James Fletcher

BBC Lead, Responsible AI/ML. Past lives in journalism, conversational AI, content strategy. Views my own, etc.

[James Fletcher @radiojay]

The BBC does recommendations, but not like the commercial platforms do. We give ours a “public service” flavour - here’s why and how. #bbc #ResponsibleAI #AIEthics

https://t.co/7Hw9y5QeDF

[BBC Research & Development @BBCRD]

Several BBC staff building and working with recommenders contributed to the report below and you can find out more about how we ensure the BBC’s recommenders reflect our public service values in our update:
https://t.co/HTBCyB2r3J

[James Fletcher @radiojay]

For more on what the BBC has done and plans to do in the future to ensure our recommenders are aligned with our values, we've written a blog post: https://t.co/7Hw9y5y5px

[Ada Lovelace Institute @AdaLovelaceInst]

Public service media organisations can lead the way and build on their work addressing challenges posed by the use of recommendation systems through:

🔴increasing algorithmic transparency
🔴greater user control
🔴expanded public participation in research and development.

[James Fletcher @radiojay]

An important new report from @AdaLovelaceInst which the BBC was pleased to partner on as part of our commitment to transparency and accountability. Recommenders determine much of what we see and don't see online - the values behind them matter.

[Ada Lovelace Institute @AdaLovelaceInst]

📢From what to read, to what we should watch or listen to next, recommendations are an inescapable feature of digital content.

Our new report explores the use of recommendation systems in public service media across Europe and the UK.

https://t.co/y2d1FCFJOD

[James Fletcher @radiojay]

Kicking off soon ...

[BBC Academy Live @BBCAcademy]

#AI2022conf • Day 2️⃣ • Session 1️⃣

⏰ 10:15—11:00

📍 Getting It Right
"Brand loyalty matters, whether public or private sector. Two of those in positions of #AI responsibility explain why it’s so important to get it right."

🗣 Ali Shah → @Accenture
🗣 @radiojay → @BBC

[James Fletcher @radiojay]

Lots of great stuff on day one of #AI2022conf ... now looking forward to day 2. I'll be talking Responsible AI with Ali Shah and @BabitaTV at 10:15 tomorrow.

[BBC Academy Live @BBCAcademy]

#AI2022conf • Day 2️⃣ • Session 1️⃣

⏰ 10:15—11:00

📍 Getting It Right
"Brand loyalty matters, whether public or private sector. Two of those in positions of #AI responsibility explain why it’s so important to get it right."

🗣 Ali Shah → @Accenture
🗣 @radiojay → @BBC

[BBC Academy Live @BBCAcademy]

🎥 We're underway!
We've had to move away from the BBC Academy website due to technical issues.

We're now streaming #AI2022conf over Zoom.

The link you need is: https://t.co/2IEpww9w9o

Please join us there.

[James Fletcher @radiojay]

Looking forward to #ai2022conf getting underway today with a keynote from our Chief Product Officer @storm_fagan

[BBC Academy Live @BBCAcademy]

#AI2022conf • Day 1️⃣ • Session 1️⃣

⏰ 10:15—10:45

📍 Innovation in AI Driven Technology
"How the BBC is innovating – developing new ways of pushing the best content to audiences whilst delivering value for money, and leading in the ethical use of #AI"

🗣 @Storm_Fagan → @BBC

[James Fletcher @radiojay]

Very excited to be taking part in this on Thursday. Lots of great insight over two days - sign up now, it's free!

[BBC Academy Live @BBCAcademy]

With #AI regulation coming down the track, clear, ethical guidelines can enhance brand reputation.

Leading a responsible approach to #ArtificialIntelligence is the mission of our #AI2022conf speakers:
🗣 Ali Shah, @Accenture
🗣 @radiojay, @BBC

Book now→ https://t.co/k5UTA6Z909

[BBC Academy Live @BBCAcademy]

"One day, we could make something cleverer than ourselves…"
💬 @laura_ellis, BBC Head of Tech Forecasting

With great power comes great responsibility.

🆓 #AI2022conf: Explore the ethical questions AI raises for the media and wider society
🗓 22-23/06
🔗 https://t.co/k5UTA6Z909

[James Fletcher @radiojay]

Thanks for the kind words @hadleybeeman, great to have you there and get your input, and glad you enjoyed it!

[Hadley Beeman @hadleybeeman]

And incidentally: @radiojay, @StephenBeckett and @dontcallmeDOM can’t half run a workshop! Best remote workshop I’ve attended… probably ever. Prep was clear and easy, discussion was well-led and wide-ranging, and structure was clear. It was great.

[James Fletcher @radiojay]

Looking forward to talking more about the BBC's Responsible AI approach at DIGIT in Edinburgh on Nov 23. Leader Insights | Transforming the BBC with Responsible AI https://t.co/kAb56w72N1

[Women in AI Ethics™ @WomeninAIEthics]

Join us Dec 2, 2021 as we invite changemakers from the WAIE community to inspire us & guide us to a more sustainable AI/tech future. We will also honor 100 new voices in this space & highlight more folks in our Hall of Fame. #AIChangemakers
Register ➡️ https://t.co/SmNQFEmN7F

[techUK @techUK]

Happy #AdaLovelaceDay! The achievements of women in STEM are celebrated today (12 October) as we remember Ada Lovelace and look to inspire future generations of female tech leaders. #ALD21 #WomeninTech
https://t.co/qwKTjUZdgl

[James Fletcher @radiojay]

Hey @BBCPM @EvanHD having trouble finding the show on voice assistants? You should have tried #Beeb! 😀

[voicebot.ai @voicebotai]

BBC Head of Voice and AI Andy Webb Discusses the Custom Voice Assistant Beeb - Voicebot Podcast Ep 153 - @bretkinsella #bbc @bbc #Voicefirst https://t.co/fLMgVrgBBW https://t.co/zC7yAb5tKF

[ACM CUI @ACM_CUI]

Registration is open for virtual CUI 2020! 🥳

👉https://t.co/oHgzESLDSY

See the latest in conversational user interface research - speech, text we got it all!

🗓️Weds 22nd - Fri 24th July

⏰Exact timings TBC - will be announced once the programme has been finalised

#cui2020

[James Fletcher @radiojay]

As well as BBC radio and BBC Sounds podcasts, #beeb also has a personality and lots of fun content and easter eggs to explore. A few things to try:
- "OK Beeb, do you like Blue Planet?"
- "OK Beeb, what do you look like?"
- "OK Beeb, are you alive?"

[James Fletcher @radiojay]

We are live! It started as a dream 2.5 years ago, the hard work began early last year, and now Beeb is finally here. "OK Beeb, who's your favourite Doctor?" https://t.co/qLUlYvqcPd

[Lauren Daly @lbdaly]

Ok #Beeb...
Tell me a fact.
Tell me a joke.
Do you like Strictly?
What do you look like?
Will you be my boyfriend?
See you later alligator! 🐊