Prof. Catherine Flick

@liedra.net

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Professor of Ethics and Games Technology, University of Staffordshire UK - she/her Vice chair ACM Committee on Professional Ethics, Co-EIC ACM Games Content lead #EMFCamp Ethics of games & emerging tech; AI & crypto critic https://liedra.net 🩷💜💙

Marketers chose the slogan after consulting an AI tool, looking for suggestions, Shinsegae Group said. It turned out some managers who approved the campaign never opened the email attachments showing the marketing material.
An orange cat mask with a blue C on the forehead.
A screenshot from an email that says "AI company Anthropic (disclosure, I am not dating anyone at Anthropic)"
A pair of hand knit socks on some feet. They are self striping and have a rib feature.
Merriam Webster’s meme gif with my 2026 word as “intrepid”
Guardian head/sub line: Keir Starmer told closer EU trade ties 'strategic necessity' for UK firms: Labour urged to accelerate reset with Brussels as many exporters struggling to trade in the EU after Brexit deal
A screenshot from the Guardian newspaper online: "Transgender WI members known to the leadership team at the organisation had already been informed of the decision before an announcement, said Green. 'They've been so respectful and so understanding of the decision, but profoundly sad,' she said. 'I spoke to one 80-year-old woman who has been in our organisation for decades, who said it was one of the greatest experiences of her life, and the only place in her 80 years where she's been treated as a woman with respect.'"
A reddit advertisement from u/TelegraphOfficial with a photograph of a middle aged white man in a suit and tie and the headline "16 telltale signs you're more common than you think"
A woman wearing a purple jumper and with purpley dyed hair bits holds up a book called Getting Started with Tech Ethics.
A saucepan with chopped apples, crabapples and blackberries in it, a wooden spoon to stir.
A photograph of a meadow with long brown grass and trees in the background. Two little heads pop up amongst the grass at a far distance.
A blue badge with "I've raised £300" and the Cancer Research UK logo in it.
Me, in a video game dress, at my students’ graduation
an endless runner where a devil is chasing a kid on a skateboard
FOR A STUDENT WHO USED AI TO WRITE A PAPER Now I let it fall back in the grasses. I hear you. I know this life is hard now. I know your days are precious on this earth. But what are you trying to be free of? The living? The miraculous task of it? Love is for the ones who love the work. -Joseph Fasano
PICO-8 code that has a lot of chook-related variables in it, including an array of chooks with different characteristics.
A PICO-8 map screen showing a pixellated pen that might be used for chickens.
A sprite sheet from PICO-8 showing a little guy and some pixel chickens
A slide being presented at a video games conference with a photo of Black Annis at the Hastings Jack in the Green festival
The 5 lightning talk speakers sit on a set of sofas at the front of a lecture theatre
Two people stand at a lectern in front of a large screen with information about the British DiGRA conference
A chicken staring down a sandpit mould that is full of ginormous slugs.
Two small children bending down to pick up chocolate Easter eggs from a garden bed.
An incomplete joraform composter
VARNING FÖR KLÄMRISK Farligt att transportera gods i hissar som saknar innerdörr eller fotocell
Two brown eggs on an outdoor bench
A photo of me in front of the Schloss Dagstuhl sign
The Washington Post Thanks for your feedback. We've canceled your subscription. (some more text about when the subscription will end and how to resubscribe)
Raglan Castle
A clip from the Guardian newspaper website with the headline "UK and US fail to sign declaration on making AI ‘safe for all’ at Paris summit – Europe live"
These are the demagogues, oligarchs, and literal teenage boys tearing apart our government right now. They are fueled by Silicon Valley's dream of a monarchist network state and blood and soil white nationalism and they want to replace our money with the speculative cryptocurrencies they're already holding, replace the country's digital infrastructure with X, an online platform they invested in, and route all federal power to Trump, a president they're actively bribing. They did not plan any of this in secret. They know this is their moment and the coup is underway. They are serious. And every day they're in power means more years, if not decades, of our lives that we will have to dedicate to trying to piece the country back together when they're gone.
A notification on LinkedIn - "Interviewers want to see competency and warmth. Here's how AI can help you show it."
Starmer claims AI could lead to 'golden age of public service reform', even making services 'feel more human' - UK politics live
Nearly 400 incarcerated firefighters deployed to battle fires The California wildfires have become so destructive that hundreds of incarcerated firefighters have been deployed to help battle the blazes that are rapidly spreading across southern California as a powerful windstorm devastates the region. The California department of corrections and rehabilitation (CDCR) said on Wednesday that it had deployed 395 imprisoned firefighters across 29 crews, while the county fights multiple out-of-control blazes fueled by extreme winds and dry conditions. "The work of our incarcerated firefighters and staff is an essential part of this effort, and their commitment to protecting lives and property during these emergencies cannot be overstated," said CDCR secretary Jeff Macomber.
Fireworks display over Sydney Harbour
Me in a bright tiered dress with a jellyfish motif
A screenshot of an email from Casey’s newsletter payment system asking for me to update my payment card
A photo of the final page of “Oh no, George!” by Chris Haughton. It features a drawing of a big, long nosed orange dog that looks very suspicious with the word “George?” above it.
A screenshot from Clearsky showing that I am on the list "Heathcliffe, it's me, I'm Cathy" - A collective of creative and curious Cathys! by @woozlewin.bsky.social
An ex battery hen very curious
"It absolutely terrifies me" - Professor Flick
A hydraulic apple press
Black Annis Morris with Tim Downie and Justin Chubb
A beach scene with sand in the foreground, a toddler running toward the water in the mid, and a few people wading in shallow waves at the back. Fire Island, NY. From a week and a bit ago. My favourite NY beach!
No evidence that Chinese playtime mandates reduced heavy gaming in one segment of the video games industry, Zendle, D., Flick, C., Gordon-Petrovskaya, E., Ballou, N., Xiao, L. Y., & Drachen, A., 2023, Nature Human Behaviour, 10 Aug 2023.
Revealed: walking just 4,000 steps a day can reduce risk of dying
A baby in a white onesie with red stars on it crawling on a shale (pebble) beach toward the calm sea.
A bare vanilla cake cut in the shape of a 1 with the cake book open beside it to show the finished cake.
Tomato plants in a greenhouse
A green plant with twisty leaves. Maybe alstroemeria?