New funding call: Want to work directly with policymakers on pressing public policy challenges? We're delighted to be working once again in partnership with The British Academy co-funding their next Digital Society Innovation Fellowship cohort. Find out more, apply by 6 August: edin.ac/4bEHLL9

More Edinburgh festival goodies: film screening of the new Ghost in the Machine, from our friends at @our-ai-collective.bsky.social and the fabulous @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social

Steph Wright@elmosmoe.bsky.social · 2w ago

MUST WATCH FILM ALERT - For those of you in and around Edinburgh on 22 Aug, come along to the @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social to watch the fantastic Ghost in the Machine documentary. In partnership with @our-ai-collective.bsky.social Find out what AI is really about! youtu.be/i9DAv0D7tnY?...

New workshop report. In early April, BRAID's Sustainable AI Futures team and Digital Catapult hosted a day workshop on AI and the future of sustainability reporting. Link to report in thread. To note, there are a couple of calls to action at the end.

Sustainable AI Futures@sustainableai.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our workshop with Digital Catapult explored the impacts of AI on sustainability reporting. Here's a little report, focusing on just one aspect of this rich day - the need for greater technical transparency from sustainability platforms about their use of AI susaifutures.com/ai-and-the-f...

Webinar 6 Aug - Join artist and educator Jazmin Morris as she discusses her new work 'Strands of Information,' exploring data storage & data surveillance through the medium of hair. The webinar accompanies an exhibition of at Sussex Uni. Part of the BRAID Sustainable AI Futures Demonstrator project.

Sustainable AI Futures@sustainableai.bsky.social · 3w ago

Join artist and educator Jazmin Morris as she discusses her new work 'Strands of Information,' exploring the politics of information storage: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jazmin-mor... #BRAID @braiduk.bsky.social

Pleased to share a new paper from @noortjem.bsky.social and team, with findings from the BRAID Scoping project: AI in the street: scoping everyday observatories for public engagement with connected and automated urban environments. www.careful.industries/ai-in-the-st...

AI in the Street — Careful Industries

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As AI becomes increasingly embedded in #PublicServices, how do we measure its impact beyond efficiency/cost savings? New BRAID blog! @drdarcyluke.bsky.social explores, & considers how impact assessment could support #ResponsibleAI adoption & better outcomes for the public braiduk.org/learning-les...

How can we better measure the social value of AI? Learning lessons for UK public services

Efficiency savings. Productivity gains. Headcount reduction. This is the language commonly used to describe the proposed economic benefits artificial intelligence (AI) will bring.This commerci

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In #Edinburgh for the #Fringe? Now booking: from @BRAID creative sector lead @suchprettyeyes.bsky.social Wonder if our new free short course for small businesses will get a mention? braiduk.org/responsible-...

Nicola Osborne (they/she)@suchprettyeyes.bsky.social · 4w ago

Can you create a new and exciting innovative business and still be ethical? Bookings are now open for my The Provocateurs @edfringe.bsky.social shows drawing on @braiduk.bsky.social, and Creative Informatics work: 15th Aug: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what... 23rd Aug: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

From advocating for the protection of creative rights, to developing deepfake detection tools and creating medical robots that respond to the needs of diverse communities; over the past two years the BRAID fellowship programme has helped shape how the UK thinks about, develops and governs AI ⏬

Can you seek out what’s true in today’s tsunami of AI slop? Dr Bronwyn Jones, BRAID's Public Media and Democracy Lead, hosted a session on Truth, Trust and Trickery in the AI Age at this year's Edinburgh Science Festival. Find out more: braiduk.org/public-views... vimeo.com/1187589697?f...

Truth, Trust and Trickery in the AI Age at Edinburgh Science Festival

Dr Bronwyn Jones, BRAID’s Public Media and Democracy Lead, hosted a session on Truth, Trust and Trickery in the AI Age at this year's Edinburgh Science Festival. The event brought together 70 people...

