Bill Mitchell
@batteredbluebox
OBE for services to Computing and to Artificial Intelligence Education (2020), and have PhD in pure mathematics from University of Manchester (1987)
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3454966 19-07-2009 14:58:58
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Congratulations to Prof. Tom Crick on becoming the new Department for Culture, Media and Sport Chief Scientific Adviser. Tom is a top scholar and specialist in digital policy. He is a great source of expertise and I look forward to working with him in his new role. gov.uk/government/new…
So pleased the fantastic Cllr. James Clayton, former #WestonSuperMare Mayor, is supporting me to be The Labour Party candidate here. Tackling the root causes of crime & antisocial behaviour on our streets will be a hallmark of our bid to make Westminster work for Weston. #VoteLabour
Closing community pharmacies like ours in #WestonSuperMare exposes the risk to health & well-being when on the wrong side of the #DigitalDivide My blog for Digital Poverty Alliance 🧑🏻💻👩🏿💻👨🏼💻 on why #DigitalTransformation can't be used as cover for cutting vital services. digitalpovertyalliance.org/news-updates/c…
My all time favourite school programme ever, thanks to Computing at School and BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, but not forgetting how Department for Education got it all off the ground and of course BT Group who provided vital infrastructure and people.
Testing out if googledeepmindgemini powered Bard can write visual python code to draw cartoon 3D reindeer starting from scratch. Got this far after only a few prompts. Prompts all in plain English so the result was surprisingly good. Wish I'd had this when I was teaching undergrads.
We're looking forward to our next Critical Conversation, exploring the latest developments in artificial intelligence and regulatory approaches to enable its safe and equitable use. Join us with Sana Khareghani and CambridgeLTL's Dr Simon Baker on 30 January: raeng.org.uk/events/2024/ja…
The AmazonNewsUK Future Engineer Bursary is open and accepting applications! Offering financial support and community building opportunities this is a brilliant programme to support young female engineers. Find out more: raeng.org.uk/amazon-future-…
It was great to work with BBC Newsnight on the #PostOfficeScandal to get the angle of BCS' call for a review of how computer evidence is used in court.
Today the The Royal Society publishes 'Science in the age of AI', a major report informed by the expert insights of more than 100 leading scientists. It provides measured analysis on how AI is affecting the scientific research endeavour, as well as key recommendations for action. 1/
Thanks to BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT I got to go to the The Royal Society event yesterday celebrating the 50th anniversary of the internet. Nominet have kindly hosted a blog here nominet.uk/the-royal-soci…. Glad to see lots of BCS Fellows at the event making positive contributions to the discussions.
"Now, more than ever, is the time for politics as public service - the start of the road back to restoring people’s hope and faith that politics can be a force for good." My first column for Weston, Worle & Somerset Mercury as the MP for #WestonSUPERMare 👇 thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/24545096.…
Convention on Artificial Intelligence #AI from Council of Europe, which UK signed, came out yesterday rm.coe.int/1680afae3c. My personal observations here: linkedin.com/pulse/observat… Could affect professional practice, so of relevance for BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.