Shailey Minocha
@shaileyminocha.bsky.social
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Professor of Learning Technologies and Social Computing, PFHEA w: https://www.shaileyminocha.info/
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shaileyminocha.bsky.social
“To be clear, ‘Tilly Norwood’ is not an actor, it’s a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers – without permission or compensation …devaluing human artistry.”

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

#PerilsOfAI #AI
Emily Blunt and Sag-Aftra join film industry condemnation of ‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood
US actors’ union joins stars in opposition to Norwood, which it says was created ‘using stolen performances’
www.theguardian.com
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
‘Companies desperate to rush generative #AI products to market are pushing flawed products onto the public that are predictably being used to pollute our information ecosystems. The consequences are that #AI slop is entering libraries,….’

www.404media.co/librarians-a...

#AISlop #GenAI #PerilsofAI
Librarians Are Being Asked to Find AI-Hallucinated Books
It’s a trippy time to have a library card.
www.404media.co
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
“How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s #AI to seem smart

Contracted #AI raters describe gruelling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make #chatbots intelligent”

#GenAI #PerilsofAI

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart
Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligent
www.theguardian.com
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
‘Humans are being hired to make #AI slop look less sloppy

In the age of automation, human workers are being brought in to fix what #ArtificialIntelligence gets wrong.’

#GenAI #AI #PerilsofAI

www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Humans are being hired to make AI slop look less sloppy
In the age of automation, human workers are being brought in to fix what artificial intelligence gets wrong.
www.nbcnews.com
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
‘Here’s the truth about the Civil Service and #AI

People self report that #chatbots make them more efficient. The reality is not so rosy’

#AI #GenAI #PerilsofAI

www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/4900b06...
Here’s the truth about the Civil Service and AI
People self report that chatbots make them more efficient. The reality is not so rosy
www.telegraph.co.uk
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
“#ChatGPT fed a man’s delusion his mother was spying on him. Then he killed her

Computer system told former marketing manager ‘you’re not crazy’ and encouraged belief family tried to poison him”

#ChatGPT #GenAI #PerilsofAI

www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/4ec73da...
ChatGPT fed a man’s delusion his mother was spying on him. Then he killed her
Computer system told former marketing manager ‘you’re not crazy’ and encouraged belief family tried to poision him
www.telegraph.co.uk
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
#ChatGPT ‘coached’ suicidal teenager to kill himself, parents claim

Lawsuit says #AI #chatbot validated Adam Raine’s ‘harmful and self-destructive thoughts’

#PerilsofAI #GenAI

www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/e2c0ef1...
ChatGPT ‘coached’ suicidal teenager to kill himself, parents claim
Lawsuit says AI chatbot validated Adam Raine’s ‘harmful and self-destructive thoughts’
www.telegraph.co.uk
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
“The warning signs the #AI bubble is about to burst

Shock sell-off after study warns most investments in artificial intelligence get zero returns”

#GenAI #PerilsofAI

www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/306a41e...
The warning signs the AI bubble is about to burst
Shock sell-off after study warns most investments in artificial intelligence get zero returns
www.telegraph.co.uk
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
#ChatGPT is driving people mad.

#AI software is fuelling paranoid episodes in users – some of which have ended in tragedy”

#GenAI #PerilsofAI

www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/00b5896...
ChatGPT is driving people mad
AI software is fuelling paranoid episodes in users – some of which have ended in tragedy
www.telegraph.co.uk
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
‘Man poisoned himself after taking medical advice from #ChatGPT

Patient replaced table salt with sodium bromide after consulting #AI software, say doctors’

#PerilsofAI #GenAI

www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/3935ab6...
Man poisoned himself after taking medical advice from ChatGPT
Patient replaced table salt with sodium bromide after consulting AI software, say doctors
www.telegraph.co.uk
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
‘Are we doomed to dispense with reasoning, reflection and good judgment? What happens to a society that has lost its ability to think?’

#AI #PerilsofAI #GenAI

www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/14ed8fb...
Why AI heralds a new age of stupidity
Britain’s rush to adopt artificial intelligence risks becoming a race to the bottom
www.telegraph.co.uk
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
‘Volunteers fight to keep ‘#AI slop’ off Wikipedia

Hundreds of Wikipedia articles may contain #AI-generated errors. Editors are working around the clock to stamp them out’

wapo.st/4meLEKe

#PerilsofAI #GenAI
Volunteers fight to keep ‘AI slop’ off Wikipedia
Hundreds of Wikipedia articles may contain AI-generated errors. Editors are working around the clock to stamp them out.
wapo.st
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
‘Terminated by #AI

“I will never again assume…that I am in conversation with a human. Any chat or e-mail chain is more than likely to be AI, posing as a human but responding to a limited set of prompts… utterly devoid of empathy, curiosity or creativity”

jeffgreenwald.substack.com/p/terminated...
Terminated
There's no "U" in AI / "Open the pod bay doors, please..."
jeffgreenwald.substack.com
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
‘The academics taking on ‘cheating’ students using #AI to write their essays

With 92 per cent of undergraduates relying on #AI tools, institutions are bringing back in-person exams to safeguard independent thought’

#GenAI #AcademicIntegrity

www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/2fec002...
The academics taking on ‘cheating’ students using AI to write their essays
With 92 per cent of undergraduates relying on AI tools, institutions are bringing back in-person exams to safeguard independent thought
www.telegraph.co.uk
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
‘Popular services keep adding AI. Some customers want them to stop.’

“People are upset over the quality of AI products and the loss of human jobs. Is it enough to slow the tech down?”

wapo.st/4jY5aZo

#GenAI #AI #CustomerExperience #UserExperience
Popular services keep adding AI. Some customers want them to stop.
Customers are starting to push back against AI in their favorite products, worried about jobs, quality and the meaning of art.
wapo.st
shaileyminocha.bsky.social
Thank you for the superb summary of the H890 Research and Scholarship in #DigitalEducation conference, @simonjball.bsky.social - and thanks again for your kind invitation.
simonjball.bsky.social
You can now read a summary of the brilliant 2025 H890 Research And Scholarship In Digital Education Conference. Two insightful and thought-provoking keynotes (thank you @neilselwyn.bsky.social @shaileyminocha.bsky.social ) and 9 truly excellent student presentations!

www.open.ac.uk/blogs/MAOT/i...
A cartoon divided into four squares, each featuring a penguin, as if they were all in an online video conference. One wears large headphones, one is looking directly at the camera, and two are passing a cake between each other, subverting the fact that they are all in separate locations. This image is used as the main image on the H890 conference homepage.
Reposted by Shailey Minocha
simonjball.bsky.social
You can now read a summary of the brilliant 2025 H890 Research And Scholarship In Digital Education Conference. Two insightful and thought-provoking keynotes (thank you @neilselwyn.bsky.social @shaileyminocha.bsky.social ) and 9 truly excellent student presentations!

www.open.ac.uk/blogs/MAOT/i...
A cartoon divided into four squares, each featuring a penguin, as if they were all in an online video conference. One wears large headphones, one is looking directly at the camera, and two are passing a cake between each other, subverting the fact that they are all in separate locations. This image is used as the main image on the H890 conference homepage.