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Elena Simperl

@elenasimperl.bsky.social

Academic at King's College London, co-director of the King’s Institute for AI, director of research at the Open Data Institute. Working on the sociotechnicalities of data. Views my own.

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International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2026)@iswc-conf.bsky.social · 2d ago

🇮🇹 #ISWC2026 closed in Bari! 🎤 Francesca Toni’s keynote 🔬 Research & Visionary Papers 💡 25 years of the Semantic Web 🤝 Town Hall & Closing Ceremony 👏 Thank you to our community! 📸 Highlights: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#iswc2026 #semanticweb #knowledgegraphs #artificialintelligence #researchcommunity #bari | ISWC - International Semantic Web Conference

🌍 ISWC 2026 | Final Day & Closing Ceremony Thursday, 29 October brought ISWC 2026 to a close in Bari, rounding off five days of research, collaboration, and community. 🇮🇹 🎤 The final day opened with...

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Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social · 2d ago

California and the EU now require AI developers to summarize their training data. But “uncovering the contents of training datasets alone is insufficient to enable meaningful accountability,” writes Vanderbilt’s Will Orr, who outlines four ways to make dataset transparency meaningful.

What Training Dataset Transparency Mandates Hide

Transparency mandates won’t build accountability while the practices, standards and rationales shaping AI systems stay hidden, writes Will Orr.

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Phil Rodgers@philrodgers.co.uk · 5d ago

Just signed up to hear Martha Lane Fox giving the Bennett School of Public Policy’s Annual Public Policy Lecture on the topic “We’re all going to die! (Or are we?)” on 26 November. The lecture “will explore what AI could mean for the next 50 years” www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/events/annua...

Annual Public Policy Lecture: We’re all going to die! (Or are we?) - Bennett School of Public Policy

Drawing on her experience as an entrepreneur, legislator and board member, Martha Lane Fox will explore what AI could mean for the next 50 years, including its effects on work, business, entrepreneuri...

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UK Data Service@ukdataservice.bsky.social · last wk.

⏰ One week to go until our Best practices for documenting social sciences research data workshop! For more information and to book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 29 October 2026 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/best-...

Best practices for documenting social sciences research data — UK Data Service

A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.

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Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social · 2w ago

Social media bans are easy to explain and politically attractive, writes John Perrino of the Internet Society. He argues that implementing them has proven far more difficult, and that global policy trends show a more direct focus on safety by design.

The World’s Growing Patchwork of Age Bans and What It Reveals

Age bans are easy to explain and politically attractive. Implementing them, however, has proven far more difficult and controversial, writes John Perrino.

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Vas Panagiotopoulos@vaspanagiotopoulos.com · 2w ago

Despite evidence of widespread #spyware targeting within 🇪🇺EU institutions, the bloc has yet to take its own security problem seriously, let alone introduce EU-wide legislation specifically addressing spyware misuse. My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social 👇 www.techpolicy.press/despite-spyw...

Despite Spyware Attacks on Its Own Officials, EU Response Falls Short

Despite evidence of widespread targeting within EU institutions, the bloc has yet to take its own security problem seriously, writes Vas Panagiotopoulos.

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Elena Simperl@elenasimperl.bsky.social · 2w ago

Not unexpected, as many AI use cases when scoped properly will be served well by existing models, including small models. But good to have data on it.

The Information@theinformation.com · 2w ago

OpenAI, Anthropic and other leading AI labs face a growing challenge: Better models aren't necessarily attracting more usage. A 10-point intelligence advantage now earns just 20% more developer traffic, down from nearly 69% in late 2025. Full story: https://thein.fo/4hGJ9jY

The Information@theinformation.com · 3w ago

AI companies are promising a future where virtual employees handle entire jobs. But a former OpenAI researcher argues that today’s models are built to assist humans, not operate independently. Read more: https://thein.fo/3TIeTvW

AI's Simmering Question: "Where the F--- Is All the Automation?"

A new age of discovery and automation is here. Can you feel it? The leading AI companies certainly can. But you may not.The rare slow news day gave us more time to marinate on the significance of Open...

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The Information@theinformation.com · 3w ago

Workday risks becoming infrastructure that stores critical HR and financial data while outside AI agents handle more of the work customers once did inside its apps. Read more: https://thein.fo/4zj9JFA

Why the SaaSpocalypse Isn’t Over For Workday

AI doesn’t seem likely to completely replace enterprise apps like Workday, which companies use to store key information about employees and financial transactions. But it is putting potential constrai...

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Henry Mance@henrymance.ft.com · 4w ago

More than 20 NHS trusts in England have stopped using Palantir’s waiting list tools, according to FT analysis that casts doubt on widely cited claims about the success of the controversial data project led by the US software giant. as.ft.com/r/6c8844ae-e...

Over 20 NHS trusts have ditched Palantir waiting-list tools, analysis shows

FT findings prompt fresh probe by statistics regulator into health service claims over controversial data project

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Helene von Bismarck@helenebismarck.bsky.social · 4w ago

Late to this, but this guy sounds absolutely fascinating, as well as constructive. In the current hyperbolic and increasingly mad debate about tech and AI, he sounds like a voice of reason, at least to me. www.ft.com/content/07ac...

Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton: ‘I’m an omni-geek’

The British tech leader on coding as the modern form of literacy, his scepticism of AI evangelists — and why ‘the p(doom) is probably Russia’

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Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social · last mo.

Daniel Stone of Diffusion.Au examines the OpenAI agent incident in Australia: "84 days, almost three months, from the first access to the warning being raised." He calls for enforceable rules, prompt notice, access to logs and a way to recover costs.

When AI Agents Break In, Governments Shouldn't Be Stuck With the Cleanup

OpenAI tasked its agent with answering a question about public spending. It has left us with a much bigger question about public power, writes Daniel Stone.

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