Landmark new Ada report exploring the possible structural impacts of AI-powered genomic health prediction — well worth a read: www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/predi...
Assessing the potential, risks and appropriate role of AI-powered genomic health prediction in the UK health system
Really really thoughtful essay series from @jrf-uk.bsky.social@yasminibison.bsky.social@imogenparker.bsky.socialwww.jrf.org.uk/ai-for-publi...
As per the bird app, looking for reading suggestions for my first reading week as the newish Director at the Ada Lovelace Institute - we are an independent research institute which aims to ensure that data and AI work for people and society. Suggestions and connections welcome!
ALT: a gray cat wearing glasses is reading a book
Another starter pack! The Data and AI Civil Society Network starter pack, for your data and AI (etc) policy needs go.bsky.app/FDKqctybsky.app/profile/gavi...)
Ordinarily I find the monogamy discourse deeply tiresome, but this — from the ever-brilliant @sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.socialsarahsteinlubrano.substack.com/p/the-poor-c...
The rich flaunt non-monogamy, while the poor stopped marrying. To understand, consider monogamy a technology.
New year, new exercise challenge! In May I'll cycle 100 miles—further than I ever have in one day—with two friends in the RideLondon-Essex 100 🚴🏻 We're fundraising for elop, an amazing charity that provides life-saving mental health services for LGBT people 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Any and all sponsorship appreciated!
Help Matt, Finn and Eddie - fundraising for elop raise money to support elop - LGBT Mental Health and Wellbeing
Neat overview of some of the (many) things we've been up to at Ada this year — from unpacking the term "foundation models" to investigating the impact of data-centric technologies on healthcare and climate change www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/ada-lov...
Reflections on the last year and a look ahead to 2024 from Ada’s outgoing Director Carly Kind and Interim Director Fran Bennett
“The LAION-5B machine learning dataset used by Google, Stable Diffusion, and other major AI products has been removed by the organization that created it after a Stanford study found that it contained 3,226 suspected instances of child sexual abuse material, 1,008 of which were externally validated”
The model is a massive part of the AI-ecosystem, used by Google and Stable Diffusion. The removal follows discoveries made by Stanford researchers, who found thousands instances of suspected child sex...