Dr. Andy Dow
@apocalypsedow.bsky.social
Asst. Prof @ Northumbria Uni #HCI researcher 👀 #AI in the 3rd sector. Dad and lover of #scifi
The 'It wasn't me, the #AI are my homework' defence? BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Police chief admits misleading MPs after AI used in justification for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans - BBC News
Police chief admits misleading MPs after AI used in justification for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans - BBC News
Police chief admits misleading MPs after AI used in justification for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans
An intelligence report referred to a football game that never happened - Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will make a statement later today.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:24 AM
The 'It wasn't me, the #AI are my homework' defence? BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Police chief admits misleading MPs after AI used in justification for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans - BBC News
Police chief admits misleading MPs after AI used in justification for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans - BBC News
I remember it coming out 😯
January 14, 2026 at 11:22 AM
I remember it coming out 😯
They suspected something was wrong when the #AI transcription reported: "an officer had turned into a frog" 🤨 The cost of AI slop could cause a rethink that shakes the global economy in 2026 | Heather Stewart | The Guardian share.google/6WTHBA5U0f2W...
The cost of AI slop could cause a rethink that shakes the global economy in 2026
Revenues may be rising rapidly, but not by nearly enough to cover the wild levels of investment under way
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January 5, 2026 at 11:29 AM
They suspected something was wrong when the #AI transcription reported: "an officer had turned into a frog" 🤨 The cost of AI slop could cause a rethink that shakes the global economy in 2026 | Heather Stewart | The Guardian share.google/6WTHBA5U0f2W...
Yeah, this #AI stuff is going to make everything much safer and more efficient: Waymo suspends service in San Francisco after driverless cars cause traffic jams during blackout | The Independent share.google/NpJlMEz2MGRk...
Waymo suspends service in San Francisco after causing traffic jams during blackout
It was not immediately clear when Waymo’s service would be restored in San Francisco
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December 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Yeah, this #AI stuff is going to make everything much safer and more efficient: Waymo suspends service in San Francisco after driverless cars cause traffic jams during blackout | The Independent share.google/NpJlMEz2MGRk...
Pretty sure he's embracing it at the same time, but those poor #AI actors will never get a gig with him 😥. #Avatar3 is out now: James Cameron says AI actors are ‘horrifying to me’ | James Cameron | The Guardian share.google/1anwmq0JDxMe...
James Cameron says AI actors are ‘horrifying to me’
Avatar director, known for his advocacy of new technology, told interviewer generative AI performance puts ‘all human experience into a blender’
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December 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pretty sure he's embracing it at the same time, but those poor #AI actors will never get a gig with him 😥. #Avatar3 is out now: James Cameron says AI actors are ‘horrifying to me’ | James Cameron | The Guardian share.google/1anwmq0JDxMe...
" #AI risks contributing to the erasure of systems of understanding that have evolved over centuries" What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian share.google/HtzGjiSy4OTE...
What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel Dennison
The long read: As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we’re missing
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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
" #AI risks contributing to the erasure of systems of understanding that have evolved over centuries" What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian share.google/HtzGjiSy4OTE...
So it's not that troubling the threat of #AI in #writing then? A troubling question has been raised around human authors vs AI | The Independent share.google/fXYySiL6VGLw...
A troubling question has been raised around human authors vs AI
More than half of the UK’s published novelists agree that it’s likely artificial intelligence will displace their work entirely, prompting fears of a two-tier market in the literary world where only t...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
So it's not that troubling the threat of #AI in #writing then? A troubling question has been raised around human authors vs AI | The Independent share.google/fXYySiL6VGLw...
Judges are having to wade through rising tides of #AI slop... just like the rest of us #AIjustice #Law #Australia Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says | Australian law | The Guardian share.google/0bkKFrF64chm...
Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says
Stephen Gageler warns the speed of AI’s development could be outstripping people’s ability to ‘comprehend its potential risks and rewards’
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November 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Judges are having to wade through rising tides of #AI slop... just like the rest of us #AIjustice #Law #Australia Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says | Australian law | The Guardian share.google/0bkKFrF64chm...
#AI "LLMs will be less useful in attempting to create AI systems that can match human intelligence." #ChatGPT BBC News - Why an AI 'godfather' is quitting Meta after 12 years
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AI godfather Yann LeCun to leave Meta and start own firm
One of the pioneers in the current AI boom has had disagreements with fellow engineers over the future of AI.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
#AI "LLMs will be less useful in attempting to create AI systems that can match human intelligence." #ChatGPT BBC News - Why an AI 'godfather' is quitting Meta after 12 years
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In my Foundations of HCI class, we’re in the midst of our social computing section, thinking about how to address online toxicities. Had the students play Masnick’s “Trust & Safety Tycoon” game in class yesterday. Their reactions: moderation is HARD... www.techdirt.com/2023/10/17/t...
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In my Foundations of HCI class, we’re in the midst of our social computing section, thinking about how to address online toxicities. Had the students play Masnick’s “Trust & Safety Tycoon” game in class yesterday. Their reactions: moderation is HARD... www.techdirt.com/2023/10/17/t...
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A new blog post from myself!! I got around to writing up my notes from restoring my old iPod classic, it’s more the notes on things I didn’t realise from the usual guides.
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#Blog #iPod #iFixit
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#Blog #iPod #iFixit
Notes on restoring my iPod Classic
I got my old iPod Classic working ... just ... here are some of my notes from it.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A new blog post from myself!! I got around to writing up my notes from restoring my old iPod classic, it’s more the notes on things I didn’t realise from the usual guides.
