Oliver Skånberg-Tippen
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Oliver Skånberg-Tippen
@oskanberg.bsky.social
Machine learning engineer, decarbonising the grid
Where can I go to explore or exercise, away from roads? 🚗

I put together a quick tool to map areas of exercise (according to the Strava heatmap) that are not near a road. Here's an example of Winchester.

(a few more in thread 🧵)
January 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Reposted by Oliver Skånberg-Tippen
Too many people can't walk to the pub, shops, school, doctors or to see friends of family because there is no safe way to go.

7 in 10 agree we should be able to use field margins if there's no safe alternative

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

buildstories.slowways.org/life-or-deat...
Campaigners call for right to roam on edges of private farmland in England
Group says people in rural areas have to walk on roads without pavement, which can be very dangerous
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Reposted by Oliver Skånberg-Tippen
Everyone knew AI was the wrong tool for the job when it was suggested, now those who pretended it would be fine will have to try harder pretending.
Gee what a surprise /s

"An AI system used by UK govt to detect welfare fraud shows bias according to people’s age, disability, marital status & nationality...it incorrectly selects people from some groups more than others when recommending whom to investigate."

www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Revealed: bias found in AI system used to detect UK benefits fraud
Exclusive: Age, disability, marital status and nationality influence decisions to investigate claims, prompting fears of ‘hurt first, fix later’ approach
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:29 AM
greater stitchwort
October 18, 2024 at 9:45 AM