a range of large, US-based AI companies. The latest is with OpenAI. It says that:
“this partnership will support ...
sycamore-collective.org
July 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
How can the UK strengthen the role of people and communities in “Sovereign AI”?
sycamore-collective.org/how-can-the-...
sycamore-collective.org/how-can-the-...
5 reasons why Morgan McSweeney using AI to focus group made up voters is really stupid…any you would add? www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...
Is it just me or is this INCREDIBLY STUPID? | Jonathan Tanner
Is it just me or is this INCREDIBLY STUPID?
Apparently,(according to this Spectator piece), Morgan Mc Sweeney is using synthetic focus groups to inform UK Government policy.
This is quite literall...
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July 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
5 reasons why Morgan McSweeney using AI to focus group made up voters is really stupid…any you would add? www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...
Are you ready for the future of communication? rootcause.global/are-you-ready/
Ready for the future of communication?
Take this quiz future of communication artificial intelligence
rootcause.global
May 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Are you ready for the future of communication? rootcause.global/are-you-ready/
I feel like this sums up a fair bit of why the UK isn’t quite firing on all cylinders.
May 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I feel like this sums up a fair bit of why the UK isn’t quite firing on all cylinders.
Surely, surely, this should be called Vic-Tok? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, The TikTok vicar: ‘I thought: ‘If I still can’t see someone who looks like me in the Church, why don’t I give it a go?’’
Rev Pippa White on why she's posting about her life as a vicar in the Church of England.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Surely, surely, this should be called Vic-Tok? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Fast track passport control can do one!
May 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Fast track passport control can do one!
Can someone who follows the migration conversation fact check this? My assumption is ‘crossed’ includes ferries etc or some other dodgy framing so this is wildly misleading… would like to know…
May 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Can someone who follows the migration conversation fact check this? My assumption is ‘crossed’ includes ferries etc or some other dodgy framing so this is wildly misleading… would like to know…
I’ve just eaten a Twiglet out of nostalgia and I urge you not to do the same. Ever.
April 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I’ve just eaten a Twiglet out of nostalgia and I urge you not to do the same. Ever.
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Some people have kept asking 'bout these questions about AI use in UK government so they've been put on a website to make them easier to find & share
sycamore-collective.org
sycamore-collective.org
April 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Some people have kept asking 'bout these questions about AI use in UK government so they've been put on a website to make them easier to find & share
sycamore-collective.org
sycamore-collective.org
Very painful encounter with midjourneys autotagging today.
April 23, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Very painful encounter with midjourneys autotagging today.
I wish Keir Starmer would put a punitive tariff on the import of techno-authoritarian politics from the US.
April 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I wish Keir Starmer would put a punitive tariff on the import of techno-authoritarian politics from the US.
Coffee is very expensive.
April 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Coffee is very expensive.
Just reading about the awful Luton school shooting plan. Went to close the tab and look what Google was promoting me to search…🤢😡
March 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Just reading about the awful Luton school shooting plan. Went to close the tab and look what Google was promoting me to search…🤢😡
This is a very sensible set of questions that any sensible person should be asking before signing away our taxes to AI companies…
Yesterday a group of us put our heads together to think about the questions that should be asked of Starmer's plans for AI in government - you might have seen this nod to it in Politico this morning. These are for journalists, politicians, and anyone with an interest in pro-democracy tech (1/3)
March 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
This is a very sensible set of questions that any sensible person should be asking before signing away our taxes to AI companies…
This is superb and a fact-based elucidation of a real problem when it comes to building greater consensus around U.K’s future to nullify extremism.
Today @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
releases a deep dive into Progressive Activists, the most liberal/left leaning segment of the public. It looks at who this highly engaged group are, what they believe but also why their approach maybe leading to backlash against progressive causes.
releases a deep dive into Progressive Activists, the most liberal/left leaning segment of the public. It looks at who this highly engaged group are, what they believe but also why their approach maybe leading to backlash against progressive causes.
February 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is superb and a fact-based elucidation of a real problem when it comes to building greater consensus around U.K’s future to nullify extremism.
I get a lot of AI marketing/lead Gen spam. Was quite impressed by one today that had clearly read the Rootcause website and then tailored 3 ideas for me that they wanted to discuss. Shows people getting their heads around potential, even if I didn’t and won’t reply!
February 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I get a lot of AI marketing/lead Gen spam. Was quite impressed by one today that had clearly read the Rootcause website and then tailored 3 ideas for me that they wanted to discuss. Shows people getting their heads around potential, even if I didn’t and won’t reply!
My 4 y/o just told me that earlier he ‘found a chicken’s bone to make a wish with’ & made a wish but then told me he ‘can’t tell anyone what it was otherwise it won’t come true’ and now I want to know what it was more than I’ve ever wanted to know anything, because maybe I can make it come true.
February 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My 4 y/o just told me that earlier he ‘found a chicken’s bone to make a wish with’ & made a wish but then told me he ‘can’t tell anyone what it was otherwise it won’t come true’ and now I want to know what it was more than I’ve ever wanted to know anything, because maybe I can make it come true.
Asking for a friend but erm, who’s the leader of the free world these days?
February 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Asking for a friend but erm, who’s the leader of the free world these days?
Banning teenagers from social media is an exceptionally stupid idea. Maybe let’s try holding social media companies to higher safety standards!!?? www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Social media for children ‘like cancer risk of smoking’
The UK head of counterterrorism is calling for an online age restriction, banning under-16s from using platforms
www.thetimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Banning teenagers from social media is an exceptionally stupid idea. Maybe let’s try holding social media companies to higher safety standards!!?? www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Really useful examples of 10 stories that were stopped because of Meta’s factchecking: edmo.eu/publications...
Top ten disinformation stories in the EU that the META fact-checking program helped mitigate – EDMO
edmo.eu
February 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Really useful examples of 10 stories that were stopped because of Meta’s factchecking: edmo.eu/publications...
Video#3 - Misinformation & Disinformation: Red Herrings? www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-...
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February 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Video#3 - Misinformation & Disinformation: Red Herrings? www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-...
Counting down the hours until I see something about US Govt data now being used to train Grok.
February 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Counting down the hours until I see something about US Govt data now being used to train Grok.
Here's thing about Bluesky...Video #2 in my series on the Future of the Information Environment: www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...
Jonathan Tanner on LinkedIn: The thing about Bluesky is…
Watch: Video #2 in my guide to modern…
The thing about Bluesky is…
Watch: Video #2 in my guide to modern information environments.
Bluesky could yet play a critical longer-term role in…
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February 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Here's thing about Bluesky...Video #2 in my series on the Future of the Information Environment: www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...