Chris Hamilton
@chrishams.bsky.social
Communications, AI, digital. AstraZeneca, bp, 10 Downing Street, McCann London, BBC News
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Chris Hamilton
@chrishams.bsky.social
· Nov 17
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This is terrifying
You receive a call on your phone.
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraudulent payment.
"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?
The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."
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The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraudulent payment.
"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?
The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."
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May 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
This is terrifying
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NEW:
Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT to help write the housing plan he released this weekend, which included several nonsensical passages. The plan even cites to ChatGPT on a section about the Rent Guidelines Board.
hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...
Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT to help write the housing plan he released this weekend, which included several nonsensical passages. The plan even cites to ChatGPT on a section about the Rent Guidelines Board.
hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...
Andrew Cuomo Used ChatGPT For His Housing Plan
"Addressing New York's Housing Crisis" features garbled text and a citation from ChatGPT.
hellgatenyc.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
NEW:
Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT to help write the housing plan he released this weekend, which included several nonsensical passages. The plan even cites to ChatGPT on a section about the Rent Guidelines Board.
hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...
Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT to help write the housing plan he released this weekend, which included several nonsensical passages. The plan even cites to ChatGPT on a section about the Rent Guidelines Board.
hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...
Every comms team should be gearing up for this - and AI makes it possible
www.linkedin.com/posts/chrish...
www.linkedin.com/posts/chrish...
Intriguing @zoecrowther.bsky.social spot:
Government has quietly joined Reddit, where it's posting in subreddits inc Royal Navy & cars
It's part of No10's bid — driven by the New Media Unit — to step up comms online, where it feels voters increasingly get news www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Government has quietly joined Reddit, where it's posting in subreddits inc Royal Navy & cars
It's part of No10's bid — driven by the New Media Unit — to step up comms online, where it feels voters increasingly get news www.politicshome.com/news/article...
April 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Every comms team should be gearing up for this - and AI makes it possible
www.linkedin.com/posts/chrish...
www.linkedin.com/posts/chrish...
Mandolins are lethal but on the plus side I’m available for comedy thumbs up modelling on a short term basis
March 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Mandolins are lethal but on the plus side I’m available for comedy thumbs up modelling on a short term basis
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Anyway, if MailOnline are going to stick their story behind a paywall then I'm going to make mine available for free for 24 hours. So have a read, stick this in your WhatsApp group, and just help me spread the word about where to get the real thing.
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
Harry Potter and the unpaid tax bill
A London Centric investigation reveals one of the capital's most garish gift shops owes hundreds of thousands of pounds in unpaid taxes — and uncovers its mysterious owners.
www.londoncentric.media
March 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Anyway, if MailOnline are going to stick their story behind a paywall then I'm going to make mine available for free for 24 hours. So have a read, stick this in your WhatsApp group, and just help me spread the word about where to get the real thing.
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
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It’s exceptional - an actual miracle…! I can’t understand why the person who sorted it out hasn’t been made cabinet secretary
March 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It’s exceptional - an actual miracle…! I can’t understand why the person who sorted it out hasn’t been made cabinet secretary
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Extraordinary piece of journalism from Tom Bartlett.
Just about skirts inside the line of intruding into family grief, but tells the story with heart and compassion, while inserting facts in the abstract as a counterpoint.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Just about skirts inside the line of intruding into family grief, but tells the story with heart and compassion, while inserting facts in the abstract as a counterpoint.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
His Daughter Was America’s First Measles Death in a Decade
A visit with a family in mourning
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Extraordinary piece of journalism from Tom Bartlett.
Just about skirts inside the line of intruding into family grief, but tells the story with heart and compassion, while inserting facts in the abstract as a counterpoint.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Just about skirts inside the line of intruding into family grief, but tells the story with heart and compassion, while inserting facts in the abstract as a counterpoint.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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The 7 stages of adult life
February 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The 7 stages of adult life
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This is so very Britain in 2025. "Sorry, there's already an emergency, you can't have another one. Please reschedule your emergency and come back later"
www.reddit.com/r/london/s/L...
www.reddit.com/r/london/s/L...
