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katehartley.bsky.social
Crisis communications, PR, co-founder, Polpeo. Author, Communicate in a Crisis. Co-host of ‘What Just Happened’ Polpeo podcast
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I just asked Meta's AI about the risks of bias in AI, and it tells me it's important to have diverse and representative data and human oversight/review to mitigate risks including erosion of trust. Also that fact-checking is critical in mitigating bias, including human fact-checking. The irony

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Researching AI bias, and came across this research from UCL. Short version: if you look at biased data from AI, you're more likely to take on that bias, and you may use it to train AI, leading to more bias. And repeat. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/de...

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

We need diversity more than ever, and particularly in managing a crisis. Bringing together different experiences and thinking leads to better outcomes for business

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This is fascinating. Thank you @shayonislynn.bsky.social for spotting it

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This is a really good analysis of what’s next for Syria, from the @chathamhouse.bsky.social team including the always brilliant @haidhaid22.bsky.social Worth a listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

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78% of employees bring their own AI to work (BYOAI), says ex No 10’s Peter Heneghan at the Athens Corporate Comms conference - fairly shocking stat that shows how badly we need policies and strategies about which tools we use and how

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Fantastic to hear from industry colleagues who I admire hugely at the Corporate Communciations conference in Athens @farzanabaduel.bsky.social @richardbagnall.bsky.social and @jrgerlis.bsky.social

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One of the things teams always say to us during a crisis simulation is “We were too slow - we thought we had more time!” There’s a reason for that. And it’s why we all need a challenger in our crisis teams - to keep time and hold us to account polpeo.com/why-every-cr...

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I think my phone suggestion of who might be in this photo is unfair to the boxer puppy

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Fascinating insight into what we should be worried about by the amazing @lucygobag.bsky.social - her book When the Dust Settles is the best crisis preparedness book I’ve ever read.

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Gorgeous but flooded commute today

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I’m starting a crisis comms starter pack here (go.bsky.app/Nb3ZjhF) - it’s early days but recommendations very much welcomed! A lot of crisis experts are not in Bluesky yet so I’ll keep adding as they join

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This is a brilliant article from BBC in Depth on the role of faith and evangelism in US politics. Well worth reading www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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There’s nothing lovelier than someone you don’t know coming up to you and saying they really enjoyed something you’ve done. Best feeling in the world. I’ll be walking on clouds for days

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Happy times at PRCA MENA Dubai

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A bit of winter sun for a few days is a very welcome benefit of speaking on a crisis panel at the PRCA MENA annual conference this year. Sitting outside in the evenings is my favourite thing

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