To better understand the OpenAI / Anthropic divergence on domestic mass surveillance, @shakeelhashim.com's new essay in Transformer is super clear and concise: www.transformernews.ai/p/openai-pen...

Dependency on the US and China is unavoidable, but increased sovereignty over the deployment of AI will allow middle powers to develop their own technologies. Read the latest analysis from @alexkj.bsky.social, @rwilkinson.bsky.social and @isabellawilkinson.bsky.social.

My latest piece (exploring a hypothetical post-burst future 🫧) urges that we need to think beyond market correction and consider how an AI bubble burst could reshape the industry as players shift positions and adopt new strategies... www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/how-...

Excellent methodology piece from OECD - The geography of AI compute: Mapping what is available and where Useful stats and insights on global distribution of public cloud AI compute 📊 oecd.ai/en/wonk/the-...

DPI is more than a technical solution: it is a new theory of change that reframes the digital state as a platform for innovation and sovereignty. Read our new paper on digital public infrastructure here: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/10/case...

"Whereas the United States aims for the export of its own values, Japan aims for interoperability based on the premise of diverse values." An interesting read from @csis.org on Japan's pluralistic interoperable approach!

Four of OpenAI’s six big deal announcements this year were followed by a total combined net gain of $1.7trn among the 49 big companies in Bloomberg’s broad AI index plus Intel, Samsung and SoftBank. However, the gains for most concealed losses for some

It was an honour to join President of Estonia Alar Karis and Hannes Astok in a public panel on how Estonia built a digital society, chaired by Alex Krasodomski-Jones and with a presentation from Adam Rang. For those interested, it is available online: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/o...

The Taliban is keeping millions in digital darkness. Internet shutdowns are a human rights attack — cutting off people from education, healthcare, and vital information. Together with 60+ orgs, we demand they restore access immediately and #KeepItOn. www.accessnow.org/press-releas...

Please join our discussion on the realities and risks of artificial intelligence today. 2 Oct, 18:00! This event is a chance to hear from engineers from a leading AI lab and policy experts to cut through the noise & confront the reality of today’s AI ability. www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/o...

@hf.co - "Open source ensures that this power is distributed, transparent, and adaptable rather than concentrated in a few hands." huggingface.co/blog/frimell... AI openness is a strategic move for those seeking greater tech sovereignty.

Such an important investigative piece - a must read

Donald Trump's AI Action Plan is in parts predictable, in parts surprising, and in total a clear illustration of a changing US approach to the rest of the world. Read @alexkj.bsky.social's latest for Chatham House ⤵️

Great research from my colleagues on how to sustain conflict data ecosystems and early warning systems amid disappearing funding and increasing data restrictions: www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

"Silicon Valley exploits this insecurity, dismissing politicians’ lack of understanding as grounds for excluding them from debate. But this logic is flawed" - Great article in the @financialtimes.com by @marietjeschaake.bsky.social on.ft.com/456lt1Z

The UK can outcompete other middle powers by nurturing and attracting the best and brightest of the AI world but access to capital remains a barrier. Read @alexkj.bsky.social and @rwilkinson.bsky.social's latest for @chathamhouse.org ⬇️

"Pursue AI Sovereignty through outward collaboration and resource sharing, and promoting open development guidelines" - New paper on openness from @demos-uk.bsky.social demos.co.uk/research/the...

📣 Join us on Thursday (online or at Chatham House) for an open event on how policy and platforms can better protect minority groups online. Sign up here: bit.ly/3HSdht7 #disinformation #pridemonth

A refreshing contrast to superintelligence narratives - arguing that past tech revolutions can teach us a lot about adoption, diffusion, impact and the role of institutions in shaping AI trajectory: @randomwalker.bsky.social @sayash.bsky.social knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-a...

An interesting, new analogy for semiconductor chips and AI in @iajournal.bsky.social. Some good take aways on international regulatory bodies and norms development: academic.oup.com/ia/article-a...

Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill 🔗 www.404media.co/republicans-...

A new expert comment from my colleague Isabella and I: bit.ly/4lHkFqT 📖 The debate over TikTok’s influence has exposed many weaknesses at the heart of US democracy and its information environment, but banning or changing the platform’s ownership alone will not fix these deep-rooted problems.

Such an interesting take on USAID dismantlement consequences, from @newhumanitarian.bsky.social. "Humanitarian data loss is just one part of a broader information collapse threatened by the US retreat from its global leadership role, but its consequences are immediate and deadly" bit.ly/3Fskfnj

Global Dialogues has launched at the Paris #AIActionSummit. Watch @audreyt.org give the announcement via @projectsyndicate.bsky.social youtu.be/XkwqYQL6V4A?... (starts at 02:47:30)

2025... backsliding continues...

"There is no shared Sino-Russian model of data sovereignty" - an interesting article from Liliya Khasanova & Katharin Tai, on China and Russia's approach to data localisation. You can find it in the Journal of Cyber Policy's open access issue on cross border data sharing: bit.ly/4h3kOl1

@theworldtoday.bsky.social has just launched its new edition! Stories include the triple crisis facing Europe, the weaponization of immigration in Latin America, conspiracy theorists in the White House, a quiz of 2024 global affairs and more! Read here: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Taylor Owen, Director of The Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at McGill University, writes that the merger of state and tech power is a fundamental challenge to democratic governance in the digital age.

Hello Bluesky friends! Things are really picking up here now and I’ve created a starter pack to help connect you all with my outstanding colleagues at Chatham House. More have joined since I last shared it so do give them a follow. Find us all here⬇️ go.bsky.app/UKHXrog