Ada Lovelace Institute
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Making data & AI work for people & society.
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📣We're hiring! The Research Portfolio Lead will embed oversight and quality assurance into every stage of our work.
The role will ensure our research is conducted with integrity, and within a culture of care and support.
Deadline: 1st December 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/research...
The role will ensure our research is conducted with integrity, and within a culture of care and support.
Deadline: 1st December 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/research...
Research Portfolio Lead
The Ada Lovelace Institute is recruiting a Research Portfolio Lead to ensure that research is conducted with integrity and within a culture of care.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
📣We're hiring! The Research Portfolio Lead will embed oversight and quality assurance into every stage of our work.
The role will ensure our research is conducted with integrity, and within a culture of care and support.
Deadline: 1st December 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/research...
The role will ensure our research is conducted with integrity, and within a culture of care and support.
Deadline: 1st December 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/research...
Highly personalised and personable, Advanced AI Assistants may soon become the primary way that most people access the internet.
Our research explores the challenges that could arise if their adoption is not carefully managed in the public interest.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/dilem...
Our research explores the challenges that could arise if their adoption is not carefully managed in the public interest.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/dilem...
The dilemmas of delegation
An analysis of policy challenges posed by Advanced AI Assistants and natural-language AI agents.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Highly personalised and personable, Advanced AI Assistants may soon become the primary way that most people access the internet.
Our research explores the challenges that could arise if their adoption is not carefully managed in the public interest.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/dilem...
Our research explores the challenges that could arise if their adoption is not carefully managed in the public interest.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/dilem...
📣Closing this week: We're hiring an Associate Director to lead our Emerging Technology & Industry Practice research domain.
It's an exciting time to join Ada as we begin our new strategy period.
Deadline: 23:59 GMT, 16 November 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/associat...
It's an exciting time to join Ada as we begin our new strategy period.
Deadline: 23:59 GMT, 16 November 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/associat...
Ada Lovelace Institute Associate Director, Emerging Technology & Industry Practice
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November 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
📣Closing this week: We're hiring an Associate Director to lead our Emerging Technology & Industry Practice research domain.
It's an exciting time to join Ada as we begin our new strategy period.
Deadline: 23:59 GMT, 16 November 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/associat...
It's an exciting time to join Ada as we begin our new strategy period.
Deadline: 23:59 GMT, 16 November 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/associat...
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Digital tech has profoundly shaped today’s 14–24-year-olds and their journeys to adulthood.
Roshni Modhvadia from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social & Grown up? project lead @careyoppenheim.bsky.social dive into what the evidence says — and, importantly, what is missing.
🎥 Watch: bit.ly/digitallives...
Roshni Modhvadia from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social & Grown up? project lead @careyoppenheim.bsky.social dive into what the evidence says — and, importantly, what is missing.
🎥 Watch: bit.ly/digitallives...
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Digital tech has profoundly shaped today’s 14–24-year-olds and their journeys to adulthood.
Roshni Modhvadia from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social & Grown up? project lead @careyoppenheim.bsky.social dive into what the evidence says — and, importantly, what is missing.
🎥 Watch: bit.ly/digitallives...
Roshni Modhvadia from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social & Grown up? project lead @careyoppenheim.bsky.social dive into what the evidence says — and, importantly, what is missing.
🎥 Watch: bit.ly/digitallives...
In a new guest post on the Ada blog, @revealingreality.bsky.social looks at the commercialisation of childhood through play and entertainment platforms over the last decade — from influencer sponsorship to product placement and in-app stores.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/the-val...
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/the-val...
The value of childhood
The commercialisation of children's play and entertainment on data-driven platforms
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November 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
In a new guest post on the Ada blog, @revealingreality.bsky.social looks at the commercialisation of childhood through play and entertainment platforms over the last decade — from influencer sponsorship to product placement and in-app stores.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/the-val...
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/the-val...
📣We engaged with communities to understand the possible impacts of two current immersive technology uses:
• Immersive social worlds.
