Louise Laverty
@louiselaverty.bsky.social
Medical sociologist interested in health policy and learning BSL
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I haven’t been this excited for a bubble to burst since I was a toddler.
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I haven’t been this excited for a bubble to burst since I was a toddler.
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Someone on here compared AI produced material as "digital asbestos " which in a few decades' time we will have to work out how to eradicate from the fabric of research.
From my own academic research, even pre LLMs there was a huge danger of zombie factoids that begin in a respectable publication by mistake and then get reprinted for decades because no one is backtracing to the original source. Once bad info gets into the system it can take years to clear it out.
I've seen numerous examples of this in recent days - we're at a point where some reporters are using LLMs as a source and not even remotely properly factchecking, but also where LLM generated material is making its way into other material and being unknowingly reproduced by others.
July 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Someone on here compared AI produced material as "digital asbestos " which in a few decades' time we will have to work out how to eradicate from the fabric of research.
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From my own academic research, even pre LLMs there was a huge danger of zombie factoids that begin in a respectable publication by mistake and then get reprinted for decades because no one is backtracing to the original source. Once bad info gets into the system it can take years to clear it out.
I've seen numerous examples of this in recent days - we're at a point where some reporters are using LLMs as a source and not even remotely properly factchecking, but also where LLM generated material is making its way into other material and being unknowingly reproduced by others.
WTF? I was quoted in this story but I have never spoken to the reporter nor would I have said those things. Is everything just generated by LLMs these days?
cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans...
cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans...
July 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
From my own academic research, even pre LLMs there was a huge danger of zombie factoids that begin in a respectable publication by mistake and then get reprinted for decades because no one is backtracing to the original source. Once bad info gets into the system it can take years to clear it out.
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Imao it’s reasonable to assume that the AI transformation will bring no improvements to public services, but will be unbelievably lucrative for companies who can use it to get access to data and commodify and/or commercially exploit these data.
'Taking the time to do things right isn’t anti-innovation – it is what is required to get deep-rooted change in social systems.'
My piece on AI and public services in this week's @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
My piece on AI and public services in this week's @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
Tony Blair is wrong – AI will not magically solve our public services
Too many people might be left out of its revolution.
www.newstatesman.com
July 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Imao it’s reasonable to assume that the AI transformation will bring no improvements to public services, but will be unbelievably lucrative for companies who can use it to get access to data and commodify and/or commercially exploit these data.
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Excellent explainer on data centers @stpp-um.bsky.social to help communities understand them, their challenges, and policy options to manage their risks. Written by Terry Nguyen BA '25 @umfordschool.bsky.social and @benzevgreen.bsky.social, in partnership w/ Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition.
What Happens When Data Centers Come to Town?
stpp.fordschool.umich.edu
July 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Excellent explainer on data centers @stpp-um.bsky.social to help communities understand them, their challenges, and policy options to manage their risks. Written by Terry Nguyen BA '25 @umfordschool.bsky.social and @benzevgreen.bsky.social, in partnership w/ Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition.
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Take a look at this fantastic set of papers from @thesociologicalreview.org, revisiting @academicdiary.bsky.social and Nirmal Puwar's live methods intervention
OUT NOW #OnlineFirst: Live Methods Revisited
Eight new papers focus on @academicdiary.bsky.social and Nirmal Puwar’s Live Methods and its clarion call for more “artful and crafty” sociological methodologies. Edited by @emmakjackson.bsky.social & @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social
buff.ly/sM4Uta3
Eight new papers focus on @academicdiary.bsky.social and Nirmal Puwar’s Live Methods and its clarion call for more “artful and crafty” sociological methodologies. Edited by @emmakjackson.bsky.social & @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social
buff.ly/sM4Uta3
May 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Take a look at this fantastic set of papers from @thesociologicalreview.org, revisiting @academicdiary.bsky.social and Nirmal Puwar's live methods intervention
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We’re saddened and angry to hear that Jess Thom, founder of Touretteshero, can no longer work after a 61% cut to her Access to Work support. She's not alone—disabled artists across the UK are being hit hard. Learn more and take action: bit.ly/3E9g1kj
I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
May 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We’re saddened and angry to hear that Jess Thom, founder of Touretteshero, can no longer work after a 61% cut to her Access to Work support. She's not alone—disabled artists across the UK are being hit hard. Learn more and take action: bit.ly/3E9g1kj
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“Instead of helping people work, these policies [Medicaid Work Requirements] punish them for circumstances beyond their control. And rather than investing in job training or support, they impose harsh rules specifically designed to make getting health care harder.”
Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People with Disabilities. A reminder from @aclu.org:
www.aclu.org/news/disabil...
www.aclu.org/news/disabil...
Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People with Disabilities | ACLU
We’ve been here before. Work requirements only cut care, nothing else.
www.aclu.org
May 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
“Instead of helping people work, these policies [Medicaid Work Requirements] punish them for circumstances beyond their control. And rather than investing in job training or support, they impose harsh rules specifically designed to make getting health care harder.”
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Good commentary on the recent "AI"-related troubles of this year's Worldcon. It remains a general rule that you should not trust Large Language Models to produce accurate information. They're not designed to produce accurate information. They're designed to produce statistically probable sentences.
Robot Hallucinations
Unless you've been living under a rock, you will be aware that the 2025 Worldcon in Seattle, Washington, is embroiled in a massive scandal. Turns out the programming team used ChatGPT to vet people who'd applied to be on programming for potential issues. This was received…
Unless you've been living under a rock, you will be aware that the 2025 Worldcon in Seattle, Washington, is embroiled in a massive scandal. Turns out the programming team used ChatGPT to vet people who'd applied to be on programming for potential issues. This was received…
Robot Hallucinations
Unless you've been living under a rock, you will be aware that the 2025 Worldcon in Seattle, Washington, is embroiled in a massive scandal. Turns out the programming team used ChatGPT to vet people who'd applied to be on programming for potential issues. This was received about as well as you can imagine. File 770 shares a round-up of reactions and responses here and Jason Sanford shares several reactions and responses in his Genre Grapevine column. There is also a not very good summary of the controversy at…
corabuhlert.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Good commentary on the recent "AI"-related troubles of this year's Worldcon. It remains a general rule that you should not trust Large Language Models to produce accurate information. They're not designed to produce accurate information. They're designed to produce statistically probable sentences.
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Our education and early experiences shape the paths we can take later in life – and the opportunity we have at a healthy life.
@ippr.bsky.social & Public First's research found that the British public want more investment in programmes that support children's health. 👉 bit.ly/4jsvs6H
@ippr.bsky.social & Public First's research found that the British public want more investment in programmes that support children's health. 👉 bit.ly/4jsvs6H
May 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Our education and early experiences shape the paths we can take later in life – and the opportunity we have at a healthy life.
@ippr.bsky.social & Public First's research found that the British public want more investment in programmes that support children's health. 👉 bit.ly/4jsvs6H
@ippr.bsky.social & Public First's research found that the British public want more investment in programmes that support children's health. 👉 bit.ly/4jsvs6H
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🌟Work, Employment and Society Sage Prize Winners🌟
Congratulations to this year’s Sage Prize Joint-Winners: Louise Laverty et al. and Charles Umney et al.!
Find both papers through the BSA page:
www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
Congratulations to this year’s Sage Prize Joint-Winners: Louise Laverty et al. and Charles Umney et al.!
Find both papers through the BSA page:
www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
May 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🌟Work, Employment and Society Sage Prize Winners🌟
Congratulations to this year’s Sage Prize Joint-Winners: Louise Laverty et al. and Charles Umney et al.!
