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Technologist, writer, and composer. FIET and WGGB. CTO and Non-Exec Director. Government and Parliamentary adviser. Book: https://nitter.cf/t.co/rAuJo9rFQZ

Chiswick and Lerwick
Joined May 2008
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The second edition of 'Fracture. The collision between technology and democracy—and how we fix it' is out
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the state of this ... 5,403 "technology partners". Yeah, The Spectator, I can see you *really* value our privacy ...
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... frequently grandstanding about state surveillance, data tracking, and the invasive nature of modern digital infrastructure in their articles, all while plugging readers straight into their bloated ad-tech panopticon
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We’re so pleased to share that the UK Web Archive has been restored and is available to use 💻 You can now search millions of archived UK websites. Find out more about the archive and how to use it on our website link.bl.uk/mis
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"... all too often we continue to see approaches to AI driven from a technology-governance perspective rather than treating it as a public policy challenge spanning issues such as accountability, rights protection, and the rule of law" ... (1 / 2)
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"Comprehensively Failed": Capita's AI Pension Promise Exposed as Empty 🚨 the "most AI-enabled pensions service" promised to government simply never existed. computerweekly.com/news/3666…
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Good to see this getting more attention—as I commented back in January, “People will use AI to generate all sorts of well-sourced submissions with little effort for themselves while placing a huge burden on the public sector in the process.” ntouk.wordpress.com/2026/01/…
New post: "Drowning in slop" Large parts of the state are being increasingly overwhelmed with complaints, appeals, objections.... written by AI. It's gumming up every process. How bad has it got and what can we do about it? samf.substack.com/p/drowning…
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Good to see this getting more attention—as I commented back in January, “People will use AI to generate all sorts of well-sourced submissions with little effort for themselves while placing a huge burden on the public sector in the process.” ntouk.wordpress.com/2026/01/…
New post: "Drowning in slop" Large parts of the state are being increasingly overwhelmed with complaints, appeals, objections.... written by AI. It's gumming up every process. How bad has it got and what can we do about it? samf.substack.com/p/drowning…
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And the NAO warned that “Organisations may...see significant increases in workload arising from AI-driven external activity (such as automated...online submissions)" nao.org.uk/wp-content/upload…
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A most enjoyable @ComputerWeekly 60th anniversary event yesterday — here’s to the next 60! 🍾
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Consumers are paying the price for an electricity grid that can't yet handle the volume of clean and renewable energy coming online. Our new report highlights most of the UK's planned £70bn grid upgrades for 2030 are still in the early stages: nao.org.uk/reports/upgrading…
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Although government has dropped its digital identity plans, questions about providing personal information in a digital world remain relevant. Our latest report explores what the UK can learn from experience at home and around the world. Find out more: nao.org.uk/insights/managing…
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A French software group aims to be Europe’s answer to Palantir as governments reduce their reliance on US tech companies: “Our algorithms, our architecture, and our code are transparent. They are open.” ft.com/content/f4a1aa36-761b…
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Great article by @jimwaterson on “How Burnham can curb Britain’s tax-dodging shops” pointing out, amongst many other important points, how easily “identity” can be gamed
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