Dr. Andy Dow

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control panel of the day #HCI

..I think it will be surprising to most people just how quickly #ai will #takeover and remove most #jobs from it's human counterpart.. I think it will be even more surprising to the #elites .. when all those #jobless human workers stop buying things because the #economy is gone..

Newcastle pubs ban AI art from breweries to protect local creatives As two pubs in Newcastle ban AI art, artists discuss the impact it can have on creatives.

The best pubs in Newcastle are taking the fight right to Open #AI. Via local breweries producing slop: BBC News - Newcastle pubs ban AI art from breweries to protect local creatives - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Go on lads!

Meet ‘Amelia’: the AI-generated British schoolgirl who is a far-right social media star The avatar, created to deter young people from extremism, has been subverted and is breaking out of niche online silos

Say what now? Meet ‘Amelia’: the AI-generated British schoolgirl who is a far-right social media star | Far right | The Guardian share.google/hewv61RMybwh...

Police chief admits misleading MPs after AI used in justification for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans An intelligence report referred to a football game that never happened - Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will make a statement later today.

The 'It wasn't me, the #AI are my homework' defence? BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Police chief admits misleading MPs after AI used in justification for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans - BBC News

I remember it coming out 😯

The cost of AI slop could cause a rethink that shakes the global economy in 2026 Revenues may be rising rapidly, but not by nearly enough to cover the wild levels of investment under way

They suspected something was wrong when the #AI transcription reported: "an officer had turned into a frog" 🤨 The cost of AI slop could cause a rethink that shakes the global economy in 2026 | Heather Stewart | The Guardian share.google/6WTHBA5U0f2W...

Waymo suspends service in San Francisco after causing traffic jams during blackout It was not immediately clear when Waymo’s service would be restored in San Francisco

Yeah, this #AI stuff is going to make everything much safer and more efficient: Waymo suspends service in San Francisco after driverless cars cause traffic jams during blackout | The Independent share.google/NpJlMEz2MGRk...

James Cameron says AI actors are ‘horrifying to me’ Avatar director, known for his advocacy of new technology, told interviewer generative AI performance puts ‘all human experience into a blender’

Pretty sure he's embracing it at the same time, but those poor #AI actors will never get a gig with him 😥. #Avatar3 is out now: James Cameron says AI actors are ‘horrifying to me’ | James Cameron | The Guardian share.google/1anwmq0JDxMe...

What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel Dennison The long read: As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we’re missing

" #AI risks contributing to the erasure of systems of understanding that have evolved over centuries" What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian share.google/HtzGjiSy4OTE...

A troubling question has been raised around human authors vs AI More than half of the UK’s published novelists agree that it’s likely artificial intelligence will displace their work entirely, prompting fears of a two-tier market in the literary world where only t...

So it's not that troubling the threat of #AI in #writing then? A troubling question has been raised around human authors vs AI | The Independent share.google/fXYySiL6VGLw...

Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says Stephen Gageler warns the speed of AI’s development could be outstripping people’s ability to ‘comprehend its potential risks and rewards’

Judges are having to wade through rising tides of #AI slop... just like the rest of us #AIjustice #Law #Australia Judges have become ‘human filters’ as AI in Australian courts reaches ‘unsustainable phase’, chief justice says | Australian law | The Guardian share.google/0bkKFrF64chm...

AI godfather Yann LeCun to leave Meta and start own firm One of the pioneers in the current AI boom has had disagreements with fellow engineers over the future of AI.

#AI "LLMs will be less useful in attempting to create AI systems that can match human intelligence." #ChatGPT BBC News - Why an AI 'godfather' is quitting Meta after 12 years
www.bbc.com/news/article...

In my Foundations of HCI class, we’re in the midst of our social computing section, thinking about how to address online toxicities. Had the students play Masnick’s “Trust & Safety Tycoon” game in class yesterday. Their reactions: moderation is HARD... www.techdirt.com/2023/10/17/t...

But where oh where will I ever find the charger? haha

Great project, I wonder if you could breathe life into my Creative Zen Vision (30gb) which I still have lying around somewhere!

Notes on restoring my iPod Classic I got my old iPod Classic working ... just ... here are some of my notes from it.

A new blog post from myself!! I got around to writing up my notes from restoring my old iPod classic, it’s more the notes on things I didn’t realise from the usual guides.

blog.r0b.io/post/notes-o...

#Blog #iPod #iFixit

Becoming an AI-detective is a job I never wanted and wish I could quit | Samantha Floreani My social media feed is now a hellish stream of puerile AI slop. Am I stubborn to want to hang on to reality?

Becoming an AI detective is a job I never wanted and wish I could quit | Samantha Floreani | The Guardian share.google/JFk99dwOA1Jl...

All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets Unions decry move, saying it will put more pressure on headteachers without tackling absence from classrooms

All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets | School attendance and absence | The Guardian share.google/dR9jhH6M4cfQ...

OpenAI shares data on ChatGPT users with suicidal thoughts, psychosis The figure could mean potentially hundreds of thousands of users show signs of mental health distress weekly.

BBC News - ChatGPT shares data on how many users exhibit psychosis or suicidal thoughts
www.bbc.com/news/article...

AI couldn't create an image of a woman like me - until now Paralympic swimmer Jess Smith, says representation means being seen as part of the AI world that's being built.

BBC News - AI couldn't create an image of a woman like me - until now - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The new AI arms race changing the war in Ukraine Both Ukraine and Russia use AI in battle, but removing human decision-making comes with risks.

BBC News - The new AI arms race changing the war in Ukraine - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tilly Norwood: how scared should we be of the viral AI ‘actor’? A bunch of code is being pushed as the next Scarlett Johansson, a creation that is already causing pushback from real human actors

Tilly Norwood: how scared should we be of the viral AI ‘actor’? | Film | The Guardian share.google/JTZN3OJiXmqV...

Morrisons to introduce AI trolleys next year - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News Morrisons has announced plans to launch Instacart’s AI-powered smart trolleys in early 2026 at one store and potentially expand across the UK.

Finally Morrisons to introduce AI trolleys next year - Grocery Gazette - Latest Grocery Industry News share.google/LuROYZHIbTVh...

MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing | Fortune There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.

MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing | Fortune share.google/4ME0rxRVHuRS...

Impact of chatbots on mental health is warning over future of AI, expert says Nate Soares says case of US teenager Adam Raine highlights danger of unintended consequences in super-intelligent AI

Impact of chatbots on mental health is warning over future of AI, expert says | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian share.google/CKbgDtAI11f2...

I don't think the science fiction itself needs to be optimistic. I think there needs to be some optimism that there will be a future (aside from the pure "yes, time indeed moves forward" sort).

Coventry council to use Palantir AI in social work, Send and children’s services Exclusive: Workers say £500k contract with US tech firm which supplies Israeli forces raises ‘serious ethical questions’

Coventry council to use Palantir AI in social work, Send and children’s services | Coventry | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

I AM ACCLAIMED Y'ALL

Also this will be my first time back in Spokane in a decade and only my second appearance there ever, so if you're in the area, please come see me (and, obviously, get some books from Auntie's)!