Find both papers through the BSA page:
www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
Congratulations to this year’s Sage Prize Joint-Winners: Louise Laverty et al. and Charles Umney et al.!
Find both papers through the BSA page:
www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
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Our newly published qualitative paper reports on how link work might support individuals with severe mental ill health to access dental care. Thanks to all involved.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mediating Candidacy: Qualitative study of a link work intervention to support individuals with severe mental ill health to access dental care.
Vulnerable and socially excluded groups in society persistently experience worse oral health and poorer access to dental services than the mainstream …
www.sciencedirect.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Our newly published qualitative paper reports on how link work might support individuals with severe mental ill health to access dental care. Thanks to all involved.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our new paper! With @oohgpwales.bsky.social
Digital Maturity: Towards a Strategic Approach
We propose a simpler, more practical way of assessing the digital maturity of healthcare organisations, and argue that support should be tailored the organisation’s maturity level.
bjgp.org/content/bjgp...
Digital Maturity: Towards a Strategic Approach
We propose a simpler, more practical way of assessing the digital maturity of healthcare organisations, and argue that support should be tailored the organisation’s maturity level.
bjgp.org/content/bjgp...
bjgp.org
May 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Our new paper! With @oohgpwales.bsky.social
Digital Maturity: Towards a Strategic Approach
We propose a simpler, more practical way of assessing the digital maturity of healthcare organisations, and argue that support should be tailored the organisation’s maturity level.
bjgp.org/content/bjgp...
Digital Maturity: Towards a Strategic Approach
We propose a simpler, more practical way of assessing the digital maturity of healthcare organisations, and argue that support should be tailored the organisation’s maturity level.
bjgp.org/content/bjgp...
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Because of what I do at work, people quite often ask me about "more responsible" ways to use GenAI, so I've written a blog post with 7 things to look out for and 3 ways of making intentional choices when using text generators
www.careful.industries/blog/2025-4-...
www.careful.industries/blog/2025-4-...
Responsible-ish GenAI dos and don’ts: text edition — Careful Industries
Seven things to bear in mind and three responsible-ish AI strategies
www.careful.industries
April 1, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Because of what I do at work, people quite often ask me about "more responsible" ways to use GenAI, so I've written a blog post with 7 things to look out for and 3 ways of making intentional choices when using text generators
www.careful.industries/blog/2025-4-...
www.careful.industries/blog/2025-4-...
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Great thread explaining what Generative AI is, and isn't.
One of the most common arguments you hear from fans of generative ‘AI’ is that it’s not plagiarizing people’s work, it’s just learning like a human learns. So I’m going to break down why that’s just not true, and why it can never be true, with the existing systems. 1/
February 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Great thread explaining what Generative AI is, and isn't.
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I posted this awhile ago
February 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I posted this awhile ago
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Reposted by Louise Laverty
🎥 Great video by @healthequals.bsky.social exploring the building blocks of health - the things in our environment that affect our health and wellbeing 👇
bsky.app/profile/heal...
bsky.app/profile/heal...
Our health is shaped by the world around us – good homes, stable jobs, social ties, green spaces, and clean air. 🌍
These are what we call the building blocks of health and wellbeing.
When these building blocks are missing, our health suffers. Here's why. 👇
youtu.be/prAxFMyppIA?...
These are what we call the building blocks of health and wellbeing.
When these building blocks are missing, our health suffers. Here's why. 👇
youtu.be/prAxFMyppIA?...
What are the building blocks of health and wellbeing?
YouTube video by Health Equals
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February 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🎥 Great video by @healthequals.bsky.social exploring the building blocks of health - the things in our environment that affect our health and wellbeing 👇
bsky.app/profile/heal...
bsky.app/profile/heal...
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Many small-scale healthcare improvements are localised, led by busy professionals with no specialised training and with limited resources. We asked what matters most when time, expert input and other resources are tight.
