The Apothecary Network is a project that explores how creative technology can play a role in climate action, focusing on herbalism and community

The article discusses the concept of 'decentralized and democratic, differential defensive acceleration' (d/acc), which aims to accelerate beneficial technologies while focusing on defensive and decentralizing technologies rather than those that concentrate power

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is running a private beta of GOV

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Amnesty International's Algorithmic Accountability Lab conducted a two-year investigation into the use of algorithms and AI by Denmark's welfare agency, Udbetaling Danmark (UDK), revealing troubling patterns of discriminatory practices that target vulnerable groups such as people with disabilities, marginalized racial groups, migrants, and refugees seeking benefits

Knowing is a platform that aims to help people make more informed decisions by providing access to reliable information and analysis on a variety of topics

Nestr is a collaboration platform that enables purpose-driven work using self-organization and AI

This consultation seeks to address the challenges presented by the widespread use of copyright material for training AI models, aiming to balance the needs of the UK's creative industries and AI sector

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Conversational Game Theory (CGT) is a formal game of messaging, replies, and tagging between human or AI agents that addresses qualitative, reasoning-intensive challenges while synthesizing multiple perspectives through high stakes conflict resolution and consensus building

The report examines the political bias within popular AI-powered Large Language Models (LLMs), finding left-leaning bias in their policy recommendations and sentiment towards political parties and ideologies

The proposed changes aim to improve road safety in the Shoreditch area, particularly for pedestrians and cyclists

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All Day TA is an AI-powered teaching assistant that provides 24/7 access to accurate, professor-approved answers for students

Anthropic has open-sourced the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a new standard for connecting AI assistants to data sources like content repositories, business tools, and development environments

The content provides an overview of the AI safety landscape, including organizations, programs, projects, communities, funders, and resources related to AI safety research and development

The AI Governance Map is an interactive visualization that provides an overview of the AI governance landscape, including key organizations, initiatives, and resources related to the responsible development and deployment of AI systems

Google DeepMind is exploring the use of AI to accelerate scientific discovery and innovation, with the goal of ushering in a new golden age of discovery

ENAIS has launched a newsletter specifically for AI safety field builders, with a focus on Europe but expected to be useful for organizers located elsewhere as well

The post announces the launch of monthly coordination calls for European AI safety field builders, organized by ENAIS

Notwestminster 2025 is a free event that brings together people interested in improving local democracy in the UK

The ForumMagnum repository contains the development code for the LessWrong2 and EA Forum websites, which are built using the Vulcan

Nesta is introducing a new co-working space called The Nest 58 in London, which aims to provide an affordable and collaborative environment for charities to come together, share ideas, and work towards a brighter future

This video appears to be the introduction to a conversation series about the age of artificial intelligence (AI)

The content discusses Equity's campaign to strengthen performers' rights in response to the rise of AI in the entertainment industry

This call for screenshots invites people to share screenshots of interactions with AI that they find troubling, in order to build a collective understanding of AI's weirdness, strangeness, and uncanniness, and how screenshotting can open up possibilities for addressing concerns about AI

The UK government is launching a £100 million Innovation Fund to deploy 'crack' teams of problem solvers across the country to apply a 'test and learn' mindset to improving public services and delivering the government's Plan for Change

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Harmonica, an AI-powered tool for async multiplayer sensemaking workshops, has officially launched in early access

This workshop aims to celebrate Wikimedia's contributions to the natural language processing (NLP) community and explore approaches to ensuring the sustainability of this relationship

semanticClimate is a project that aims to leverage semantic web technologies to improve climate data and knowledge sharing

The article discusses the challenges of building governable online communities, highlighting how many online groups and mutual aid projects have fallen apart due to internal conflicts

This article provides an update on the WhoFundsThem project, which aims to improve transparency around MPs' and APPGs' financial interests

The Initiative for Digital Public Interest (IDPI) is launching a fund to support civil society engagement on digital public infrastructure (DPI) projects, with a focus on governance, human rights protection, and rule of law

Dollar Street is a Gapminder project that features photos and videos of 469 families across 67 countries, aiming to challenge stereotypes and provide a data-driven perspective on global living conditions

Tell Us What You Think is a platform that conducts AI-powered voice interviews to gather user feedback and insights for product research and development

The article discusses the value and potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in various industries, highlighting how companies can leverage AI to drive innovation, improve operations, and enhance customer experiences

Community Models is a platform that enables groups of people to collaboratively create and refine AI models based on collectively defined constitutions, with the goal of democratizing AI alignment by allowing diverse groups to shape AI behavior according to their shared values and preferences

DataKind is hosting a virtual DataKit event, a work-ready set of data science problems in the domain of social good

The CampaignEvent Extension is a tool designed to enhance the management and visibility of events within Wikimedia

OpenAI is funding research at Duke University to develop algorithms that can predict human moral judgments in scenarios involving conflicts among morally relevant features in medicine, law, and business

NovaSystem is an open-source project that provides an implementation of the Nova Process, a pioneering problem-solving method developed by AIECO

The Center for Artistic Activism offers a series of webinars that provide practical guidance and training on various topics related to artistic activism, including using pop culture, cognitive science, and creative campaigns to drive social change

This event explores how AI is shaping the future of participatory democracy, discussing key trends and innovations in AI-powered digital participation, best practices for designing impactful participation programs, and resources to help run better digital participation programs

This event at Somerset House explores the integration of AI into intimate digital services, examining whether machines can truly replicate or enhance love in the digital age

This document outlines a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between public sector skills and productivity

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In 2024, the Wikimedians for Sustainable Development user group marked its fifth year, advancing sustainability within the Wikimedia movement through active participation in meetings, events, and communications

Chorus AI is a platform that helps non-profit organizations streamline their content creation, data analysis, and knowledge management processes

The article discusses the rise of 'quantitative aesthetics', where data and metrics are used to determine artistic and cultural value, as exemplified by the views of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto entrepreneur who claimed he could mathematically prove that Shakespeare was overrated

The article explores how emerging AI technologies, particularly large language models (LLMs), could be used to enhance online discourse and strengthen digital public squares

The article discusses Renaissance Philanthropy, a new organization that aims to facilitate the funding of ambitious scientific and innovative projects by wealthy philanthropists, similar to how the Medicis supported the great artists and inventors of the Italian Renaissance

The State of Open Conference (SOOCon) is the UK's premier open technology conference, covering topics such as open source software, open hardware, open data, open standards, and AI openness

Looking For Growth #1 is an event organized by FutureLondon