David A Raho 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 🇮🇹
@davidraho.bsky.social
AI Manager | HM Prison & Probation Service | Critical Realist PhD Researcher at Sheffield Hallam University: Researching AI Decision Making in Criminal Justice Systems in England & Wales, Brazil & Japan https://startmodezero.com/
A great example of working with other intelligent animals Eco-tech
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Swedish Startup Trains Wild Crows to Pick Up Cigarette Butts in Exchange for Food
Corvid Cleaning trains wild crows to pick up cigarette butts in Sweden, using food rewards in a viral eco-tech project to fight urban litter.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
A great example of working with other intelligent animals Eco-tech
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Well this is pretty hot 😀 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'I heat my Essex home with a data centre in the shed'
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November 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Well this is pretty hot 😀 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This policy report, developed by the UN University Institute in Macau with country research leads from the UK, China, South Korea, and Singapore, focuses on identifying effective tools and key barriers to achieving interoperability in AI safety governance collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:10...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:34 AM
This policy report, developed by the UN University Institute in Macau with country research leads from the UK, China, South Korea, and Singapore, focuses on identifying effective tools and key barriers to achieving interoperability in AI safety governance collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:10...
During a disruptive visit Trump was quoted as saying “We’ll get it done, one way or the other, we’ll get it done” Europe got it done in what turned out to be a hard fought tournament despite some ugliness from some onlookers not making anything great Well played
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Ryder Cup 2025: Europe win after epic singles finale – as it happened
Hole-by-hole report: Team USA threatened to complete a record-breaking comeback but Ludvig Åberg, Shane Lowry and Tyrrell Hatton hauled Europe over the line
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM
During a disruptive visit Trump was quoted as saying “We’ll get it done, one way or the other, we’ll get it done” Europe got it done in what turned out to be a hard fought tournament despite some ugliness from some onlookers not making anything great Well played
www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2...
Probation has traditionally meant advising, assisting, befriending enabling reparation, restoration, rehabilitation, & reintegration, helping people to return to & contribute positively to society
Would public naming & shaming undermine or help support this aim?
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...
Would public naming & shaming undermine or help support this aim?
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...
Ministers plan to allow naming and shaming of offenders completing community sentences
Exclusive: critics say the move, part of the sentencing bill for England and Wales, would bring shame upon families of offenders
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Probation has traditionally meant advising, assisting, befriending enabling reparation, restoration, rehabilitation, & reintegration, helping people to return to & contribute positively to society
Would public naming & shaming undermine or help support this aim?
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...
Would public naming & shaming undermine or help support this aim?
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...
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In PQ37, Sajith Mohmad Saleem discusses Project Nervazhi, the Government of Kerala’s initiative to rejuvenate and modernise the probation system. www.probation-institute.org/news/project... #probation #criminaljustice
Project Nervazhi: An Effort by the Kerala Government to Modernise and Strengthen Its Probation Services — PQ37
By Sajith Mohmad Saleem.
www.probation-institute.org
September 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
In PQ37, Sajith Mohmad Saleem discusses Project Nervazhi, the Government of Kerala’s initiative to rejuvenate and modernise the probation system. www.probation-institute.org/news/project... #probation #criminaljustice
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Thinking about joining the Probation Institute?
It’s a space for learning, connecting + shaping the future of probation.
Get involved 👉 www.probation-institute.org/how-to-join
#Probation #CriminalJustice
It’s a space for learning, connecting + shaping the future of probation.
Get involved 👉 www.probation-institute.org/how-to-join
#Probation #CriminalJustice
Join the Probation Institute
We are here to help practitioners to progress in their careers through our Professional Development Events, Professional Publications, Networks and Research.
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July 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Thinking about joining the Probation Institute?
It’s a space for learning, connecting + shaping the future of probation.
Get involved 👉 www.probation-institute.org/how-to-join
#Probation #CriminalJustice
It’s a space for learning, connecting + shaping the future of probation.
Get involved 👉 www.probation-institute.org/how-to-join
#Probation #CriminalJustice
Impressive
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EPFL, ETH Zurich, and CSCS unveil Apertus: One of the largest fully open source LLMs - Deep Tech News Europe
EPFL, ETH Zurich, and the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) have released Apertus, Switzerland’s first large-scale, open, multilingual language model — a milestone in generative AI for trans...