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We are delighted to welcome Professor Karen Salt as Independent Chair of our new Stakeholder Forum, a group set up to help shape the direction of Responsible AI in the UK. Find out more about the BRAID Stakeholder Forum and Professor Salt’s appointment ⏩ braiduk.org/professor-ka...

Professor Karen Salt to chair BRAID’s new Stakeholder Forum

Professor Karen Salt has been appointed Independent Chair of BRAID’s new Stakeholder Forum, a group set up to help shape the direction of Responsible AI in the UK. Professor Salt is currently

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📅 Upcoming event! On Wednesday 1 April, the team @sustainableai.bsky.social are bringing together experts, innovators, and practitioners for a thought-provoking exploration of the future of AI in sustainability reporting and disclosure. Find out more ⬇️

Sustainable AI Futures@sustainableai.bsky.social · 5mo ago

1 April: AI and the Future of Sustainability Reporting, for Digital Catapult and @braiduk.bsky.social: www.digicatapult.org.uk/apply/events... #ai #sustainability

Join us for Truth, Trust and Trickery in the AI Age on Thu 15 Apr at the Edinburgh Science Festival. Explore how generative AI is prompting an information crisis and learn from the BBC Blue Room about the latest tools journalists use to seek out the truth. www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/truth-...

Truth, Trust and Trickery in the AI Age - Edinburgh Science

Can you seek out what’s true in today’s tsunami of AI slop? Generative AI is prompting an information crisis as fakes and fiction flood social media and chatbot hallucinations pollute our news streams...

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This February, we look forward to hosting @abeba.bsky.social for one week as our Distinguished Visiting Scholar! Dr Birhane founded and leads @aial.ie and is assistant professor of AI @tcddublin.bsky.social. She researches AI accountability with a focus on audits of AI models and training datasets.

Responsible AI Innovation for SMEs is available now! Enrol via @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social online learning: shortcourses.ed.ac.uk/course/respo... @ukri.org

Responsible AI Innovation for SMEs | Short Online Course | Short Courses - University of Edinburgh

Learn how to effectively and responsibly use AI to drive business growth in smaller business contexts.

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BRAID UK@braiduk.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📣We've launched a new responsible AI course designed specifically to help UK business leaders make informed, grounded decisions about the design and use of AI. Responsible AI for SMEs is a free online course spanning five accessible modules. Find out more and register: braiduk.org/braid-launch...

📣We've launched a new responsible AI course designed specifically to help UK business leaders make informed, grounded decisions about the design and use of AI. Responsible AI for SMEs is a free online course spanning five accessible modules. Find out more and register: braiduk.org/braid-launch...

BRAID launches new responsible AI course to help UK SMEs bridge the AI trust gap

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in everyday business operations, many UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are grappling with an increasingly pressing question: should

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We're excited to share our first event of 2026! Felicity Hammond: END-OF-LIFE SERVICE on Thu 29 Jan imagines the death of AI through a funeral procession and wake. Join us as we reflect on all that we have gained and all that we have lost: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/end-of-lif...

END-OF-LIFE-SERVICE Procession and Wake

An experimental and playful event in the form of an early evening procession & wake where you are encouraged to explore the challenges of AI

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Honoured to be launching this report in partnership with @publicmedia.bsky.social. Feels timely, the day after the Head of NATO warned of the need to prepare for war with Russia...

BRAID UK@braiduk.bsky.social · 8mo ago

“The research finds that PSM have distinctive concerns, challenges and values, which shape their efforts to procure AI ‘responsibly’ at a time of heightened security risks and rapid geopolitical change.” Prof Kate Wright @newsprof1.bsky.social www.publicmediaalliance.org/data-privacy...

📣 Data privacy & national security the top concerns for public service media in AI procurement. Prof Kate Wright @newsprof1.bsky.social has just released the second report from her BRAID Fellowship, co-authored with Kristian Porter @publicmedia.bsky.social www.publicmediaalliance.org/data-privacy...

Data privacy and national security the top concerns for PSM in AI procurement - Public Media Alliance

A new industry report explores how public service media companies procure and use AI tools off the market to aid their journalism.

