David Viney

There is no “real” or “fake” anymore… just a spectrum between the two

Sovereign IT: A key trend for 2026 This is the first of what I intend to be a periodic Alchemy ‘Catalyst’ newsletter on key developments and trends in digital technology. For issue 1, I’d like to examine a key emerging technology trend...

Exploring a key trend in digital technology; the growing importance of #SoverignIT in a #NewWorldOrder where 'nostalgia is not a strategy'...

Europe's far right sell themselves as the new realists. Are electorates buying it? With populists rising across the continent, this session explores how Europe’s politics, institutions, the EU and international standing could change if they took power simultaneously in major states.

Looking forward to a spirited debate at #CHevents on the inexorable rise of the far right in Europe. What can we expect in the future?

www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

Ty, I feel your pain and you speak for many. Simply, we need to get busy. And fight for human progress. When people see the opposite agenda fully realised - as full-throated and relentless cruelty - they WILL come to their senses. And we need to be there to catch them when they do.

History teaches us that people who burn books end up burning people

From the fednews community on Reddit: This was posted about OPM in our Union chat Explore this post and more from the fednews community

Congratulations Jim. Now for your first major project, why not cover the one-party corporate takeover (and politicisation) of the US Civil Service that is happening right now? After all, no major outlet is covering the story of the decade! Start here: www.reddit.com/r/fednews/s/...

@article19.bsky.social Digital Silk Road report; highlighting how China is exporting its authoritarian approach to #DigitalGovernance across the Indo-Pacific. Read the full report here: article19.org/wp-content/u...

Celebrating the stakeholders and donors of @article19.bsky.social in West Africa in our informal round table

Fiers d'entendre parler de notre projet @article19.bsky.social visant à renforcer l'espace civique et à promouvoir les droits de l'homme au Mali (ECDH) et à travers le Sahel.

Should be a poodle of course

Hey Bluesky. I run Documented.net, the investigative watchdog and reporting project. We are hiring a bunch of positions to help us expand our investigations, both senior and more junior researchers. Competitive pay, good benefits and a fantastic team. Check them out: documented.net/work-with-us

Revealed: bias found in AI system used to detect UK benefits fraud Exclusive: Age, disability, marital status and nationality influence decisions to investigate claims, prompting fears of ‘hurt first, fix later’ approach

The #AIBias in UK benefits fraud detection highlights the vital need for an #AIEthics framework and proper #AIGovernance. These issues CAN be overcome

Yes. Very disturbing. We have the same issue in the UK. Burgeoning radicalisation which dangerously loosens the bonds of civilisation

What a dismal state we have reached where poor character does not disqualify from the highest offices of state.

Be kinder to yourself

Interesting few days with Mai www.twitch.tv/mai_anima_ai - added a new checkpoint for the audio to face model and improved emotion and blending between generations and default animation. #ai #emotion #a2f #nvidia #unrealengine #metahuman

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere

China: X must immediately end shadow ban of prominent human rights account - ARTICLE 19 ARTICLE 19 calls on X to immediately end the shadow ban of ‘Teacher Li is not Your Teacher’ account.

@article19.bsky.social calling on X to stand-up to chinese censorship & harassment of Li Ying (李颖) rather than assisting with it.

The Third Wave Of AI Is Here: Why Agentic AI Will Transform The Way We Work This third wave of AI, known as 'agentic AI,' represents a fundamental shift in how we think about and interact with artificial intelligence in the workplace.

#AIAgents are creating a buzz. Yes it’s Robotic Process Automation rebooted. But yes. This time it really might transform the Way We Work

Well we said it could happen. And it has. #AI resurrection.

Be flattered. It’s very sweet.

A new new deal for the 21st century

Interesting tensions ahead between lawmakers and #AI tech giants.

Policy Of His Majesty's Government - Hansard - UK Parliament Hansard record of the item : 'Policy Of His Majesty's Government' on Wednesday 5 October 1938.

The full Hansard for that day makes for electric reading: hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1938...

They will dissolve before they even start

Türkiye: Release the detained journalists without delay - ARTICLE 19 We call on Türkiye to end the oppression of journalists and unjust detentions, ensure their safety, and uphold freedom of expression.

🇹🇷Several journos have been detained in #Türkiye under terrorism-related allegations, with no access to lawyers, while lawyers are denied info about the investigation. This lack of transparency threatens civil society. They must be released immediately!

www.article19.org/resources/tu...

Interesting piece on #AI at the border. Troubling.

Idiocracy

Cheese every time

💻 AI for Teaching / OpenAI Course / Coursera 🦾

📌 OpenAI has launched an AI course for professors and teachers. Link below 👇
www.coursera.org/learn/wharto...
The course is totally hands on & honest about where AI can add value.