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Jack Stilgoe

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Professor in Science and Technology Studies, UCL @stsucl.bsky.social. Science policy, responsible innovation, emerging technologies. Book https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-32320-2. Responsible AI UK (www.rai.ac.uk) .. more

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 30m

Weird headline given how the piece is about the hidden humans that make this stuff work

Lime bikes need a tech fix in London

The race among dockless e-bike companies to expand in the city is causing disruption

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 36m

Your latest computers-on-wheels update

Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 11h

The automaker pushed out a telematics update that evidently wasn't ready, resulting in cars losing power while driving and then becoming stranded.

Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend

Jeep has pulled the update; owners are advised to ignore it if it already downloaded.

arstechnica.com

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 37m

Just finished the third series of Blue Lights. Obv I haven’t watched ALL the TV, but I’m going to say it’s the best thing on TV. Superb work @declanlawn.bsky.social and co. ❤️

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 11h

The automaker pushed out a telematics update that evidently wasn't ready, resulting in cars losing power while driving and then becoming stranded.

Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend

Jeep has pulled the update; owners are advised to ignore it if it already downloaded.

arstechnica.com

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 15h

We asked 4,000 AI researchers whether they think AGI is inevitable. About half do. zenodo.org/records/1511...

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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 20h

Last month, something unusual happened in TV - none of the main channels got a million viewers at 9pm. The bigger problem was it happened a 2nd & 3rd time soon after.

Another unwelcome landmark for linear TV & our shrinking shared TV experience.

Does it matter?

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

‘It was a binding experience’: TV producers mourn decline of hot 9pm slot

UK broadcasters used to rely on big audiences at 9pm, but as viewing habits change, figures are falling below the 1m mark

www.theguardian.com

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 21h

Nice! Unfortunately, his interpretation of the industrial revolution seems to be easily deployed by lots of technolibertarians to justify their irresponsibility...

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 21h

Good to see the second annual Nobel prize for technology studies going to Joel Mokyr

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 23h

The Kings AI Institute is looking for a 1 day a week chair of its advisory board
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/127225-...

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

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 2d

This is my one www.caa-ins.org/archives/127...

第十届网络社会年会 | 互联网之终？AI（ài）来不来

中文 / ENGLISH 第十届网络社会年会互联网之终？AI（ài）来不来主办单位中国美术学院（CAA）跨媒体艺术学院（SIMA）网络社会研究所（INS）总召集人黄孙权学术委员会李凯生、闵罕、黄孙权、陈界仁、刘怿斯、周蓬岸引言第十届年会“互联网之终？”——并非末世广告，而是对秩序更替的审问：当超连结的公共技艺（引用、互操作、透明可查）成为提示的自然语言界面（大型数据库、系统…

www.caa-ins.org

Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!

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chenhaotan.bsky.social @chenhaotan.bsky.social · 2d

This resonates very well. I think it should apply to all disciplines. I also really liked this recent piece by Channing and Ghosh: arxiv.org/abs/2509.06580

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 2d

I’m in Shanghai next week and keen to try out their self-driving taxis. Anyone know the easiest way to do this as a visitor?

Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 2d

Within less than a week I have switched to assuming that every charming little video I see is fake and I hate that

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Tech-Based Teaching @edutecheditor.bsky.social · 2d

“Since 1991, the video game Civilization, now in its seventh installment, has become one of the most successful game franchises ever. That means millions of kids have grown up with Civ as one of their formative ways of thinking about history.” (via @jstor.bsky.social) #AcademicSky

History and Civilization - JSTOR Daily

The Civilization video games may not convey actual history very well, but they’ve encouraged generations of young people to learn more about the past.

buff.ly

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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 3d

American Fiction is on BBC iPlayer (for the next couple of weeks). Treat yourself!

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Jason Furman @jasonfurman.bsky.social · 3d

The other day a student asked me about the prevalence of insider trading in prediction markets. I now have an answer.

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 4d

At the RSA for a discussion of the @braiduk.bsky.social Responsible AI Landscape study

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 4d

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 4d

"Not this year, I'm afraid Sir. They've given the prize to some Hungarian guy."

Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 4d

You wouldn't want to. The major claim of the piece was 'that's a very, very long distance'

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 4d

Has Cory Doctorow done a piece on the enshittification of enshittification yet?

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 4d

In the Buzzfeed school of essay writing, with enough coffee, this one fact can be spun into 2,000 words

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 5d

In my first year, I wrote an essay on the anthropology of technology the night before it was due. I only had one reference book available - The Guinness Book of Records. Just scraped a pass.

🎃 🧟 Prof. Dr Beth Singler 👻 🎃 @bvlsingler.bsky.social · 5d

I once went to see the Blair Witch Project at the cinema, got thoroughly terrified, played a prank on a friend's girlfriend who'd just seen it, got back to my college room by about 3am, and THEN started an essay for handing in that morning, all while being terrified by the wailing wind outside...

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 5d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

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🎃 🧟 Prof. Dr Beth Singler 👻 🎃 @bvlsingler.bsky.social · 5d

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 5d

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
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It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 5d

Given labour is now expensive, this seems to be a Robo-pub policy in disguise.

Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 5d

Pub industry folk: What do you make of this?

I'm sure it's not unwelcome but will it make much difference?

My impression is that you're struggling to fill space until 10pm, let alone 1am.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 5d

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

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University of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social · 5d

What’s the first thing you do when you’re awarded a Nobel Prize?

Deliver a first-year chemistry tutorial of course, and then celebrate ⚛️

Tap through to read more about Professor Robson’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry → unimelb.me/46YXtxo

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 5d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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