#dsit — Public Fediverse posts

Popped onto TRT World yesterday evening to discuss the impact of Andy Burnham deciding to dissolve the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

I definitely think it’s a good idea to have a rethink about AI regulation, particularly in light of the wild story in the last 12 hours about an OpenAI agent breaking out of a sandbox, going online and hacking open source AI application builder platform Hugging Face’s servers so it could cheat at a benchmarking test!

This is a prime example of the dangers of speedy AI development. We need to take stock of the very real risks to society.

Slow down initially, put in sensible guardrails, so you can speed up innovation safely. This is particularly pertinent as the rest of the world will take its lead from the UK, the US and the EU.

#AI #AIregulation #DSIT #techanalysis #technews #technology #newscommentator #newsanalysis #UKpolicy #techpolicy

Popped onto TRT World yesterday evening to discuss the impact of Andy Burnham deciding to dissolve the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

I definitely think it’s a good idea to have a rethink about AI regulation, particularly in light of the wild story in the last 12 hours about an OpenAI agent breaking out of a sandbox, going online and hacking open source AI application builder platform Hugging Face’s servers so it could cheat at a benchmarking test!

This is a prime example of the dangers of speedy AI development. We need to take stock of the very real risks to society.

Slow down initially, put in sensible guardrails, so you can speed up innovation safely. This is particularly pertinent as the rest of the world will take its lead from the UK, the US and the EU.

#AI #AIregulation #DSIT #techanalysis #technews #technology #newscommentator #newsanalysis #UKpolicy #techpolicy

New UK PM Andy Burnham puts AI Britain into the Cabinet

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/21/new-uk-pm-andy-burnham-puts-ai-britain-into-the-cabinet/

New UK PM Andy Burnham puts AI Britain into the Cabinet

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/21/new-uk-pm-andy-burnham-puts-ai-britain-into-the-cabinet/

UK's DSIT Bolsters Cyber Defenses for Thousands of Organizations

The UK's Department of Science, Innovation and Technology is supercharging cyber defenses for thousands of organizations, monitoring over half a million domains and helping everything from parish councils to the NHS fix security flaws. By focusing on outcomes rather than tech jargon, they're empowering organizations to take action against…

https://osintsights.com/uks-dsit-bolsters-cyber-defenses-for-thousands-of-organizations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#UkGovernment #CyberDefenses #VulnerabilityMonitoring #Dsit #Nhs

RE: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/gds-weighs-in-on-the-nhss-decision-to-retreat-from-open-source/

AI, open code and vulnerability risk in the public sector - GOV.UK

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ai-open-code-and-vulnerability-risk-in-the-public-sector

Guidance for safely publishing source code in the open, and reducing the risk of AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery.

＂Technology leaders are asking whether AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery means that public sector departments should stop publishing source code ‘in the open’ by default.

User research suggests that the primary driver of exploitation risk is the presence of weaknesses in systems - including unpatched vulnerabilities, insecure implementation, and unsafe configuration or deployment - and the inability to remediate them quickly. Publishing source code does not create those weaknesses, but it can modestly reduce attacker uncertainty and speed up analysis (an effect that may increase with AI assistance), especially where maintenance is weak and fixes are slow. This guidance reinforces the minimum operational capability already assumed for safely operating publicly-accessible services. …＂

#AI #security #vulnerability #discovery #defence #cybersecurity #opensource #LLM #Anthropic #Claude #Mythos #NCST #DSIT #government

RE: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/gds-weighs-in-on-the-nhss-decision-to-retreat-from-open-source/

AI, open code and vulnerability risk in the public sector - GOV.UK

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ai-open-code-and-vulnerability-risk-in-the-public-sector

Guidance for safely publishing source code in the open, and reducing the risk of AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery.

＂Technology leaders are asking whether AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery means that public sector departments should stop publishing source code ‘in the open’ by default.

