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🐅 "The resilience of mammals and their ability to adapt to almost any situation is inspiring" David Attenborough's new series Mammals is coming to @BBCiPlayer & @BBCOne on 31 March at 7pm Meet the team behind the series and watch the trailer! More ➡️ bbc.in/4coktbc
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BBC Connected Studio retweeted
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This new BBC talent search could be for you! 🙌 Apply now: bbc.in/48HgQdf
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BBC Connected Studio retweeted
❤️ Things we love to BBC... A family of @BBCCasualty, @BBCNews and @BBCSport mad hamsters from Port Talbot in Wales Meet them ➡️ bbc.in/3PbR7CY

ALT A trio of claymation hamsters sit in a cage. One rests on a mini ramp, another relaxes in a hamster wheel and a third wears a cardboard tube and pops its head out through the top. The hamster in front gestures with her hands as she speaks.

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So exciting to see @BBCNews taking this step forward and working to include "content credentials"... bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/c…

The @BBCNews Verify team has published their first article using a new open media provenance technology called C2PA. It shows where media comes from and how it’s been edited - like an audit trail or a history. Read how it works and why we're doing this: bbc.in/3wGuS1E
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🌟 Exciting news! The Crafting your Career session at #ProductionUnlocked is fully booked! Don't worry, though – the event will be livestreamed at bbc.in/PU. Get ready to glean insights from industry pros like Annabelle Bevan, Karlvyn Dove and Jonny Shelton. 🎬
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Things Are Not Normal: collating complex and varied viewpoints of the future from across business, activism, journalism, and design. The @BBCRD Advisory Team's fascinating report on which technologies the BBC should be paying attention to in the future... bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-10-pr…
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It's been another terrific year for @BBC_News_Labs, from working with Generative AI to Live Highlights across music and sport. You can catch up on any innovations you missed, and get a peek into News Labs' 2024, in the latest blog... bbcnewslabs.co.uk/news/2023/…

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If you want to dig deeper into @BBCRD's fantastic 2023, then this blog post gives a breakdown of all the highlights: from Adaptive Podcasting to 5G Broadcasting and Innovation Labs... bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-12-bb…
It's been an amazing year for @BBCRD, and some how we've managed to cram a tonne of highlights into just under 1 minute! youtube.com/watch?v=7xIRT-Lm…
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It's been an amazing year for @BBCRD, and some how we've managed to cram a tonne of highlights into just under 1 minute! youtube.com/watch?v=7xIRT-Lm…

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You can now catch up on all of Sounds Amazing 2024, from @BBCAcademy and @BBCRD, on the link below. There's sessions on everything from AI and ML to blockbuster Sound Design... bbc.com/academy/events/sound…

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And if you still want more! Then there's Sounds Amazing 2022 and 2021 catch-ups at the bottom of that page. Years of amazing stuff to catch up and refresh on.
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"Which transcription or translation model is best for my language or for my needs? Can I trust the machine to do this well?" @BBC_News_Labs takes a deeper look into the reliability of machine learning transcription and translation for journalism... bbcnewslabs.co.uk/news/2023/…

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There's another amazing line-up for Sounds Amazing this year, as ever! It's free, it's fabulous and it's happening tomorrow. You can sign up below....
🚨 #SoundsAmazing23 is back tomorrow with the latest in #AIAudio & #SoundTech. It's not too late to book your FREE ticket! Join our brilliant speakers online from 9.30am, see the schedule below 🧵👇 Online, 7 Dec with @BBCRD & @LJRICH: bit.ly/SoundsAmazing23 #SoundsEngineers
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BBC Connected Studio retweeted
How can we broaden the range of voices in the #AISafety debate and help foster #ResponsibleAI? We're working with @BRAID_UK and the @AdaLovelaceInst to ensure the #arts and #humanities are heard. See what experts at our launch event had to say👇 bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-10-re…
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So exciting to see more fantastic images from the Better Images of AI project. Spoiling us with one a day in November! Give them a follow for daily updates and learn more about the project below: betterimagesofai.org/

We are delighted to announce we will be releasing a new image in our free image library (betterimagesofai.org/images) every single day of November! Read more about this major update from @WeandAI Founder @TanDuarte on our blog: bit.ly/3QeAZ3g #NewimageNovember
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We're thrilled that the Adaptive Podcasting toolset has now been open sourced. So please read more about our learnings, dig into that source code, and let us know how you get on with your experiments! bbc.co.uk/rd/publications/ad…
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Projections: "Things are not normal"' is the latest piece of work out of @BBCRD's Advisory Team. Drawing on a wide range of interviews, the team have pulled out themes and technologies to present a view of potential futures... bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-10-pr…
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Did you know that several of our recordings are available to listen to in immersive 3D binaural sound? We partnered with @BBCRD to produce binaural recordings of concerts at @BridgewaterHall and @bbcproms. 🎧 Grab your headphones and experience it... bbc.in/45jbQdA

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