🖥️ How is AI accelerating the evolution of serious online crime? Join CETaS' AI and Serious Online Crime webinar to explore insights from their new research & practical steps to tackle AI-enabled crime. 📅 19 Nov Oct 15:00–16:00, online ➡️ Register now: cetas.turing.ac.uk/events/cetas...

☀️ Can a new generation of AI-powered environmental forecasting tools better protect lives and livelihoods? We’re working with key partners to revolutionise environmental forecasting. Learn more: bit.ly/3X99JqK @metoffice.gov.uk @bas.ac.uk

‪‬‬❄️What role does AI play in understanding our rapidly changing Arctic?‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ 🎙️On the latest episode of the Turing Podcast, we explore the critical role of AI models like IceNet in predicting sea ice conditions and aiding conservation efforts. 🎧 Listen now: https://bit.ly/4nF3PZi

🌦️ Democratising environmental forecasting in the age of AI We're working to protect lives, livelihoods and the natural world through faster, more accurate prediction of Earth systems. Learn more bit.ly/3X99JqK

🏙️ We’re creating AI tools to defend the UK's critical national infrastructure From water and energy to transport and communications – the cyber threats we face are evolving. AI research, tool development and deployment will ensure we can anticipate and absorb attacks. Read more: bit.ly/3J7xL2c

🛡️ Protecting the UK’s vital systems: our AI tools aim to provide a new line of defence Our experts explore the tools they're developing through our mission to secure critical national infrastructure: bit.ly/3J7xL2c

What could a PhD-level data scientist do for your business? The #TuringInternshipNetwork (TIN) links PhD researchers w/ industry, government & third-sector partners to tackle data challenges. Help your organisation: ✅Access top talent ✅Solve data challenges w/ academic expertise ✅Build connections

📢 Workshop registrations now open: Threat Modelling for Sleeper Agents in Agentic AI: Attack Chains and Resilience for Digital Identity Systems 📅 Wed 26 Nov, 10:00–13:00📍 Zoom 🎫Register: bit.ly/3L9R4bK

📢#DataStudyGroup applications closing: 26 Oct The challenge: Modelling AI competency needs in the UK labour market 📅26 Jan – 6 Feb 2026 ➡️ Apply: https://bit.ly/42EKbF3 Challenge set by the Alan Turing Institute in collaboration w/ @innovateuk #BridgeAI (supported by PwC).

How can we protect users from illegal content on encrypted platforms w/out breaking encryption itself? Join CETaS' Privacy-preserving Moderation of Illegal Online Content webinar to explore insights from their new research 📅 28 Oct, 15:00–16:00 📍Online ➡️ https://bit.ly/3KXdkW4

🌐Global insights powered by geospatial intelligence With Accenture, we convened leaders across government, defence, academia and industry to explore risks, safeguards and how to: ✅Unlock AI’s potential ✅Enable human-AI systems ✅Build trust ➡️ Read report: bit.ly/47eWB8l

🚨 Published today: First International AI Safety Report update ➡️ Focus on capability advancements since the last report & implications for risks. ➡️ 100+ experts contributed, supported by 30 countries, the EU, OECD & UN. ➡️Read the update: internationalaisafetyreport.org/publication/...

🌐 California’s new law on frontier models sets a precedent for developers at the heart of the global AI industry. In a new CETaS Expert Analysis, Connor Attridge looks at how the UK can build on the law as it navigates the relationship between AI and national security: https://bit.ly/493YXsV

❓ Are you a researcher looking to make real-world impact as part of an expert multi-disciplinary team? Apply to join the Turing’s January #DataStudyGroup: Modelling AI competency needs in the UK labour market 📅26 Jan – 6 Feb 2026 ➡️ Apply now:https://bit.ly/42EKbF3

🔐 Securing Critical National Infrastructure in a Data-Driven World Read our new report, in partnership with @lloydsregister.bsky.social, introducing a roadmap to use data for more secure, resilient & sustainable infrastructure: https://bit.ly/4q98B3B

Researchers from the Turing, Anthropic and the AI Security Institute have conducted the largest study of data poisoning to date. Results show that as little as 250 malicious documents can be used to “poison” a language model, even as model size and training data grow: bit.ly/4n0mH4t

Defence AI Assurance: Identifying promising practice and a system card template for Defence ❓ How can the MoD’s AI policy be implemented in real-world operations? Read the latest report from Turing Senior Research Associate, Anna Knack and co-authors: https://bit.ly/48mUMIt

💻 Children are facing unprecedented exposure to harmful content online 💡 In a new CETaS Briefing Paper, Sam Stockwell & Rosamund Powell explore how the 🇬🇧, 🇺🇸, 🇪🇺 & 🇦🇺 are using #AgeAssurance tech to tackle this problem, unpacking limits & lessons. http://bit.ly/4765PDQ

🔎 New qualitative preregistration published: Advancing Biomedical Data Science Careers In collaboration with @ebi.embl.org, we’re addressing the urgent need in biomedical research to better understand data science careers. Learn more about the project: bit.ly/4o0Vdg6

📢 Survey call: Data-Centric Engineering community Do you work at the intersection of AI, data science and engineering? 💡 Share your career path, diversity and role insights in our survey: https://bit.ly/48RGRua #DataCentricEngineering #DCE

How is AI changing our lives? 🎧 The Turing's Adrian Weller joined Brian Cox, Neil Lawrence, Steph Wright and Jeanette Winterson to explore this fundamental question. Listen to the latest episode of @crick.ac.uk ’s A Question of Science podcast: https://www.lnk.to/AQOSAISH

🌍What does the future hold for international AI governance? As the world balances competition with international cooperation & safety, we’re mapping the evolving landscape of AI regulation & standardisation through a series of country profiles: https://bit.ly/4pQiQK4

🌐 Enhancing global AI governance As part of our work w/ the FCDO we’re in Hanoi this week hosting a multi-day workshop on AI governance & ethics. Supporting a responsible environment for tech development is key to protecting those at risk while enabling innovation to thrive.

