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🗣️ Mumsnet users had loads of questions on AI - from scraping and copyright to disappearing jobs to the question of how you keep data centres cool. 🔗 Head to bit.ly/MNAsksPeterKyle to see how @peterkyle responded. #ArtificialIntelligence #TechPolicy #UKPolitics
'AIBU for leaving my money the way I have? Or should I rethink for the sake of keeping family harmony?' Read the thread: mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_bein…

Good to see this from @peterkyle - on Tues in response to Mumsnet users' concerns he told me that he's "deeply concerned" about addictive apps for kids & wants to "get cracking" on this stuff - "lots of conversations" going on between him & the PM about it.
NEW Screen time crackdown for under-16s to tackle "compulsive" scrolling is on the way, tech sec @peterkyle tells me. Two-hour curfews are being considered, with announcement expected later this year. In interview, he says: *Parents shouldn't feel they have to be "ripping…
'I don’t feel safe in my own home.' Read the thread: mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_bein…

Check out this write up of our Mumsnet Asks interview with @peterkyle 👇 #OnlineSafety theguardian.com/technology/202…
'He likes the idea however has stated that he doesn't want to pay for it all and will only entertain it if i pay half..' Read the thread: mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_bein…

'Are you glad to see it?' Read the thread: mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_bein…

🚨 Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology @peterkyle told Mumsnet users that the govt owes a generation of kids an apology for failing to keep them safe online. 🔗 You can see the full interview here: bit.ly/MNAsksPeterKyle #OnlineSafety #SocialMediaHarms
'Was I really unreasonable? I am gutted that she thinks I wasnt supervising properly.' Read the thread: mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_bein…

'Should I just give up the job?' Read the thread: mumsnet.com/talk/sahp/5377…

📱Mumsnet users are seriously worried about the impact of Big Tech's addictive algorithms on their kids - but politicians don't seem to grasp the urgency of the issue. So as cabinet ministers head off on their holidays, we're sending them some summer reading...📚☀️
'I am angry, upset and also full of shame and embarrassment.' Read the thread: mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_bein…

'The kids are older now and regularly ask why we can’t go to another country or go on a plane/boat, and I have to explain that we don’t have passports.' Read the thread: mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_bein…

'AIBU to think I should reluctantly give up on this friendship?' Read the thread: mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_bein…

'Do you think the NHS and their trusts should do something about this?' mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_bein…
'So I earnt next to nothing for 5 years before the eldest started school.' Read the thread: mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_bein…

'Am I being unreasonable to kick up a fuss about this?' Read the thread: mumsnet.com/talk/parenting…

BREAKING: We can confirm that @peterkyle's favourite biscuit is a Bourbon🍪 🗣️Great to be at @SciTechgovuk today to quiz the Secretary of State on everything from social media to phones in schools to AI and copyright. 👀Watch this space for the full interview!