Prof. Catherine Flick
@liedra.net
Professor of Ethics and Games Technology, University of Staffordshire UK - she/her
Vice chair ACM Committee on Professional Ethics, Co-EIC ACM Games
Content co-lead #EMFCamp
Ethics of games & emerging tech; AI & crypto critic
https://liedra.net 🩷💜💙
Vice chair ACM Committee on Professional Ethics, Co-EIC ACM Games
Content co-lead #EMFCamp
Ethics of games & emerging tech; AI & crypto critic
https://liedra.net 🩷💜💙
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the president of the united states, for some reason apparently:
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
the president of the united states, for some reason apparently:
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I worked harder on this book than any before it. My ex-publisher then failed to pay me what they owed me for it & did their best to ruin its chances of survival. That robbed me of a year of my life & ruined my health.
After all that, to see reviews like this one brings me close to tears too.
After all that, to see reviews like this one brings me close to tears too.
Bloody hell! It’s been a long time since a book has brought me to tears. @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Thank you so very much for writing Everything Will Swallow You. Book of the year. #BookSky #TheStorygraph
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I worked harder on this book than any before it. My ex-publisher then failed to pay me what they owed me for it & did their best to ruin its chances of survival. That robbed me of a year of my life & ruined my health.
After all that, to see reviews like this one brings me close to tears too.
After all that, to see reviews like this one brings me close to tears too.
Had a lovely time at #Novacon. Met some very friendly people who were very patient with the technical difficulties I had with my talk slides 😅 did a bit of Morris dancing. Drank some nice beer. Home time!
November 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Had a lovely time at #Novacon. Met some very friendly people who were very patient with the technical difficulties I had with my talk slides 😅 did a bit of Morris dancing. Drank some nice beer. Home time!
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congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run
Off to #Novacon this weekend! I’m the science speaker for the event and I’ll be talking about AI, science fiction and ethics! Very excited to be attending and speaking at my first SFF con!
November 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Off to #Novacon this weekend! I’m the science speaker for the event and I’ll be talking about AI, science fiction and ethics! Very excited to be attending and speaking at my first SFF con!
JFC this thread - horrifying and appalling the levels of dehumanisation
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
JFC this thread - horrifying and appalling the levels of dehumanisation
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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When Chris first sent his request to me to comment on this story, I asked him to quote me as "long, drawn-out sigh". I'm not surprised but secretly disappointed that he chose some of my other words instead :D
What does the restructuring of the Microsoft-OpenAI agreement tell us about both companies' forecasts about AGI timelines? My latest for @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91434937/mic...
What you can learn about the potential for AGI from the new Microsoft-OpenAI deal
The restructured arrangement between the Big Tech powerhouses looks like a win for Microsoft.
www.fastcompany.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
When Chris first sent his request to me to comment on this story, I asked him to quote me as "long, drawn-out sigh". I'm not surprised but secretly disappointed that he chose some of my other words instead :D
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In my career in education I've long found students to be far more realistic about the impact of technology on their education than older adults. To students, the latest tech fad does not present as some radical transformation, it's just some thing they gotta deal with.
me at the end of class: here's a little speculative exercises; imagine you wake up from cryosleep in 2085. what's the kind of tech-society r/ship you'd like to see around you?
students: no AI
I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
students: no AI
I honestly think students' views are missing from the 'should AI be integrated in classrooms' discussion
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
In my career in education I've long found students to be far more realistic about the impact of technology on their education than older adults. To students, the latest tech fad does not present as some radical transformation, it's just some thing they gotta deal with.
Found a great Xmas present for @davidgerard.co.uk (though he's probably already seen it) www.basiliskfoundation.com/store/p/cert...
Certification of safety from Roko's Basilisk — Basilisk Foundation
By purchasing a Certificate of Safety you become a permanent member of the Basilisk Foundation. (must choose “accepts marketing” during checkout). gaining special members benefits in addition to c...
www.basiliskfoundation.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Found a great Xmas present for @davidgerard.co.uk (though he's probably already seen it) www.basiliskfoundation.com/store/p/cert...
Speaking at #Novacon this weekend and prepping my slides. Speed-reading Erewhon was not on my bingo card for today but hey, I am totally here for it! (and gosh, is The Book of The Machines still relevant or what?!) www.gutenberg.org/files/1906/1...
Erewhon | Project Gutenberg
www.gutenberg.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Speaking at #Novacon this weekend and prepping my slides. Speed-reading Erewhon was not on my bingo card for today but hey, I am totally here for it! (and gosh, is The Book of The Machines still relevant or what?!) www.gutenberg.org/files/1906/1...
