Read the first in a series of reflections on our Tech & Democracy conference💡

Timothy Charlton spotlights the 'Tech, Int'l Conflict, and Geopolitics' working group on humanitarianism, power, and the military-industrial complex in the digital sphere.

mctd.ac.uk/digital-techno…

UK political parties should agree a code of conduct for using GenAI in elections:
1) Don't use AI generated materials to mislead voters
2) Be transparent when GenAI is used
3) Don't amplify misleading GenAI materials
4) Create clear guidelines
demos.co.uk/research/open-…

#Disinfo poses an urgent threat to election integrity this year.

We've signed an Open Letter📜calling on UK political parties to form a cross-party agreement on the responsible use of #GenerativeAI .

The letter has been signed by Electoral Reform Society Full Fact Wikimedia Foundation and more ⬇️

Having recently attended the University of Malta ‘Connecting Creatively Through the Performing Arts’ conference, Sara Wookey discusses how #movement and modes of transmission b/w humans, material, and #digitalspaces might contribute to knowledge and perception.

mctd.ac.uk/connecting-cre…

We submitted evidence to the ICO on ‘Consent or Pay’ models in the UK. Our submission argues:

🔴 consent or pay should be banned
🔴 behavioural advertising is intrusive and should be banned
🟢 ICO - Information Commissioner's Office should align consent or pay guidelines w/ EDPB

mctd.ac.uk/written-eviden…

New event: How will AI impact “the year of elections”?

Join us for panel discussions w/ Diane Coyle Prof Gina Neff Tom Mason Dr Kerry McInerney (Mackereth) Kenneth Cukier Henry Ajder & Walter M. Pasquarelli

Tuesday 21 May, 18:00, Sidgwick Site, Cambridge

Book your free ticket: bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/how-wil…

📢Article out on the core message from my Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy keynote & forthcoming book The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social & HarperCollins 'The AI race is generating a dual reality' ft.com/content/8af1f4… via @ft
Humanities Utrecht Media and Culture Studies UU

Gina Neff Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy: We need to ensure the employment relations we have today don't fall behind in the race to develop new technologies. Innovation and good work cannot be seen as tradeoffs. #TUCAIbill

This week, we launch a campaign for an AI and Employment Bill to make sure UK employment law is fit for the 21st century.
You can read more about the Bill and efforts here👇

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independent.co.uk/tech/china-can…

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We’ve today published a ready-to-go legal blueprint for regulating AI in the workplace, that includes a legal duty to:

✔ Consult trade unions on the use of high risk and intrusive AI in the workplace
✔ Transparency when employers use AI
✔ Give job seekers and workers a human…