One detail in this fascinating BBC investigation into the Russia-instigated attack on Keir Starmer's home is the way it shows, in passing but very clearly, that Tommy Robinson is to all intents and purposes a Russian asset.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
In case we had any doubt
www.bbc.co.uk
Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.
Oh! The first record I ever bought! Still have it too. Saw him play once. Rest in Peace.
Peter Walker
cognitive offloading
David Ho
When we ask AI to write for us, we diminish our capacity to think for ourselves and connect with one another.
We're set to leave ourselves stupid, disconnected, and hopelessly dominated by companies and governments.
No thanks.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/what-ai-ca...
New Blog Post 📝
I have been a teacher for some time now and there have been points in my career I have thought about packing it up and moving on.
Here I reflect on what has pushed me close to the edge and what may actual tip me over.
open.substack.com/pub/joel1201...
Citizen.Coping
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We're losing our capacity to think and connect. We can choose a different future.
I've discovered Google AI straight up fictionalizing my life in certain searches, inventing narratives of things I never did. And I have no wish to set the record straight; if someone's going to use AI to look me up, they get the slop they deserve.
Great that this nonsense has been terminated FIFA, but... how about all languages allowed? I trust the players and journalists to communicate effectively and show the world different accents and languages. It's not like they are going to speak (I wish!) in Navajo or Frisian...
Joel Kenyon
When I meet people in the real world, they have 0% - and I mean zero - knowledge of the disaster unfolding in British HE. Even if their kids are actually at uni. They look at me as if I've gone mad. This is why. 👇
On the BBC you can now watch the match in 3D.
The one in the middle is normal 2D TV. The one on the right is special 3D TV.
I imagine AI is responsible for this.
David Moscrop
Since qualifying in 2017, I reflect on the points I have wanted to leave teaching and what may push me over the edge.