The Corner House - former KGB building in Riga with detention cells, interrogation rooms, exercise yard, kitchen, and execution room youtu.be/J-3PEdfuTn4?...

Stūra māja / KGB Building

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Meet the EU team leading the world’s first bona fide regulation of AI www.politico.eu/article/meet... #AI #AIact

Meet the EU team leading the world’s first bona fide regulation of AI

A new European Commission unit is about to have the power to fine or even shut down top AI platforms if they don’t ensure safety.

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EU to co-fund seven AI Gigafactories in race for tech autonomy euobserver.com/230786/eu-to... #AI

EU to co-fund seven AI Gigafactories in race for tech autonomy

The EU is seeking to build seven AI Gigafactories to reduce dependence on foreign tech, in a multi-billion euro public-private scheme.

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EU's 27 leaders are set to confront artificial intelligence as a defining strategic and security challenge, with plans to hold their first dedicated discussion on it before the end of the year I am not sure about calling it 'first', how did the AI Act came about www.politico.eu/article/euro... #AI

Europe’s 27 leaders to take on AI — finally

The EU’s national leaders have agreed to sit down to talk about AI development and safety for the first time.

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Kanishka Narayan is the first UK AI minister to attend Cabinet My interview with Narayan last autumn provides insight into his approach to the brief 🧵👇 (1/6)

The European Parliament’s answer to its AI worries: More AI www.politico.eu/article/the-... #AI

The European Parliament’s answer to its AI worries: More AI

The institution is opening its doors to models from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Mistral as it tries to bring lawmakers’ growing use of the technology under control.

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Just out and Open Access! On the micro-level of policy design calibrations and specifications - Giliberto Capano and Michael Howlett "The Politics of Detail The Micro-Dimension of Policy Design" 2026 Palgrave link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

The Politics of Detail

This open access focuses on the micro-dimension of policy design, this book puts forward a new framework to enable policymakers to design better policies

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What is needed is to strengthen social function of science, technology and innovation to tackle major societal challenges in areas such as health and environment rather than further reduce them to serving primarily the business agenda www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Andy Burnham’s plan to scrap technology department triggers backlash

MPs and industry experts say potential reorganisation will waste time at critical moment for AI and economic growth

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‘Anthropic doesn’t care about Europe’ — EU officials peeved after AI giant sends junior staffer to testify about safety at the European Parliament www.politico.eu/article/anth... #AI

‘Anthropic doesn’t care about Europe’ — EU officials peeved after AI giant sends junior staffer to testify about safety

The U.S.-based company assigned a recently hired technical employee to testify remotely before the European Parliament, which left a series of key policy questions unanswered.

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What does governing transformative technology actually require? I'll be speaking in London on Monday @8:30am ET @royalsociety.org + @amphilsociety.bsky.social's The Next 250--on science, technology and the democratic institutions we need for a just future. Watch live: youtube.com/live/kW9TAlW...

The Next 250: the future of democracy, science and markets - Day 1

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Han Kang Elif Shafak Chimamanda Adichie Haruki Murakami Kazuo Ishiguro

Noah Berlatsky@nberlat.bsky.social · 4w ago

five living writers that you've read five books by each Rita Dove Tasha Suri Courtney Milan Grant Morrison Tom Perrotta

Caroline S. Wagner was a highly regarded scholar in the field of science and technology policy. In his obituary, Paul Wouters reflects on her impressive contributions to research on science policy, the globalization of research, international collaboration, and scientometrics.

In memoriam Caroline S. Wagner

Caroline S. Wagner (1955-2026) was a highly regarded scholar in the field of science and technology policy. Paul Wouters reflects on her impressive contributions to research on science policy, the glo...

