Accurate Maps, Wrong Country
Notes on trying to get things done inside the British State
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The ideas and policies that will shape the future, and why they matter today
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In Memory We Trust
I am leaving the policy world to join Fractile, a UK startup aiming to re-define AI inference. Here is why.
Is Britain the Lawyerly Society?
Dan Wang’s new book is timely and erudite. Parallels of the US 'lawyerly society' to the UK exist, but maybe not for the reasons that you think.
Join the UK Progress Idea Machine
Momentum is building around a new movement trying to revive the UK. We describe who they are, what is missing, and how you can help.
Is the road to progress paved with think tanks? Part 2
Cool policy projects are now being built in the UK. Many such cases.
Delivering the AI Action Plan
Putting out the Bat Signal for people to help on the AI for Science and UK Sovereign AI agenda
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?
AlphaGeometry and National Data Libraries
What one tiny database in Google DeepMind’s latest breakthrough tells us about how new scientific infrastructure can support UK AI opportunities
How to start a career in public policy (or career advice to my younger self)
Delusion and social media may be required
Infinite Digital Public Assistants
New TBI/Faculty AI report on the role of AI assistants in govt, and how to get there in one parliament