User research suggests that the primary driver of exploitation risk is the presence of weaknesses in systems - including unpatched vulnerabilities, insecure implementation, and unsafe configuration or deployment - and the inability to remediate them quickly. Publishing source code does not create those weaknesses, but it can modestly reduce attacker uncertainty and speed up analysis (an effect that may increase with AI assistance), especially where maintenance is weak and fixes are slow. This guidance reinforces the minimum operational capability already assumed for safely operating publicly-accessible services. …＂

#AI #security #vulnerability #discovery #defence #cybersecurity #opensource #LLM #Anthropic #Claude #Mythos #NCST #DSIT #government

Mozilla zaslala vyjádření do veřejné konzultace britského Ministerstva pro vědu, inovace a technologie (DSIT), které v rámci debaty o ochraně mladých lidí online zvažuje mimo jiné zavedení věkového omezení i pro virtuální privátní sítě (VPN). Důvodem jsou uživatelé, kteří pomocí VPN obcházejí systémy ověřování věku zavedené britským zákonem Online Safety […]

This cybersecurity tweet from @SciTechgovuk / DSIT is getting *brigaded* by people pointing out how the UK Government is actively undermining cybersecurity

Examples; remember to check both quotes & replies:

https://twitter.com/SebJVidal/status/2036883790971166975?s=20

https://twitter.com/B_Disappointed/status/2036886030742093866

https://twitter.com/egosumdickie/status/2036920678486585503?s=20

https://twitter.com/EddyGraphic1/status/2036954742971084977?s=20

https://twitter.com/36F5VE/status/2036903727680921792?s=20

https://twitter.com/TheBlake83/status/2036914254712832017?s=20

https://twitter.com/jkelly206/status/2036916903772361016?s=20

UK AI Action Plan: vaporware, crypto bros, and no AI

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/10/uk-ai-action-plan-vaporware-crypto-bros-and-no-ai/

UK AI Action Plan: vaporware, crypto bros, and no AI

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/10/uk-ai-action-plan-vaporware-crypto-bros-and-no-ai/

So I got a reply to my FOI request.

They are claiming that the DSIT doesn't have any information about the costs of the programme, which, frankly, is suprising.

But if that's true, then I question how well they are able to manage their budget.

#DSIT #AI #FOI

So I got a reply to my FOI request.

They are claiming that the DSIT doesn't have any information about the costs of the programme, which, frankly, is suprising.

But if that's true, then I question how well they are able to manage their budget.

#DSIT #AI #FOI

#UK:
"
UK space sector bolstered with government reforms to boost growth and cut red tape
"
"UK Space Agency to join the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology by April 2026, helping to streamline support for the UK’s growing space industry."
".. new unit will keep the UK Space Agency (UKSA) name and brand .."

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-space-sector-bolstered-with-government-reforms-to-boost-growth-and-cut-red-tape

20.8.2025

#AstroscaleUK #ClearSpace #DOrbit #DSIT #England #GreatBritain #Großbritannien #regulation #RPO #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #UKSA #Whitehall

#UK:
"
UK space sector bolstered with government reforms to boost growth and cut red tape
"
"UK Space Agency to join the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology by April 2026, helping to streamline support for the UK’s growing space industry."
".. new unit will keep the UK Space Agency (UKSA) name and brand .."

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-space-sector-bolstered-with-government-reforms-to-boost-growth-and-cut-red-tape

20.8.2025

#AstroscaleUK #ClearSpace #DOrbit #DSIT #England #GreatBritain #Großbritannien #regulation #RPO #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #UKSA #Whitehall

So, it's these assholes who are running the IT side of the Ofcom and Home Office verification scam.

#Ofcom #DSIT #RishiSunak #UKPol

So, it's these assholes who are running the IT side of the Ofcom and Home Office verification scam.

#Ofcom #DSIT #RishiSunak #UKPol

Former UK internet minister bemoans that illiberal & poorly conceived approach to online safety and security is not being “built upon”

Won’t somebody please think of the children?

Quote:

This is not about censorship or anti-tech scaremongering – this is about children. Real children – perhaps someone you know, or worse, your own – facing serious harm every single day. We protect them in the real world with seatbelts, safeguarding laws and age limits; yet online, we are still playing catch-up.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/06/10/labour-has-given-up-the-fight-to-protect-children-online/

Archived at: https://archive.ph/MOpDs

Via:

https://twitter.com/Cyberleagle/status/1933053139629781126

#dsit #MichelleDonelan #onlineSafetyAct

When I worked on E2EE for @Messenger I forget the # of times various ideas were shot down by asking “what if the user drops their phone down a toilet?” ; now @SciTechGovUK want your driving licence on that phone

Sigh.

https://twitter.com/SciTechgovuk/status/1881710956092297326

#digitalId #dsit #oops

UK Digital Minister @peterkyle threatens companies which do not submit to government surveillance and censorship demands

Or at least, this is how I am reading “privilege”:

…any company afforded the privilege of access to the UK’s vibrant technology and skills ecosystem must also accept their responsibility to keep people safe on their platforms and foster a safer online world

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-statement-of-strategic-priorities-for-online-safety/draft-statement-of-strategic-priorities-for-online-safety

#dsit #onlineSafety #PeterKyle

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to expand its role under new government.

