Laurel Boxall
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Tech Policy @ Public First, prev Labour Together Dig Hum @ Cambridge English Lit @ Oxford She/her
Just re-discovering the wonders of Bluesky & figured it was about time I got the rest of my team over here... For the latest and greatest Public First tech research go take a look at
@publicfirsttech.bsky.social
(& associated
substack.com/@publicfirst...
). Help me prove a point ;) - thanks all!
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Tech at Public First | Substack
Tech at Public First explores what’s really happening in tech, media, and telecoms. Using opinion research and economic insight, we reveal how technology shapes public life - and what it means for UK ...
https://substack.com/@publicfirsttech
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Just in time for Valentine's Day, new Public First polling has dropped! Highlights (or lowlights...) Nearly 1 in 4 UK adults have used AI in some way in their dating lives. 34% of Green supporters have ghosted someone based on their politics!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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All You Need is Love (and AI)
From break up messages drafted by AI to Greens ghosting based on your political views, AI and politics are changing the world of dating
https://substack.com/home/post/p-187759713
3 months ago
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Officially a Public First employee! (On the website and everything) Keen to coffee and connect in these first few weeks, Westminster based once more so hmu!
4 months ago
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Hello Bluesky crew! All and any tips/leads on the job search very much welcome. Tech policy & research space is my general area of experience & interest, but I'm very open to suggestions. (In exchange I offer this vibey shot from my recent New Hampshire trip!)
6 months ago
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Late to the game but
@adalovelaceinst.bsky.social
‘s paper on AI & Education is a fantastic intro to the area! Great work
@renatesamson.bsky.social
& co!
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https://www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Ada-Lovelace-Institute-A-learning-curve.pdf
over 1 year ago
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Reykjavík 2025! Golden Circle completed, & icelandic nightlife attempted ❄️
over 1 year ago
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Yasmin Ibison
over 1 year ago
Can AI support a world where people & planet flourish? Power is key to this question, both dominant forces & those that resist them. Last year, I invited
@ginasue.bsky.social
to host a
@jrf-uk.bsky.social
workshop on AI & countervailing power. Here, I reflect on what was discussed.
bit.ly/40tOqCO
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AI and countervailing power in the UK
Reflections, learnings and take-aways from JRF's November 2024 workshop, aimed at mapping and assessing sources of AI countervailing power in the UK.
https://www.jrf.org.uk/ai-for-public-good/ai-and-countervailing-power-in-the-uk
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Happy AI Opportunities Plan day (and appointment of tech advisors in No.10 day!) 🫡
over 1 year ago
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Jonathan Ashworth
over 1 year ago
To deliver a plan for change, Keir Starmer needs to reform the way government works. Rewiring the state means getting to grips with AI. My latest ‘Insider Labour’ newsletter:
www.labourtogether.uk/insights/ins...
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#5 Inside Labour: Rewiring the state means getting to grips with AI — Labour Together
Congratulations to Chris Wormald on his appointment as Cabinet Secretary. As Shadow Health Secretary, I worked with Chris during the Covid-19 pandemic. I am confident he will deliver the "complete rew...
https://www.labourtogether.uk/insights/inside-labour-5
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Marrakech Dec 2024. Wonderful to visit (and to photograph!)
over 1 year ago
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McFadden revealed that the government will be backing a new AI cyber lab (The Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR)) with £8.22m of public money to give the UK an advantage in the so-called “AI arms race”. Intriguing!!
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Russian threat actors poised to cripple power grid, UK warns | Computer Weekly
UK government escalates cyber rhetoric in a speech at a Nato event, saying Russian advanced persistent threats (APTs) stand ready to conduct cyber attacks that could “turn off the lights for millions”...
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366616324/Russian-threat-actors-poised-to-cripple-power-grid-UK-warns
over 1 year ago
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Dr Charlie Harry Smith
over 1 year ago
While 'Dr Smith' admittedly doesn't narrow things down an awful lot, at least there's now one more attribute for the matching algorithms... I still can't quite believe it but, on Friday, I passed my DPhil viva—with no corrections! 👨🏼🎓
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Regardless of take on ‘AI Jesus’, I do enjoy the naming of this project
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Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus
Peter’s chapel in Lucerne swaps out its priest to set up a computer and cables in confessional booth
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/nov/21/deus-in-machina-swiss-church-installs-ai-powered-jesus
over 1 year ago
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Susie Dent
over 1 year ago
Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
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Defined my childhood (& also translated a lot of it into prose). *Obviously* I like it, but it also speaks to parents, kids, young adults who grew up in the 2000s, and anyone who just likes a good read
#booksky
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over 1 year ago
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The Other Place @ the Lyttelton… still feeling utterly overcome. Emma D’Arcy, a marvel.