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September 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Impressive
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At last help is at hand i-dot-ai.github.io/uwotm8/
uwotm8
Converting American English to British English
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September 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
At last help is at hand i-dot-ai.github.io/uwotm8/
Prisons resemble villages I’m intrigued how AI might be used to accurately predict behaviour as it relies on large datasets for prediction Human interactions between staff/prisoners are the basis of gauging temperature & predicting group/individual behaviour www.artificiallawyer.com/2025/07/31/c...
Can AI Predict Prisoner Behaviour? – Project Launches To Find Out
Unilink, a tech company that works in the public sector and helps in areas such a probation and prison services, has formed a partnership with the University of Warwick to explore how AI can predic…
www.artificiallawyer.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Prisons resemble villages I’m intrigued how AI might be used to accurately predict behaviour as it relies on large datasets for prediction Human interactions between staff/prisoners are the basis of gauging temperature & predicting group/individual behaviour www.artificiallawyer.com/2025/07/31/c...
Today I was thinking about plant intelligence They may not have brains but I am looking after a cucumber plant that is climbing up a wall and also this carnivorous plant and both are remarkable The diverse way that plants have evolved to behave in order to grow and thrive never ceases to amaze me
August 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Today I was thinking about plant intelligence They may not have brains but I am looking after a cucumber plant that is climbing up a wall and also this carnivorous plant and both are remarkable The diverse way that plants have evolved to behave in order to grow and thrive never ceases to amaze me
I’ve been putting this through its paces today and it seems to be able to cope with some fairly challenging academic prompts Much better localisation and able to pull out some tricky to find research results I look forward to finding its limitations but so far quite good
openai.com/index/introd...
openai.com/index/introd...
Introducing GPT-5
Our smartest, fastest, most useful model yet, with built-in thinking that puts expert-level intelligence in everyone’s hands.
openai.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I’ve been putting this through its paces today and it seems to be able to cope with some fairly challenging academic prompts Much better localisation and able to pull out some tricky to find research results I look forward to finding its limitations but so far quite good
openai.com/index/introd...
openai.com/index/introd...
A truly awful incident Debates about increasing hard security in probation offices have been ongoing for decades Unfortunately making offices look/feel like prisons/police stations can risk triggering incidents Better to use traditional Probation methods that work www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Preston stabbing sparks call for probation staff safety review
Demands for metal detectors and security guards to protect officers facing increasing contact with serious offenders
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
A truly awful incident Debates about increasing hard security in probation offices have been ongoing for decades Unfortunately making offices look/feel like prisons/police stations can risk triggering incidents Better to use traditional Probation methods that work www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A flyby view from the International Space Station. Our home world and a reminder that we live on an incredibly beautiful planet that has abundant resources Sometimes, we do not look after it and appear intent on destroying it and each other. bsky.app/profile/inst...
A flyby of Earth from the International Space Station.
-Credits: NASA
-Credits: NASA
August 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
A flyby view from the International Space Station. Our home world and a reminder that we live on an incredibly beautiful planet that has abundant resources Sometimes, we do not look after it and appear intent on destroying it and each other. bsky.app/profile/inst...
No one wants to see the USA leave international organisations. The move was anticipated; UNESCO has been diversifying its funding sources to compensate for the potential loss of the USA, which will, of course, no longer have its important voice represented at the table. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump administration pulls US out of Unesco again
The US says the UN's culture and education body is promoting
www.bbc.co.uk
July 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
No one wants to see the USA leave international organisations. The move was anticipated; UNESCO has been diversifying its funding sources to compensate for the potential loss of the USA, which will, of course, no longer have its important voice represented at the table. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jurassic World is definitely worth a look. I had felt that the franchise had become a little tired, but the latest iteration had some excellent set pieces. I especially liked the flying dinosaurs.
July 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Jurassic World is definitely worth a look. I had felt that the franchise had become a little tired, but the latest iteration had some excellent set pieces. I especially liked the flying dinosaurs.
Could smart glasses really be this game changing? I am curious to as to whether they have applications in criminal justice settings Would they allowed to be worn in Court settings or by defendants or those attending Probation sessions? Lots to think about
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/smar...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/smar...
