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Tom King

@acertaintom

public statistics; geometry of longitudinal population coverage; the quantitative epistemic #dataethics Much better on trains than in real life #SARS2recidivist

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My poster for the Erlangen AI Hub conference, QMUL 09-11 June challenges: Given two instances of a specific AI system, trained on the same data set but presented in reverse order, will the two instances behave in the same way? Links below:

PACAC Committee (@commonspacac) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We have published a letter from the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, Catherine Little CB, confirming the resignation of the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir Robert Chote, who will step down in the autumn. Read the letter ⬇️

Karl Flinders (@karlfl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The first #PostOfficeScandal inquiry report is out, contain”profoundly disturbing” findings computerweekly.com/news/366627174…

Daniël Lakens (@lakens) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Do you want to go to a metascience conference where AI will not solve all problems, you can ask critical questions, and El$evier is not invited? Sign up for the mailing list for the 8th Perspectives on Scientific Error conference in 2026 in Leiden! …esonscientificerror2026.wordpress.com

Séb Krier (@sebkrier) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Reading so many blurry, abstract discussions of governance, transparency' mitigations, stakeholders, evaluations, incidents etc that they're all morphing into an enormous flubber-like creature, conjured by consultants and think tanks to secure funding for their next major pdf.

Fish Focus (@focus_fish) 's Twitter Profile Photo

LANDMARK NEW RESEARCH FUNDED TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF ‘MARINE ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURES’ New project: ValMAS (Value of Marine Artificial Structures) is a Plymouth Marine Lab Laboratory (PML)-led £5.6 million transdisciplinary research project fishfocus.co.uk/landmark-new-r…

PACAC Committee (@commonspacac) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yesterday, we received further evidence from the UK Statistics Authority highlighting systemic failures within the organisation. In particular, Emma Rourke, the Interim National Statistician, addressed concerns raised by the review of the Transformed Labour Force Survey.

Tom King (@acertaintom) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Despite a sea fret early on fierce heat at the parkrun today. Ten seconds faster than last week but still 45 off only a month ago. Breathing harsh but that might be the heat / air quality now. Need to get back to running during the week I expect

Responsible Ai UK (@responsibleaiuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 UK AI Research Symposium (UKAIRS) 2025 is open for registrations and we’re counting down to one of the most exciting events of the year for the #AI #research community. UK Research and Innovation #UK 👉 Register now: ukairs.ac.uk/registration/ 📝 FAQs: ukairs.ac.uk/faqs/

📢 UK AI Research Symposium (UKAIRS) 2025 is open for registrations and we’re counting down to one of the most exciting events of the year for the #AI #research community. <a href="/UKRI_News/">UK Research and Innovation</a> #UK

👉 Register now: ukairs.ac.uk/registration/
📝 FAQs: ukairs.ac.uk/faqs/
ONS Focus (@onsfocus) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📊 Join us for the next ONS Economic Forum on Monday 21 July when we will cover: 🔹 Restoring Confidence, Improving Quality: Economic statistics and surveys 🔹 Labour Market Transformation 🔹 The latest population projections eventbrite.co.uk/e/ons-economic…

Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ons) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today, the Government has commissioned the Office for National Statistics to conduct a mandatory, questionnaire-based, whole-population census of England and Wales in 2031. Commenting on the decision, Acting National Statistician Emma Rourke said: (quote 1 of 2) 💬

Today, the Government has commissioned the Office for National Statistics to conduct a mandatory, questionnaire-based, whole-population census of England and Wales in 2031. 

Commenting on the decision, Acting National Statistician Emma Rourke said:  (quote 1 of 2) 💬
Owen Boswarva (@owenboswarva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Information Commissioner's Office: Relocation hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-0… + questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questi… ICO - Information Commissioner's Office is leaving Wilmslow next year and local MP Esther McVey had to find out from the news. So inconsiderate! #FOI #dataprotection #opengov

Information Commissioner's Office: Relocation hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-0… + questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questi…

<a href="/ICOnews/">ICO - Information Commissioner's Office</a> is leaving Wilmslow next year and local MP Esther McVey had to find out from the news. So inconsiderate!

#FOI #dataprotection #opengov