over 1 year ago
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We have a Kirsty Innes, Bluesky Edition …
@kmeinnes.bsky.social
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over 1 year ago
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DfE awards Faculty AI £3m contract to build a 'content store', argument for project being the administrative burden which currently keeps teachers 'outside the classroom'. Proposal suggests the store will enable 'AI to help teachers mark homework, plan lessons' and save teachers hours each week...
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Labour strikes deal to use AI for lesson plans and marking homework
£3m contract will develop tools to help ease teachers’ workload
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/10/27/brexit-data-company-help-draw-up-school-ai-lesson-plans/#:~:text=Addressing%20the%20Department%20for%20Education,and%20do%20other%20routine%20admin
over 1 year ago
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TransformGov Talk 01 took place yday and wow. Anyone invested in the future of government needs to come along. What a wonderful community already! Next one is 20 Nov:
www.transformgov.org.uk
@gavinfreeguard.bsky.social
@derekalton.bsky.social
@choltern.bsky.social
over 1 year ago
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Perhaps I am *too* excited about the National Underground Asset Register... but also to see what else the new Bill is going to enable!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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New data laws unveiled to improve public services and boost UK economy by £10 billion
New Bill to unlock the secure and effective use of data for the public interest has been introduced into Parliament.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-data-laws-unveiled-to-improve-public-services-and-boost-uk-economy-by-10-billion
over 1 year ago
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Jukesie
over 1 year ago
The lovely organisers of
@ukgovcamp.bsky.social
are looking for a new venue for the next gathering...can you help?
www.ukgovcamp.com/2024/10/08/u...
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ukgc25 registration + venue search
Hello I’m James, lead organiser for UKGovCamp 2025 (ukgc25), an annual event for people in and around the public sector. Last time I blogged about the organiser’s kickoff meeting. Highli
https://www.ukgovcamp.com/2024/10/08/ukgc25-registration-venue-search/
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Hype hype hype
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over 1 year ago
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Fantastic time at CogX (and the best venue ever??)
over 1 year ago
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Gavin Freeguard
over 1 year ago
Really pleased to be launching this new monthly meet-up with
@choltern.bsky.social
@derekalton.bsky.social
- please come along and spread the word!
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Best part of conference so far …
over 1 year ago
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over 1 year ago
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Flagged over on the other place, but enjoyed this piece from Tom!
tomwestgarth.substack.com/p/same-but-m...
'More-ism' and its shortcomings had me thinking about the dominating phrase from
@nestauk.bsky.social
's PolicyLive: Hit the target, miss the point...📌
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Same but more-ism
When you rise to the top of an institution, you rarely aim to change the structure of that institution. What does this imply for public policy?
https://tomwestgarth.substack.com/p/same-but-more-ism?utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
over 1 year ago
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Gov.UK App's 9 core functions to be delivered by summer 2025... the 9 being: 1. Identity 2. Store 3. Read 4. Ask 5. Apply 6. Book 7. Approve 8. Notify 9. Pay Intrigued and... optimistic 🙃
www.publictechnology.net/2024/08/13/s...
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EXCL: GOV.UK App to serve ‘nine core functions’ and set for wide release in summer 2025
First trailed in 2021, an app allowing citizens to access a broad range of services and manage their interactions with departments is now less than 12 months away, PublicTechnology understands ...
https://www.publictechnology.net/2024/08/13/society-and-welfare/excl-gov-uk-app-to-serve-nine-core-functions-and-set-for-wide-release-in-summer-2025/
over 1 year ago
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Thinking about *almost Good* digital government services (as one does). Any recommendations for who I should be talking to welcome! 🫡
over 1 year ago
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Asking the real questions
@gavinfreeguard.bsky.social
🫡
www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZBYH6XH
I'm a strong proponent of 'DISD-uh' myself, but would accept 'dissed'...
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How to abbreviate the new Data Bill SurveySurveyMonkey logo with text in primary
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZBYH6XH
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