Smart glasses’ boost to inclusivity could cost us our academic freedom
If we don’t develop policies now, being deepfaked and doxed will become an ever-present risk, say Janine Arantes, Andrew Welsman and Bec Marland
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Could smart glasses really be this game changing? I am curious to as to whether they have applications in criminal justice settings Would they allowed to be worn in Court settings or by defendants or those attending Probation sessions? Lots to think about
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/smar...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/smar...
M K Joseph first described hoverboards in his 1967 novel The Hole in the Zero -famously featured in Back to the Future II I thought that in 2025 we would at least have hover boards but instead we have Nissans self parking office chairs Not exactly a flying car but I want one
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Nissan Autonomous Office Chairs
YouTube video by YOUCAR
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July 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
M K Joseph first described hoverboards in his 1967 novel The Hole in the Zero -famously featured in Back to the Future II I thought that in 2025 we would at least have hover boards but instead we have Nissans self parking office chairs Not exactly a flying car but I want one
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The first Large Language model developed for public good.
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A language model built for the public good
ETH Zurich and EPFL will release a large language model (LLM) developed on public infrastructure. Trained on the “Alps” supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS), the new LLM ma...
ethz.ch
July 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The first Large Language model developed for public good.
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Given Groks tendency to veer sharply to the far right what could possibly go wrong?
www.perplexity.ai/page/musk-sa...
www.perplexity.ai/page/musk-sa...
Musk says Grok AI will be integrated into Teslas by next week
According to Reuters and Bloomberg, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that Grok, the AI chatbot developed by his startup xAI, will be integrated into Tesla...
www.perplexity.ai
July 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Given Groks tendency to veer sharply to the far right what could possibly go wrong?
www.perplexity.ai/page/musk-sa...
www.perplexity.ai/page/musk-sa...
Fans of Transmetropolitan en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transme... will appreciate this
July 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Fans of Transmetropolitan en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transme... will appreciate this
What became of this cutting edge research ?
‘Researchers in South Korea have successfully developed a wearable sensor that can detect illegal drugs in sweat by using nanomaterials technology that amplify the optical signal of narcotics to a flexible, body-worn material’
phys.org/news/2021-02...
‘Researchers in South Korea have successfully developed a wearable sensor that can detect illegal drugs in sweat by using nanomaterials technology that amplify the optical signal of narcotics to a flexible, body-worn material’
phys.org/news/2021-02...
Rapid, reliable on-site drug detection using wearable sensor
Researchers in South Korea have successfully developed a wearable sensor that can detect illegal drugs in sweat by using nanomaterials technology that amplify the optical signal of narcotics to a flex...
phys.org
July 3, 2025 at 5:45 AM
What became of this cutting edge research ?
‘Researchers in South Korea have successfully developed a wearable sensor that can detect illegal drugs in sweat by using nanomaterials technology that amplify the optical signal of narcotics to a flexible, body-worn material’
phys.org/news/2021-02...
‘Researchers in South Korea have successfully developed a wearable sensor that can detect illegal drugs in sweat by using nanomaterials technology that amplify the optical signal of narcotics to a flexible, body-worn material’
phys.org/news/2021-02...
Wow. I really want this to be done well. William Gibson’s writing and ideas have been a massively influential in my thinking
I imagined the Chatsubo in 1984. 41 years later I opened its door. Neuromancer is in production.
July 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Wow. I really want this to be done well. William Gibson’s writing and ideas have been a massively influential in my thinking
Food for thought. It is of vital importance that proper attention
Is paid to human rights and civil liberties when considering the use of any digital system that predicts or profiles
www.statewatch.org/news/2025/ju...
Is paid to human rights and civil liberties when considering the use of any digital system that predicts or profiles
www.statewatch.org/news/2025/ju...
Statewatch | Police racism and criminalisation across Europe increasingly fuelled by digital 'prediction' and profiling systems
London, 30 June 2025 – The civil liberties organisation Statewatch has published a report that reveals how police and criminal legal system authorities across Europe are using data-based, algorithmic ...
www.statewatch.org
July 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Food for thought. It is of vital importance that proper attention
Is paid to human rights and civil liberties when considering the use of any digital system that predicts or profiles
www.statewatch.org/news/2025/ju...
Is paid to human rights and civil liberties when considering the use of any digital system that predicts or profiles
www.statewatch.org/news/2025/ju...