• Augmented reality in warehouses.
Our report summarises key benefits and risks, and makes governance recommendations: www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/lets-...
• Immersive social worlds.
• Augmented reality in warehouses.
Our report summarises key benefits and risks, and makes governance recommendations: www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/lets-...
Let’s get real
The benefits and risks of immersive technologies for impacted communities
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November 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
📣We engaged with communities to understand the possible impacts of two current immersive technology uses:
• Immersive social worlds.
• Augmented reality in warehouses.
Our report summarises key benefits and risks, and makes governance recommendations: www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/lets-...
• Immersive social worlds.
• Augmented reality in warehouses.
Our report summarises key benefits and risks, and makes governance recommendations: www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/lets-...
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How might philosophical thinking shape research, policy, and public debate?
“The point is to change it”: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. 🧵
Read essays: bit.ly/philosophyesays
“The point is to change it”: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. 🧵
Read essays: bit.ly/philosophyesays
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
How might philosophical thinking shape research, policy, and public debate?
“The point is to change it”: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. 🧵
Read essays: bit.ly/philosophyesays
“The point is to change it”: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. 🧵
Read essays: bit.ly/philosophyesays
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For our Grown Up? programme, we asked 14–24-year-olds how digital technology shapes their lives.
For many, the line between online and offline life has blurred, particularly since the pandemic. But this isn’t how they want to live. They want a greater balance; to experience the best of both worlds.
For many, the line between online and offline life has blurred, particularly since the pandemic. But this isn’t how they want to live. They want a greater balance; to experience the best of both worlds.
October 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
For our Grown Up? programme, we asked 14–24-year-olds how digital technology shapes their lives.
For many, the line between online and offline life has blurred, particularly since the pandemic. But this isn’t how they want to live. They want a greater balance; to experience the best of both worlds.
For many, the line between online and offline life has blurred, particularly since the pandemic. But this isn’t how they want to live. They want a greater balance; to experience the best of both worlds.
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🧵 Digital technologies are part of everyday life for today’s 14–24-year-olds, the first generation to be entirely born in the digital age.
Public discourse can focus on the harms of these tools, but the conclusions from our Grown Up? programme’s data commentary paint a more complex picture.
Public discourse can focus on the harms of these tools, but the conclusions from our Grown Up? programme’s data commentary paint a more complex picture.
October 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🧵 Digital technologies are part of everyday life for today’s 14–24-year-olds, the first generation to be entirely born in the digital age.
Public discourse can focus on the harms of these tools, but the conclusions from our Grown Up? programme’s data commentary paint a more complex picture.
Public discourse can focus on the harms of these tools, but the conclusions from our Grown Up? programme’s data commentary paint a more complex picture.
📣Job alert (no. 2)! We're hiring an Associate Director to lead our Emerging Technology & Industry Practice research domain.
It's an exciting time to join Ada as begin our new strategy period.
Find out more: www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/associat...
Closing: 23:59 GMT, 16 November 2025.
It's an exciting time to join Ada as begin our new strategy period.
Find out more: www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/associat...
Closing: 23:59 GMT, 16 November 2025.
Ada Lovelace Institute Associate Director, Emerging Technology & Industry Practice
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
📣Job alert (no. 2)! We're hiring an Associate Director to lead our Emerging Technology & Industry Practice research domain.
It's an exciting time to join Ada as begin our new strategy period.
Find out more: www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/associat...
Closing: 23:59 GMT, 16 November 2025.
It's an exciting time to join Ada as begin our new strategy period.
Find out more: www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/associat...
Closing: 23:59 GMT, 16 November 2025.
📣Job alert: We're hiring a Public Services Research Lead!
This role will develop and lead the delivery of Ada’s work on public sector use of data and AI.
Closing: 09:30 GMT, 29 October 2025
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/public-s...
This role will develop and lead the delivery of Ada’s work on public sector use of data and AI.
Closing: 09:30 GMT, 29 October 2025
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/public-s...
