Honoured to be launching this report in partnership with @publicmedia.bsky.social. Feels timely, the day after the Head of NATO warned of the need to prepare for war with Russia...

📣 Data privacy & national security the top concerns for public service media in AI procurement. Prof Kate Wright @newsprof1.bsky.social has just released the second report from her BRAID Fellowship, co-authored with Kristian Porter @publicmedia.bsky.social www.publicmediaalliance.org/data-privacy...

We’re excited to announce seven newly funded projects that will establish and strengthen collaborations between US and UK researchers exploring and addressing the ethical, legal, and societal implications of artificial intelligence (AI): braiduk.org/new-projects...

ICYMI: we're looking for a geographically and demographically diverse group of stakeholders from academia, civil society, policy and industry to join our Stakeholder Forum. Find out more and submit your expression of interest by 30 November: braiduk.org/braid-stakeh...

A vital piece of research from BRAID fellow @clemicollett.bsky.social examining how publishing industry practitioners are experiencing AI’s significant impacts. Find out more and read the full report ⬇️

EVENT INVITATION: Openness and AI roundtable, London, 24 November www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/openness-a...

NEW OPPORTUNITY: We are seeking members to join our BRAID Stakeholder Forum, helping to shape the direction of Responsible AI in the UK. Information and details of how to submit your expression of interest can be found here: braiduk.org/braid-stakeh...

Can AI be truly creative? Great to see BRAID Fellow @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social quoted, alongside other experts in the field, in this @nature.com feature on AI & creativity by Jo Marchant. Really enjoyed reading this, glad to hear a longer format piece on the way! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

New paper from the team behind the BRAID Scoping project "AI in the street": Reciprocity Deficits: Observing AI in the street with everyday publics. arxiv.org/abs/2510.23342

BRAID researcher @ftollon.bsky.social's work features in the State of AI Ethics Report (SAIER) Vol. 7, “AI at the Crossroads: A Practitioner’s Guide to Community-Centered Solutions,” published by the Montreal AI Ethics Institute.

Sharing a new paper from BRAID Fellow @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social & collaborators Steffen Holter & Mennatallah El-Assady: "Towards Agency in Human-AI Collaboration" in IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. www.computer.org/csdl/magazin...

Last week the United Nations Human Rights Council's Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development held a dialogue on the impact of artificial intelligence on creative industries, cultural rights, and the right to development.

Gen AI & the novel: new report from @clemicollett.bsky.social examines how literary creatives are using (or not using) GenAI, how their work & income are affected, how this shapes their hopes & fears, & what measures govt might take to protect UK literary scene. Launch 20 Nov see linked post!

Coming up this Thursday, an excellent event about AI & cultural heritage research org by @amsichani.bsky.social & @braiduk.bsky.social. Reg still open! Featuring fab speakers incl @ruthahnert.bsky.social @noramcgregorbl.bsky.social @jnockels.bsky.social @danielvanstrien.bsky.social & more

New article from BRAID fellow @bevt.bsky.social on governance-by-design as an enabler of AI in digital health in sub-Saharan Africa lthj.qut.edu.au/article/view...

What are the biggest challenges & opportunities for public service media when it comes to digital technology and innovation? New report series from our collaborators at RIC including 'Responsible AI & Public Service Journalism' from BRAID's @bronwynjo.bsky.social downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/responsib...

Excited to be heading to Amsterdam to present some work that @loehrgui.bsky.social and I have been sketching out on AI assertion. We suggest that some AI chatbots might be answerable, thus rendering them capable of asserting. Strange stuff. #philsky #AIethics www.pt-ai.org/2025/program...

