Next week, Wed 18 6pm, join our affiliate Dr Vita Peacock at KCL in London to launch her new book: Digital Initiation Rites Joining Anonymous in Britain Free event, find out more ⏬ www.tickettailor.com/events/digit...

Digital Initiation Rites by Vita Peacock | eBook | Cornell University Press

Digital Initiation Rites is an ethnography of Anonymous in Britain between 2014 and 2017, in the context of government austerity. Drawing on testimonies of dozens of participants, for whom digital tec...

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📢 AI100 has released its third report: AI Goes Mainstream & MCTD's @ginasue.bsky.social is on the expert panel behind it This international collaboration looks at how AI has changed since 2021, from the scaling of generative AI to its effects on science and society www.mctd.ac.uk/ai-100-the-s...

AI 100: The Scaling Era and the Rise of Generative AI

The One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence, known as AI100, releases its third report, painting a striking picture of a technology transforming nearly every corner of human society faster t...

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👏 Yesterday @hayfestival.bsky.social announced that our affiliate Alexa Hagerty has been shortlisted for the 2027 Eccles Institute and Hay Festival Writer's Award - for her upcoming book "Salt, Cloud, Ghost: A Journey through Desert, Deep Time, and Digital Age" www.mctd.ac.uk/alexa-hagert...

Alexa Hagerty shortlisted for Eccles Institute & Hay Festival Global Writer’s Award

MCTD affiliate Dr Alexa Hagerty has been shortlisted for the 2027 Eccles Institute & Hay Festival Global Writer’s Award The Eccles Institute & Hay Festival Global Writer’s Award is given annually to t...

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Our affiliate @juliarone.bsky.social has secured new ERC funding 🎉 ➡️ Dr Rone will investigate how migrant workers contribute to European ambitions for digital autonomy, and map the intersections of digital and migratory policy. Read more 👇 www.mctd.ac.uk/how-does-lab...

How does labour migration enable digital autonomy?

MCTD Affiliate Dr Julia Rone has been awarded grant funding for research into “migration as the foundation of Europe’s digital transition” Our affiliate Dr Julia Rone has received an ERC Starting Gran...

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📢 Transparency as the foundation: Data centre reporting and training data disclosure for Australia's AI build-out 📄 Read more here: www.mctd.ac.uk/transparency...

Transparency as the foundation: Written evidence to Australian Government consultation on AI training and large data centres

Written evidence to the Australian Government's consultation: 'Getting it right: Building Al infrastructure that works for Australia

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📺 PHP Vulnerabilities: Extremely serious, but in some ways a good news story Watch the epidode below or at www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live... Or read the write-up here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

On 13 October, our Executive Director, Gina Neff, joined BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss the UK's position in AI safety and governance. 🎧 Listen to the discussion here at 41 minutes : www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

We've joined @internetmatters.bsky.social and the @mollyroseorg.bsky.social in a joint letter to the UK Gov calling for children's media literacy to become a national priority. Today, protecting children wherever they are online has never been more urgent. www.mctd.ac.uk/media-litera...

Media literacy must become a national priority and cornerstone of the new curriculum

MCTD sign joint letter on children’s media literacy We’ve joined up with Internet Matters, the Molly Rose Foundation, and 70 expert individuals and organisations calling on the Government to make chil...

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New publication from MCTD researcher Dr Ullmann : Language as Data, Hate as Task: The epistemic normalisation of hate speech in AI Read the full publication here: www.mctd.ac.uk/language-as-...

Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy- Language as Data, Hate as Task

Technical understandings of hate speech have direct consequences for how it is seen and acted on In a new open access paper, MCTD’s Dr Stefanie Ullmann illustrates how technical understandings of hate...

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[1/2] Data transparency cannot be a corporate choice Today, MCTD's Hugo Leal and co-author R. Marie Santini presented research on the next stages of the 'data not found' project at Data for Policy 2026.

Are we living in a culture of dissent? What role is social media playing in helping young people organise politically? 🔊Listen back to our affiliat @nayanaprakash.bsky.social on Radio 4's The Briefing Room discuss the Indian Cockroach movement www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The Briefing Room - Are Gen Z movements reshaping politics? - BBC Sounds

Young people are protesting around the world but about what and are they winning?

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Heading to the Cambridge Forum this September? Our Director @ginasue.bsky.social will take the stage on day 1 (10 Sept), joining CISL's Adele Williams to discuss AI, trust and governance under this year's conference theme: AI and Health. External event fees apply. 👇 www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gina-...

Gina Neff at Cambridge Forum: Tech for Good

Professor Gina Neff will join CISL’s Adele Williams for a fireside chat on AI and Health as part the Cambridge Forum Tech For Good Conference. 10 September 2026 c. 15.30 – 14.00; part of the Cambridge...

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"Safety by press release". With news that OpenAI is slowing AI training for safety reasons, our Director @ginasue.bsky.social is quoted by the BBC questioning whether voluntary safeguards are enough for meaningful AI governance www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

OpenAI slows down training of advanced AI after cyber-attack

The ChatGPT-maker said training will be slowed for two weeks while it puts the upgrades in place.