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Zohran literally just quoted Spider-man (2002) and I am here for it 😊
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Zohran literally just quoted Spider-man (2002) and I am here for it 😊
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Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
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A thing you're not seeing if you haven't checked Twitter in the last week is all the political betting markets (Polymarket, Kalshi) are actively caping for Cuomo and spreading Zohran conspiracies on there. Usually this would be a cause for some sort of regulatory oversight but that no longer exists.
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A thing you're not seeing if you haven't checked Twitter in the last week is all the political betting markets (Polymarket, Kalshi) are actively caping for Cuomo and spreading Zohran conspiracies on there. Usually this would be a cause for some sort of regulatory oversight but that no longer exists.
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Sheffield Hallam decided slavery research was less important to its mission as a university than Chinese cash, so it folded to authoritarianism. In doing so, a UK university put the interests of Chinese intelligence agents above those of its own staff. There ought to be sackings.
"Sheffield Hallam University staff in China were threatened ... access to the university's websites from China was blocked, impeding its ability to recruit Chinese students, in a campaign of threats and intimidation lasting more than two years."
This is a remarkable case of Chinese authorities threatening a UK university into halting research on human rights violations, and the university acquiescing.
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Sheffield Hallam decided slavery research was less important to its mission as a university than Chinese cash, so it folded to authoritarianism. In doing so, a UK university put the interests of Chinese intelligence agents above those of its own staff. There ought to be sackings.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Take this question to every maga
November 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Take this question to every maga
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The problem with the “don’t the tech people realize they are talking about doing chattel slavery with AI” discourse is some of those same people, or the “philosophers” they like to cite, talk cheerily about returning to chattel slavery for human beings
November 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The problem with the “don’t the tech people realize they are talking about doing chattel slavery with AI” discourse is some of those same people, or the “philosophers” they like to cite, talk cheerily about returning to chattel slavery for human beings
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Calling all game developers working on making the future a better place, or addressing the bullshit of our current time in some creative way! Where are you? Let's connect and team up.
October 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Calling all game developers working on making the future a better place, or addressing the bullshit of our current time in some creative way! Where are you? Let's connect and team up.
I made my tiktok debut for @staffsgames.bsky.social ! www.tiktok.com/@staffsgames...
Welcome to our StaffsGames Halloween Series Special! 🎃👻Today we have our petrifyingly perfect Professor Catherine Flick, discussing the respective traditions of how we treat the dead and how this has ...
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October 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I made my tiktok debut for @staffsgames.bsky.social ! www.tiktok.com/@staffsgames...
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NHC 5 pm Melissa update for Jamaica:
"Remain in your safe shelter and do not venture outside."
Winds "may cause total structural failure."
Wind speeds are now at *175 mph*.
"Remain in your safe shelter and do not venture outside."
Winds "may cause total structural failure."
Wind speeds are now at *175 mph*.
October 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
NHC 5 pm Melissa update for Jamaica:
"Remain in your safe shelter and do not venture outside."
Winds "may cause total structural failure."
Wind speeds are now at *175 mph*.
"Remain in your safe shelter and do not venture outside."
Winds "may cause total structural failure."
Wind speeds are now at *175 mph*.
This does not represent how all fields attribute authorship and it's extremely sucky. In my field, the last author is usually the person who either contributed the least or whose surname is last in alphabetical order.
Google Scholar has introduced a 'Sh-index' metric that scores papers higher if you are first or last author. Apart from the fact metrics are generally bad, this one explicitly punishes PIs who often collaborate, publishing with 2 or 3 equal PIs at the end of the list.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Google Scholar tool gives extra credit to first and last authors
Researchers welcome the initiative, but say it doesn’t go far enough to capture the nuance of researcher productivity and impact.
www.nature.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This does not represent how all fields attribute authorship and it's extremely sucky. In my field, the last author is usually the person who either contributed the least or whose surname is last in alphabetical order.
I am also enjoying this game and have encountered this fail screen (for different reasons, apparently, lol)
oh it's one of these kinds of games. this rules i'm so excited lmao
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I am also enjoying this game and have encountered this fail screen (for different reasons, apparently, lol)
Finally! Someone who is telling the truth!
I’m a woman, I’m a feminist and I see absolutely no contradiction” – Powell on women’s rights and trans rights coexisting
www.attitude.co.uk/news/lucy-po...
www.attitude.co.uk/news/lucy-po...
Labour's new deputy leader Lucy Powell says EHRC's single-sex spaces draft is 'not right' as she backs trans-rights
Lucy Powell, newly elected deputy leader of the Labour Party, has said the EHRC’s draft guidance on single-sex spaces is "not right".
www.attitude.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Finally! Someone who is telling the truth!