Shep McHardcastle
@mchardcastle
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Intellectual nomad grazing at the borders between law and computer science at U. of Edinburgh. Corrupting the youth since 1996. Retweets = unconditional love
Edinburgh
Joined April 2012
still reading here, but otherwise now mostly on BSky as @burkhardschafer.bsky.social - so all you Fakenamerandomnumber bot accounts can stop following
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How well does the #AIAct allocate responsibilities along the #AI value chain? In a new post, our alumni Joanita, Cristina, Nathalie, Mathy, Prekshaa & Aleksandra critically examine the strengths & limitations of the Act's responsibility approach. See: https://t.co/f8e7Okhps6
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Two days of poetry and spoken word workshops and performances, platforming diverse voices to kick off Transgender Awareness week. November 16 · 10am - November 17 · 9pm GMT Cohen Quadrangle B&B, Exeter College Walton Street Oxford OX1 2HG art by Julia Katarzyna #oxford
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🚨NEW: The European Commission has just published the first draft of the Code of Practice for general-purpose #AI model providers. https://t.co/ulkv5SZm64
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
Independent experts present the first draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, which will be discussed with around 1000 stakeholders next week. The AI Office is facilitating relevant AI Act...
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Join the opening of the ‘How to Find the Soul of a Sailor’ exhibit developed by interdisciplinary artist Kasia Molga. The work is the result of @newrealcc 2023-2024 commission “Uncanny Machines” supported by @Scottish_AI 🗓️ 12 Dec, 5pm-8pm 📍@InspaceG 🎟️ https://t.co/kBOG6bfZ3M
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The BRAID artist commission call is now live! Artists will receive a £10,000 budget to develop their work & will be showcased during the Edinburgh Art Festival 2025. https://t.co/EscqMp86rY
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Join poets Len Pennie and Lorde Fuhl as they perform some of their most recent and exciting works! Len and Lorde will also discuss and share insights into their fascinating, and sometimes fraught, relationship with social media. @FuhlLorde @Lenniesaurus
https://t.co/DoeNgWc9kG
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not just PhDs, lots of academics..
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My grandpa who is 85 started making this rock map of Scotland in 1992.He collected rocks during amateur geology trips over 30 years. He says it had to be geologically correct and also aesthetically pleasing.He asked if I could share online as He wants to go viral so please share
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AI coding agents come with legal risk https://t.co/zLpIXbg5um
#artificialintelligence, #bigdata, #datascience, #datascience #ds, #machinelearning, inoreader
cio.com
Developers using AI to write code may run afoul of copyright or licenses, exposing employers to lawsuits — a risk that will compound as AI-native software engineering takes hold.
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Philosopher @pgodfreysmith has made a career of immersing himself in trying to understand other forms of intelligence—from the octopus to the bacterium. His latest book, Living on Earth explores the evolution of minds and how they have shaped the planet.
nautil.us
The origins of consciousness according to Peter Godfrey-Smith.
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Lesenswert: Neue #Studie zum #Missbrauch gängiger #KI-#Sprachmodelle für Malicious LLM Applications wie #WormGPT: "Die Studie identifiziert insgesamt acht große Sprachmodelle, die von Malicious LLM Applications (#Mallas) genutzt werden" https://t.co/IJEYdJEhFR
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LEAK: I got my hands on the implementing act detailing the transparency obligations under the #DSA, with the reporting template and related instructions. Since the implementing act is very late, the template will only start to apply in 2025. My analysis 👇 https://t.co/4VLbnu625h
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Excited to speak about #AI and #democracy at the Johns Hopkins University @bermaninstitute Symposium on AI Ethics & Governance this week in Washington. Will discuss AI & elections, AI & the rule of law, and GenAI's cognitive impact. Full program here:
bioethics.jhu.edu
8:45 am - 6:00 pmLeading AI ethics and governance experts from around the world will gather at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC
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