Arielle Bennett
@arielleb.bsky.social
Open research communities enthusiast, The Turing Way contributor, SSI 2025 Fellow, OLS mentor, CSCCE 2019 Fellow, currently senior researcher at The Alan Turing Institute.
It's my favourite time of year back again! 🎉🎉🎉
Turing Way Book Dash is a collective, collaborative hackathon covering the additions, revisions, collisions, and joy that go into maintaining the project.
No prior experience necessary, just enthusiasm and curiosity ✨
Turing Way Book Dash is a collective, collaborative hackathon covering the additions, revisions, collisions, and joy that go into maintaining the project.
No prior experience necessary, just enthusiasm and curiosity ✨
🚀 Applications open - November 2026 Book Dash!
Want to collaborate to make research more open, reproducible, ethical, and inclusive research?
📅 30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026
Application form here: forms.gle/kcyJ2fJ9Qzb9...
• Deadline: 28 Oct
🔗Info: book.the-turing-way.org/community-ha...
#OpenScience
Want to collaborate to make research more open, reproducible, ethical, and inclusive research?
📅 30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026
Application form here: forms.gle/kcyJ2fJ9Qzb9...
• Deadline: 28 Oct
🔗Info: book.the-turing-way.org/community-ha...
#OpenScience
September 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
It's my favourite time of year back again! 🎉🎉🎉
Turing Way Book Dash is a collective, collaborative hackathon covering the additions, revisions, collisions, and joy that go into maintaining the project.
No prior experience necessary, just enthusiasm and curiosity ✨
Turing Way Book Dash is a collective, collaborative hackathon covering the additions, revisions, collisions, and joy that go into maintaining the project.
No prior experience necessary, just enthusiasm and curiosity ✨
Reposted by Arielle Bennett
"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.
September 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.
Lovely to share a snapshot of my @softwaresaved.bsky.social fellowship work at #IRSC26 today exploring open source contributions and culture in academia through a 130 person survey (already OSS-engaged) and an #RSECon25 workshop (mostly RSEs/adjacent)
September 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Lovely to share a snapshot of my @softwaresaved.bsky.social fellowship work at #IRSC26 today exploring open source contributions and culture in academia through a 130 person survey (already OSS-engaged) and an #RSECon25 workshop (mostly RSEs/adjacent)
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Dolly Parton, US country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Dolly Parton, US country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes
Dolly Parton, one of the greatest singer-songwriters in country music who was also much cherished for her philanthropy, has died aged 80.
Her death was announced by nephew Brian Seaver on Instagram. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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🚨 BIDS is hiring!
With support from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, @lightconeresearch.bsky.social is hiring 3 roles, one in Paris at Centre AISSAI du CNRS @cnrs.fr and 2 here at BIDS, part of @berkeleycdss.bsky.social .
Find out more, incl how to apply: www.lightconeresearch.org/careers
#AgenticAI
With support from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, @lightconeresearch.bsky.social is hiring 3 roles, one in Paris at Centre AISSAI du CNRS @cnrs.fr and 2 here at BIDS, part of @berkeleycdss.bsky.social .
Find out more, incl how to apply: www.lightconeresearch.org/careers
#AgenticAI
Careers — Lightcone Research
Join Lightcone Research and build the open-source infrastructure that makes AI-assisted science rigorous by construction. Roles in Berkeley and Paris.
www.lightconeresearch.org
August 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
🚨 BIDS is hiring!
With support from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, @lightconeresearch.bsky.social is hiring 3 roles, one in Paris at Centre AISSAI du CNRS @cnrs.fr and 2 here at BIDS, part of @berkeleycdss.bsky.social .
Find out more, incl how to apply: www.lightconeresearch.org/careers
#AgenticAI
With support from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, @lightconeresearch.bsky.social is hiring 3 roles, one in Paris at Centre AISSAI du CNRS @cnrs.fr and 2 here at BIDS, part of @berkeleycdss.bsky.social .
