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...

It's been wonderful seeing this project come together. Thanks to @oonaghtweets.bsky.social and @artscouncilengland.bsky.social England for sharing the incredible work you've done setting up a Responsible AI Innovation Framework for the arts and culture sector 👏

We're at @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social today hosting a forum on the impact of #GenAI on the novel. Our @braiduk.bsky.social Fellow Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social has convened authors, publishers, agents, and industry bodies to discuss copyright, creativity, and the value of books in the AI era.

Great to see this report out from @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk - obvious linkages to @braiduk.bsky.social @shannonvallor.bsky.social @ewaluger.bsky.social

One week on from the BRAID Community Gathering, and we’re still feeling the energy from a day filled with insight, authenticity and connection. Heartfelt thanks to our speakers, attendees; Our Community - your being there made it what it was.

It was wonderful to be at The Lowry today for the @braiduk.bsky.social Community Gathering - celebrating 3 brilliant years of the project so far, and three more exciting years ahead! Just a wonderful collection of people doing important and diverse arts and humanities framed #ResponsibleAI research

The @braiduk.bsky.social gathering did an amazing job with presenting artists and researchers who address real-world questions around AI by actually engaging with people and learning from them. After hearing two weeks of technical talks at CHAI and RLDM, this was a most welcome break of pace.

Steph Wright of the Scottish AI Alliance asking exactly the right question at our @braiduk.bsky.social gathering in Manchester: ‘How can we change the narrative from ‘Are you ready for AI? How can we make you AI-ready?’ to ‘Is AI ready for you? Is it good enough yet to be in your life, or business?’

Thanks to Ian Vickers for the illustrations in the new report!

Fantastic expert panel on the deep challenges AI poses for Public Media and Democracy with Kate Wright, Bahareh Heravi, BBC’s Rhianne Jones and Bronwyn Jones, led by @ewaluger.bsky.social at the @braiduk.bsky.social Community Gathering in Manchester today!

Published today: The Responsible AI Ecosystem: A BRAID Landscape Study. @ftollon.bsky.social & @shannonvallor.bsky.social introduce us to the report in the latest BRAID blog braiduk.org/the-responsi...

Thoughts from the @braiduk.bsky.social event thus far (shaped through my own interests and thinking) People's desire to shape AI in society was very present (but I missed a sense of grassroots work eg AI4LAM in GLAMs, other equivalents) ...

Martin Parker from @edincollegeofart.bsky.social introducing his sound/sculpture collaboration with Elena-Ira Panourgia and Datamind Audio at @braiduk.bsky.social’s Community Gathering in Manchester!

AI harms & talking about sustainable AI and its interplay with science fiction writing. Also BRAID will work with the British academy in the next phase. @braiduk.bsky.social

Which jacket was designed by AI? ‘Unbelievably Creative’ asking the BRAID community questions about the role of AI in creativity @braiduk.bsky.social @shannonvallor.bsky.social

In Manchester all day for our AHRC funded BRAID program on responsible AI. Partnered with BBC, Ada Lovelace Institute, and others.

Digital skills education on what AI could mean in high schools. It follows Ada Lovelace Institute’s work on the perception of AI by the publics. @braiduk.bsky.social

More info on @dynarch.bsky.social project www.nottingham.ac.uk/humanities/d... and @judyrobertson.bsky.social blogs.ed.ac.uk/youngpeoplea...

Dawn Greenberg from #AHRC pressing the button to showcase the promo video for BRAID's new MOOC for SMEs: An Introduction to Responsible AI for SMEs. Register interest using the QR code. @christophersmith.bsky.social @ukri.org @shannonvallor.bsky.social @ewaluger.bsky.social #SME #ResponsibleAI #AHRC

You can find the reports here: attitudestoai.uk and www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/ai-pu...

Coinciding with our gathering, today we announce that the wonderful BRAID fellowships cohort is expanding. An exciting new partnership with the British Academy marks a significant step in our shared commitment to promote Responsible AI in the UK. #AcademicSky #AHRC @ukri.org

We’re delighted to meet-in person today the BRAID-commissioned artists (see photo!) to see work-in-progress of the seven new artworks commissioned by @braiduk.bsky.social for the upcoming exhibition ‘Tipping Point’ in Inspace for the 2025 Edinburgh Art Festival this August Read more edin.ac/4kydJea

Excited to be in Manchester where the #BRAIDUK community is gathering. 3 years since the launch of BRAID, we look forward to celebrating the achievements of our community, & exploring together opportunities for the future @christophersmith.bsky.social #AHRC #AcademicSky #AHRC

BRAID researcher Szilvia Ruszev has been taking the team's work international to Barcelona's RAIN Film Festival. Their report "Shared post-human imagination: Human-AI collaboration in media creation" can be read here: eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/40681/

See Dan's call for proposals for papers offering critical perspectives on AI and the environment, AI and society, and the political economy of AI for symposium: 'The Politics of AI: Governance, Resistance, Alternatives.' The symposium is part of the BRAID Demonstrator: Sustainable AI Futures.

The CREAATIF project - funded by @ukri.org and the @braiduk.bsky.social programme - saw IFOW partner with @qmul.ac.uk and Turing Inst and MU / Bectu / Equity and SoA to listen to the voices of freelancers right through the creative workforce. Read our policy brief here: www.ifow.org/publications...

New report from the BRAID-funded project Crafting Responsive Assessments of AI and Tech-Impacted Futures (CREAATIF) launched today. The team have mapped how freelancers from across the creative workforce are experiencing impacts from GenAI on their working conditions. bsky.app/profile/ifow...

BRAID Fellow @oonaghtweets.bsky.social has been collaborating with @artscouncilengland.bsky.social to create a Responsible AI Framework for the arts & culture sector. Here ACE shares it's first formal position statement on use of AI, focussing on the grant-making process. bsky.app/profile/arts...

A big thank you to @srravya.bsky.social for an amazing talk and to @ewaluger.bsky.social for hosting. Keep an eye out on our socials, newsletter and website for any future BRAID events!

Kicking off our last Lecture Series with @srravya.bsky.social speaking and hosted by @ewaluger.bsky.social. The recording of this talk will be featured on our website soon if you didn't manage to attend. @designinf.bsky.social

Last chance to register for our final Lecture Series today at 4pm! Register here: edin.ac/438idCI

Don't forget to register for our last Lecture Series of the semester this Thursday 15th May hosted online via Zoom. Srravya will be speaking on Locating Data Work within Responsible AI Register here: edin.ac/438idCI @designinf.bsky.social