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New from the OII's @robertprey: musicians worldwide are caught in a "streaming paradox": platforms are essential, but the pay isn't. A survey of ~1,200 artists across 5 countries finds 81% rely on streaming, yet 77% earn under €10k/year from music. oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/gl…

Featured OII research includes new papers co-authored by @paul_rottger, @William__Gitta , Ryan Brown, @HarryMayne5, @adam_mahdi_, Jude Khouja, Karolina Korgull, Ryan Kearns and Andrew Bean. 2/2

New! Excited for #ICLR 2026, with several @oiioxford researchers heading to Rio tomorrow where they will contribute to a range of presentations and workshops on AI and deep‑learning research. Find out more about the OII delegation: oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/ox… 1/2

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I can't make it to ICLR, but my coauthors will be presenting: - LingOly-TOO. A new reasoning benchmark. Saturday 10:30 AM Pavilion 3 P3-#1509 - A Positive Case for Faithfulness. A new approach to measuring explanation faithfulness. At the Trustworthy AI workshop on Monday 27th

The key question is not whether AI will raise productivity—it almost certainly will—but whether those gains will prove temporary or enduring. Will they fade after a year, last a decade, or persist for half a century?

ICYMI: Latest episode features an interview with @robertprey @oiioxford talking about how AI is reshaping the music world and sharing findings from his new report, ’Musicians at Work in the Platform and AI Era’. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1bQHZI…

What can AI governance learn from the movie Jurassic Park? Find out @UniofOxford @OxfordHumanity new Pulse Series. Thanks for feat my work on AI's impact on equality, misinformation, work & climate change @oxsocsci @oiioxford tinyurl.com/yt2wkmsr tinyurl.com/3h67h3x8

ICYMI: Streaming trap: Most musicians earn peanuts but can't afford opt-out, finds new @robertprey @oiioxford @oxsocsci @UniofOxford report. yahoo.com/news/articles/… via @@YahooNews

#CátedraFLACSOMéxico Te esperamos este martes en la conferencia “Impactos de la IA: problemas y soluciones en sociedades digitales”, impartida por Ana Valdivia, investigadora en el @oiioxford y Premio Academia Joven de España 2025. Le acompañarán Víctor Mireles Chávez y Mauricio I. Dussauge Laguna (@maudussauge) <> 📍 Unidad de Seminarios II 🗓️ 21 de abril | 🕞 11:00 h (CDMX) 📺 Transmisión en vivo:  youtube.com/live/RpgYpeXuE…

Dr Prey has been speaking with musicians, and many say they are using AI as a tool, for example to overcome writer’s block or experiment with new ideas, while still believing that human emotion and authenticity remain central to music. Listen here: spreaker.com/episode/ai-mus…

AI is reshaping the music industry, but not always in the ways people expect. In the latest episode of the @SOEPTech podcast, Dr Robert Prey shares how musicians are navigating a rapidly changing industry, from streaming royalties to AI tools. spreaker.com/episode/ai-mus…

'Younger, less-experienced workers are already feeling the impact of AI disruption.' Why are some jobs disappearing while others are more in demand than ever, and how do we avoid work becoming standardised so that it can be automated away? @oiioxford's Dr Fabian Stephany explains ⬇️

New! Dr Fabian Stephany, @oiioxford @oxsocsci @UniofOxford explores why some jobs are more likely to be automated by AI than others in his latest article writing for @ConversationUK. Read the full piece: theconversation.com/the-more-commo… via @ConversationUK

ICYMI: New report from @robertprey @oiioxford, reveals musicians worldwide are caught in a "streaming paradox": platforms are essential, but the pay isn't. More here: ioplus.nl/en/posts/music…

Behind every chatbot and AI model is an army of data annotators and content moderators, often based in the Global South, working long hours, for below living wage. Their labour is invisible to users, companies, and policymakers. open.spotify.com/episode/7vwEhD…

Missed the latest episode of The Human Interface? We discuss the often-invisible human workforce powering AI, from content moderation to data labelling, and why global standards in AI supply chains must be enforced to protect worker safety. open.spotify.com/episode/7vwEhD…

As geopolitical tensions reshape global tech governance, where does Europe stand, and where should it be heading? Join the OII & @BlavatnikSchool on 14 April for a roundtable on Europe's digital trajectory in a fragmenting world. Register here: bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/europes…

"Our report shows that while streaming and social media contribute very little to artists' actual income, the work they require is changing what it means to be a musician." Dr @robertprey, Associate Professor of Digital Culture. oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/gl…

The differences by country are stark: 83% of Nigerian musicians say streaming has improved their careers. In the Netherlands, just 14% agree. Culture, economics, and expectations all shape how artists experience the platform era. oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/gl…

New from the OII's @robertprey: musicians worldwide are caught in a "streaming paradox": platforms are essential, but the pay isn't. A survey of ~1,200 artists across 5 countries finds 81% rely on streaming, yet 77% earn under €10k/year from music. oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/gl…