Public Services Research Lead
The Ada Lovelace Institute is hiring a Public Services Research Lead to evaluate and shape UK public service decisions about the use of data and AI.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
📣Job alert: We're hiring a Public Services Research Lead!
This role will develop and lead the delivery of Ada’s work on public sector use of data and AI.
Closing: 09:30 GMT, 29 October 2025
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/public-s...
This role will develop and lead the delivery of Ada’s work on public sector use of data and AI.
Closing: 09:30 GMT, 29 October 2025
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/public-s...
Join our Oversight Board! We are looking to appoint four new members to build a diverse board with a range of skills and backgrounds.
📆 Applications close on 29 October.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/oversigh...
📆 Applications close on 29 October.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/oversigh...
October 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Join our Oversight Board! We are looking to appoint four new members to build a diverse board with a range of skills and backgrounds.
📆 Applications close on 29 October.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/oversigh...
📆 Applications close on 29 October.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/oversigh...
In our new guest post, @catherineallen.bsky.social and @crimepsychblog.bsky.social share their research with extended reality (XR) developers.
They explain why UK regulators need to explain how to apply existing laws to XR tech and mitigate harm.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/xr-deve...
They explain why UK regulators need to explain how to apply existing laws to XR tech and mitigate harm.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/xr-deve...
Why XR developers in the UK need accessible and authoritative guidance
The role of regulators in mapping existing laws on to the risks of immersive technologies
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October 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In our new guest post, @catherineallen.bsky.social and @crimepsychblog.bsky.social share their research with extended reality (XR) developers.
They explain why UK regulators need to explain how to apply existing laws to XR tech and mitigate harm.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/xr-deve...
They explain why UK regulators need to explain how to apply existing laws to XR tech and mitigate harm.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/xr-deve...
Amid reports of a UK AI Bill, what did we learn about AI and the 'public good' from communities across the UK?
• Good is what is joyful - and not just about technology.
• The diversity of 'good'.
• A good society supports everyone.
Read 'Making good'➡️ www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/ai-pu...
• Good is what is joyful - and not just about technology.
• The diversity of 'good'.
• A good society supports everyone.
Read 'Making good'➡️ www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/ai-pu...
September 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Amid reports of a UK AI Bill, what did we learn about AI and the 'public good' from communities across the UK?
• Good is what is joyful - and not just about technology.
• The diversity of 'good'.
• A good society supports everyone.
Read 'Making good'➡️ www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/ai-pu...
• Good is what is joyful - and not just about technology.
• The diversity of 'good'.
• A good society supports everyone.
Read 'Making good'➡️ www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/ai-pu...
In our new guest post, @danishanley.bsky.social examines how and why synthetic data is being used in AI development, and why this creates a need to move beyond traditional auditing approaches.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/synthet...
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/synthet...
Synthetic data, real harm
Why is synthetic data used and what challenges does it raise for AI assurance mechanisms?
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September 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
In our new guest post, @danishanley.bsky.social examines how and why synthetic data is being used in AI development, and why this creates a need to move beyond traditional auditing approaches.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/synthet...
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/synthet...
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The headlines — £31bn in investment, new jobs, faster medical treatments — sound almost too good to be true. What are we giving up in return?
Me in @theguardian.com on today's US-UK Tech Deal:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Me in @theguardian.com on today's US-UK Tech Deal:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK’s £31bn tech deal with the US might sound great – but the government has to answer these questions | Matt Davies
The big firms making these pledges are not charities. We know there will be a quid pro quo; we just don’t know what it is yet, says Matt Davies of the Ada Lovelace Institute
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The headlines — £31bn in investment, new jobs, faster medical treatments — sound almost too good to be true. What are we giving up in return?
Me in @theguardian.com on today's US-UK Tech Deal:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Me in @theguardian.com on today's US-UK Tech Deal:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US and UK have signed a Technology Prosperity Deal. But will it deliver public benefit or private profits? Is the UK an AI taker or an AI maker?
