"AI Apocalypse Scorecard". See what your favorite AI researchers say about purported "existential threats" of AI: spectrum.ieee.org/artificial-gen…

Tune in to this panel event on the 13th July where two of our amazing committee members @nicolalmartin and adamleonsmith will be discussing the benefits and risks of using #AI in #testing!

If only they had read the Institute for Gov report on NHS productivity...

If you are a BCS member and have applied knowledge of homomorphic encryption please can you contact me...

Applications from UK 18 year olds to study computing at university are up by 33% on 2021. Applications to AI degrees are up 16% on 2021. BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT worked with UCAS Corporate on new analysis released today: tinyurl.com/mu2n54e7 #computerscience #AI #education 1/3

An open letter signed by more than 1,300 experts says #AI is a "force for good, not a threat to humanity". Check out the full article on the BBC News (UK) website: bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…

A record number of UK students have secured places on computing degrees today - and the number of young UK women (graph below) set to start computing at university this year has risen by 11%. Congratulations from @BCS 🎉 Data from UCAS Corporate #ResultsDay2023

Does a language model trained on “A is B” generalize to “B is A”? E.g. When trained only on “George Washington was the first US president”, can models automatically answer “Who was the first US president?” Our new paper shows they cannot!

Join us in Liverpool to discuss AI Openness with the ⁦The Labour Party⁩ Party The Labour Party linkedin.com/posts/amandabr…

We’re looking forward to @BCS Fellow @AdamLeonSmith speaking at the #LabourConference2023 on “What does the Labour Party Need to know about AI?” With Alex Davies-Jones MP MP! Part of an OpenUK panel session. Come along if you can! Listen here to find out more👇

We hosted an exciting round table at the #LabourConference23 asking how the #diversity gap could be closed in AI❗️ Some fascinating insights from attendees including Labour’s Baroness Thornton, Shadow AI minister Matt Rodda, and She's in CTRL - OUT NOW - Anne-Marie Imafidon, Stemettes ® ♥★#●+ founder👇 #WomenInSTEM

EU making Suella Braverman look legally compliant, by comparison!

.Meredith Whittaker tells Christina Passariello, “VC's require hype to get a return on investment because they need an IPO or an acquisition … You don't get rich by the technology working, you get rich by people believing it works long enough that one of those two things gets you some money."

Breaking: Over a hundred global civil society orgs, unions, experts and campaigners challenge the Gov's in an #AISummitOpenLetter convened by Connected by Data, Trades Union Congress and Open Rights Group. FT coverage here. More to follow. on.ft.com/46N5wwb #AISafetySummit

I'm outraged by the IWF associating the desire for privacy with paedophilia. I don't want to downplay the impact of paedophilia + I don't think it's proportionate to compromise the privacy of everyone to government surveillance. The stats don't support it.

DEAL ON AI! 🦾 After three days of trilogues, negotiators from Parliament & Council have finally reached a political agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act! 👏

New research memo! The AI Safety Institutes (AISIs) are poised to assume an increasingly significant role in the governance of advanced AI. We recently held an expert workshop to explore the roles AISIs can play. Find out more here Oxford Martin School oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/publications/a…

🚨New memo out: The Role of AI Safety Institutes (AISIs) in Governance of Advanced AI 🚨 🧵Recently, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative held an expert workshop to explore the roles AISIs can play. Here's a summary thread of our insights:

No idea how yesterday happened. None at all.

I'm done with this place, moving to bluesky. If you are on there you can find me here bsky.app/profile/adamle…