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Dr Liz Dowthwaite
@lizdowthwaite.bsky.social
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Senior Research Fellow at Horizon Digital Economy Research at Uni of Nottingham, working on responsible AI, motivation, human needs and values, online/community participation. Also comics, books, wine, and sci fi. Own views. She/her
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Reader, I cannot tell you how fast and hard I clicked that Not Interested button.
A screenshot from Google Chrome asking the user to enable 'AI mode' "Learn more with AI Mode. Ask follow-ups to get help with your toughest questions" with two buttons "not interested" and "continue"
October 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Poster in situ at #UKAIRS
September 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Spending the next couple of days catching up with colleagues and friends at #UKAIRS the UK AI Research Symposium at Northumbria University. If you’re here, come see our poster (82) on art and AI. If you’re not here, you’re missing out!
September 8, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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The icing on the cake at the end of the article. No irony detected.
What readers are saying A brief paragraph summarising the comments, with "This summary is AI-generated. AI can make mistakes and this summary is not a replacement for reading the comments"
August 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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One of my very talented PhD students is seeking female-perceived autistic people to take part in their very interesting and important research on how digital personal data affects your lives. Please do get in touch if you fit the criteria and are interested.
Seeking autistic research participants I'm Jenn, an autistic PHD researcher based at the University of Nottingham School of Health Sciences. My work centres autistic experience and is designed to be accessible. I'm researching how the digital data of autistic people who are perceived as female and have experienced mental distress or illness as adults impact their identity and sense of self. I'm looking for autistic participants to share their stories and experience. Eligibility: - Autistic (diagnosed or self identified) - Perceived as a female person by others. You migth identify as a woman or have a different gender identity, such as trans, non-binary or agender. - Aged 18 or over and living in the UK - Have a personal experience of severe mental illness or distress in adulthood (no diagnosis needed) - Using and creating digital personal data (like emails, social media data, YouTube playlists, or GPS location data through your mobile device) Activities: - A digital focus group with me and other participants - Reflections about your personal digital data over a 4 week period - A digital interview with me - Spaced widerly over 12 months (small chunks with big gaps) Contact me to find out more: Jenn.laytonannable@nottingham.ac.uk I'd be glad to have a chat or answer your questions or discuss taking part with you in more detail.
August 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Are you hyperconnected at work? I'm looking to intereview people about tools and strategies for managing hyperconnectivity at work and how this affects day-to-day wellbeing. Get in touch! forms.office.com/e/HJpBYNPczF
Are you hyperconnected at work? The pressure to always be available and the blurring of work-life boundaries caused by constant digital connectivity, like replying to emails after hours or staying online all the time. If this sounds like you, you are currently employed, and are over 18 years old, we’d love to speak to you!​ Interviews take place online and will last for approx. 30 - 40 minutes. We will ask you about your experiences relating to being hyperconnected in the work context. We are particularly interested in how you manage this hyperconnectivity, and how it affects your day-to-day life and wellbeing. ​ If you are interested to take part in an interview or would like to know more about the study please fill out the online request form.​ We have received research ethics approval for this study [University of Nottingham School of Computer Science CS-2024-R30]. ​ We provide our interview participants with a small shopping voucher as a thank you for their time. ​
July 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Really happy to be at Conway Hall to see my friend @chrislintott.bsky.social talk about the Sun #Gresham
January 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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This May I’ll be talking about the responsible use of AI at #CAPS2025 in Portland, OR. There’s still time for you to submit your own work, and to inspire and learn alongside others doing work in the participatory sciences. Deadline to submit is 15 Jan 2025: participatorysciences.org/2025-call-fo...
Join me at CAPS 2025 for my symposium: Responsible, ethical, and trustwrothy use of AI in participatory sciences. Liz Dowthwaite, Responsible AI UK & University of Nottingham Lucy Fortson, University of Minnesota & Zooniverse Sarah Huebner, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Luigi Ceccaroni, Earthwatch Europe Andrea Grover, University of Nebraska at Omaha Submit your presentation idea now! Conference for Advancing Participatory Sciences
January 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Happy #SpotifyWrapped Day to all who celebrate
Top Artists: Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Biffy Clyro, The Killers Top Songs: All these things that I have done, No one knows, Sabotage, Born to run, Bubbles
December 4, 2024 at 6:43 PM
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Accurate
Every once in a great while, a special pet will come into your life. That animal will be an untrainable criminal who you’ll have to slowly figure out how to exist with. It will be your favourite pet, and you’ll talk about them until you die.
November 23, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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This was part of an online course for University Staff I had to do recently, and honestly, it still hurts.
Two post-it notes, one with Do's and the other with Dont's written on it with the apostrophe in the wrong place
October 18, 2024 at 4:28 PM