who has done a good critical work on the topic of "AI for social good"?

At our online event on 'automating analysis', the utterly *fantastic* @mike_t_sanders takes us on whistlestop tour of predictive analytics and what he & his team found out when they looked at its use in children's services.

So brilliant to have the expert @JeniT chairing our event on 'automating analysis'. Thanks to @Geekybeck's superb programming we have a packed online room all keen to learn about (and debate!) the use of predictive analytics and machine learning in children's services.

I’ve spoken to a number of disabled politicians about their experiences in elected office to find out how much further we have to go to make this an accessible place (spoiler alert, it’s a long way).

As a system, how do you prevent re-traumatisation in #childrenssocialcare? Find out how @rochdalecouncil system leaders are engaging stakeholders, sharing outcomes, and demonstrating their commitment to #traumainformed principles: https://t.co/zaeNT27JAD #TraumaInformedRochdale

Hulk Think - https://t.co/ncUdeic9A0

Well worth anyone with an interest in UK data taking a look at this key resource from @adr_uk - it allows you to browse by topic and geography, and refine by features including data source and access conditions. A massive step forwards, and well done to all involved.

Adverse community events is a really helpful concept. Levels of violence, health inequalities (and relatedly bereavement), stigma and prejudice, poverty - these are all factors affecting individual outcomes.

Was having exactly this conversation the other day. Total place had flaws but was moving in the right direction.

Internships longer than 4 weeks that don't pay the National Minimum Wage should be banned. Internships are becoming increasingly important for graduates in the labour market. However, the usage of unpaid labour in sectors like law and media is locking out working class people.

One of the most fascinating transition-related changes I have experienced as a disabled white man is how much it has diminished the administrative burden related to my medical care relative to when I was perceived as a woman...

@Geekybeck @dez_holmes @Geekybeck Thanks for your interest! Another example I could think of is the work at UCL Children and Families Policy Research Unit (CPRU) led by @jlwoodman_UCL. They work closely with young people and families

A great example of listening to young people’s views about the data we collect and use about them. I’m looking for other examples of this of anyone knows of them? Cc @dez_holmes

Ahead of an upcoming open access webinar, @Geekybeck outlines how machine learning and predictive analytics might be used to support decision-making for children and families in this blog.

Professor of public policy and director of the Experimental Government Team @mike_t_sanders is taking part in a panel event on the use of machine learning and AI in improving children's social care. Sign up at the link below ⬇️

If only there was some sort of boat-related historical metaphor for a week where hundreds of third-class travellers sank to the bottom of the sea while the media obsessed over the fate of the millionaires travelling in first class

Inflation at 8.7% again. What does it mean? These figures are bad news. Inflation has AGAIN remained higher than forecast, & the cost of essential items is keeping it high - having a big impact on the budgets of low-income families, as our @jrf_uk COL tracker out today shows 1/x

In case you missed it at the weekend: this week's Ruffian features a fascinating interview with the brilliant David Krakauer, on AI as existential risk (he's sceptical) and whether machine-learning AI is 'intelligent'

I think it’s both - we need statistical literacy beyond data producers to increase the diversity of voices involved in interpretation to bring context, lived experience and nuance AND data products that are easy to engage with for non-experts.