Prof. Tom Crick
@ProfTomCrick
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Chief Scientific Adviser, @DCMS; Professor of Digital Policy, @SwanseaUni. All views my own, etc.
Newport, Wales
Joined April 2009
FYI, I’m @proftomcrick.com on that other very popular social network.
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What will happen to the legal status of ‘sinking’ nations when their land is gone?
theconversation.com
Sinking island states face an uncertain legal future.
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Call for input: @techUK’s 6 devolved tech priorities for 2026 <— important for tech sector/colleagues in Wales and Scotland with elections in May.
techuk.org
techUK are seeking members’ views to help shape our 2026 devolved government manifesto.
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RT @WJEcylchgrawn: How do our past experiences—both personal & professional—influence how we use technology in education?. This WJE article….
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Russia is quietly churning out fake content posing as US news
politico.com
A pro-Russian propaganda group is taking advantage of high-profile news events to spread disinformation — and they’re spoofing reputable news outlets to do it.
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Council for Science and Technology advocates for UK sovereign AI chip design industry
gov.uk
The Council for Science and Technology (CST) has released a report outlining the strategic importance of developing a sovereign AI chip design industry in the UK.
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US federal judge rejects Anthropic bid to appeal copyright ruling, postpone trial
reuters.com
A federal judge in California has denied a request from Anthropic to immediately appeal a ruling that could place the artificial intelligence company on the hook for billions of dollars in damages...
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AOL is finally shutting down dial-up <-- "34 years was a good run. ".
theverge.com
RIP noisy little man.
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How can we use the power of data to make streets safer? <-- "The Safer Streets R&D mission, part of @UKRI_News’s R&D Missions Accelerator Programme (R&D MAP), is launching its first initiative, the Concentrations of Crime Data R&I Challenge.".
ukri.org
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RT @uksciencechief: Look at the areas @Sport_England would like more research on by visiting the Areas of Research Interest database at htt….
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More than 130,000 Claude, Grok, ChatGPT, and Other LLM Chats Readable on
404media.co
The issue of publicly saving shared LLM chats is bigger than just Google.
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From @MoJGovUK: AI action plan for justice <— “The AI action plan for justice sets out how the Ministry of Justice will harness AI to deliver swifter, fairer, and more accessible justice for all.”.
gov.uk
The AI action plan for justice sets out how the Ministry of Justice will harness AI to deliver swifter, fairer, and more accessible justice for all.
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U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China <— “In a highly unusual arrangement with President Trump, the companies are expected to kick 15 percent of what they make in China to the U.S. government.”.
nytimes.com
In a highly unusual arrangement with President Trump, the companies are expected to kick 15 percent of what they make in China to the U.S. government.
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Very sad news indeed.
We are so sad to share that Dame Stephanie “Steve” Shirley CH has passed away aged 91. Child refugee turned tech pioneer, philanthropist & autism advocate, she founded an all woman software company & changed countless lives. Her light will never fade.
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.@ICOnews call for views on our approach to regulating online advertising (deadline: 7 Sep 2025).
ico.org.uk
We are reviewing our approach to enforcement of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) regulation 6 consent requirements. We see this as an opportunity for new commercially...
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UN International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2025: "Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures"
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‘My teeth told me’: What it was like aboard the Enola Gay
washingtonpost.com
Eighty years ago, a group of B-29 bombers flew a world-altering mission. Here are memories of the crew.
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In PNAS: “The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly”
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