@thecommongreen.scot
Head of Policy & Research at Common Weal
Wrote a book: tinyurl.com/AllofOurFutures
Main social media at Mastodon: @[email protected]
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My personal blog: https://thecommongreen.scot/
@thecommongreen.scotRemember, there are no "rogue" AIs, merely improperly coded and regulated AIs. As such, the owners of AI should be liable for their actions as if said owners acted personally and directly.
Crossposted with @openvibe.social
@thecommongreen.scotArticles:
1) Craig - How taxing land can help us find who owns land
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2) Robin - We must stop the Dark Triad
www.commonweal.scot/articles/mag...
3) Megan - We don't hear accents, we hear class
www.commonweal.scot/articles/we-...
@thecommongreen.scotThis Week's Common Weal Magazine
Our crowdfunder is past 75%!
www.commonweal.scot/crowdfunder
Graph of the Week:
University debt hasn't been due to declining international student numbers.
@financialtimes.comReposted by @thecommongreen.scotNobel Peace Prize awarded to human rights ‘pioneer’ Navi Pillay ft.trib.al/PvsLDkR
@thecommongreen.scotWhen the state commits violence visibly and with enthusiasm, what they are saying is "this is what we'll do to you if you step out of line".
@eliothiggins.bsky.socialReposted by @thecommongreen.scotIn fairness to Russia, when they complain to states, countries don't pull out of supporting counterdisinformation conferences, so maybe "after Russia" isn't 100% accurate.
@guitarmoog.bsky.socialReposted by @thecommongreen.scotShameful capitulation.
@thecommongreen.scotToday's Common Weal Daily Briefing
Human rights breaches show how rural policy must change
@astrokatie.comReposted by @thecommongreen.scotWhat is the IceCube neutrino observatory? Neutrinos are elusive particles that rarely interact, but can create flashes of light when they do. Most neutrino detectors are giant water tanks surrounded by light detectors. IceCube is kilometer-long strings of detectors embedded in the Antarctic ice.
@williamduguid1.bsky.socialReposted by @thecommongreen.scot'Continuing to reduce pensioner poverty while maintaining fairness across generations and between pensioners and workers won't be possible without reining in the financial sector and private pensions, while also decapitalising housing.'
Dr Craig Dalȝell, via Common Weal
@thecommongreen.scotToday's Common Weal Daily Briefing
Workplace reforms should be built by workers
@thecommongreen.scotSee my article here: www.commonweal.scot/articles/mag...
I'm not convinced that the state pension can be further reformed without tackling the private pension sector.
ScotGov should investigate what it can do there with devolved powers. Possibly a publicly-owned "single-payer" workplace pension?
@thecommongreen.scotICYMI
My presentation to Pensioners for Indy on why Scotland has suddenly started getting a lot of applications to build AI data centres and what it might mean for us if they get built.
@lillyh.bsky.socialReposted by @thecommongreen.scotImagine if we were using that "excess" to heat our homes instead of using gas.
@thecommongreen.scot(It's on my list for after we refresh our indy Prospectus)
@thecommongreen.scotExactly. A large part of our 2019 Common Home Plan was built around district heating networks with large inter-seasonal thermal storage for precisely this reason. Mind you, we didn't foresee how cheap electrical batteries would get so that plan may need an update and refresh.
@thecommongreen.scotTheir owners will instead demand to be highest priority - they will demand that you will sit in the dark before their AI data centre has to turn off.
@thecommongreen.scotA counter-curtailment industry would ramp up when supply exceeds demand but also ramp down or even switch off when other demand exceeds supply.
AI Data centres will not do this. To understand why, pull the plug on your PC while you're updating the system.
@moh-kohn.eurosky.socialReposted by @thecommongreen.scotStrong sense that in Europe we have - technically talented people and sensibly-run businesses absolutely clamouring for funding to replace American tech - leaders who think the people who correctly called out the dangers of American tech must never be allowed anywhere near the money
@thecommongreen.scot2) Robin - Resist inflation madness
www.commonweal.scot/articles/mag...
3) Megan - We need to talk about migration like adults
www.commonweal.scot/articles/we-...
4) Craig - Burnham's plans are a warning to the Scottish Government
www.commonweal.scot/articles/mag...
