@elenasimperl.bsky.social
Academic at King's College London, co-director of the King’s Institute for AI, director of research at the Open Data Institute. Working on the sociotechnicalities of data. Views my own.
@theinformation.comReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.socialAI companies are promising a future where virtual employees handle entire jobs. But a former OpenAI researcher argues that today’s models are built to assist humans, not operate independently.
Read more: https://thein.fo/3TIeTvW
@alondra.bsky.socialReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.socialReupping: The ST&SV Lab at the Institute for Advanced Study invites chapter proposals for a volume exploring the relationships between digital technologies, especially AI, and the artifacts, structures and power dynamics of the global political economy. Abstracts due 11/1
www.ias.edu/stsv-lab/cfp...
@policyatkings.bsky.socialReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.socialA full house tonight with @aiatkings.bsky.social, Daniel Susskind, Resham Kotecha, Prof Philip Shaw and @elenasimperl.bsky.social to discuss Daniel's new book – What Should My Children Do? – asking how to prepare the next generation for a world reshaped by AI
➡️ Watch: youtube.com/live/TlXlXAK...
@theinformation.comReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.socialWorkday risks becoming infrastructure that stores critical HR and financial data while outside AI agents handle more of the work customers once did inside its apps.
Read more: https://thein.fo/4zj9JFA
@techcrunch.comReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.socialGoogle’s new SynthID website can identify AI-generated media
@odihq.bsky.socialReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.socialThree weeks ago, Data Foundations for AI launched to help governments build and deploy trustworthy AI to improve public services. Read about how thinking more broadly about data foundations could help give people and communities a meaningful voice in decisions about data and AI.
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@policyatkings.bsky.socialReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.socialJoin us tomorrow at Conservative Party Conference, as we discuss the future of the workforce with Baroness Amanda Spielman, Lord David Willetts, Prof Baroness Alison Wolf, @jesslister.bsky.social and @bobbyduffy.bsky.social
📅 Tues 6 October, 10:30–11:45
📍 Hall 10b, ICC, Birmingham
🎟️ Pass required
@odihq.bsky.socialReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.socialDon’t miss our next FREE webinar Better interventions: AI chatbots must not be the new social media Part of the Data Centric AI series. Join our panel of experts to explore how we can effectively investigate AI for systemic risks and implement early oversight.
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#DCAI #ResponsibleAI
@henrymance.ft.comReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.socialMore than 20 NHS trusts in England have stopped using Palantir’s waiting list tools, according to FT analysis that casts doubt on widely cited claims about the success of the controversial data project led by the US software giant. as.ft.com/r/6c8844ae-e...
@helenebismarck.bsky.socialReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.socialLate to this, but this guy sounds absolutely fascinating, as well as constructive. In the current hyperbolic and increasingly mad debate about tech and AI, he sounds like a voice of reason, at least to me.
@techpolicypress.bsky.socialReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.socialDaniel Stone of Diffusion.Au examines the OpenAI agent incident in Australia: "84 days, almost three months, from the first access to the warning being raised." He calls for enforceable rules, prompt notice, access to logs and a way to recover costs.
@impetus4cs.bsky.socialReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.social#Citizenscience Resource
CUSP launches the Science Diplomacy Hub: a free, impartial space for the community to connect, share resources and collaborate.
Join: lnkd.in/e9Db3xDn
@policyatkings.bsky.socialReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.social💡 This Friday we'll be at the Green Party's conference in Brighton to discuss how we recruit, retain and train the health and social care workforce our communities need – with @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social, Ellen McNicholas, George Imafidon MBE, @annetteboaz.bsky.social & Prof Graham Lord.
@financialtimes.comReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.socialTrump to meet AI chiefs over safety outcry ft.trib.al/Ib03t1D
@policyatkings.bsky.socialReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.social🔴 From fear to action: making AI work for everyone
⏰ 12:50–13:50
🎤 With @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, Kate Bell, Anna Thomas MBE, @elenasimperl.bsky.social and Prof Damian Grimshaw
@policyatkings.bsky.socialReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.socialUp next: "From fear to action: making AI work for everyone"
We're with @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, Alex Rossiter of the TUC & Profs @elenasimperl.bsky.social & Damian Grimshaw to discuss how to make sure workers share in any gains from AI
@aiatkings.bsky.social
📍Arena Room Wye, LEC
@horizoneu.bsky.socialReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.social📢 We've opened registrations for the European Research and Innovation Days 2026!
We'll talk funding, AI and more with those who are driving change in the EU.
Whether in Brussels or online, we're waiting for you on 10–11 November: link.europa.eu/b9PxJG
@erc.europa.euReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.social🔎 Over 19,000 projects have been funded by the ERC since 2007.
Want to explore the data behind them?
Use the ERC Dashboard to filter by country, year, funding scheme, scientific panel and more.
🎥 Our short tutorial shows you how. 👇
Dashboard 👉 link.europa.eu/6TgQCp
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@schoolforgovt.bsky.socialReposted by @elenasimperl.bsky.social🤖 We're pleased to have been awarded a grant from the Cabinet Office's Evaluation Accelerator Fund to study public trust in automated vehicles – in partnership with DG Cities and the Department for Transport.
