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AI Against the Odds: Building Tools for the Forgotten | Stephen Midgley
AI Against the Odds: Building Tools for the Forgotten | Stephen Midgley After discovering that his mother was trapped in an abusive relationship while battling stage 4 cancer, Stephen did what any of us would hope to do — he called the police. There was no help. The case was closed. No investigation. No safeguarding. Stephen quickly realised the legal system was not built for people in crisis. It was built for process. But cancer doesn’t wait for paperwork. Abuse doesn’t pause for bureaucracy. So he turned to something else: AI. Stephen used AI tools to navigate the complexity of legal documents, police standards and processes, uncovering multiple failures of the system. Armed with these findings, he tried again — and this time, they listened. The case was re-opened. Now, Stephen is building tools so that others don’t have to go through what his mother did. Tools that let victims understand their rights, safely collect evidence, and push for justice. In this talk, Stephen will explore how AI can make justice more accessible — not just to the privileged, but to everyone. He’ll share the real challenges domestic abuse victims face when trying to get help. He’ll talk about the barriers to making these tools public. And he’ll ask the question: What would a world look like if AI truly worked for everyone — especially those society has failed the most? About Stephen: Stephen is a 20 year IT veteran… but for today it’s just Stephen son of Linda. This is a personal talk. A Message From Stephen: Please take a moment to sign and share this petition. It’s about how Surrey Police mishandled my mum Linda’s case and the wider issue of domestic-abuse cases being wrongly marked as “non-crimes.” We’re calling for transparency, accountability, and an independent review. https://www.change.org/JusticeForLinda

In this talk, Stephen discusses how #AI can make justice accessible to everyone, the challenges domestic abuse victims face, and the barriers to public tool access. What if AI truly served everyone, especially those that society has failed? #AIForTheRestOfUs

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Two provocative (but probably correct) statements at this conference.

Don't hire people with specific technology in their job title. Hire expecting the tech to change.

Hackathon are theatre. How to you embed collaboration?

#AIforTheRestOfUs

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Two provocative (but probably correct) statements at this conference.

Don't hire people with specific technology in their job title. Hire expecting the tech to change.

Hackathon are theatre. How to you embed collaboration?

#AIforTheRestOfUs

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A little black gizmo with various sensors.

A little black gizmo with various sensors.

Not available in the shops, but this uses LoRaWAN to broadcast tree health information.

Would love something like this in my garden.
Some tips at intelligentgarden.avanade.com/build-your-o...

#AIforTheRestOfUs

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A little black gizmo with various sensors.

A little black gizmo with various sensors.

Not available in the shops, but this uses LoRaWAN to broadcast tree health information.

Would love something like this in my garden.
Some tips at intelligentgarden.avanade.com/build-your-own-intellige...

#AIforTheRestOfUs

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On, these are neat. Tree-Tags are like a Fitbit for trees. Track their growth, thirst, temperature etc.

Get millions of trees feeding data into a massive ML system and you can predict the health of a forest.

Luckily plants don't have GDPR rights 😄

www.eplant.com/tree-tags

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On, these are neat. Tree-Tags are like a Fitbit for trees. Track their growth, thirst, temperature etc.

Get millions of trees feeding data into a massive ML system and you can predict the health of a forest.

Luckily plants don't have GDPR rights 😄

https://www.eplant.com/tree-tags […]

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2 days, 10 months, 2 weeks band 1 day later (enterprise) AI is a failure.

Source - ask Cory Doctorow.

2 days, 10 months, 2 weeks band 1 day later (enterprise) AI is a failure. Source - ask Cory Doctorow.

Fair play, there are some good sceptical takes on AI here.

Good to have some reality injected into the conversation.

#AIforTheRestOfUs

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2 days, 10 months, 2 weeks band 1 day later (enterprise) AI is a failure.

Source - ask Cory Doctorow.

2 days, 10 months, 2 weeks band 1 day later (enterprise) AI is a failure. Source - ask Cory Doctorow.

Fair play, there are some good sceptical takes on AI here.

Good to have some reality injected into the conversation.

#AIforTheRestOfUs

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The Machine Learning stuff is excellent.
www.zoa.io is taking data from dozens of in-home sensors, across thousands of homes, with years of historic information - and creating a way to predict energy usage.

Beyond the LLM hypetrain, there's a quiet revolution.

#AIforTheRestOfUs

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The Machine Learning stuff is excellent.
https://www.zoa.io/ is taking data from dozens of in-home sensors, across thousands of homes, with years of historic information - and creating a way to predict energy usage.

Beyond the LLM hypetrain, there's a quiet revolution.

#AIforTheRestOfUs

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The problem with some of the "Vibe Coding" demos is that 90% of them could be replaced with just downloading a preexisting template.

The other 90% are caused by the ridiculous complexity of modern development stacks.

shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/06...

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Original post on mastodon.social

The problem with some of the "Vibe Coding" demos is that 90% or them could be replaced with just downloading a preexisting template.

The other 90% are caused by the ridiculous complexity of modern development stacks.

shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/06/weve-built-... […]

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Illustration of a card game. People hold the cards the wrong way. People have the wrong number of fingers.

Illustration of a card game. People hold the cards the wrong way. People have the wrong number of fingers.

There are some good talks at #AIforTheRestOfUs but they're often undermined by crappy AI illustrations.