THIS summary: https://ths.im/4gFyh25
THIS summary: https://ths.im/4gFyh25
Five principles to prioritise in small-scale surgical quality improvement: a qualitative study of the views of surgical improvement leaders.
Ko CY, Giusti A, Martin G, Dixon-Woods M. Five principles to prioritise in small-scale surgical quality improvement: a qualitative study of the views of surgical improvement leaders. BMJ Open Qual.…
www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk
February 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Many small-scale healthcare improvements are localised, led by busy professionals with no specialised training and with limited resources. We asked what matters most when time, expert input and other resources are tight.
THIS summary: https://ths.im/4gFyh25
THIS summary: https://ths.im/4gFyh25
Delighted to be nominated alongside some great papers for the Sage Innovation and Excellence award for our paper on how #GPs navigate meaningful work during a workforce crisis and the significance of uncertain futures @smspooner.bsky.social @kathcheckland.bsky.social funded by @nihrspcr.bsky.social
🎉We are excited to announce this year’s Sage Prize nominees for Sociology! 🎉
Congratulations to the authors on the papers that have been deemed exceptional and innovative out of SOC issues published in 2024. Full list below and at: tinyurl.com/mpu35np4
Congratulations to the authors on the papers that have been deemed exceptional and innovative out of SOC issues published in 2024. Full list below and at: tinyurl.com/mpu35np4
February 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Delighted to be nominated alongside some great papers for the Sage Innovation and Excellence award for our paper on how #GPs navigate meaningful work during a workforce crisis and the significance of uncertain futures @smspooner.bsky.social @kathcheckland.bsky.social funded by @nihrspcr.bsky.social
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Final version of our new paper is ready to download, should you be interested in TECHNOSTRESS, TECHNOSUFFERING and its impact on staff relations in healthcare organisations. Shout out to lead author Fran Dakin! #medsky #digitalhealth
bjgp.org/content/earl...
bjgp.org/content/earl...
Technostress, technosuffering, and relational strain: a multi-method qualitative study of how remote and digital work affects staff in UK general practice
Background The introduction of remote and digital forms of working in UK general practice has driven the development of new routines and working styles.
Aim To explore and theorise how new forms of w...
bjgp.org
February 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Final version of our new paper is ready to download, should you be interested in TECHNOSTRESS, TECHNOSUFFERING and its impact on staff relations in healthcare organisations. Shout out to lead author Fran Dakin! #medsky #digitalhealth
bjgp.org/content/earl...
bjgp.org/content/earl...
New paper in @bigdatasoc.bsky.social
What are the promises of transparency and trust around health data sharing to the public?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
What are the promises of transparency and trust around health data sharing to the public?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The power and promise of transparency: Perspectives from citizens’ juries of pandemic health data sharing - Louise Laverty, Elisa Jones, Niels Peek, Malcolm Oswald, Kyle Bozentko, Sarah Atwood, Sabine...
The COVID-19 pandemic response in the UK, as in other countries, drew heavily on health and social care data, making its utility extremely visible as necessary ...
journals.sagepub.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
New paper in @bigdatasoc.bsky.social
What are the promises of transparency and trust around health data sharing to the public?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
What are the promises of transparency and trust around health data sharing to the public?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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If the gov want to improve the NHS this example of public experience is exactly where the focus should be.
The tech is mature & easy to improve but needs priority, listening to people & design thinking.
The tech is mature & easy to improve but needs priority, listening to people & design thinking.
At National Voices we talk a lot about patient admin and many people ask what we mean and why patients who don't cancel appointments shouldn't be charged, so here's a thread on my attempt to cancel an appointment. I was offered an appointment for 30 December - I am away so can't make it. so.... 1/4
December 20, 2024 at 7:45 AM
If the gov want to improve the NHS this example of public experience is exactly where the focus should be.
The tech is mature & easy to improve but needs priority, listening to people & design thinking.
The tech is mature & easy to improve but needs priority, listening to people & design thinking.