Who in government owns AI safety? As of this week, nobody can say for certain. Tim Clement-Jones, Lib Dem science, innovation and technology spokesperson, forced ministers to answer that question in the Lords today.

We need to introduce Algorithmic Impact Assessments for recruitment and hiring algorithms, so that employers and platforms are required to test for bias

There are growing threats to democratic institutions in the United Kingdom as we see the collapse of public trust. We need cross-sector AI regulation, including mandatory watermarking of synthetic content and to seriously invest in digital and media literacy.

Given the UK security vulnerabilities demonstrated by models like Mythos the government should bring forward legislation giving the AI Security Institute the statutory power to require, and where necessary delay launch of dangerous frontier AI models

Given the UK security vulnerabilities demonstrated by models like Mythos the government should bring forward legislation giving the AI Security Institute the statutory power to require, and where necessary delay launch of dangerous frontier AI models

The Prime Minister seems finally to have U turned on social media harms for the under 16's. Now we need action, with a film-style harms-based age-rating system, with addictiveness as a central criterion, rather than a blanket ban on user-to-user services.

I'm backing Josh!

Yesterday YouGov gave Lib Dems highest rating since Nov 2019. Today More in Common gives Lib Dems highest rating since they started polling. Which technically means it is true to say: BEST LIB DEM RESULT SINCE DINOSAURS ROAMED THE EARTH.*

Luke Tryl@luketryl.bsky.social · last yr.

Our latest voting intention: small Reform dip, Tories slightly up & Labour at post election low, but biggest shift is Lib Dems hit 16% their highest from us 🌳 CON 25% (+2) ➡️ REF UK 24% (-2) 🌹 LAB 23% (-2) 🔶 LIB DEM 16% (+4) 🌍 GREEN 8% (+1) 🟡 SNP 3%(-) N=2013 Dates: 21-24/2, Change w 14-18