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thisisfrenchbob.bsky.social
I play the character of a grumpy man working in #HE. Partial to a gin or two, maybe a glass of red... #SAFC for my sins. Sidekick for life to @emmathefrench.bsky.social
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Me waiting for my 4pm Friday meeting to be over...

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New blog: The AI Action Summit showed the AI Safety is a global challenge that needs collaborative solutions. www.york.ac.uk/assuring-aut... #AI #SafeAI #SecureAI

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One of our ongoing projects is around safe nuclear decommissioning. Read how we set up a testbed and used a digital twin to investigate the safety assurance of a robotic arm. bit.ly/AIDNuclearDe... #SafeAI #Nuclear

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We're recruiting! Help achieve the safe and responsible uptake of LLMs in different sectors as our new Research Associate in Safe Large Language Models. Full job description and application: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese... #LLM #AIJobs #SafeAI

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A vital new report from the Tony Blair Institute for Change on AI Regulation in the Global South launched yesterday. We're pleased to have contributed to the report through the expertise of our Director, Professor John McDermid OBE FREng: institute.global/insights/tec...

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Musk is the culmination of a slow-moving corporate coup by the oligarch class that has been decades in the making. But that doesn't change the fact that this marks a new and unspeakably dangerous chapter.

submitted 28 days ago • 67 comments

And this is why we won't get promoted automatically. It is - as it always was - the hope that I cannot stand #SAFC Love the lads, but... <filled with rage emoji>

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

If you see this, quote with a bridge from your gallery

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

How should we respond to concerns on the risk of AI's impact on humanity? Read our Centre Director's letter to the editor in today's @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #AISafety #SafeAI

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Everything stated in this post is a provable fact. You are entitled to your own opinion. You are not entitled to your own facts. Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.

submitted 56 days ago • 2078 comments

Applications are now open for fully-funded PhD positions at the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe AI Systems (SAINTS) at the University of York. Applications close on Wednesday 15 January 2025 www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr... #AI #AISafety #PhD #scholarship #academicsky

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

There's a very real danger that if I run out of football to whinge about, or immovable opinions about cocktails, I may venture onto AI. If that sounds like you - follow the fab team @cfaa.bsky.social for the latest in safety assurance research in AI, autonomous systems & Robotics #AcademicSky #AISky

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

I have formally decamped from the other place, and shall start unloading my baggage here. There will be sporadic nonsense about: football, politics, booze, books and cats. All filled out with large swathes of silence. So much like me in the real world. Obligatory blue sky photo to show willing...

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