Felix M. Simon @_FelixSimon_
Research Fellow in AI & Information @risj_oxford | Research Associate & PhD @oiioxford | Societal impacts of AI, news, (mis)info, democracy | My views etc… felixsimon.net Oxford & the bird app 🫡 Joined September 2012-
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Leaving this here (very nuanced read on this): ft.com/content/683daf… (TLDR: yes, air con from renewables is a good idea. But building better and different & retrofitting should be first port of call…and make air-con less needed/cheaper to run, too)
These regulations prioritise ‘passive’ means of cooling, like smaller windows, ventilation and shading. Saying that ‘active’ cooling like air con should be used only as a last resort. The result is very few new homes having air conditioning, even in the hottest areas.
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Why re-up this? Well, my flat is nice and toasty at about 26 degrees and the next couple of days are going to be infernal in Oxford. As much as I am fascinated by AI, its progress/societal impact, it's baffling that climate change has pretty much dropped out of the news.
Apropos the current heatwave gripping the UK and Europe: In comparison to AI, climate change barely received any media coverage as of late. AI coverage 1, Climate coverage 0
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Step one of getting the nuclear codes in Britain
Nuanced take on the Midjourney story
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I'm looking for a writer and/or historian to do a (paid!) article about AI & the field of history for aipolicyperspectives.com. Already, AI is changing how we understand the past--notably in deciphering long-illegible texts. But what else is it doing...? You'd A) research what has happened already; B) research what could happen yet; C) write it up in an article for us, with my guidance and editorial feedback. If interested, DM me. (Or share with a historian and/or writer who'd be good...)
@Ben_Tappin @KobiHackenburg, first case of embodied AI??!
@risj_oxford @jimegan1 @amyross87 Fuller piece here: substack.com/@felixsimon/no…
@risj_oxford @jimegan1 @amyross87 Finally, AI companies also have responsibility towards users as these increasingly use AI to inform themselves (besides many other things they do) apart daily affairs and the world they live in.
✨ 🤖 A brief summary of the AI findings of the Digital News Report 2026, a 48-country survey of news use and attitudes, now out by the @risj_oxford.
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