How does artificial intelligence “see” us, and what does it tell us about who we are? On 1 Nov at Mockingbird Cinema, Birmingham, explore new works by Kiki Shervington-White and Luca Zheng that examine how machine vision classifies, interprets, and (mis)recognises people. bit.ly/3Lk10zb

Are you involved in sustainability reporting, ESG, or carbon accounting? As part of the BRAID Sustainable AI Futures project, & together with Digital Catapult, the team are holding an exploratory in-person workshop to understand what happens when reporting meets AI. Register here: bit.ly/4nWPp7J

We're hiring at BRAID UK! Exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to lead work around the social return on AI investment, working closely with @ewaluger.bsky.social and @shannonvallor.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r... Applications open. Closes 7 Nov, Interviews 9 Dec.

Leaky bodies and touchy software - a concert and exhibition opening featuring new music that explores instruments, bodies, software and hardware. This new work from BRAID Fellow Martin Parker and Xenia Pestova is live at St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh, on Wednesday 15 October. bit.ly/46W1CCl

A short satirical play, 'Page Against the Machine', by BRAID Fellow @pipt.bsky.social & @Clare Duffy (Civic Digits C.I.C), will showcase at @byleaveswelive.bsky.social in Edinburgh on 6/7 Nov as part of this year's @beinghumanfest.bsky.social Find out more/book here: bit.ly/47fyzeh

Brilliant to see BRAID Scoping project 'Shared-Posthuman Imagination: Human-AI Collaboration in Media Creation' outcomes moving forward via new funding. Coming soon: UK's 1st responsible AI e-learning course for Film&TV professionals. Congrats @ruszev.bsky.social & team on industry implementation!

New forum ‘Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage Forum’ on Thu 6 Nov 2025, Senate House (hybrid) from BRAID Fellow @amsichani.bsky.social with @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy Find out more/register here: bit.ly/4mUdESC

Congratulations to artists Identity 2.0, selected as the first guest zine to be included in the @dairinstitute.bsky.social Zine Library. 'Conversations about resistance and generative AI' can be downloaded here: zines.dair-institute.org/ai-z Image courtesy of the DAIR website.

It's one month since we wrapped up Tipping Point: Artist Responses to AI, our exhibition featuring seven new artworks by artists from across the UK. Here BRAID community member Alasdair Milne offers his reflections on the exhibition in a new blog. braiduk.org/reflecting-o...

Great to see the 'Artificial intelligence for cultural heritage research' work included in BRAID's submission to the UN.

Congratulations to the team of BRAID Researchers who have been cited in a recent report on Artificial Intelligence and Creativity published by the UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights, Alexandra Xanthaki. Further details in the linked post by @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social

Fantastic new essay from BRAID Fellow @pipt.bsky.social who’s project, Writing the Wrongs of AI, collaborating with @edbookfest.bsky.social explores creative ways to demonstrate the power that human words, poetics & writing might have in resisting the influence of AI. bit.ly/46oGcPr

And latest paper from BRAID Fellow @bevt.bsky.social and collaborators exploring members of the public's views on Medical AI adoption and perceived sociotechnical harm and making recommendations for change. bit.ly/46x4V2D

Sharing a couple of publications from BRAID Fellow @bevt.bsky.social Here's the first. Multiculturalism and AI Value Alignment bit.ly/48uLdqS

This summer, a ‘Forum on Generative AI and the Novel’ brought together 33 participants including novelists, publishers, literary agents, representatives from writers’ & publishers’ societies, trade unions, government, law, & academia.

Fantastic opportunity to explore and discuss BRAID's Responsible AI Landscape Report, published earlier this year. The event is online as well as in person in London. Our blog about the report can be found here: braiduk.org/the-responsi... (and links to the report)

Proud to see two BRAID projects shortlisted for Impact Awards at #UKAIRS2025 Congratulations to the FRAIM project team, led by Denis Newman-Griffis & Susan Oman in collaboration with Blast Theory @hannahredlerhawes.bsky.social on their WIN & to @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social on her honorable mention.

