Anthea Milnes

Head of Communications & External Affairs at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford

[AI Security Institute @AISecurityInst]

Today, our new study with colleagues at @OIIOxford @Stanford @MIT and @LSEnews was published in @ScienceMagazine.

It is the largest empirical investigation to date of how conversational AI can influence people’s political attitudes.

[Oxford Internet Institute @oiioxford]

New! 'Low-quality news links draw higher engagement, no matter the political slant online' finds new research, lead author Dr Mohsen Mosleh, @oiioxford. https://t.co/NJ3RukmtRe via @techsciencepost

[Anthea Milnes @AntheaMilnes]

🚨 New research led by @WillHawkins3 @oiioxford reveals a surge in publicly available deepfake image generators with nearly 35,000 model variants downloaded almost 15 million times since late 2022. Many are used to create non-consensual explicit images of women.

[Oxford Internet Institute @oiioxford]

News! Latest study from the Oxford Internet Institute reveals a concerning trend: easily accessible AI tools designed to create deepfake images, primarily targeting women, are rapidly proliferating. Read more: https://t.co/yVOXom7y3g 1/5

[Oxford Internet Institute @oiioxford]

Congratulations to @oiiioxford alumnus @LofredMadzou and team on the launch of the African Olympiad Academy (AOA).  A great initiative set up to nurture the top Math & Science talent from across the continent. Find out more: https://t.co/a9hgm0aFy5

[Vili Lehdonvirta @ViliLe]

New publication: "Weaponized interdependence in a bipolar world: How economic forces and security interests shape the global reach of U.S. and Chinese cloud data centres" forthcoming in Review of International Political Economy with @boxiwu_ @_ZoeHawkins_ https://t.co/jq0ryqA3an

[Anthea Milnes @AntheaMilnes]

How do we ensure AI systems are fair, safe and accountable? @SandraWachter5 and @b_mittelstadt of @oiioxford consider the challenges involved in regulating complex technologies and the risks of leaving big decisions to tech giants in the new episode of the OII podcast.

[Oxford Internet Institute @oiioxford]

NEW: OII Podcast Episode 5 with @SandraWachter5 + @b_mittelstadt discussing the current state of AI regulation, potential negative consequences of AI proliferation, and what needs to change about how AI is governed.

Listen here:
https://t.co/oH14yg5tQm

[Oxford Internet Institute @oiioxford]

This #SaferInternetDay, we asked members of the @oiioxford @oxsocsci @UniofOxford research community what they believe is "too good to be true" about life online. Associate Prof Dr Katya Hertog @wadhamoxford shares her thoughts on parental control technologies and restrictions.

[Oxford Internet Institute @oiioxford]

ICYIM: Missed the first episode of the @oiioxford Podcast with Prof @ShuhBillSkee and Dr Sakshi Ghai discussing ‘screentime’ and concerns around tech usage.  Tune into the full episode here: https://t.co/axY7VgsaqJ

[Fairwork @TowardsFairWork]

Have you heard it yet? Fairwork Director Mark Graham was on #ThinkingAllowed earlier this week, talking about the hidden human labour powering #AI.

🎧 LISTEN NOW! https://t.co/nkcYmfmi4l

@oiioxford @geoplace @Radio4ta @JayneEEgerton @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds

[Anthea Milnes @AntheaMilnes]

Excited to join the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, as Head of Communications & External Affairs this week! Looking forward to working with a fantastic team to amplify OII’s amazing work. Thanks to my new OII colleagues for the warm welcome! 🙏@oiioxford

[Anthea Milnes @AntheaMilnes]

@UK_CEH is full of talented people, passionate about what they do. Watch out for their stories.

[UKCEH @UK_CEH]

Join us for a video series with our Agents for Change 📹

Leading scientists will share their missions, experiences out in the field and in the lab, and how innovative science is helping to realise a brighter future.