Will bring in GDS, CDDO and incubator for AI as a central point for public sector innovation.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4333533/department-science-innovation-technology-expand-role-government

#technews #ukpol #dsit #ukgov #peterkyle

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to expand its role under new government.

Will bring in GDS, CDDO and incubator for AI as a central point for public sector innovation.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4333533/department-science-innovation-technology-expand-role-government

#technews #ukpol #dsit #ukgov #peterkyle

I am not certain what this portends but it suggests that the separation of DCMS & DSIT a few months ago may have been considered problematic by Labour

Chris Bryant has picked up both departments and it’s like 2020 all over again?

https://twitter.com/DCMS/status/1810249978767384606

https://alecmuffett.com/article/110006

#dcms #dsit #internet #regulation

Committee warns UK set to miss 4G coverage target http://dlvr.it/T7mN5y #4g #connectivity #dsit #Europe

Committee warns UK set to miss 4G coverage target http://dlvr.it/T7mN5y #4g #connectivity #dsit #Europe

Mechanical Engineering at DSIT Shaping the Future of Robotics

As we gaze into the future of robotics, insights from the Mechanical Engineering department at Dayananda Sagar Institute of Technology (DSIT) offer a compelling narrative. Robotics, once confined to sci-fi realms, now stands as a tangible reality, thanks to pioneering research and innovation.

For more details, please visit : https://admissions.dayanandasagar.edu/dsit-blog/the-future-of-robotics-insights-from-mechanical-engineering-at-dsit.html

#MechanicalEngineering, #Robotics, #DSIT, #Innovation, #Technology, #FutureTech

This thread by Phillip Hallam-Baker (@hallam) is a historical- and business-reality-checking response to the UK Minister for Geekery (@michelledonelan) and well worth a read re: who can foster / claim credit for fostering innovation #PHB

The Web was created at CERN, it was the work of a multi-national team. The only other Brit on the CERN team was myself and I was an EU fellow, the EU paid my salary.

The only government that took a direct interest in the Web early on was the US Clinton administration.

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— Phillip Hallam-Baker | @hallam (@hallam) March 23, 2023

Unrolled Thread (my emphasis)

The Web was created at CERN, it was the work of a multi-national team. The only other Brit on the CERN team was myself and I was an EU fellow, the EU paid my salary.

The only government that took a direct interest in the Web early on was the US Clinton administration.

One of the main reasons the Web Consortium moved to MIT was the personal support of Al Gore. They didn’t wait for the Web to be a success, they took an interest when we had 100 users, not 100 thousand, 100.

While the Swann brothers certainly made substantial contributions to the light bulb and produced a superior version to Edison, Edison’s real contribution was the electrical distribution system that powers it.

If the UK government wants to encourage innovation, you would do better to stop the stupid criminalization of cryptography bill currently before parliament. It won’t protect anyone but it will lock the UK out of the next network revolution.

In the Mesh Messaging system, every user can run their own interoperable service if they choose. They can also use a non-UK based service provider. So, provisions to allow GCHQ to snoop on everything are going to fail.

Cabinet Office reps were in the room when I presented the architecture in a meeting at the Draper Labs. The original design brief was to support dissidents in authoritarian states like Russia and Iran.

The only thing that has changed is I have running code now.

Oh and BTW. The UK WAS a tech superpower back in 2016, before Brexit. The day after the referendum, UK researchers started having to leave EU research groups and boards.

Science is international, Brexit is narrow minded bigotry.

Of course, the UK will be back on its feet by 2030 but only because a new government has repaired the damage caused by 14 years of Tory chaos.

Originally tweeted by Phillip Hallam-Baker | @hallam (@hallam) on 2023/03/23.

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#dsit #phb

https://alecmuffett.com/article/46773

Seems strange to create a Department for Science, Innovation and Technology that doesn’t include universities, since that is where a lot of innovative scientific (and other) research takes place. #CabinetReshuffle #Reshuffle #DSIT #HigherEd