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→ Broadside: write once, post many, keep everything Another small experiment, ping me if you'd like to join as an alpha-tester? https://dgen.net/0/2026/04/26/broadside

→ Broadside: write once, post many, keep everything Another small experiment, ping me if you'd like to join as an alpha-tester? https://dgen.net/0/2026/04/26/broadside

Today in 'we're not ready': Only out by a factor of 100? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/24/officials-hugely-underestimated-impact-of-ai-datacentres-on-uk-carbon-emissions

today in "we're not ready": a perfect story on risk and governance. "You can revoke someone’s access to a document. You cannot revoke the AI-generated summary of that document sitting in a knowledge base three systems away." https://gothburz.substack.com/p/we-removed-the-immune-system

"The French government has confirmed that its database used to secure identity documents has been breached, exposing around 19 million records containing passport, national ID card, and driver’s license data" https://cybernews.com/security/ants-hack-france-19-million-records-id-agency-breach

Overheard: Icebreaking is "cat herding as a service" Seems quite accurate to me.

Thames Environment Fund Environmental Improvement Programme: £100,000 available Local Environment Champions: £50,000 available Tidal Tributaries Stewardship Fund: £25,000 available https://pla.co.uk/thames-environment-fund

IB1 highlights 1. Perseus in the spotlight (with UK Smart Data Strategy) 2. Open Energy - Flex webinar 23 Apr 2pm BST 3. Carbon Commons - a common approach to Scope 3 4. Open role at IB1 - Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ib1-insider-april-2026-icebreaker-one-mphte

today in "we're not ready" (part two) with added political fallout https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/openai-halts-uk-stargate-project.html

today in "we're not ready" (part one) https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2026/04/08/what-is-claude-mythos-and-why-anthropic-wont-let-anyone-use-it/

World’s largest wind farm moves forward towards lighting up 3.3 million homes https://interestingengineering.com/energy/worlds-largest-offshore-wind-farm-cable

For those wanting a different perspective on the world we live in today https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/art002e009288/

today in "we're not ready": we're not even managing expectations, or impact, with what we're already doing (regardless of what's actually going on behind the scenes here) https://thenextweb.com/news/linkedin-browsergate-extension-scanning-privacy-fingerprint

Today in "we're not ready". Someone fed videos of Campbell performing to an AI engine, replicated her voice and instrumental style, then proceeded to file copyright claims against her original source https://rudevulture.com/ai-company-clones-musicians-voice-then-copyright-strikes-her-own-songs/

Working with over 200 people across banks, software and energy companies, Perseus aims to reach over 1 million UK SMEs with impact-based and meaningful sustainable finance incentives by 2030. Want to learn more about what, how and why? https://ib1.org/2026/04/01/perseus-is-infrastructure/

Working with over 200 people across banks, software and energy companies, Perseus is one of the most significant projects I've been part of. Its potential is to reach over 1 million UK SMEs with impact-based and meaningful sustainable finance incentives, creating a £5B+ market by 2030. It's also a pioneering Smart Data initiative. Want to learn more about what, how and why? https://ib1.org/2026/04/01/perseus-is-infrastructure/

This affects you as a LinkedIn user: from what I can see, you cannot get a copy the content that you post here (without manually saving every single post). This is unlike nearly every other social media site (even the single letter one). Recently, I tried to extract my own posts using the LinkedIn API, and discovered that they'd changed their policy so that you can Post using it, but you can't read back your Posts without paying. Today, I thought I'd have a look at their 'standard' data export to see if that could be automated, but discovered that these downloads do not contain your own Posts. On asking their AI agent, it gave me this: "LinkedIn's standard data export feature does not include a direct option to download a copy of every post you have made. The available data export mainly covers profile information, connections, messages, and other account data but excludes posts. Regarding GDPR rights, LinkedIn provides access to your data through the export tool in your settings, but posts specifically are not included in the downloadable archive. The LinkedIn API also does not offer read access to user posts, which limits automated retrieval of this data. If you need a copy of your posts for GDPR purposes, you may need to manually save your posts or use LinkedIn's interface to view and copy them. Unfortunately, there is no automated feature currently available to download all posts in bulk. " This is true enshittification (h/t Cory Doctorow) and I can't believe it's not more widely known (I certainly missed it!). I've already built a tool that I use to post to LinkedIn, but making a copy of my content before it posts it here.

Today in "we're not ready"... AI-generated fake death certificates are turning an oversight into a potential data nightmare. https://www.computerworld.com/article/4146580/what-it-leaders-need-to-know-about-ai-fueled-death-fraud.html

Google Finds Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin Sooner Than Expected (Don’t fall for alarmism: the timeline isn’t tomorrow, but it’s time to act.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/03/31/google-finds-quantum-computers-could-break-bitcoin-sooner-than-expected/

Report from the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) provides an international comparative analysis of Smart Data implementation models, and is highly aligned with the work of IB1. https://ib1.org/2026/03/31/drcf-insights-smart-data-frameworks/

Today in 'we're not ready':"human cognition is not confined to the brain but extends to the tools we use. When we write clinical notes in our own voice, we are not transcribing our thoughts after the fact: we are completing them" https://benngooch.substack.com/p/i-was-an-enthusiastic-early-adopter

UK Gov Smart Data Strategy - 20 interoperable Schemes by 2035 - £36m of Industrial Strategy investment - cross sector Trust Frameworks and data sharing interoperability https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-data-strategy All foundational to what we've been building at https://ib1.org

Working across climate, finance, energy, water, sustainability, policy, systems-thinking and/or data governance? Join our growing @IcebreakerOne constellation https://ib1.org/constellation (it's free) and connect with peers and fellow-travellers.

7th Carbon Budget - Every pound spent on Net Zero benefits 2.2x to 4.1x - Avoiding climate damages benefit: £40B-£130B - Energy losses halved: £30B/year - Far greater health & wellbeing co-benefits than costs https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/supplementary-analysis-of-the-seventh-carbon-budget

So, we're ready for this, yes? "The FCA considered using dummy data...but decided using real data was the only worthwhile test" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/22/palantir-extends-reach-into-british-state-as-it-gets-access-to-sensitive-fca-data