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Paul Maltby

@maltbyps.bsky.social

I run the public service teams at Faculty AI. Previously Chief Digital Officer in UK gov. Public service reformer

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 2d ago

I've written a long blog post about AI Agents and the need for those running services to prepare - technically, operationally, commercially, strategically, legally and in terms of policy. AI Agents could be a properly huge deal. There. I wrote it. loosemore.com/2026/08/04/k...

Know Your Agent: Why you should act now, to avoid playing catch-up later

Back in March, I was beaten by the bins. I’d spent a happy few evenings (and a great many tokens) trying to build a simple web app: share any UK address, find out which bins to put out, and w…

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Benjamin Welby@bm.wel.by · 5mo ago

Vibe coding is lots of fun. So too is asking how does “one person cosplaying as a product team” translate into AI-assisted delivery for public services? I've written a very long thing about all of that. But here's a shorter thing to whet your appetite.

Public sector product management in a vibe-coded world

AI-assisted delivery is changing digital government. This post launches my paper on standards, governance and the craft of confidence at speed.

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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 5mo ago

AI agents will join up government before government joins up government. This may be a mixed blessing. Blog post. with some reflections about my recent agentic adventures: loosemore.com/2026/02/25/a...

AI agents will join up government before government does

AI agents will join up government before government joins up government. This will be a mixed blessing for citizens, with big implications for trust, equity and accountability. Let’s say you …

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Hetan Shah@hetanshah.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Some pretty crazy staff in the AI Security Institute AI trends report. For Chemistry & Biology it says frontier models now outperform PhD-level experts on open-ended questions, protocol generation, and lab-based troubleshooting

Graph of improving capability for chemistry/biology
Paul Maltby@maltbyps.bsky.social · 9mo ago

First time playing music in public in a long, long time last night at the Tiny Gear Concert in Leicester - the theme was jazz samples. Lots of fun and such a warm bunch of folks

zuz@zuz.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I’m on the lookout for a new contract (preferably inside). I’ve got over a decade of experience working in the public sector, mostly in agile delivery management. Two weeks notice. Not got DMs here but Signal is zuz.1337, or LinkedIn is good. Thx :)

Paul Maltby@maltbyps.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Enjoyed Lucy's lecture just now at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social on how to create the process to create a longer-term National Strategy for the UK

Blavatnik School of Government@blavatnikschool.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The UK must think long-term or risk falling behind, argues Heywood Fellow Lucy Smith. Her National Strategy Playbook shows how to build a coherent, adaptive & resilient approach to strategy – beyond elections, built on partnerships & big ideas. Read here 👇 https://ow.ly/bECQ50XhB6T

@transformgovtalks.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🚨 6PM, WED 24 September 🚨 Join us at the MoJ or online * Dr Moira Nicolson & Holly Marquez "Failing Forward: Why Planning for AI Disasters Unlocks Breakthrough Innovation" * ​Ben Sauer "Always Be Creating Clarity: Daily habits for strategic storytelling" luma.com/sm09nslz Please share! Thanks 🙏

TransformGov Talks : September 2025 · Luma

Dr Moira Nicolson, Lead Behavioural Scientist (Cabinet Office) and Honorary Research Fellow (UCL) plus Holly Marquez, Senior Behavioural Scientist, (Cabinet…

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Sym Roe@symroe.bsky.social · last yr.

Where I have some thoughts on digital improvements that can follow from The Elections Strategy. I think the "digital notices" thing could be a really interesting pattern in legislation

Alex Parsons@alexparsons.bsky.social · last yr.

Some great practical extensions of the election strategy by the election data experts at Democracy Club. Includes a good write-up of @symroe.bsky.social's "hang on, can we just define 'giving notice'" argument. democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2025/07...

Paul Maltby@maltbyps.bsky.social · last yr.

Chuffed to see we're getting more Mandy. The show is made sweeter because in my *greatest role* (Joseph, aged 5) Mary was the most beautiful girl at infants school, one Mandy Carter. There is a kind of resemblance too, makes me wonder if 80's Nottingham Mandy is more famous than I realise...

‘I’ve not got a problem with making myself look disgusting’: the wild rise of Diane Morgan

From Avon lady to TikTok superstar, Diane Morgan has become a global comedy darling. As her ‘disgusting’ show Mandy returns, she talks about why she almost asked the BBC to pull it – and why she prete...

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Paul Maltby@maltbyps.bsky.social · last yr.

Peter Makeham was one of the best DGs I worked for in government and I hope this stirs up the debate about gov structures. I share similar frustrations but I'd favour a different response, eg collapsing policy/ops/digital around services rather than separating them out. But interesting nonetheless!

Institute for Government@instituteforgovernment.org.uk · last yr.

COMMENT | A new take on how to rewire the state ✍ @alexgathomas.bsky.social ‬offers his response to a new guest paper which reflects on the ways governments get things wrong and recommends a major overhaul of the state. Read the expert comment👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/new-...

Paul Maltby@maltbyps.bsky.social · last yr.

This is an extremely good piece from @jamestplunkett.bsky.social & speaks to many of the frustrations I've experienced and tried to overcome in public service reform over the years

James Plunkett@jamestplunkett.bsky.social · last yr.

It’s telling how much this post has resonated. I’m getting lots of messages from senior folk in govts (not just UK). I do think something has tipped - recognition of the brokenness and appetite for the craft of helping systems adapt. How to save bureaucracy from itself: medium.com/@jamestplunk...

Paul Maltby@maltbyps.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm seeing much eye-rolling on my timeline about the 'futurist' (such a silly term!) piece about AI and jobs. My contrary take is that I think its sensible time to do scenario planning for potential disruptions to the labour market, 1/6

Paul Maltby@maltbyps.bsky.social · last yr.

Strong agree with @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social here. Love reading but *hate* reading books for work, especially as most work books could have been a blog post, most blog posts could have been etc etc. Use AI when it's the right tool to pick from the toolbox

Rachel Coldicutt@rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · last yr.

There's a lot of stuff on here today about reading and AI, and what reading really is. I have some personal anecdata incoming here, but the tl;dr is that reading for knowledge is a different kind of skill to reading for pleasure, and I'm not sure it's one that most people are taught.

Paul Maltby@maltbyps.bsky.social · last yr.

Watching Prodigy at Glastonbury and I quite fancy getting myself a Lazzzzer too. Reckon would look awesome early on a misty morning across the playing fields at the back of the house. Are they affordable these days? Could I plug it into the power in the garage? *Furiously searches web*

Ethan Mollick@emollick.bsky.social · last yr.

What happens if you let AI run a vending machine? Actually autonomously managing a money-making process is a very good test for AI. Anthropic did exactly that, and it lost money. But the flaws (& strengths) provide a great lens on what AI is good and bad at, and how those gaps might be closed.

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