"We like tech, if we didn't we wouldn't spend our lives trying to make it better — we want better for more people."

Watching history rhyme while having read the book: Anybody else’s pattern recognition and knowledge of history making life a bit worrying at the mo?

Opinion | Canadians Know Americans. They Don’t Want to Be One. Donald Trump wants to make Canada the 51st state. Canadians have a lot to say about that.

"When the Canadian kids in my life are looking for a way to mock me, they tell me I’m acting like an American."

Last nights AI and Robotics Awards with RAI UK and community - great to see friends … biked away from the night with this question from one of the keynotes: As you grow older, the loss of what capacity would make you particularly sad?

A day off work to share my passion project and personal research at Uni of Ed Futures Institute - a conference on AI and vocal music :) spoke lots on challenges of specific genres (jazz), myths and masks.

Interesting - one of the 2/50 AI Opps Action Plan recs not accepted was #13 “establish a copyright cleared British media asset training data set” - imagine the trade off is access to library content/DATA … thinking these partnerships (access to UK library/museum gold mines) will only increase (?)

Building trustworthy AI: balancing innovation, responsibility, and democratisation — @Business day YouTube video by France Digitale

Sorry to self promote (? not for money) but I just ran into the video of me on a panel with Microsoft Uber Nvidia at the #AIActionSummit & I'm actually proud of the turns I took – stuff I learnt from @helenamalikova.bsky.social @meredithmeredith.bsky.social and others www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLYj...

1.5 year ago my bag was stolen, inside it was my ID cards, fav jacket but devastatingly my film camera. The Canon A1 was my first big purchase… 3 weeks ago mom called we opened a package together and found all that was “stolen” with this note - faith in humanity and pics of my humans restored.

Tackling AI security risks to unleash growth and deliver Plan for Change UK’s AI Safety Institute becomes ‘UK AI Security Institute’.

Where’s the ETHICS?
• Feb 6 2024 - Centre for Data and Innov Ethics (CDEI) to Responsible Tech Adoption Unit (RTA) - www.gov.uk/government/n...
• 22 Jan 2025 - RTA embedded across DSIT - rtau.blog.gov.uk/2025/01/22/c...
• 14 Jan 2025 - AI Safety to Security Institute - www.gov.uk/government/n...

Wondering what to expect from the AI Action Summit? Want to share some input directly to DSIT officials leading the delegation? Join @techuk.bsky.social, DSIT and AI Fringe for a webinar on Tuesday 4 February 10-11 AM UK time !! Email me to join :))

AI and Data Assurance and Standards with the BSI

Hosting an event tomorrow at @techuk.bsky.social with BSI and Innovate UK - looking forward to talking #AI assurance and standards with some incredible speakers - www.techuk.org/what-we-deli...

An Intro? Things that are important to me...

Just arrived! Never used twitter so this kind of platform will be new but exciting? Nervous on what seems to be a 24/7 news cycle... looking forward to learning the ropes.