👥 Persona agents are widely used in roles such as AI assistants & NPCs, but to what extent do they replicate the richness of human behaviour? A new CETaS Expert Analysis explores how psychometrics can – and can’t – provide insights into these agents: https://bit.ly/4o0cEh0

💡 Want to apply your data skills to real-world challenges? Apply to work on challenges with real-world datasets from the Alan Turing Institute in collaboration with innovateuk.bsky.social #BridgeAI (supported by PwC). 📅26 Jan – 6 Feb ⏰Applications close: 26 Oct ➡️https://bit.ly/42EKbF3

🔎 Examining AI assurance from a UK Defence perspective New research published today with the Ministry of Defence, Defence AI Centre and Accenture, explores the assurance of safe and responsible AI in defence, considering real-world military use cases. ➡️Learn more: http://bit.ly/470EF24

AI for Decarbonisation: Building Sustainable AI webinar 📅6 Oct, 11:30–12:30 ➡️Register: bit.ly/4gHcWXv Hear from experts covering practical pathways to decarbonising the AI supply chain: ✅E-waste & dark data ✅Efficient algorithms & data architectures ✅Next-gen hardware

#TuringConnections PhD Student Presentations & Networking Day 📅24 Oct 2025, 10:00–17:00 📍 @ucl.ac.uk ➡️Register by 15 Oct 2025: bit.ly/4pAaNAV 🌟 #DataScience & #AI PhD students: present research, develop skills & connect with peers at this free event. #PhDNetworking

📢 Applications open: #DataStudyGroup The challenge: Modelling AI competency needs in the UK labour market 📅 26 Jan – 6 Feb 2026 ➡️ Apply now: bit.ly/42EKbF3 Challenge set by the Alan Turing Institute in collaboration with @innovateuk.bsky.social #BridgeAI (supported by PwC).

What do UK citizens really think about AI-powered data processing for national security? Join CETaS' UK Public Attitudes to National Security Data Processing webinar to explore insights from their novel research. 📅 2 Oct, 15:00–16:00 📍Online ➡️ bit.ly/3VtmJXr

We’re pleased to be at #LISW2025 hosting a breakfast briefing this morning to explore AI and defence for maritime. Bringing together leaders across the global maritime sector, we'll examine AI applications and vulnerabilities, and how attackers can use AI against maritime technology.

Today we’re hosting the International Conference on Trustworthy Digital Infrastructure 2025 Global experts in digital trust, cybersecurity, digital identity and governance will share trends, results and concerns on achieving trustworthy systems. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gqNxkB

🛡️ AI Won’t Replace the General: Algorithms, Decision-making and Battlefield Command 🔎 Read the new expert report from Turing Research Fellow, Rupert Barrett-Taylor and Turing Research Associate, Natasha Karner: https://bit.ly/4pp5vIu

❄️ We’re delighted to be co-hosting a 2-day AI research workshop & networking event in Norway this week with NORA (Norwegian AI Research Consortium) & the UK Embassy in Oslo. Researchers will explore the intersection of AI & the critical domains of Arctic research, maritime applications & security.

❓ How could AI reshape military leadership? New research published today explores AI’s potential to change how the British Army commands its forces. ➡️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/42fkvi5

📈Results from our 3B parameter model How well can a small, open-weight language model succeed when using lightweight tools without huge infrastructure? Our 3B model achieved near-frontier reasoning performance on synthetically generated health queries – and is small enough to run on a laptop.

📢 Registrations now open: International Conference on Trustworthy Digital Infrastructure 2025 📅 16 Sep, 10:00–16:30 📍 Online & in-person Join global experts in digital trust, cybersecurity, digital identity and governance. 🎫 Register now: bit.ly/4leXqTq

💡Inspired by the idea of working with open-source AI to transform public services? ✅Apply for the Open Source AI fellowship (starting Jan 2026) to work on government priority projects within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. ⏰Applications close: 18 August 2025 bit.ly/4mf5iVR

🖥️ Announcing AutoEmulate v1.0: AI-accelerated emulation for scientific simulation Today we're releasing AutoEmulate v1.0, a fully PyTorch-integrated tool designed to accelerate large-scale simulations through more efficient AI-powered emulators. Learn more: bit.ly/4ofeGdP

📊 Are you wrestling with a complex data challenge that’s hard to crack internally? Join our upcoming webinar for business leaders to discover how our award-winning Data Study Groups (DSGs) can help. 📅 3 September, 12:00–13:00📍 Zoom 🎫 Register now: bit.ly/4mccPog

📢 Apply now: Open Source AI fellowship Excited by the prospect of working with open-source AI to transform public services? 💡 Apply for a 1 year fellowship (starting Jan 2026) working on government priority projects within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: bit.ly/4mf5iVR

💻 Frontier performance on local compute Our Project t0 team has shown that small, open-weight language models can deliver near-frontier reasoning performance when applied to focused, domain-specific tasks.