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Artificial intelligence risks GM-style public backlash, experts warn

November 3, 2017 by Neville Hobson 

Researchers say social, ethical and political concerns in the UK about artificial intelligence (AI) are mounting and greater oversight is urgently needed, according to the Guardian. Otherwise, we could expect to see the kind of social disruption that greeted the advent of genetically-modified (GM) foods during the past decades. The Guardian's report notes that there are no testing standards or requirement for AI to explain their decisions. There is also no organisation equipped to monitor and … [Read more...] about Artificial intelligence risks GM-style public backlash, experts warn

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, Communication, Ethics, Innovation, Politics, Public Relations, Science, Society, Software, Technology, Trends Tagged With: Article, Artificial intelligence (AI), Computing, Ethics, Ian Sample, Main section, News, Science, Technology, The AI future, The Guardian, UK news, UK Science

Social media stars breaching rules on promoting brands, watchdog says

October 9, 2017 by Neville Hobson 

songofstyle Instagram

The Guardian reports on a rise in complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK advertising regulator, who says ‘influencers’ on social media sites such as Instagram and Twitter fail to declare that they are being paid to publicise products. The newspaper defines 'influencers' thus: Social media celebrities who have large and engaged followings online. They get paid money to publicise products and can command tens of thousands for one post. This is about disclosure where … [Read more...] about Social media stars breaching rules on promoting brands, watchdog says

Filed Under: Advertising, Business, Communication, Ethics, Marketing, Reputation, Social Media, Web Tagged With: Advertising, Article, Blogging, Digital media, instagram, Internet, Main section, Media, News, Newspapers & magazines, Sarah Marsh, Social media, Technology, The Guardian, Twitter, UK Home News, UK news

Please stay, please go – Europeans make their case to UK voters

June 22, 2016 by Neville Hobson 

The UK and the EU

This article titled "Please stay, please go – Europeans make their case to UK voters" was written by Letters, for The Guardian on Monday 20th June 2016 19.22 UTCDon’t EXIT … EXIST! As citizens of France and as citizens of the world – whatever our social or artistic milieu, whatever our opinions – we are writing to say that we love you. We love Britain, your culture, your history, your civilisation, your temperament, our common history. You cannot vote to leave us, for to leave Europe would be to … [Read more...] about Please stay, please go – Europeans make their case to UK voters

Filed Under: Europe, Communication, Events, Politics, Public Relations, Society Tagged With: Article, Brexit, Editorials & reply, Europe, European Union, Letters, Main section, Politics, The Guardian, UK Letters and Leader Writers, UK news, World news

Number 10 hands out Twitter exclusives to favoured journalists

April 29, 2013 by Neville Hobson 

A discussion topic in episode 701 of the FIR podcast, published today, looks at a question asked in the Metro newspaper last week: should British politicians take notes from Barack Obama’s campaign team? The Metro's excellent report looked at the key role social media played  - especially Twitter - in both of the US president's election campaigns in 2008 and 2012 in enabling direct engagement with reporters and opinion-makers as well as with voters in communities across the United States (see … [Read more...] about Number 10 hands out Twitter exclusives to favoured journalists

Filed Under: Communication, Politics, Public Relations, Social Media, Society, Twitter Tagged With: Article, Blogging, David Cameron, Internet, Josh Halliday, Main section, Media, News, Politics, Technology, The Guardian, Top stories, Twitter, UK news

Facebook riot calls earn men four-year jail terms amid sentencing outcry

August 17, 2011 by Neville Hobson 

In the aftermath of the civil disorder that gripped London and a number of other English cities last week - it included murders, assaults  and a great deal of property destruction and damage - attention is firmly on the system of justice in England and what's happening to the thousands of people arrested and charged with an offence of one kind of another, typically looting or doing criminal damage. For the past few days, our TV screens have been filled with video footage of police in full … [Read more...] about Facebook riot calls earn men four-year jail terms amid sentencing outcry

Filed Under: Communication, Mainstream Media, Social Media, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Web Tagged With: Article, Chester, Crime, Helen Carter, Helen Clifton, Law, Main section, Owen Bowcott, Prisons and probation, Society, The Guardian, Top stories, UK criminal justice, UK news, UK riots 2011, Young people, Youth justice

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