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Jonathan Wojcik@bogleech.bsky.social · 2w ago

Truly hate how badly the well has now been poisoned for every kind of technology involved in or adjacent to what's been forced under the "ai" umbrella. Neural networks are in fact really special and amazing. Generative algorithms have uses that don't run off a tesla data centers.

Dr Katie Twomey@k2mey.eurosky.social · 2w ago

This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them!

UCU Edinburgh@ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Day 1 of the strike by the workers of UCU Edinburgh against the manufactured deficit (which is not really a deficit), and against a senior management earning millions while staff disappear and education suffers. Solidarity against this parasitical form of management of our higher education.

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Steven Kapp@drstevenkapp.bsky.social · 3w ago

The UK is likely to try to reduce ADHD & autism diagnoses this week even though its own National Health Service funded a report saying ADHD is underdiagnosed & undertreated. Autism's criteria are already narrowed. See my anchor post & gifted article previewing UK report: inews.co.uk/news/claims-...

ADHD is not being overdiagnosed, major Government report set to find

Landmark report expected to rule out mass overdiagnosis but warn support can be hard to obtain

inews.co.uk

Steven Kapp@drstevenkapp.bsky.social · 3w ago

NHS-funded 2025 ADHD Taskforce: “ADHD is under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated". www.bmj.com/content/391/... DSM-5 narrowed autism's criteria (link.springer.com/article/10.1...; link.springer.com/article/10.1...); diagnoses stable/declining in males pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Dr Vanessa@hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 2w ago

Cannot tell you how much I hate this & how ashamed & angry I am that @ukri.org have taken this step. We KNOW this sort of gAI is socially biased, we KNOW it favours slopAI output over human-written. Our research landscape is falling apart due to underfunding, & they do this? it's *appalling*

John Stott@jpsastro.bsky.social · 2w ago

Had a UKRI funded grant proposal rejected at the "AI triage stage". "This AI-based triage was used only to identify approximately 50% of the strongest proposals to take forward to full human review." 🧪 #academicsky

I am writing to let you know that, unfortunately, your application was not successful. Review process As part of the initial triage of the 179 proposals submitted to this call, each was assessed using an AI-based review. Every proposal was read independently by several different AI models against the same seven criteria used to shape this call (including cyber security relevance, research quality and novelty, importance of the problem addressed, feasibility of the project plan, likely outputs and impact, value for money, and responsible research practice), with each model asked to give a score and a written justification with supporting quotations from the text. To guard against any one model's idiosyncrasies, we also ran a second, independent process in which different AI models debated the merits and weaknesses of each proposal before reaching a judgement, again against the same criteria. Scores from both processes were combined to produce an overall ranking. This AI-based triage was used only to identify approximately 50% of the strongest proposals to take forward to full human review. Projects selected for funding were drawn from those that progressed to the full human review stage. We recognise that AI-assisted assessment is a new and evolving part of the review process, and we are continuing to evaluate how well it aligns with the judgements of human reviewers on this call. We will soon produce a document detailing our method, so that others can build upon it and improve it. Feedback on your application Your application was not selected to progress beyond the AI triage stage. To provide transparency on the outcome of this assessment, we are sharing below the scores (out of 5) from each of the two AI review processes described above, together with the mean score across the two processes.
University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · 3w ago

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class institution and our members are determined to protect it. With an estimated 1,800 jobs at risk, staff are ready to strike for 25 days to defend jobs and the future of the university. Management can end this dispute: rule out compulsory redundancies.

Rob 🏳️‍🌈@rotster.net · 3w ago

The absolute scourge of the ‘informal meeting’ - a technique management now regularly use to avoid accountability. Always ask what ‘informal’ means, always demand the full formal process with union support, and always remember that it is definitely not an ‘informal meeting’ if HR are there.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3w ago

'The University and College Union (UCU)’s Edinburgh branch said staff had been called into “informal meetings at less than 24 hours' notice” and told not to bring union representatives.'

Prof Sheena Cruickshank@sheencr.bsky.social · last mo.

This is worrying IMO. Whilst research that benefits civilians can be mutually beneficial for the army eg work in malaria vaccines this agreement to siphon NIH funds meant for clinical and applied research to DOD is very concerning.

Revealed: inside the US military's plan to tap huge sums from the NIH

An agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH’s institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defense.

nature.com

Mike Fowler@theorecol.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The total failure of VCs and 'senior' managers/administrators/governors across the UK to develop a sustainable funding model is a national scandal. Every VC quote in the press boils down to shrugging shoulders and 'sector-wide problem, innit? Nothing I can do.', while rewarding themselves £100ks.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

'A prolonged fall in the number of international students applying to study in the UK means “the wheels are rapidly falling off” the student loan-funded higher education system in England, sector experts have warned.' The world's 2nd best university system being killed by malign neglect. 1/3

Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · 2mo ago

‘Wheels rapidly falling off university funding system’. “No sign of awareness” at Treasury as international recruitment decline worsens financial outlook, experts warn. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

Ed Poole@edpoole1975.bsky.social · 2mo ago

People using someone's life as a political football are now saying his death shouldn't be used as a political football. Arday's death is political. It's one of the longest running polical ideologies in British politics. The one so much wealth is built on: anti Black racism.

Jess O'Thomson@jessothomson.co.uk · 2mo ago

Good Law Project are supporting a legal challenge against this transphobic code of practice. Please join our fight back 👇 goodlaw.social/n8fy

Fight back against the code of practice

The government’s transphobic code of practice is now up and running. But we’re not going to take it, we’re helping to fight back. Join us

goodlaw.social

Equality and Human Rights Commission@equalityhumanright.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our code of practice for services, public functions and associations comes into force today. It provides practical guidance on how the Equality Act 2010 applies to services, public functions and associations. Find out more: https://ow.ly/alIf50Zwrkx

Quote from Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson: 'At the EHRC we want a society where everyone’s rights are respected and realised, so that we can all live well together. Our statutory guidance will help services across the country comply with the Equality Act, protecting service users from discrimination and harassment while reducing the risk of the provider being subject to litigation. As Britain’s equality regulator, our work doesn’t end upon publication of this guidance. We monitor compliance with the law and take enforcement action where proportionate and necessary, in line with our well-established regulatory model and decision-making framework.'
stevehookham.bsky.social@stevehookham.bsky.social · 2mo ago

For decades, Jodrell Bank has helped us understand the universe, but now it's facing pointless funding cuts. Withdrawing funds won't save much money, but it will seriously hurt UK science. I’ve added my name to help stop this—please join me and sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Save Jodrell Bank

For decades, Jodrell Bank has helped us understand the universe, but now its funding is being threatened. Add your name to help stop these short-sighted cuts and protect UK science:

you.38degrees.org.uk