AI sits at the heart of Labour’s growth agenda. Yet UK adults view AI more as a risk than an opportunity. How can we build public trust to accelerate AI adoption? New research from TBI & Ipsos👉 bit.ly/4ndnu3d Data and key findings in 🧵 1/6

What the UK Thinks About AI: Building Public Trust to Accelerate Adoption

What the UK Thinks About AI: Building Public Trust to Accelerate Adoption

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I'm #hiring! The Tony Blair Institute is looking for a Senior Advisor to lead our work on AI Policy and governance Read & apply: linkedin.com/jobs/view/4292… For the right candidate, this is a great opportunity to help political leaders in 40+ countries navigate the AI revolution responsibly

🚨 NEW PAPER 🚨: Embodied AI (incl. AI-powered drones, self-driving cars and robots) is here, but policies are lagging. We analyzed the EAI risks and found significant gaps in governance arxiv.org/pdf/2509.00117 Co-authors Jared Perlo @fbarez.bsky.social Alex Robey & @floridi.bsky.social 1\4

What should the UK's AI infrastructure strategy be? A new report by the Tony Blair Institute argues that the UK needs to quickly build diverse and resilient AI infrastructure for safe and competitive deployment across the economy bit.ly/3Uypoi0 Key findings 🧵

Sovereignty, Security, Scale: A UK Strategy for AI Infrastructure

Sovereignty, Security, Scale: A UK Strategy for AI Infrastructure

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Great conversation on #AI and #sustainability at @politico.eu tech summit earlier this week Key takes: ✅ Let’s shift from apathy to action ✅ Tech is part of green solutions ✅ European leadership is needed Read more about Tony Blair Institute’s work on climate & energy led by Lindy Fursman in 🧵

We live in a climate paradox: awareness of the climate crisis has never been higher, yet political will and action is in decline. How do we solve this? The Tony Blair Institute outlines a bold yet pragmatic approach - based on innovation, adaptation and international collaboration bit.ly/4jhJZBY

The Climate Paradox: Why We Need to Reset Action on Climate Change

The Climate Paradox: Why We Need to Reset Action on Climate Change

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Panel 4: Using AI to Enhance Democracy is our last panel of the day and will start at 3:40pm ET. Don't miss it. Panelists: @hahrie.bsky.social, @lukethorburn.com, Spencer Overton, and MH Tessler. Moderator: @jakobmokander.bsky.social. #AIDemocraticFreedoms

This Thursday 4/10 & Friday 4/11, we're hosting our symposium "AI and Democratic Freedoms." Thrilled to have @hahrie.bsky.social, @lukethorburn.com, Spencer Overton, MH Tessler & moderator @jakobmokander.bsky.social on our fourth panel. #AIDemocraticFreedoms RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/artificial...

How can the UK accelerate AI adoption to boost growth and competitiveness? Gov is preparing recs. as part of the Technology Adoption Review Delighted to co-host this dynamic roundtable with business leaders & academic experts, chaired by Angela McLean, UK’s National Chief Scientific Advisor

How can the UK become a leader in AI-driven scientific research? New report by the Tony Blair Institute outlines policy recommendations across 5 key areas institute.global/insights/tec... W/ co-authors @lyan82.bsky.social @guywj.bsky.social @ersatzben.bsky.social @gregdetre.bsky.social 🧵/11

Cross-sectoral dialogue on AI is rare Last week in Paris, the Tony Blair Institute convened 200 global leaders to explore how AI can be harnessed for economic growth & social progress Thanks @yoshuabengio.bsky.social, @alondra.bsky.social & Fu Ying for insights + lively debate on AI safety 🧵 1/4

A free and frank discussion of open source models in an excellent panel Advancing the Science of AI Safety at the Tony Blair Institute event in Paris w/ @alondra.bsky.social @yoshuabengio.bsky.social @jakobmokander.bsky.social and Prof Fu Ying

We live in times of rapid change and increasing political tensions, making AI governance both harder and more important than ever A new paper by TBI provides guidance to political leaders on how to harness the benefits of AI to improve social outcomes institute.global/insights/tec... 1/4

How Leaders in the Global South Can Devise AI Regulation That Enables Innovation

How Leaders in the Global South Can Devise AI Regulation That Enables Innovation

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New Paper! How can AI innovation improve social outcomes? Sociotechnical pragmatism is a robust stance for policymakers seeking to reap AI benefits while managing risks w/ David Watson & @floridi.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.100… 🧵 1/10 @oiioxford.bsky.social @yaledec.bsky.social

My colleagues Dr. Charlotte Refsum and Adam Bradshaw at TBI make a strong case for including macroeconomic considerations in healthcare spending, showing how wider access to weight-loss drugs could boost UK’s GDP by £8.1bn in 5 years, while improving health outcomes tinyurl.com/3tfujukf

The Case for Weight-Loss Drugs: Unlocking the UK’s Health and Economic Potential

The Case for Weight-Loss Drugs: Unlocking the UK’s Health and Economic Potential

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We’re hiring! Tony Blair Institute’s Science & Tech team is looking for a Senior Policy Advisor to lead our AI Safety & Governance programme Come join us if you’re interested in helping political leaders navigate the AI revolution responsibly tbinstitute.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TBI/jo...

Senior Policy Advisor - AI Policy & Governance

We don’t just talk, we do. Lead the change with us. At the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, we work with political leaders around the world to drive change. We help governments turn bold ideas ...

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Lots of great work is done on model evals Robust AI governance also requires - responsible dev. practices - monitoring of downstream applications - feedback loops btw different controls  link.springer.com/article/10.1... Co-authors JonasSchuett @hannahrosekirk.bsky.social @floridi.bsky.social