Find out more, incl how to apply: www.lightconeresearch.org/careers
#AgenticAI
today I have discovered that if you copy and paste from one Word document to another, your footnote formatting will not translate over.
Stick Man's Computer Rage Meme
ALT: Stick Man's Computer Rage Meme
static.klipy.com
July 30, 2026 at 8:14 PM
today I have discovered that if you copy and paste from one Word document to another, your footnote formatting will not translate over.
all I want from technology today is a program that can manage footnotes in word documents.
June 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
all I want from technology today is a program that can manage footnotes in word documents.
I've been awake for approximately an hour and we're already onto the third rendition of "Southgate you're the one" in this household
June 23, 2026 at 11:36 AM
I've been awake for approximately an hour and we're already onto the third rendition of "Southgate you're the one" in this household
Reposted by Arielle Bennett
📣 The Turing Way’s June Community Forum!
Our second Community Forum of 2026 is taking place on:
🗓 25th June 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM (UK), 6:00 PM (Central Europe), 12:00 PM (Eastern US), 9:00 AM (Western US)
This session brings together our community to share updates and connect about our ongoing work.
Our second Community Forum of 2026 is taking place on:
🗓 25th June 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM (UK), 6:00 PM (Central Europe), 12:00 PM (Eastern US), 9:00 AM (Western US)
This session brings together our community to share updates and connect about our ongoing work.
The Turing Way Community Forum - June 2026
Date: 25 June 2026 - 5pm UK/6pm Central Europe/12pm Eastern US/9am Western US Community Forums bring together members of The Turing Way community - including people who have not yet contributed to…
forms.gle
June 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
📣 The Turing Way’s June Community Forum!
Our second Community Forum of 2026 is taking place on:
🗓 25th June 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM (UK), 6:00 PM (Central Europe), 12:00 PM (Eastern US), 9:00 AM (Western US)
This session brings together our community to share updates and connect about our ongoing work.
Our second Community Forum of 2026 is taking place on:
🗓 25th June 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM (UK), 6:00 PM (Central Europe), 12:00 PM (Eastern US), 9:00 AM (Western US)
This session brings together our community to share updates and connect about our ongoing work.
Reposted by Arielle Bennett
Yesterday Kier Starmer announced Labour will nationalise British Steel, and save 2700 jobs.
Today, the Uni of Nottingham put 2700 staff at risk of redundancy.
This is just one university.
Across the UK 15,000 higher education jobs need saving.
Where is the rescue package for our universities?
Today, the Uni of Nottingham put 2700 staff at risk of redundancy.
This is just one university.
Across the UK 15,000 higher education jobs need saving.
Where is the rescue package for our universities?
May 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Yesterday Kier Starmer announced Labour will nationalise British Steel, and save 2700 jobs.
Today, the Uni of Nottingham put 2700 staff at risk of redundancy.
This is just one university.
Across the UK 15,000 higher education jobs need saving.
Where is the rescue package for our universities?
Today, the Uni of Nottingham put 2700 staff at risk of redundancy.
This is just one university.
Across the UK 15,000 higher education jobs need saving.
Where is the rescue package for our universities?
Reposted by Arielle Bennett
🎉📖 Applications are open for The Turing Way Book Dash: 18th & 19th May 2026!
Deadline: 27th April 2026 (midnight, anywhere on Earth 🌏)
The Turing Way Book Dash is a collaborative event where you'll work with others to add to and improve The Turing Way book and become a part of its community ✨
Deadline: 27th April 2026 (midnight, anywhere on Earth 🌏)
The Turing Way Book Dash is a collaborative event where you'll work with others to add to and improve The Turing Way book and become a part of its community ✨
April 17, 2026 at 11:22 AM
🎉📖 Applications are open for The Turing Way Book Dash: 18th & 19th May 2026!