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Yesterday, our Executive Director, Gina Neff, joined BBC Newscast to discuss growing concerns about AI models "going rogue". 🎙️ Listen to the clip below or the full episode at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

What does a good digital society look like? is a two-day conference taking place in Sheffield, on 10th and 11th June 2027. We invite proposals for papers, panels and workshops from researchers from any discipline and stakeholders from any sector. digitalgood.net/conference-2...

This week, we were absolutely delighted and honoured to join @cisl.cam.ac.uk in welcoming the Australian Governor-General to Cambridge to discuss shared challenges for technology governance. Read more 👇 www.mctd.ac.uk/mctd-team-me...

MCTD Team meets Australian Governor-General

MCTD joined CISL to welcome Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of Australia, to Cambridge for discussions on responsible technology governance, sustainability challenges, an...

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We have joined forces with @cisl.cam.ac.uk! Backed by new @minderoo.bsky.social funding, we'll be bringing together world-leading expertise in AI and technology governance with a global network of business leaders, policymakers and practitioners. 👇 www.mctd.ac.uk/bringing-res...

Bringing responsible AI and business leadership together

Today, we announce that the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy (MCTD) joins forces with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) to help businesses navigate the AI transi...

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Unequal Data Access Regimes in Social Media A new article co-authored by MCTD's Hugo Leal finds that social media platforms are increasingly restricting access to public data, creating unequal data access regimes across the world. www.mctd.ac.uk/unequal-data-access-regimes-in-social-media/

Unequal Data Access Regimes in Social Media

A new paper, published in PolComm and co-authored by MCTD's Hugo Leal, finds that social media platforms are increasingly restricting access to public data, creating unequal data access regimes across...

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In the week where technologists and leaders are gathered for the UN #AIforGood Global Summit, we've published a report highlighting the increasing need for humanitarian actors. Read the primer: lnkd.in/eWhRyUB4 Access the full report: lnkd.in/exUVbbAN

Redefining Digital Sovereignty: Reflections from Paris Our affiliate, Dr Nayana Prakash, returned from VivaTech Paris with a response on digital sovereignty. 👉Read the full response here: www.mctd.ac.uk/redefining-d... Photo credit: xavierferrand.com

Our Executive Director, Professor Gina Neff, joined BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on the 7th May 2026 to discuss why AI‑native graduates matter and what this means for the future of work. 🎧 Listen to the episode below"

[1/4] Politicians risk an electoral reckoning if they don't rein in AI giants👇 Major new research from @danielstone.bsky.social published today in association with MCTD, shows how AI anxiety is reshaping UK politics. www.mctd.ac.uk/the-uk-ai-co...

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New research from MCTD affiliate Daniel Stone shows AI anxiety is reshaping UK politics A major new report, UK AI Compass: What the UK Public Thinks About AI, conducted by Diffusion and supported by t...

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MCTD's Executive Director Gina Neff has has joined more than 100 campaigners and organisations backing MP Jess Asato’s legal action against Elon Musk’s xAI after the platform generated sexually explicit deepfakes of her. 👉Read the full story in The Independent: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

We’ve published our response to the gov’s consultation on children’s online safety. Our submission ultimately argues that a ban for young people is not the right path forward. 👉 Read the full response here: www.mctd.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

🚨 Tomorrow: @ginasue.bsky.social joins an incredible panel with @metecoban92.bsky.social & @thomaslingard.eurosky.social at SXSW London: "AI is scaling and so is the cost. But who’s paying the bill?" 2 June, 11:45–12:30pm 15 Hanbury St, London E1 6QR Sign up: natureandclimate.bellwethersgroup.org

NEW PAPER 💡 Our Deputy Director @annkristinglenster.bsky.social has published a @harvard-carr-ryan.bsky.social paper on why deceptive designs are still prevalent online and how a shift from consumer protection to epistemic rights can help mitigate them. Read now ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/surveillance...

Surveillance Capitalism, Deceptive Designs, and Epistemic Rights

Professor Ann Kristin Glenster has published a new paper with the Harvard Kennedy School Carr-Ryan Center on the legal shortcomings behind why deceptive designs are still so prevalent in the online en...

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Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social has been appointed Chair of the Wales Strategic AI Council! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The advisory group provides independent advice on the adoption of AI across the Welsh public sector and helps shape AI systems to improve the lives of people across Wales. ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/gina-neff-ap...

Panel 3, Legislative Solutions and Global Lessons, examined Taiwan’s Fraud Crime Hazard Prevention Act and Indonesia's code of conduct for trustworthy AI to mitigate deepfake-driven identity fraud, to draw lessons from international innovation in regulating AI scams.

Some jurisdictions have started regulating AI-enabled fraud. @taylorowen.bsky.social asked @ginasue.bsky.social (Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy, Cambridge) and Mediodecci Lustarini (Directorate General of Digital Space Monitoring, Indonesia) what Canada can learn from these models. 🧵

Where are we on the “digital ethics” conversation❓ @tomlacy.bsky.social reflects on @techuk.bsky.social's Digital Ethics Summit. He looks at the three themes that framed the day (people, assurance, and security) and how dialogue with tech companies is shifting. ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/where-are-we...

Where are we on the "digital ethics" conversation?

Our Policy and Impact Manager, Tom Lacy, shares reflections from the Digital Ethics Summit 2025.

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