In my column in this week’s @yorkshirepost, I argue that AGI is coming. Not the “AI” we talk about today, which is really machine learning, but something far more consequential. Artificial General Intelligence means systems that can generalise, reason across domains and be

When I took my first job in London in the early 1990s, a senior executive tossed me a 50p coin and said: “Go on Richards, buy yourself a house in the North.” He was joking. But the divide wasn’t. Thirty years later, it still isn’t. Britain’s North–South gap never closed. Power

34 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀-𝗟𝗲𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲. 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗸 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹

🚨New podcast episode🚨 How can Britain tackle persistent barriers to economic growth in ‘left behind’ communities? @RobWilson_RDG explores the issues with @YorkshireAI co-founder @davidrichards

It was fantastic to speak to @YorkshireAI co-founder @davidrichards on the Social Mobility Commission podcast. We explored how Britain can tackle barriers to economic growth in ‘left behind’ communities? Watch or listen -

🎙 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 @RobWilson_RDG, 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. When I joined the @SMCommission's Economic Growth and Investment group, I shared a belief

𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥.⁣ Over the past few months, I’ve been writing a weekly column for the Yorkshire Post — covering everything from AI and football to the future of education, financial fairness, and what Yorkshire can

��𝐈 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞. Memorising facts? Standardised assessments? These are relics of a world that no longer exists. When AI can synthesise all human knowledge in an instant, the value of rote learning disappears. The

Back in Feb 2019 writing the Thunderer column for @thetimes I said: “Artificially intelligent machines can fulfil the same role as slaves in ancient Greece, freeing us from servitude and drudgery. But to get to this promised land, we need to re-route our education system.” #ai

🚀 Opportunity should be for everyone, not just a privileged few. Proud to join the Economic Growth & Investment Group at the Social Mobility Commission, working to connect capital with talent & drive real investment where it’s needed most. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/y7roDSUPmO

🎉 Join us on Sat, Sept 7th! 🎉 We’re hosting a special evening at Wentworth Woodhouse in support of the Preservation Trust. Enjoy live music, great food, and help us preserve history while uplifting communities in South Yorkshire. Get your tickets now! 🎟️

Only a few tables left for this event the @swfc class of 84 - Support for @SWFCCP & @laptopsforall - 📅 Sunday 4 August at @OecSheffield - 🎟️ https://t.co/6BaxaPOhtI - 🎵 @MrPaulPashley

Spend an evening with the Owls' Class of '84 🔵⚪️ @SWFCCP host a special event with our promotion-winning side on Sunday 4 August at the OEC 🦉 Full details here 👇 #swfc

So proud of everyone at @DJRichardsFF @laptopsforall and @jrichardsmason for continuing to help a huge number of people in our community despite initially operating from a tiny basement until we could find a new home in #Sheffield. It’s one thing talking a good game about doing

The work that Anthony and the team at @aaamindset are doing to tackle youth violence (knife crime, gun crime and gangs) is amazing. @DJRichardsFF were delighted to support the mobile youth club by donating laptops from the @laptopsforall initiative. Making a difference in our

Delighted @DJRichardsFF could help such a fantastic charity making a huge difference to our heritage and future @Wentworth_House @DameJulieKenny @MasterCutler23 @CutlersCompany

Your donations make a huge difference to families in the UK - if you have an old laptop or tablet we’ll take it.

We @DJRichardsFF were delighted to help - this is a brilliant cause that is actively trying to make changes in our local community 👉👉👉(we are still taking donations of devices 💻 and this is what happens to them after they have been securely deleted and refreshed)

It might not be quite so swanky down in the basement but we're making our new temporary home work. Thank you to @CutlersCompany for giving us the space at such short notice. Any local outfits with a spare room that could let us take up a more long-term residence, get in touch!

With the start of term just around the corner, it's the perfect time to visit our website - we've a couple of new projects available and would love to hear from any schools who would like to find out more! 🐝💻 https://t.co/Im1dAKLRRt