I've written about why people don't care about the quality of what they create or consume.
shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12...

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Illustration or a card game. People hold the cards the wrong way. People have the wrong number of fingers.

Illustration or a card game. People hold the cards the wrong way. People have the wrong number of fingers.

There are some good talks at #AIforTheRestOfUs but they're often undermined by crappy AI illustrations.

I've written about why people don't care about the quality of what they create or consume.
shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/most-people...

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44% women. 13% people or colour. 6% lgbtqa+. 6% neurodiverse.

44% women. 13% people or colour. 6% lgbtqa+. 6% neurodiverse.

I'm in awe at Hannah Foxwell's ability to create diverse and inclusive events. Take so much work, but makes for a much better conference.

#AIforTheRestOfUs

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44% women. 13% people or colour. 6% lgbtqa+. 6% neurodiverse.

44% women. 13% people or colour. 6% lgbtqa+. 6% neurodiverse.

I'm in awe at Hannah Foxwell's ability to create diverse and inclusive events. Take so much work, but makes for a much better conference.

#AIforTheRestOfUs

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Two namebadges with QR codes.

Two namebadges with QR codes.

I like bringing my own (eInk) namebadge to conferences.

But which QR code do you think is more dangerous to scan?

#AIforTheRestOfUs

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Two namebadges with QR codes.

Two namebadges with QR codes.

I like bringing my own (eInk) namebadge to conferences.

But which QR code do you think is more dangerous to scan?

#AIforTheRestOfUs

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Using teams of Al Agents to harness the power of Large Language Models and deliver Enterprise Grade, Safe and Secure Agentic Al.

Using teams of Al Agents to harness the power of Large Language Models and deliver Enterprise Grade, Safe and Secure Agentic Al.

The thing about AI conferences is that the BPP (Buzzwords Per Poster) is not demonstrably higher than any other conference.
#AIforTheRestOfUs

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Using teams of Al Agents to harness the power of Large Language Models and deliver Enterprise Grade, Safe and Secure Agentic Al.

Using teams of Al Agents to harness the power of Large Language Models and deliver Enterprise Grade, Safe and Secure Agentic Al.

The thing about AI conferences is that the BPP (Buzzwords Per Poster) is not demonstrably higher than any other conference.

#AIforTheRestOfUs

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Sticker with the caption "I can't wait for AI to take my job". Illustrated with an AI generated cute critter asleep on the sofa.

Sticker with the caption "I can't wait for AI to take my job". Illustrated with an AI generated cute critter asleep on the sofa.

The sticker game at #AIforTheRestOfUs is 🤩

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Sticker with the caption "I can't wait for AI to take my job". Illustrated with an AI generated cute critter asleep on the sofa.

Sticker with the caption "I can't wait for AI to take my job". Illustrated with an AI generated cute critter asleep on the sofa.

The stickers at #AIforTheRestOfUs are excellent!

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Woman on the tube has a phone in each hand.
Right hand has an email from her boss.
Let hand has ChatGPT.
She scrolls the e-mail, then has ChatGPT take a photo of it.
She gives the LLM a prompt and then thumb-types it into a reply.

I'm on my way to the #AIforTheRestOfUs conference.

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Original post on mastodon.social

Woman on the tube has a phone in each hand.
Right hand has an email from her boss.
Let hand has ChatGPT.
She scrolls the e-mail into view, then has ChatGPT take a photo of it.
She gives the LLM a prompt, waits for the answer, and then thumb-types it into a reply.

I'm on my way to the […]

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really looking forward to the @aifortherestofus.live conference tomorrow. lining up the karl marx references for Vibe Coding talk. #aifortherestofus

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AI bias will explode. But only the unbiased AI will survive.
AI bias will explode. But only the unbiased AI will survive. The number of biased AI systems and algorithms will dramatically increase, but we will come up with new solutions to control bias and champion AI systems free of it. We may even improve ourselves in the process. Learn more about unbiased AI and other IBM 5 in 5 predictions at http://ibm.biz/five-in-five

www.youtube.com/watch

The rise of biased AI systems and algorithms will be significant, yet we will develop innovative solutions to mitigate bias and promote unbiased AI. This journey may even lead to our improvement. 🌟 #AIForTheRestOfUs

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Future World Alliance- AI for the Rest of Us AI is a way for us to understand and grasp knowledge, information and put data into context. It is being used globally to make all kinds of decisions that di...

https://buff.ly/40sTN5g By democratizing AI, we empower people from all walks of life to harness its potential in ways that are meaningful to them. #AIForTheRestOfUs

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Future World Alliance- AI for the Rest of Us
Future World Alliance- AI for the Rest of Us YouTube video by Future World Alliance

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmTY...
By democratizing AI, we empower people from all walks of life to harness its potential in ways that are meaningful to them. #AIForTheRestOfUs

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Live Show: AI + Energy | AI for the Rest of Us AI takes a huge amount of energy to run and could make it harder to fight climate change. On the other hand, AI could help make our energy systems more sustainable, efficient and safer. Three experts ...

AI gulps a lot of energy and could speed up climate change. But AI could also make our energy systems more sustainable, efficient and safer. Hear three experts mull over AI and energy.

🎧 Listen to #AIForTheRestOfUs: txsci.net/AIEnergy

#TexasAI #YearofAI #AIForTheRestOfUs

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