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

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 🧵

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

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

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

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...

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