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@oii.ox.ac.uk“The biggest question is: are they replacing human relationships, or are they working alongside them?” Dr Florence Enock, @oii.ox.ac.uk speaking to @olifranklinwallis.bsky.social about companion AIs. “That’s just something we don’t really have the data on yet.” More: bit.ly/4yaK6Gi
@ox.ac.ukReposted by @oii.ox.ac.uk'Over 2 billion people worldwide are using or benefiting from a piece of research that came from Oxford… That’s impact.'
In her 2026 Oration, Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey reflects on Oxford’s impact and looks to what comes next.
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@swachter.bsky.socialReposted by @oii.ox.ac.uk@oii.ox.ac.ukAs countries roll out their own privacy laws, teen social media bans and age checks, Dr @vickijnash.bsky.social speaks to POLITICO about where the UK's Online Safety Act fits in an increasingly fragmented internet.
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@oii.ox.ac.ukWho is accountable when an AI agent working for government breaks the rules? OII DPhil candidate Jonathan Rystrom maps three risks agentic systems pose to the state, along with five principles for keeping humans in charge: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/are-governme...
@oii.ox.ac.ukGhost in the Machine, Valerie Veatch's documentary on the history of AI, comes to Oxford's Ultimate Picture Palace on 22 October. The OII's Dr @anavaldi.bsky.social, who features in the film, joins Valerie for a Q&A after the screening. Screening 6pm, Q&A 8:30pm.
@oii.ox.ac.ukFinally, she calls for local residents to have a democratic say over whether data centres operate near their communities, and for environmental metrics to be made publicly available and independently monitored.
@oii.ox.ac.ukDr Valdivia highlights that alternatives such as chip-level cooling and renewable energy remain at an early stage, while many governments still lack specific legal frameworks to regulate the industry.
@oii.ox.ac.ukAs AI fuels a rapid global expansion of data centres, the OII's Dr Ana Valdivia published commentary in Cell Reports Sustainability to discuss how data centres can be built and operated sustainably across environmental, technological & social dimensions.
@oii.ox.ac.ukIn this anniversary episode, our alumni discuss how studying at the OII influenced the paths they went on to take, and how the OII's interdisciplinary approach continues to inform their work today.
@oii.ox.ac.ukNEW PODCAST EPISODE: To mark 25 years of the OII, this special episode of The Human Interface brings together alumni from across the decades to reflect on how their time in Oxford shaped their careers and their thinking about technology and society.
@oii.ox.ac.ukNew! Dr Fabian Stephany, @oii.ox.ac.uk @socsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk argues vocational GCSEs could help tackle skills shortages as AI, net zero and an ageing workforce reshape the labour market. Read the full @uk.theconversation.com article below.
@ox.ac.ukReposted by @oii.ox.ac.ukNEW: Oxford has been named the world's number one University for a record-breaking 11th consecutive year in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Oxford has held the top spot since 2017 – the longest run at number one in the rankings' history. [1/3]
@oii.ox.ac.ukICYMI: Watch Kayla Blomquist, doctoral researcher @oii.ox.ac.uk's , interview with @cnn.com about the recent Trump-Xi Summit. She reflects on how recent AI discussions point to opportunities for practical cooperation on shared AI risks. video.snapstream.net/Play/a4deQcJ...
@oii.ox.ac.ukThank you to everyone from both institutions who brought such generous thinking and curiosity to the room, and to our colleagues at TUM Campus Heilbronn for making the journey to Oxford. We're already looking forward to continuing the exchange!
@oii.ox.ac.ukHere’s a glimpse into day 1, when the programme moved from AI, privacy and security through to the uses of AI in research and higher education, before turning to how humans and AI work alongside each other in the workplace and what the frontiers of the technology might look like.
@oii.ox.ac.ukOver two days in Oxford, 40 colleagues from the OII and TUM Campus Heilbronn came together for our Autumn Meeting, a chance to share research, test new ideas and spend time in conversation with one another across seven panels.
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@oii.ox.ac.ukGreat to see so many familiar faces at Tuesday night's OII alumni games event in London! Thank you for joining us and we hope you had a wonderful time meeting fellow alumni and reconnecting with colleagues and friends.
@oii.ox.ac.ukNew! Prof Mariarosaria Taddeo, Professor of Digital Ethics and Defence Technologies at the Oxford Internet Institute, joins Matteo Flora on Tgcom24's "Artificial Intelligence: In Our Midst" to discuss AI and existential risk. mediasetinfinity.mediaset.it/video/intell...