Deadline: 27th April 2026 (midnight, anywhere on Earth 🌏)
The Turing Way Book Dash is a collaborative event where you'll work with others to add to and improve The Turing Way book and become a part of its community ✨
Deadline: 27th April 2026 (midnight, anywhere on Earth 🌏)
The Turing Way Book Dash is a collaborative event where you'll work with others to add to and improve The Turing Way book and become a part of its community ✨
Reposted by Arielle Bennett
The RSECon26 Call for Submissions is open! Share the tools you build and the RSE practices you are advancing. We welcome talks, workshops, and posters from all domains. Check the guidelines and submit your proposals today! Link: rsecon26.society-rse.org/calls/submis... #RSECon26
March 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The RSECon26 Call for Submissions is open! Share the tools you build and the RSE practices you are advancing. We welcome talks, workshops, and posters from all domains. Check the guidelines and submit your proposals today! Link: rsecon26.society-rse.org/calls/submis... #RSECon26
Reposted by Arielle Bennett
📣 This week at the #OSPO Knowledge Exchange on Zoom: Roadmap Workshop for #JupyterHub and Binder Share Out
Learn how the JupyterHub team’s reflections can be applied in your projects with guest @arielleb.bsky.social !
events.berkeley.edu/BIDS/event/3...
#UCOSPO #OpenSource #OpenScience
Learn how the JupyterHub team’s reflections can be applied in your projects with guest @arielleb.bsky.social !
events.berkeley.edu/BIDS/event/3...
#UCOSPO #OpenSource #OpenScience
March 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
📣 This week at the #OSPO Knowledge Exchange on Zoom: Roadmap Workshop for #JupyterHub and Binder Share Out
Learn how the JupyterHub team’s reflections can be applied in your projects with guest @arielleb.bsky.social !
events.berkeley.edu/BIDS/event/3...
#UCOSPO #OpenSource #OpenScience
Learn how the JupyterHub team’s reflections can be applied in your projects with guest @arielleb.bsky.social !
events.berkeley.edu/BIDS/event/3...
#UCOSPO #OpenSource #OpenScience
Reposted by Arielle Bennett
❓Did you know that you can donate your own better images of AI to our library?
If you make your own images and would like to help improve the transparency and inclusivity of AI media, the Better Images of AI Submission Handbook makes this easier 🙌🏽
blog.betterimagesofai.org/submission-h...
If you make your own images and would like to help improve the transparency and inclusivity of AI media, the Better Images of AI Submission Handbook makes this easier 🙌🏽
blog.betterimagesofai.org/submission-h...
Submission Handbook for Better Images of AI - Better Images of AI Blog
To make the process of submitting images to our library easier for everyone, we've released our Submission Handbook to Better Images of AI.
blog.betterimagesofai.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
❓Did you know that you can donate your own better images of AI to our library?
If you make your own images and would like to help improve the transparency and inclusivity of AI media, the Better Images of AI Submission Handbook makes this easier 🙌🏽
blog.betterimagesofai.org/submission-h...
If you make your own images and would like to help improve the transparency and inclusivity of AI media, the Better Images of AI Submission Handbook makes this easier 🙌🏽
blog.betterimagesofai.org/submission-h...
Happy New Year! If you've got FOMO from #RSEcon25 you can catch all the videos of sessions online now!
Including my workshop sessions on open source in academia:
youtu.be/PSRTMScz3Tg?...
And one of my favourite sessions on accessibility testing for software (with geese!): youtu.be/M-5KPeUtTys?...
Including my workshop sessions on open source in academia:
youtu.be/PSRTMScz3Tg?...
And one of my favourite sessions on accessibility testing for software (with geese!): youtu.be/M-5KPeUtTys?...
From code to contributions: exploring open source culture in academia- Arielle Bennett, Markus Hauru
YouTube video by Society of Research Software Engineering
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Happy New Year! If you've got FOMO from #RSEcon25 you can catch all the videos of sessions online now!
Including my workshop sessions on open source in academia:
youtu.be/PSRTMScz3Tg?...
