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Victoria Collins MP @victoria-collins.bsky.social · 1d

Launching Everyday AI - a project to drive innovation and growth with trustworthy AI that works for everyone⚙️

The UK stands at a crossroads. As AI transforms every aspect of our economy and society, we face a choice: let technology widen existing divides, or harness it to create opportunity for all

Victoria speaks into a microphone at the "Everyday AI" launch event. She holds a paper, dressed in a purple outfit. Art decorates the brick wall behind.

Victoria Collins and Tim Clement-Jones stand in front of a "Everyday AI" banner with digital patterns, conveying a professional and welcoming atmosphere.

Three people engage in conversation at a networking event. Victoria in the centre gestures expressively, while two men listen intently, holding drinks. The atmosphere is professional.

A brochure titled "Everyday AI" on a wooden table beside a Wi-Fi QR code. The cover features a blue network graphic, emphasizing technology and innovation.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d

Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory

An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC

www.bbc.co.uk

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jonathan w. y. gray @jwyg.bsky.social · 2d

Public Data Cultures is out today on @politybooks.bsky.social! 📗🎊 jonathangray.org/2025/10/23/p...
It aims to nurture critical and creative engagements with public data as cultural material, medium of participation and as site of transnational politics. Happy to see it out in the world! 🦔🌌💜

Copies of the book on a train in Totoro bag.

Front and back cover of Public Data Cultures with quotes and book blurb.

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The Economist @economist.com · 2d

American science is in a “dark age”, says Neil Shubin, president-elect of the National Academy of Sciences. Why, then, is he so optimistic? Listen to “Babbage”

Neil Shubin: defender of American science

Our podcast on science and technology. We speak to the polar palaeontologist poised to lead America’s National Academy of Sciences

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 2d

⏳️ IT'S NOT TOO LATE to join the #Livestream of The Web We’ve Built, happening today, Internet Archive Day, as designated by the city of San Francisco! 🌐

📅 Tonight, Oct 22
🕖️–🕗️ 7–8 PM PT / 10–11 PM ET
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/the-web-we...

#Wayback1T

Text "happy internet archive day! 22nd October 2025" atop a gradient blue background with the limb of the Earth dominating the lower part of the image.

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Connected by Data @connectedbydata.org · 2d

📢 Call for Abstracts: Participatory AI Development, Governance and Power at PAIRS26, taking place alongside the India AI Impact Summit in Feb 26! 🚀

www.pairs.site/

Open for papers, presentations or poster abstracts for online or in-person (Delhi) sessions. Deadline: 31st October.

PAIRS: Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium

Exploring how public voices can shape the future of artificial intelligence.

www.pairs.site

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Stanford HAI @stanfordhai.bsky.social · 3d

How can researchers continue to access public web data in the face of new threats like robots.txt exclusions, legal demands, & bot defenses? Join the Common Crawl Foundation today for a seminar covering their latest insights and ideas for the future of the open web: hai.stanford.edu/events/commo...

Common Crawl Foundation | Preserving Humanity's Knowledge and Making it Accessible: Addressing Challenges of Public Web Data | Stanford HAI

Learn about Common Crawl's insights from a recent data product and informed solutions for the future of public web data.

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The Economist @economist.com · 3d

Some weather forecasts can now be done on a laptop

AI models ace their predictions of India’s monsoon rains

Some weather forecasts can now be done on a laptop

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IMPETUS4CS @impetus4cs.bsky.social · 4d

📢 @pulsesincrease.bsky.social , winners of the 2024 EU Prize for #CitizenScience, invites abstracts for the Participatory & Citizen Science Genomics Workshop at #PAG33, San Diego, 9 Jan 2026. Submit by 10 Nov 2025! 🌱🧬

More info: [email protected]

#Genomics #Biodiversity #Agroecology

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The Information @theinformation.com · 4d

AI Enigma: Search Traffic Drops to Sites, but Revenue Doesn’t—Yet

Many companies say their website traffic has declined in the past year or so, thanks to AI chatbots. But most companies say revenue has not fallen.

Read more from Catherine Perloff 👇
https://thein.fo/4o2BFIQ

AI Enigma: Search Traffic Drops to Sites, but Revenue Doesn’t—Yet

In the past year, Mexican hotel chain Tafer Hotels & Resorts has seen traffic to its website fall 25%. Despite that, Tafer’s revenue is up year over year, according to Max Gomez Montejo, chief digital...

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UK Gov Camp @ukgovcamp.com · 8d

Register is open for UKGovCamp 2026!

Join us on 17 January 2026 for a free, community-led unconference where public sector people meet to share ideas, collaborate, and improve services.

Spaces are limited. Secure your spot today: forms.gle/tL5q1ZBHYxAq...

UKGovCamp 2026 Registration

Our next annual in-person event is: free to attend, in Birmingham, on Saturday 17 January 2026. Please note: Registration does not guarantee a ticket because: the event is always oversubscribed,...

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Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Data Bites (AI special) week!