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We’re excited to announce seven newly funded projects that will establish and strengthen collaborations between US and UK researchers exploring and addressing the ethical, legal, and societal implications of artificial intelligence (AI): braiduk.org/new-projects...

New projects to boost international collaboration in Responsible AI

Seven new projects will establish and strengthen collaborations between US and UK researchers in research that will address the ethical, legal and societal implications of artificial intellig

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ICYMI: we're looking for a geographically and demographically diverse group of stakeholders from academia, civil society, policy and industry to join our Stakeholder Forum. Find out more and submit your expression of interest by 30 November: braiduk.org/braid-stakeh...

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BRAID UK - Stakeholder Forum

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BRAID UK@braiduk.bsky.social · 9mo ago

NEW OPPORTUNITY: We are seeking members to join our BRAID Stakeholder Forum, helping to shape the direction of Responsible AI in the UK. Information and details of how to submit your expression of interest can be found here: braiduk.org/braid-stakeh...

A vital piece of research from BRAID fellow @clemicollett.bsky.social examining how publishing industry practitioners are experiencing AI’s significant impacts. Find out more and read the full report ⬇️

Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy@mctd.bsky.social · 9mo ago

NEW REPORT – The Impact of Generative AI and the Novel 📚 Today we've published new research by @clemicollett.bsky.social examining how industry practitioners, from novelists to publishers, are experiencing AI’s significant impacts. Read now: www.mctd.ac.uk/impact-of-ge...

EVENT INVITATION: Openness and AI roundtable, London, 24 November www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/openness-a...

NEW OPPORTUNITY: We are seeking members to join our BRAID Stakeholder Forum, helping to shape the direction of Responsible AI in the UK. Information and details of how to submit your expression of interest can be found here: braiduk.org/braid-stakeh...

Can AI be truly creative? Great to see BRAID Fellow @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social quoted, alongside other experts in the field, in this @nature.com feature on AI & creativity by Jo Marchant. Really enjoyed reading this, glad to hear a longer format piece on the way! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Can AI be truly creative?

Chatbots and AI models are challenging ideas about who — or what — can create art, music and more.

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New paper from the team behind the BRAID Scoping project "AI in the street": Reciprocity Deficits: Observing AI in the street with everyday publics. arxiv.org/abs/2510.23342

BRAID researcher @ftollon.bsky.social's work features in the State of AI Ethics Report (SAIER) Vol. 7, “AI at the Crossroads: A Practitioner’s Guide to Community-Centered Solutions,” published by the Montreal AI Ethics Institute.

Sharing a new paper from BRAID Fellow @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social & collaborators Steffen Holter & Mennatallah El-Assady: "Towards Agency in Human-AI Collaboration" in IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. www.computer.org/csdl/magazin...

Last week the United Nations Human Rights Council's Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development held a dialogue on the impact of artificial intelligence on creative industries, cultural rights, and the right to development.

Gen AI & the novel: new report from @clemicollett.bsky.social examines how literary creatives are using (or not using) GenAI, how their work & income are affected, how this shapes their hopes & fears, & what measures govt might take to protect UK literary scene. Launch 20 Nov see linked post!

Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy@mctd.bsky.social · 9mo ago

UPCOMING 📚 The Impact of GenAI on the Novel Join us for the (online) launch of a new report from Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social (in assoc with @ifow.org) on how generative AI is impacting novelists and the publishing industry. Book your spot ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gener...

Coming up this Thursday, an excellent event about AI & cultural heritage research org by @amsichani.bsky.social & @braiduk.bsky.social. Reg still open! Featuring fab speakers incl @ruthahnert.bsky.social @noramcgregorbl.bsky.social @jnockels.bsky.social @danielvanstrien.bsky.social & more

BRAID UK@braiduk.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New forum ‘Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage Forum’ on Thu 6 Nov 2025, Senate House (hybrid) from BRAID Fellow @amsichani.bsky.social with @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy Find out more/register here: bit.ly/4mUdESC