From the london community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the london community
www.reddit.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This is so very Britain in 2025. "Sorry, there's already an emergency, you can't have another one. Please reschedule your emergency and come back later"
www.reddit.com/r/london/s/L...
www.reddit.com/r/london/s/L...
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Yes, people will post pictures on social media of sleeping arrangements on Xmas Eve and I will once again attempt to leverage this to raise money for charity — just pinning this to my profile to head off the relentless (i.e. sporadic) enquiries
December 3, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Yes, people will post pictures on social media of sleeping arrangements on Xmas Eve and I will once again attempt to leverage this to raise money for charity — just pinning this to my profile to head off the relentless (i.e. sporadic) enquiries
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I wrote this - about the fact that social housing is typically let with bare floorboards, and about the brilliant woman from St Albans who's on a mission to help people on low incomes carpet their homes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The woman helping council tenants carpet their homes
Pia Honey is campaigning for social housing to come with flooring as standard.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 9:01 AM
I wrote this - about the fact that social housing is typically let with bare floorboards, and about the brilliant woman from St Albans who's on a mission to help people on low incomes carpet their homes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wait, “the ordinary man/woman in the street” is a profession? What qualifications are needed? Where does one apply?
November 21, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Wait, “the ordinary man/woman in the street” is a profession? What qualifications are needed? Where does one apply?
My favourite story of how much news/comms has changed: they had near 24 hours to come up with the “John is John” line that deflated the outrage
November 21, 2024 at 10:27 AM
My favourite story of how much news/comms has changed: they had near 24 hours to come up with the “John is John” line that deflated the outrage
They just need to follow the same evolutionary track as the Daleks
Wonder how many telepresence robots have met a tragic and untimely end before these signs went up on the 6th floor of IoE 😳
November 20, 2024 at 9:51 PM
They just need to follow the same evolutionary track as the Daleks
I’d love to add more people to this, especially as it needs to be as diverse as possible.
Hit me up with those @ handles!
Hit me up with those @ handles!
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November 20, 2024 at 6:34 PM
I’d love to add more people to this, especially as it needs to be as diverse as possible.
Hit me up with those @ handles!
Hit me up with those @ handles!
Who needs to be added to this? Don’t be shy if it’s you!
Here’s a comms, marketing, PR, corporate affairs and adland Starter Pack - but who else is out there?
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November 18, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Who needs to be added to this? Don’t be shy if it’s you!
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Day 18 #30DayMapChallenge
I 3D-printed John Snow's 1854 cholera map of Soho. It took ages.
I 3D-printed John Snow's 1854 cholera map of Soho. It took ages.
November 18, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Day 18 #30DayMapChallenge
I 3D-printed John Snow's 1854 cholera map of Soho. It took ages.
I 3D-printed John Snow's 1854 cholera map of Soho. It took ages.
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VERIFICATION COMPLETE.
RESULTS: DIMBLEBOT IS DIMBLEBOT.
RESULTS: DIMBLEBOT IS DIMBLEBOT.
November 17, 2024 at 11:22 PM
VERIFICATION COMPLETE.
RESULTS: DIMBLEBOT IS DIMBLEBOT.
RESULTS: DIMBLEBOT IS DIMBLEBOT.
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“I’ve noticed I’m not in your starter pack. Any particular reason for that?”
November 17, 2024 at 11:34 AM
“I’ve noticed I’m not in your starter pack. Any particular reason for that?”
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I like this mural in Cefalù on an elementary school: "fly like me". I would have liked to have taken my kids to that school.
November 17, 2024 at 8:22 PM
I like this mural in Cefalù on an elementary school: "fly like me". I would have liked to have taken my kids to that school.
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