Robert Booth
@robert-booth.bsky.social
UK technology editor at The Guardian
More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD
December 18, 2024 at 3:34 PM
More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD
Paul McCartney warns AI ‘could take over’ as UK debates copyright laws www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Paul McCartney warns AI ‘could take over’ as UK debates copyright laws
Former Beatle speaks out amid fears the rise of AI threatens income streams for music, news and book publishers
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December 11, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Paul McCartney warns AI ‘could take over’ as UK debates copyright laws www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
“The ultimate superficiality” - Fears AI tone-shifting tech - such as Apple Intelligence could flatten our voices
December 11, 2024 at 10:09 PM
“The ultimate superficiality” - Fears AI tone-shifting tech - such as Apple Intelligence could flatten our voices
Revealed: bias found in AI system used to detect UK benefits fraud - FoIA releases obtained by @publiclawproject.bsky.social anyone with more info on AI and the public sector get in touch
December 6, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Revealed: bias found in AI system used to detect UK benefits fraud - FoIA releases obtained by @publiclawproject.bsky.social anyone with more info on AI and the public sector get in touch
Is the UK “flying blind” about the deployment of AI in the public sector? It is too difficult to find out what algorithms are being used, where and with what effect. So any insiders
who might shed light, please do get in touch in confidence.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
who might shed light, please do get in touch in confidence.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
UK government failing to list use of AI on mandatory register
Technology secretary admits government departments are not being transparent over way they use AI and algorithms
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Is the UK “flying blind” about the deployment of AI in the public sector? It is too difficult to find out what algorithms are being used, where and with what effect. So any insiders
who might shed light, please do get in touch in confidence.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
who might shed light, please do get in touch in confidence.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
TikTok nibbles into child safety problem on beauty filters and age limits.
“It will not escape attention these shifts are announced largely to comply with EU+UK regs” says @andyburrows.bsky.social “This makes the case for more ambitious regulation, not less.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
“It will not escape attention these shifts are announced largely to comply with EU+UK regs” says @andyburrows.bsky.social “This makes the case for more ambitious regulation, not less.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
TikTok to block teenagers from beauty filters over mental health concerns
Social media platform under pressure to improve security as it announces plans to block under-13s from signing up
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November 27, 2024 at 7:48 AM
TikTok nibbles into child safety problem on beauty filters and age limits.
“It will not escape attention these shifts are announced largely to comply with EU+UK regs” says @andyburrows.bsky.social “This makes the case for more ambitious regulation, not less.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
“It will not escape attention these shifts are announced largely to comply with EU+UK regs” says @andyburrows.bsky.social “This makes the case for more ambitious regulation, not less.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
TikTok is the most likely place for teenagers to encounter real-life violent content, followed by X, according to the survey by the Youth Endowment Fund of more than 10,000 13- to 17-year-olds. www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
Violence on social media making teenagers afraid to go out, study finds
Quarter of teens who see violence online are being served clips via algorithms, survey in England and Wales finds
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November 25, 2024 at 7:36 AM
TikTok is the most likely place for teenagers to encounter real-life violent content, followed by X, according to the survey by the Youth Endowment Fund of more than 10,000 13- to 17-year-olds. www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
Iniko, a 19 year old in Handsworth told me: “The fearmongering on social media puts you in a fight or flight state so when you leave the house now you are either on the front foot or on the back foot.”
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
‘You get desensitised to it’: how social media fuels fear of violence
Young people in Birmingham attest that violent content on apps is having a real-world impact
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Iniko, a 19 year old in Handsworth told me: “The fearmongering on social media puts you in a fight or flight state so when you leave the house now you are either on the front foot or on the back foot.”
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
Reposted by Robert Booth
Hundreds of thousands of teenagers are afraid to go out because of the violence they see on their social media feeds - lots of which is being fed to them unbidden.
November 25, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Hundreds of thousands of teenagers are afraid to go out because of the violence they see on their social media feeds - lots of which is being fed to them unbidden.
Hundreds of thousands of teenagers are afraid to go out because of the violence they see on their social media feeds - lots of which is being fed to them unbidden.
November 25, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Hundreds of thousands of teenagers are afraid to go out because of the violence they see on their social media feeds - lots of which is being fed to them unbidden.