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Out NOW! Howlett, Ramesh & Perl's Studying Public Policy 5th Ed | A textbook for upper-level undergraduates and graduates synthesizing theory, recent research and global consideration of policymaking. Find out more: ☑️ cup.org/3QKytWT

Studying Public Policy | Cambridge Aspire website

Discover Studying Public Policy, 5th Edition, Michael Howlett, HB ISBN: 9781009691796 on Cambridge Aspire website

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☀️ Looking for a summer reading? Check out recent posts on our Europe of Knowledge blog, including on 🔹New Geography of Knowledge 🔹Ethics-policy advisory ecosystems 🔹Ukrainian Universities 🔹Research security 🔹Academic freedom era.ideasoneurope.eu @uaces.bsky.social @ideasoneurope.bsky.social

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In Birmingham, for an international workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Political Science I will talk about my research programme on AI governance, politics and policy #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #PublicPolicy

How can policymakers inform their decisions with ethics insights? Join us for a webinar co-organised with the Ethics, Evidence, and Policy Network, where we will look at this and other questions on the role of values in science-policy advice. 🗓️ 27 July 2026 🕓 4pm CEST Register ➡️ shorturl.at/vwPnP

✨ Nice to receive an email that my article "Intersectionality in Artificial Intelligence: Framing Concerns and Recommendations for Action" has been ranked in top 5 of most cited articles in Social Inclusion in 2025 Article is available open access here www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclus... #AI

Great talk by Professor Kathleen Thelen about the shift from asset light platform capitalism to asset heavy cloud capitalism

🎤 Government, Power and Artificial Intelligence Policy Recording of my talk at the Cambridge University Science and Policy Exchange on - the concept of power, - changing understanding of the role of government in tech - how government is shaping AI www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNo5... #AI

AI, Power and Governance

YouTube video by Cambridge University Science and Policy Exchange

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Yayoi Kusama 'Gleaming Lights of the Souls', Henry Moore, Alberto Giacometti and Alicja Kwade at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Greater Copenhagen

Rich discussion at AI benchmark workshop Grateful for the opportunity to share some ideas on the roles of government, mutual shaping of AI benchmarks and public policy, the need for social science perspectives in this area that is perceived as very technical and ask - do AI benchmarks have politics

Something is rotten in the state of AI evaluation and rebellion rather than just contestion is needed Jose H. Orallo from @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social kicks off interdisciplinary and international workshop on AI benchmark as a site contestation at University of Copenhagen

In Copenhagen, for an interdisciplinary conversation about AI benchmark as a site of contestation

Really interesting paper on AI in research

Sabina Leonelli@sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Under which conditions do AI tools save researchers’ time and effort? And at what cost? Alex Mussgnug and I just published a philosophical analysis of #Convenience in #AI #philsci Paywalled: link.springer.com/article/10.1... Preprint: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/29890/

📌 Our #ecprgc26 panel 'Artificial Intelligence Politics and Policy in Uncertain Times' with stellar line-up is scheduled for 10 Sept Thursday 16:15-18:00 We are organizing AI politics panel for the 7th year in a row to continue this important conversation ecpr.eu/Events/Event... @ecpr.bsky.social

Congratulations! 🎉

STSVienna@stsvienna.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🎉🍾❗We congratulate @ulrike-felt.bsky.social on being awarded the 2026 Bernal Prize by @4sonline.bsky.social for her distinguished contributions to the field of STS! @univie.ac.at 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬🧪 #STS #SciCom

Europe keeps calling for its own Darpa and some countries are already building one but the continent may be misreading what Darpa actually does and what it cannot. Read more: sciencebusiness.net/news/interna...

European Darpas won’t create new industries overnight

Barely a week goes by in Europe without a call to set up an equivalent of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), the body credited with some of the 20th century’s most transformativ...

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🛎️Next week in #ECPRSeminars on Public Policy @ecprpublicpolicy.bsky.social 🎙️ @taheikkila.bsky.social explores key diagnostic dimensions of policy conflict alongside observable conflict behaviours such as strategic action, framing & contestation 💻Tue 9 Jun, 16:00–17:00 BST @jo-kuenzler.bsky.social

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Standing Group on Public Policy (SGPP) Seminar Series

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ICYMI: - Chips Act 2.0 (2 Chips 2 Act) - Cloud and AI Development Act - Communication on European Tech Sovereignty + EU Open Source Strategy - Strategic roadmap for digitalization and AI in the energy sector commission.europa.eu/news-and-med...

Strengthening Europe’s tech sovereignty

Learn about Commission’s plans to make Europe an AI leader and more digitally self-reliant, by strengthening its capacity for semiconductors, AI, cloud and open source

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Important insights from one of our great @evidencepolicy.bsky.social Associated Editors!

Inga Ulnicane@ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 2mo ago

More questions need to be asked about the impact of tech oligarchs on society, elections and government, my comment on BBC Points of View (10:44) discussing recent documentary on tech billionaire www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...