David Sarmiento

Power and participation in public tech This conference is for anyone interested in how to achieve better outcomes in the delivery of digital, data and AI work in the public sector through the involvement of the public, communities and workers. Come if you’re a public servant trying to engage or involve the public in your work on technology. Come if you’re working in civil society, in the union movement, or with grassroots groups, trying to be heard. Come to share what you’re up to, and to learn from others; leave with new insights, ideas, and connections.

📢 Later this week we'll be at our conference on 'Power and participation in public tech'. You can be there too - registration is still open.

📆 Friday 6th March
🕰️ 10:00 - 17:00
🏢 Manchester, UK

🔗 connectedbydata.org/events/2026...

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Power and participation in public tech This conference is for anyone interested in how to achieve better outcomes in the delivery of digital, data and AI work in the public sector through the involvement of the public, communities and workers. Come if you’re a public servant trying to engage or involve the public in your work on technology. Come if you’re working in civil society, in the union movement, or with grassroots groups, trying to be heard. Come to share what you’re up to, and to learn from others; leave with new insights, ideas, and connections.

We are running a conference on 'Power and participation in public tech' and registration is now open to all.

📆 Friday 6th March
🕰️ 10:00 - 17:00
🏢 Manchester, UK

🔗 connectedbydata.org/events/2026...

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Exactamente el mismo proceso. Una especie de mary poppins llegaba a una casa y hacía conjuros con su Blackberry

Por arte de e-magia

A qué hora nos vemos? Hoy en Sevilla el cartel dice 18.30 y la entrada 18

Último día para reclamar la devolución de las entradas del Sónar, del fondo proisraelí KKR En el momento de la publicación de este artículo no consta ninguna publicación en Instagram o TikTok avisando del cierre del plazo, más allá de su propia web.

Ni te lo pienses. Deja tieso a quienes apoyan un genocidio.

Último día para reclamar la devolución de las entradas del Sónar, del fondo proisraelí KKR www.publico.es/culturas/ult...

How not to do digital sociology

The Game Designer Playing Through His Own Psyche Davey Wreden found acclaim in his twenties, with the Stanley Parable and the Beginner’s Guide. His new game, Wanderstop, grapples with the depression that followed.

In 2015, the game designer Davey Wreden declared that there is “a culture where violence is understood . . . to be the central means of problem-solving” in video games. His new game is a rebuttal, prizing dialogue and contemplation over heroic acts.

A computer screen displaying code with an overlay text reading 'AI ACT - Public consultation to clarify rules for general-purpose AI models', alongside the European Commission logo.

Help shape the EU guidelines on general-purpose AI (GPAI) models under the AI Act.

We invite all stakeholders and citizens to share feedback by 22 May in a targeted consultation.

More info: europa.eu/!qt4Ypy

#EUHaveYourSay

Why an overreliance on AI-driven modelling is bad for science Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence’s growing role in science could do more harm than good.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How has Deliveroo turned a profit? By slashing the pay and dismantling the rights of riders like me | Shaf Hussain Our work is dangerous and the pay only gets worse, while the CEO has just sold £15m in shares – we deserve better, says Deliveroo rider Shaf Hussain

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Para aquellas personas trans que quieren migrar, en especial de eeuu, se ha iniciado este proyecto con información sobre destinos y procesos. Sería genial contar con personas que puedan aportar información y experiencia en España.
transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main_Page

NO OTHER LAND gana el Oscar a la mejor película documental 👏✌🏾 @nootherland.film

La 🎬📽️ refleja la resistencia del pueblo palestino a abandonar su tierra frente a décadas de opresión israelí, maltrato, destrucción y limpieza étnica.

#Oscars2025 #Oscar #PalestinaLibre 🇵🇸

You first.

🚨 Calling all who care about digital research! 🚨 Share examples of the impact Research Software Engineering or RSEs have had on (your) research. Help us build an evidence base and a bright future for the field. Deadline: Fri, 14 Feb ⏰. Share & spread the word! 🙌 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

queen did not mince a single word www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Friends, for something to be open source, we need to see

1. The data it was trained & evaluated on

2. The code

3. Model architecture

4. Model weights.

DeepSeek only gives 3, 4. And I'll see the day that anyone gives us #1 without being forced to do so, because all of them are stealing data.

How Abeba Birhane is cleaning up AI’s dirty data “We are not evaluating systems for some hypothetical, potential risks in the future. These audits are uncovering actual real issues, real problems, whether it's racism, sexism, or encoding of stereoty...

oh, this is out and they make me sound like an angel but a really good read

“We are not evaluating systems for some hypothetical, potential risks in the future,” Birhane says

www.fastcompany.com/91238006/how...

A lot of people will tell you we're a Roman Palace.

We are in fact a moon-sized super-weapon capable of destroying a planet.

(Better with sound).

"Test it on people. Fix the problems. Change the design. Test it again. Throw it away and start again cheaply, if it doesn’t work. Tweak it again. And so on, and on, for as long as you provide the service."

Digit wins new five-year ESRC grant to examine the UK’s digital work ecosystem • Digit The UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has awarded Digit £8.3million for a further five years to study the UK's evolving digital work ecosystem. The ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Wo...

Digit wins new five-year ESRC grant to examine the UK’s digital work ecosystem:

digit-research.org/news_article...