And one of my favourite sessions on accessibility testing for software (with geese!): youtu.be/M-5KPeUtTys?...
Including my workshop sessions on open source in academia:
youtu.be/PSRTMScz3Tg?...
And one of my favourite sessions on accessibility testing for software (with geese!): youtu.be/M-5KPeUtTys?...
Reviewing case study PDFs in Adobe, and it's "helpfully" given me an AI summary of the file contents.
INSTEAD OF THE ACTUAL FILE NAME WHICH HELPS ME DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE SEPARATE FILES.
INSTEAD OF THE ACTUAL FILE NAME WHICH HELPS ME DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE SEPARATE FILES.
December 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Reviewing case study PDFs in Adobe, and it's "helpfully" given me an AI summary of the file contents.
INSTEAD OF THE ACTUAL FILE NAME WHICH HELPS ME DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE SEPARATE FILES.
INSTEAD OF THE ACTUAL FILE NAME WHICH HELPS ME DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE SEPARATE FILES.
Reposted by Arielle Bennett
🚨NEW INQUIRY!
Imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
Imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy, by Michael Geoffrey Asia.
Imagine confiding your most private fantasies to what you believe is an unfeeling algorithm that cannot judge or remember. Now imagine that on the other side of that conversation is a man sitting in a...
data-workers.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🚨NEW INQUIRY!
Imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
Imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
Reposted by Arielle Bennett
You will be visited by three spirits.
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
You will be visited by three spirits.
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Cloudflare is just one guy holding two cables together. The entire internet runs through them. He is being electrocuted 24/7 but holds on because he knows people need the world wide web. When he passes out from pain & exhaustion we get 404 errors
December 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Cloudflare is just one guy holding two cables together. The entire internet runs through them. He is being electrocuted 24/7 but holds on because he knows people need the world wide web. When he passes out from pain & exhaustion we get 404 errors
Reposted by Arielle Bennett
◾ The first DisCouRSE Focus Group on Team Culture and Leadership in dRTP contexts will be held on Monday, 19 January at King’s College London. The session will explore how leadership can influence a healthy team culture in a dRTP context. Find out more:
www.software.ac.uk/news/discour...
www.software.ac.uk/news/discour...
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
◾ The first DisCouRSE Focus Group on Team Culture and Leadership in dRTP contexts will be held on Monday, 19 January at King’s College London. The session will explore how leadership can influence a healthy team culture in a dRTP context. Find out more:
www.software.ac.uk/news/discour...
www.software.ac.uk/news/discour...
Reposted by Arielle Bennett
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
Reposted by Arielle Bennett
🗼 Last Community Forum of the year happening on the 10th December!
Join us for a great celebration of the year and check our plans for 2026!!
Whether you're an experienced contributor or just curious about our project... register and get your invite!
Join us for a great celebration of the year and check our plans for 2026!!
Whether you're an experienced contributor or just curious about our project... register and get your invite!
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: TTW Community Forum December 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Community Forums bring together members of The Turing Way community - including people who have not yet contributed to the project. Modelled off a political town hall event, these online sessions are...
us06web.zoom.us
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🗼 Last Community Forum of the year happening on the 10th December!
Join us for a great celebration of the year and check our plans for 2026!!
Whether you're an experienced contributor or just curious about our project... register and get your invite!
Join us for a great celebration of the year and check our plans for 2026!!
Whether you're an experienced contributor or just curious about our project... register and get your invite!
Reposted by Arielle Bennett
Look, if you're not an expert you wouldn't know, but this chart is bullshit. They could not possibly measure this as 1. How can you tell for sure? There's no reliable automated way. 2. You're not counting the many sites that are blocking crawlers now.
But there's an even more important reason...
But there's an even more important reason...
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Look, if you're not an expert you wouldn't know, but this chart is bullshit. They could not possibly measure this as 1. How can you tell for sure? There's no reliable automated way. 2. You're not counting the many sites that are blocking crawlers now.
But there's an even more important reason...
But there's an even more important reason...