"A must-listen for anyone navigating AI in the cultural sector." If you're interested in how Arts Council England with BRAID Fellow @oonaghtweets.bsky.social developed its AI policy & toolkit, here's a podcast! bit.ly/3I0w8Tr Key outputs from the collaboration can be found here: bit.ly/46EZiRd

We had a superb panel on AI Literacy in Newsroom, with Laura Ellis (BBC), Karyn Fleeting (Reach plc.), Pulitzer award winner @cephillips.bsky.social (Stanford @stanfordpress.bsky.social), @titusplattner.bsky.social (Tamedia) and Catherine Sotirakou (IQ Media). @braiduk.bsky.social @datajconf.com

New publication from BRAID Fellow Paula Westenberger and Despoina Farmaki exploring the intricate interplay between cultural heritage, AI and copyright law. 'AI for cultural heritage research: the challenges in UK copyright law and policy': www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/eur...

"the first class action settlement centered on AI and copyright in the United States". Perfect time to re-share outputs of the BRAID-funded CREAATIF project, thanks to @ifow.org for tagging us.

What AI tools do public service media around the world use in journalism production? How do they use them? And where do they find alignment in deciding on their use? New report from @publicmedia.bsky.social partnering with BRAID Fellow @newsprof1.bsky.social Read the report here: bit.ly/3V4mhyN

A reel I put together for the ‘authenticity unmasked’ exhibition. And Tipping point. See how AI and art are meshing and feel the feels it asks of you! Free 7-17th - @edfringe.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social @adobe.com #CREA-TEC

Tipping Point: Artist Responses to AI is ready for your visit! Delighted to have welcomed the first of many visitors to the exhibition, and great to see positive early feedback. On Friday we launched our programme of events: artist-led workshops followed by an artist panel and opening reception.

New substack post from artist Wesley Goatley detailing the commission he's been working on for BRAID. Previewing a new installation for three possible futures for AI, culture, and climate wesleygoatley.substack.com/p/16-a-harbi...

📢 Job opportunity! 📢 Opportunity to join our Edinburgh-based team as BRAID Project Administrator. Full time, til Nov 2028. Find out more: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... A pivotal role, helping ensure smooth running of BRAID. Come help us make a difference. #Edinburgh #Jobs

Job klaxon: Research Associate in AI and the Environment: bathspa.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/...

Goldsmiths computing academics are partners on two of three @braiduk.bsky.social responsible AI demonstrator projects. They're exploring creating immersive art experiences through AI and sustainable AI futures. Read the full story👇https://www.gold.ac.uk/news/2025/braid-demonstrator-projects/

Excited to share details of the 'Authenticity Unmasked' exhibition which looks at how AI reshapes our understanding of truth, authorship and identity, showcasing newly commissioned artworks from Georgia Gardner, dmstfctn and Kinnari Saraiya. inspace.ed.ac.uk/authenticity...

Exhibition event programme 'Tipping Point' live! * Opening reception * Panel with the artists * Workshop: Crafting resistance: #AI & activism zine making * Workshop: Comedic tools for grappling with #AI. Free/Ticketed. Register! inspace.ed.ac.uk/tipping-point/ #Edinburgh @inspacegallery.bsky.social

Expressions of Interest: AI and Sustainability Reporting Interactive workshop, hosted by @sustainableai.bsky.social & Digital Catapult, 15 Oct. Help map the sustainability x AI landscape, share ideas, make connections & explore emerging issues. Attendance free, places limited. bit.ly/3GggFOd

Excited to be presenting The Harbinger, a newly commissioned installation by Wesley Goatley, as part of our upcoming exhibition 'Tipping Point' at Inspace, Edinburgh 7-31 August 2025. Hope to see you there! inspace.ed.ac.uk/tipping-point/ @inspacegallery.bsky.social

'A couch to 5k guide to write AI policies has just been published and I love it'. A great review of the work undertaken by BRAID Research Fellow @oonaghtweets.bsky.social with @artscouncilengland.bsky.social danslee.co.uk/2025/06/30/a...