Watch the trailer and stay tuned🦋🦠
https://t.co/Rbyj0Xlokm

[Anthea Milnes @AntheaMilnes]

🧪🔬The PFAS family of 'forever chemicals' are found in everyday items like cookware and clothing - but they can last for centuries in the environment! Find out how @UK_CEH scientists track the impact of these chemicals on ecosystems in our Counting the Earth podcast.

[UKCEH @UK_CEH]

🥶 Wrap up... and tune in to our new podcast episode!

We brave our walk-in freezers in Lancaster to explore the story behind forever chemicals, and what predatory birds reveal about how chemicals accumulate in the environment 🦉

🎧 https://t.co/7wmaqBCB0H #CountingTheEarth

[UKCEH @UK_CEH]

👀 Watch a preview of the open consultation on the #SaltmarshCode, which will officially start next Monday 21 October.

Here @annette_burden provides the background to the Saltmarsh Code and the consultation 🧵1/

[UKCEH @UK_CEH]

It’s official: September was the wettest month on record in the 62-year history of our meteorological station in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Site manager @stephen_turner1 has confirmed:

🌧️ 164.9mm of rainfall
💧 327% of average September rainfall

🔗 https://t.co/Zx2mWRANkb

[UKCEH @UK_CEH]

NEW: Comprehensive scientific review of the global #nitrogen cycle outlines 150 ‘win-win’ measures to cut N pollution and save billions across a range of industries

@TowardsINMS experts led by @UK_CEH have produced a new toolkit for the UN.

See more: https://t.co/cl21aQXfn5

[Anthea Milnes @AntheaMilnes]

📈🔥 This year's State of Wildfires report, co-authored by Dr Doug Kelley of @UK_CEH , says that climate change made the hot, dry conditions that promote fire at least 3x more likely in Canada, 20x more likely in Amazonia, and 2x as likely in Greece in 2023-24.

[UKCEH @UK_CEH]

🔥🌎Unprecedented wildfires in Canada and parts of Amazonia last year were more likely due to climate change, and contributed to high CO2 emissions from burning globally, according to the first of a new annual State of Wildfires review.

Read more: https://t.co/GnPSvMXhlr 🧵1/

[Anthea Milnes @AntheaMilnes]

30,000 hectares of new trees by 2024. Can the UK meet its ambitious target? In our latest podcast, we explore the past, present and future of the UK's woodlands with experts from UKCEH and the @WoodlandTrust. 🎧

Listen now! #CountingTheEarth

[UKCEH @UK_CEH]

🌳🍃 Into the woods and through the trees… to our new podcast episode where we explore the past, present and future of the UK’s woodlands with @WoodlandTrust & UKCEH’s Stephen Cavers!

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

https://t.co/EUxTZoBFug

#Bunce #trees 1/

[UKCEH @UK_CEH]

How have our broadleaf woodlands changed in the past 50 years? A new report reveals:

🌳 Woods are shadier and composed of fewer, older trees
🌡️ Climate change effects on woodland composition
🍃 Pest and disease among drivers of change

https://t.co/fKf35b2mx6

1/ #Bunce

[UKCEH @UK_CEH]

On the next episode of our Counting the Earth podcast, we'll be exploring Britain’s rich and diverse woodlands with help from @WoodlandTrust and @scavers_at_wk🌳🌲🍃

Listen out this week! #CountingTheEarth 🎧

[Anthea Milnes @AntheaMilnes]

Did you know baby puffins are called pufflings? Find out how these iconic birds are faring, as Sue and Alice go on puffin patrol on the Isle of May in the next episode of our Counting the Earth podcast - available on your favourite podcast platform!

[UKCEH @UK_CEH]

🎧 Listen out tomorrow for a new episode of Counting the Earth, when Alice & @ScienceNelson go on #puffin patrol with @UKCEHseabirds and learn more about the history of the Isle of May with @NatureScot...

Find Counting the Earth wherever you get your podcasts!

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