Call for freelance researchers!
I'm looking freelance researchers to support with a literature search on the impacts of AI adoption, looking at worker safety, infrastructure resilience, and environmental safety
https://www.careful.industries/blog/2025-9-freelance-researchers-safe-adoption-of-ai
Fairly fast turnaround due to a slightly delayed project start, but should be super interesting for people already working in this area.
Rachel Coldicutt has moved
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Sep 30, 2025
Also, *waves* I think I need to move to a different instance - does anyone have any recs? Thank you :-)
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Sep 30, 2025
Also I hope everyone who's signed up to the email received it as buttondown seemed to do something weird. Anyway, please spread the word!
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Sep 30, 2025
I'm running another Ofcom Q&A for people who run small, low-risk sites in the UK, who want to know more about compliance with the Online Safety Act https://buttondown.com/indie-and-community-web-compliance-/archive/7-ofcom-virtual-qa-event-23-october/ - send your questions in by 15 October
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Jul 03, 2025
And 85+% wanted an org that:
📌 puts forward an informed, professional perspective on critical tech issues
📌champions a progressive vision and galvanises action around socially and environmentally positive uses of technology
📌engages with government policies and consultations
📌 puts forward an informed, professional perspective on critical tech issues
📌champions a progressive vision and galvanises action around socially and environmentally positive uses of technology
📌engages with government policies and consultations
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Jul 03, 2025
📌 75% feel industry leaders don't represent their views
📌 Only 15% feel confident raising concerns about the social, political and environmental impacts of technologies
📌 90% feel the UK would benefit from an orgfor socially progressive technologists
📌 Only 15% feel confident raising concerns about the social, political and environmental impacts of technologies
📌 90% feel the UK would benefit from an orgfor socially progressive technologists
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Jul 03, 2025
Just sent the first email to the Society for Hopeful Technologists mailing list, with results of our survey. We had 522 respondents from across the UK, working in the field of public interest tech.
https://buttondown.com/society-of-hopeful-technologists/archive/society-of-hopeful-technologists-survey-results/
Quick thread to follow with headlines
https://buttondown.com/society-of-hopeful-technologists/archive/society-of-hopeful-technologists-survey-results/
Quick thread to follow with headlines
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Jun 05, 2025
If you also think a UK DOGE is a bad idea, Sycamore Collective (a small group I'm a part of) are hosting an in-person Chatham House rules event in London on 18 June, supported by CAMRI. The aim is to identify risks and mitigations and identify some collective next steps https://lu.ma/faby2ga4?tk=p4s5AF - a very few spaces left
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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May 22, 2025
If you're concerned about what a UK DOGE would look like, you're not alone.
Sycamore Collective is organising a small, Chatham House rules event, hosted by CAMRI (University of Westminster), on 18 June in central London to explore options for pro-democracy future proofing.
We're asking people to "apply to attend" because we know there could be sensitivities for some attendees, and the aim is to make this a safe space for everyone who takes part.
https://lu.ma/faby2ga4
Sycamore Collective is organising a small, Chatham House rules event, hosted by CAMRI (University of Westminster), on 18 June in central London to explore options for pro-democracy future proofing.
We're asking people to "apply to attend" because we know there could be sensitivities for some attendees, and the aim is to make this a safe space for everyone who takes part.
https://lu.ma/faby2ga4
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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May 13, 2025
Getting ready for Interesting at Conway Hall tomorrow night https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/interesting-2025-tickets-981506671877
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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May 09, 2025
Morning! A reminder that @danmcquillan will be joining the Reading Group for Hopeful Technologists at 1pm BST for a Q&A about his book Resisting AI. Tickets are free and you can still
sign up here lu.ma/jrditlbj - feel free to listen to the Q&A while having lunch. We'll talk about anti-fascist AI, good governance, resistance and strategies for finding hope :-)
sign up here lu.ma/jrditlbj - feel free to listen to the Q&A while having lunch. We'll talk about anti-fascist AI, good governance, resistance and strategies for finding hope :-)
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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May 07, 2025
@castarco we have been collecting names of orgs in the survey so will share them when we publish the results. Will see if there are equivalent orgs in Spain that people have mentioned.
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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May 06, 2025
Popping back to re-up this survey for UK-based technologists and technologish folk. Do you think there's a gap for a professional body to represent and build the field of socially liberal, progressive technologists? Survey open till 21 May https://www.careful.industries/blog/2025-4-survey-society-for-hopeful-technologists
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Apr 26, 2025
274 responses since the survey opened on Monday. We're being as open and consultative as possible to make sure that whatever this is meets a genuine need and doesn't duplicate existing efforts, so even if you're a bit sceptical would be great to get your thoughts :-)
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Apr 26, 2025
Good morning! A reminder that the survey to help design the Society for Hopeful Technologists is open for responses. If you're a UK-based technologist who's had enough of extractive platform capitalism and wants to act in solidarity to build something better, please fill it in and share with others https://www.careful.industries/blog/2025-4-survey-society-for-hopeful-technologists
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Jan 19, 2024
New edition of Just enough Internet arriving in inboxes this morning. On the Post Office Scandal, Internet Main Characters, and the power of community
https://buttondown.email/justenoughinternet/archive/internet-main-characters-and-a-new-home-on/
https://buttondown.email/justenoughinternet/archive/internet-main-characters-and-a-new-home-on/
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Dec 12, 2023
@luis_in_brief oh, yes, and also invoking @NoortjeMarres who will also definitely have thoughts about this
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Dec 11, 2023
First in a series of posts from me and the Careful Trouble
team on the importance of community power in AI governance. This one is for the funders: why AI governance needs community infrastructure (and not just in the US)
https://www.promisingtrouble.net/blog/community-power-and-ai-governance-cz7jk
team on the importance of community power in AI governance. This one is for the funders: why AI governance needs community infrastructure (and not just in the US)
https://www.promisingtrouble.net/blog/community-power-and-ai-governance-cz7jk
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Nov 17, 2022
@mhp I get very giddy about it when I was on .social, as I am a legendary typo merchant
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Nov 17, 2022
@mhp I can't on my instance at the moment! You can on social, but it's not available on the one I'm on just now - someone else was asking about it the other day
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Nov 17, 2022
Oh no! I just noticed a typo "ours" here; I copy and pasted from Twitter, so sorry about that, didn't mean to imply I had anything to do with this beyond thinking it's great!
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@rachelcoldicutt@assemblag.es
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Nov 16, 2022
What a brilliant opportunity - The Green Web Foundation is seeking five practitioners for a paid part-time fellowship of 10 months for our 2023 cohort. https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/fellowships/ #GreenWebFoundation #DigitalRights #ClimateJustice
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