Scott Timcke

Senior Research Associate, @RIAnetwork.

'Algorithms and The End of Politics' out wt @BrisUniPress.

[Research ICT Africa @RIAnetwork]

OPINION | Can #AI be ‘democratic’?

This article for @csmonitor discusses how AI is being shaped by developments such as @OpenAI For Countries.

RIA's @ScottTimcke contributes, “Who’s controlling it? And do they have anyone overseeing them?”

Read it 🖇️ https://t.co/zAl7M1rTR6

[Research ICT Africa @RIAnetwork]

READ | Senior Research Associate @ScottTimcke shares his perspective & analysis on AI, inequality and democracy as part of the @techpolicypress article series 'The Coming Age of Tech Trillionaires and the Challenge to Democracy'.
https://t.co/9cMnDGJfRd

[Research ICT Africa @RIAnetwork]

READ | 'AI’s Next Frontier Could Supercharge Tax Havens. Here’s Why That Matters' by RIA Senior Research Associate, Dr @ScottTimcke for the African Legal Studies Blog.

#JustAI

[T20 South Africa @T20org]

Invitation | T20 Africa High-Level Policy Dialogue, featuring a keynote address by South Africa's Deputy President @PMashatile

Register to join us virtually: https://t.co/PtjenciX1k

🤝Hosted by @NEPAD_Agency @IGD_SA @SAIIA_info @ujipatc

[David Kerr @DavidKerr_1]

New fellowship opportunity @UniofOxford for African and Indian faculty working on applications of AI in science (@OxIndiaCentre and @Africa_Oxford)
Application close on 28 April (12noon BST). For more info and to submit your application:
https://t.co/3qYXXYFa2n

[Research ICT Africa @RIAnetwork]

Today Senior Research Associate at RIA, Dr @ScottTimcke made an oral submission on the UN's Zero Draft of the Terms of Reference & Modalities for the Establishment and Functioning of the Independent International Scientific Panel on #AI & the Global Dialogue on #AIGovernance.

[Center for News, Technology & Innovation - CNTI @CNTI_global]

In CNTI’s latest Newsletter, @ScottTimcke reflects on how South Africans embrace AI in journalism and what it means for news access, trust, and innovation. A compelling look at the intersection of technology and media in a changing landscape.

Read more: https://t.co/RxRCbQhHJR

[Afrika Techno Policy @AfrikaTechnoPol]

A Digital Transformation of Government Roadmap for South Africa has been approved by the cabinet. It addresses issues of interdepartmental coordination, outdated systems, overlapping mandates, and limited skills or capacity, which affect public service delivery, efficiency.

[Center for News, Technology & Innovation - CNTI @CNTI_global]

🔔 OUT NOW: March Newsletter! 🔔

Including:
-3 new reports on journalism in the age of AI & public expectations
-@ScottTimcke on South Africa’s openness to AI in news
-A a look ahead to the next few months
Read: https://t.co/RxRCbQhHJR

[Center for News, Technology & Innovation - CNTI @CNTI_global]

@ScottTimcke 🗣️ LISTEN NOW: Audio version of CNTI’s March newsletter powered by @Google NotebookLM!

Tune in here: https://t.co/vrvfIktyOt

[Afrika Techno Policy @AfrikaTechnoPol]

The hasty deployment of AI in government demands caution. "It is essential prudence when the mechanisms of democracy itself are at stake", cautions @ScottTimcke in his latest @AfrikaTechnoPol blog. 1/2
https://t.co/OYWtZs3kxJ

[Afrika Techno Policy @AfrikaTechnoPol]

@ScottTimcke: "Without sufficient evidence-building and careful implementation, we risk creating a ‘chatbot democracy", that simulates responsiveness while fundamentally altering the citizen-government relationship in ways we scarcely understand." 2/2

[Scott Timcke @ScottTimcke]

@Leon_Schreib the lines of the Long Street VFS office are into the street. Why are citizens outside? What if it was raining? No staff on duty to answer questions. Such terrible service I shudder to think about what awaits upstairs.

[Scott Timcke @ScottTimcke]

@Leon_Schreib the lines at the Long Street VFS branch are into the street. Why are we outside? What if it were raining? And there are no staff on duty to answer questions. Is this the service citizens deserve? I shudder to think what awaits upstairs.

[Bristol Uni Press @BrisUniPress]

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Contribute to our #TransformingSociety blog to showcase your research and insights.

https://t.co/d8m4py4Sjs

[Bristol Uni Press @BrisUniPress]

"One of the most difficult challenges posed by agentic #AI is how to assign responsibility when something goes wrong." @ScottTimcke

https://t.co/iSYtqLkdl8

[Scott Timcke @ScottTimcke]

@AfrikaTechnoPol Thanks!

[Bristol Uni Press @BrisUniPress]

.@ScottTimcke, author of 'Algorithms and the End of Politics', explores how agentic #AI, with its autonomous decision-making, threatens democratic principles by undermining transparency, accountability and human control.

https://t.co/fC2wKlnp1Z

[Afrika Techno Policy @AfrikaTechnoPol]

AI's next frontier could supercharge tax havens - and the implications could be acute suggests @ScottTimcke.

His latest @AfrikaTechnoPol commentary outlines three elements to a coordinated global response to the emerging reality of "agentic AI". 1/2
https://t.co/BinuDEEGaA