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#Blog #iPod #iFixit
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#Blog #iPod #iFixit
Becoming an AI detective is a job I never wanted and wish I could quit | Samantha Floreani | The Guardian share.google/JFk99dwOA1Jl...
Becoming an AI-detective is a job I never wanted and wish I could quit | Samantha Floreani
My social media feed is now a hellish stream of puerile AI slop. Am I stubborn to want to hang on to reality?
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November 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Becoming an AI detective is a job I never wanted and wish I could quit | Samantha Floreani | The Guardian share.google/JFk99dwOA1Jl...
All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets | School attendance and absence | The Guardian share.google/dR9jhH6M4cfQ...
All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets
Unions decry move, saying it will put more pressure on headteachers without tackling absence from classrooms
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November 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets | School attendance and absence | The Guardian share.google/dR9jhH6M4cfQ...
BBC News - ChatGPT shares data on how many users exhibit psychosis or suicidal thoughts
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OpenAI shares data on ChatGPT users with suicidal thoughts, psychosis
The figure could mean potentially hundreds of thousands of users show signs of mental health distress weekly.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
BBC News - ChatGPT shares data on how many users exhibit psychosis or suicidal thoughts
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BBC News - AI couldn't create an image of a woman like me - until now - BBC News
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AI couldn't create an image of a woman like me - until now
Paralympic swimmer Jess Smith, says representation means being seen as part of the AI world that's being built.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
BBC News - AI couldn't create an image of a woman like me - until now - BBC News
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BBC News - The new AI arms race changing the war in Ukraine - BBC News
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The new AI arms race changing the war in Ukraine
Both Ukraine and Russia use AI in battle, but removing human decision-making comes with risks.
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October 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
BBC News - The new AI arms race changing the war in Ukraine - BBC News
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Tilly Norwood: how scared should we be of the viral AI ‘actor’? | Film | The Guardian share.google/JTZN3OJiXmqV...
Tilly Norwood: how scared should we be of the viral AI ‘actor’?
A bunch of code is being pushed as the next Scarlett Johansson, a creation that is already causing pushback from real human actors
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September 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Finally Morrisons to introduce AI trolleys next year - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News share.google/LuROYZHIbTVh...
Morrisons to introduce AI trolleys next year - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News
Morrisons has announced plans to launch Instacart’s AI-powered smart trolleys in early 2026 at one store and potentially expand across the UK.
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September 16, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Finally Morrisons to introduce AI trolleys next year - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News share.google/LuROYZHIbTVh...
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing | Fortune share.google/4ME0rxRVHuRS...
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing | Fortune
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
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September 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing | Fortune share.google/4ME0rxRVHuRS...
Impact of chatbots on mental health is warning over future of AI, expert says | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian share.google/CKbgDtAI11f2...
Impact of chatbots on mental health is warning over future of AI, expert says
Nate Soares says case of US teenager Adam Raine highlights danger of unintended consequences in super-intelligent AI
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September 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Impact of chatbots on mental health is warning over future of AI, expert says | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian share.google/CKbgDtAI11f2...
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I don't think the science fiction itself needs to be optimistic. I think there needs to be some optimism that there will be a future (aside from the pure "yes, time indeed moves forward" sort).
Huh. I defer to your expertise, but is it actually true that SF thrives with optimism about the future? Star Trek is one mode, but isn't dystopian a subgenre that thrives when it needs to thrive?
August 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I don't think the science fiction itself needs to be optimistic. I think there needs to be some optimism that there will be a future (aside from the pure "yes, time indeed moves forward" sort).
Coventry council to use Palantir AI in social work, Send and children’s services | Coventry | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Coventry council to use Palantir AI in social work, Send and children’s services
Exclusive: Workers say £500k contract with US tech firm which supplies Israeli forces raises ‘serious ethical questions’
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August 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Coventry council to use Palantir AI in social work, Send and children’s services | Coventry | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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I AM ACCLAIMED Y'ALL
Also this will be my first time back in Spokane in a decade and only my second appearance there ever, so if you're in the area, please come see me (and, obviously, get some books from Auntie's)!
Also this will be my first time back in Spokane in a decade and only my second appearance there ever, so if you're in the area, please come see me (and, obviously, get some books from Auntie's)!
There’s a lot of excitement for this event already! Wednesday, September 17, acclaimed science fiction master @scalzi.com will visit Auntie’s to talk about the seventh book in his Old Man’s War series, THE SHATTERING PEACE. We can’t wait!
August 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I AM ACCLAIMED Y'ALL
Also this will be my first time back in Spokane in a decade and only my second appearance there ever, so if you're in the area, please come see me (and, obviously, get some books from Auntie's)!
Also this will be my first time back in Spokane in a decade and only my second appearance there ever, so if you're in the area, please come see me (and, obviously, get some books from Auntie's)!
😯 Microsoft boss troubled by rise in reports of 'AI psychosis'
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Microsoft boss troubled by rise in reports of 'AI psychosis'
Mustafa Suleyman said there was still "zero evidence of AI consciousness today".
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August 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
😯 Microsoft boss troubled by rise in reports of 'AI psychosis'
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"enshittification" 😅 Cat soap operas and babies trapped in space: the ‘AI slop’ taking over YouTube | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian share.google/NHI3xVGeoJbJ...
Cat soap operas and babies trapped in space: the ‘AI slop’ taking over YouTube
Nearly one in 10 of the fastest growing channels globally consist of mass-produced, surreal AI-generated videos
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August 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
"enshittification" 😅 Cat soap operas and babies trapped in space: the ‘AI slop’ taking over YouTube | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian share.google/NHI3xVGeoJbJ...