Join @publicdigital.bsky.social & me, 6pm Thurs 23 Oct, & hear from:
- @metoffice.gov.uk on AI opportunities
- @scottishaialliance.bsky.social on children's rights & AI
- JDAC (Cab Office) on making data interactive
- Govt Internal Audit Agency on GIAA’s Engines

A photograph (courtesy of Paul Clarke) of me hosting Data Bites in November 2024. I'm stood behind a lectern (back of audience's heads visible), in front of a banner reading 'Data Bites' and a photo of lightning on the wall

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Wikimedia Enterprise - APIs for AI, Search & Knowledge Graphs @enterprise.wikimedia.com.web.brid.gy · 8d

EVENT: Wikimedia / MLCommons / AI Alliance Social at NeurIPS 2025

Nonprofits Working on Openness and Trust in AI Wikimedia Enterprise invites you to a special social event at NeurIPS 2025 in San Diego this December. This in-person event will explore the intersections between generative AI data and open, trusted datasets. Representatives from the Wikimedia Foundation (Enterprise team), MLCommons, and the AI Alliance will share insights […]

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Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 DATA BITES AI SPECIAL 🚨

6pm next Thurs 23 Oct:
- Simon McLellan @metoffice.gov.uk on AI opportunities
- @elmosmoe.bsky.social @scottishaialliance.bsky.social on children's rights & AI
- James Ancell, JDAC, on making data interactive
- Lauren Petrie, Govt Internal Audit Agency, on GIAA’s Engines

Data Bites #59 — Public Digital

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Reuters @reuters.com · 10d

Data darkness in US spreads a global shadow reut.rs/46RSYGh

Data darkness in US spreads a global shadow

The U.S. government shutdown that has turned off the official flow of data could begin clouding the view for policymakers in Japan and other countries where insight into the fortunes of the world's biggest economy informs the outlook for their own currencies, trade performance and inflation.

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Elena Simperl @esimperl.bsky.social · 10d

Obviously, this is not just my work. Credits go to my co-chair Omar Benjeloun and to contributors from more than 30 organisations worldwide. You can join the working group at mlcommons.org/croissant

Croissant - MLCommons

The MLCommons Croissant working group standardizes how ML datasets are described to make them easily discoverable and usable across tools and platforms.

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Elena Simperl @esimperl.bsky.social · 10d

If you're interested in learning more about @mlcommons.org #Croissant, an open community standard for #machine-readable #metadata about #ai #datasets, I was recently invited by #National #AI #Research #Resource #Pilot to present in their webinar series: youtu.be/GhjRpvhzDkU

NAIRR Pilot Partner Series Webinar October 2, 2025: Croissant

YouTube video by NAIRR Pilot

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UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · 11d

We’re launching a new fellowship investment framework to make fellowship opportunities clearer, simpler, and more effective.

The framework will apply to new UKRI fellowship opportunities from late 2025, including those managed by councils.

More: www.ukri.org/news/new-fel...

New fellowship framework to strengthen UK research and innovation

A new approach to fellowships will make funding opportunities clearer, simpler and more effective for researchers and innovators at different career stages.

www.ukri.org

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Longitude Prize on ALS @longitudeprize.bsky.social · 22d

⏰ 2 months to go until applications close for the £7.5 million Longitude Prize on ALS.

You could help transform treatment for neurodegenerative diseases like hashtag #ALS, the most common form of motor neurone disease ( #MND ).

Learn more: bit.ly/4mlzSg5

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Elena Simperl @esimperl.bsky.social · 11d

From #metadata #standards to infrastructure gaps, the report outlines practical challenges and actionable recommendations to guide local authorities in modernising their #data #ecosystems.

Elena Simperl @esimperl.bsky.social · 11d

🧠In March this year we published the Open Data Institute #AI #readiness framework, providing recommendations for updating #data #infrastructure to the #AI age.

📊The ODI’s latest report shares key insights from 10 case studies across UK councils on what it takes to make public data #AI-ready.

Open Data Institute @odihq.bsky.social · 11d

Local governments in the UK are responsible for all kinds of public services, and collect a multitude of data in providing them. This new report with Nortal uses our framework for AI-ready data to provide a structured evidence base to help build data that is ready for AI.
#Data #AI

Insights from UK councils on standards, readiness and reform to modernise public data for AI

Learn more about public sector modernisation with AI-ready data for search, machine learning and generative AI.

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King's Institute for Artificial Intelligence @aiatkings.bsky.social · 12d

📢 We're seeking an exceptional leader to establish and chair our new Advisory Board. This pivotal role will strengthen @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social's position as a globally recognised leader in AI research, policy and innovation.

❌ Closing date: 12 November 2025

ℹ️: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/127225-...

Advisory Board Chair, King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence | King's College London

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Elena Simperl @esimperl.bsky.social · 12d

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 12d

Keynote spotlight: At our #AIintheNHS event tomorrow, Lawrence Tallon, CEO of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will talk about the newly launched National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare.

Find out more and register ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4pXfjK7

Speaker announcement
AI in the NHS 2025: keynote speaker

Lawrence Tallon, Chief Executive of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

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KCL Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences @kingsnmes.bsky.social · 12d

Informatics' Dr Nicola Paoletti and team are developing a pioneering new approach to check if Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are being biased, deceptive or harmful, thanks to a £300,000 grant from Open Philanthropy.

Learn more ⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/project...

Project to verify AI models with confidence awarded major grant | King's College London

Dr Nicola Paoletti from the Department of Informatics will embark on the work following a competitive grant from Open Philanthropy.

www.kcl.ac.uk

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