OII | The Winners and Losers of Generative AI in the Freelance Job Market A new study led by an international research team, including Dr Fabian Braesemann from the Oxford Internet Institute, part of the University of Oxford, shows how Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are r...

@oii.ox.ac.uk charts changes to the job market in light of #AI.

Jobs like writing and translating have seen demand drop by 20-50% ✏️

‼️But, ChatGPT is not the big job killer feared: net demand for freelancing jobs increased after ChatGPT's launch.

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www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

Major changes to the Sahara Desert 8,000 years ago uncovered by Moroccan stalagmites

@unioxarchaeology.bsky.social research uses Moroccan stalagmites to map rainfall patters in the Sahara Desert between 8,700 and 4,300 years ago - helping to understand how future rainfall patterns might change.

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Find out more: www.arch.ox.ac.uk/article/majo...

Tracked changes are on! Revealing changes to the global tree population.
🌳 From deforestation to forest growth, data updates shared by @ourworldindata.org show that many countries have seen increases in forest area, set against a backdrop of increased deforestation. #SSDChanges

Law and AI | Faculty of Law Latest newsLaw and AI news

How are #AI developments impacting the field of law? #SSDChanges
@oxfordlawfac.bsky.social's Law and AI hub brings together research, videos and blogs from across its community to explore how AI is transforming how law is practised and interpreted. Find out more:

🔮 How does humanity tame uncertainty and predict change?
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Watch Prof David Zeitlyn, @oxford-anthro.bsky.social, talk through his favourite objects in Oracles, Omens & Answers, and hear him explain why divination is still relevant today⤵️

OII | Learning as infrastructure: building a state that learns at the speed of AI To govern AI effectively, states must learn continuously and at scale, argues Johanna Ballesteros.

ICYMI: Blog from @oii.ox.ac.uk explores how 'learning as infrastructure' will be vital to enabling governments to act effectively in the age of AI.
'This is about reprogramming the operating system of government for an age of continuous change' - read: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/... #SSDChanges

'There are some real strategic choices for the UK, and this paper is the start of that conversation.'
What does the changing global economic order mean for the UK? #SSDChanges
Find out more from Jenny Bates (Heywood Fellow @blavatnikschool.bsky.social) ⬇️

Rethinking food for health and sustainability The Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford brings together the best minds from different fields to tackle the most pressing issues of the 21st…

Over the past decade, @oxmartinschool.bsky.social researchers have been influencing policy, shifting public opinion, and driving practical change within the food system for a healthier population. #SSDChanges
Learn more about the programme:

Don't miss this new documentary series with a focus on #AI, exploring how 'emerging technologies are reshaping power, society and public policy' ⬇️ #SSDChanges
Hosted by Dr Aaron Maniam, Fellow of Practice and Director of the Digital Transformation Education Programme @blavatnikschool.bsky.social

How we created a climate change museum to inspire hope among eco-distressed students Researchers, educators, young people and artists are collaborating to develop a ‘pedagogy of hope’ for creative climate change education.

'The objects on our trail represent positive stories of resilience, innovation and transformation, rather than negative stories of loss and destruction.' #SSDChanges
Discover the Museum of Climate Hope ⬇️
https://ow.ly/3JpJ50YsOnq @ecioxford.bsky.social  @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

University of Oxford Social Sciences banner: #SSDChanges — news, updates and research from across the Division on the topic of Change and Uncertainty

We live in a rapidly-changing world.
This month we'll be spotlighting how colleagues across our Division are exploring 'change and uncertainty' - whether social, political, technological...
How can we use this understanding to build a resilient future?
Follow along with #SSDChanges