@halcyene.bsky.social, our Economic and Social Policy Lead, outlines the challenges for the UK's approach.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@halcyene.bsky.social, our Economic and Social Policy Lead, outlines the challenges for the UK's approach.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK’s £31bn tech deal with the US might sound great – but the government has to answer these questions | Matt Davies
The big firms making these pledges are not charities. We know there will be a quid pro quo; we just don’t know what it is yet, says Matt Davies of the Ada Lovelace Institute
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The US and UK have signed a Technology Prosperity Deal. But will it deliver public benefit or private profits? Is the UK an AI taker or an AI maker?
@halcyene.bsky.social, our Economic and Social Policy Lead, outlines the challenges for the UK's approach.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@halcyene.bsky.social, our Economic and Social Policy Lead, outlines the challenges for the UK's approach.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ada’s new strategy for 2025-28 highlights the need to understand how AI and data could support a positive vision for society, and the policy choices and institutions this will require.
Read our strategy here:
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/about/our-st...
Read our strategy here:
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/about/our-st...
Our strategy
Our strategy highlights the need to understand how AI and data can support a positive vision for society, and the policy choices this will require
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org
September 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Ada’s new strategy for 2025-28 highlights the need to understand how AI and data could support a positive vision for society, and the policy choices and institutions this will require.
Read our strategy here:
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/about/our-st...
Read our strategy here:
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/about/our-st...
📣New Ada research finds that the adoption of immersive technologies – an umbrella term for virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality and immersive virtual worlds – has largely been for niche applications in specific sectors.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/reali...
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/reali...
Reality check
Key trends in the development and adoption of immersive technologies
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September 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
📣New Ada research finds that the adoption of immersive technologies – an umbrella term for virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality and immersive virtual worlds – has largely been for niche applications in specific sectors.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/reali...
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/reali...
How should we assess the credibility of a future UK AI Bill?
In our new blog post, @nualapolo.bsky.social, UK Public Policy Lead, lays out five critical tests for forthcoming legislative proposals.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/uk-ai-b...
In our new blog post, @nualapolo.bsky.social, UK Public Policy Lead, lays out five critical tests for forthcoming legislative proposals.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/uk-ai-b...
Will the UK AI Bill protect people and society?
Assessing the credibility of forthcoming legislative proposals
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August 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
How should we assess the credibility of a future UK AI Bill?
In our new blog post, @nualapolo.bsky.social, UK Public Policy Lead, lays out five critical tests for forthcoming legislative proposals.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/uk-ai-b...
In our new blog post, @nualapolo.bsky.social, UK Public Policy Lead, lays out five critical tests for forthcoming legislative proposals.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/uk-ai-b...
📣Job alert (no. 2)!
We are looking for a strategic, curious and well-connected Head of EU and Global AI Governance to lead our international policy work from our Brussels base.
Closing: 9:30am BST, Monday 8 September 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/head-of-...
We are looking for a strategic, curious and well-connected Head of EU and Global AI Governance to lead our international policy work from our Brussels base.
Closing: 9:30am BST, Monday 8 September 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/head-of-...
Head of EU and Global AI Governance
The Ada Lovelace Institute is recruiting a Head of EU and Global AI Governance to lead our EU and international policy work.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org
August 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
📣Job alert (no. 2)!
We are looking for a strategic, curious and well-connected Head of EU and Global AI Governance to lead our international policy work from our Brussels base.
Closing: 9:30am BST, Monday 8 September 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/head-of-...
We are looking for a strategic, curious and well-connected Head of EU and Global AI Governance to lead our international policy work from our Brussels base.
Closing: 9:30am BST, Monday 8 September 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/head-of-...
📣Job alert! We're hiring a Policy Researcher.
Join us to work on projects looking at how AI governance, including regulations, assurance and standards, helps ensure that AI works for people and society.
Closing: 9:30am BST, Monday 15 September.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/policy-r...
Join us to work on projects looking at how AI governance, including regulations, assurance and standards, helps ensure that AI works for people and society.
Closing: 9:30am BST, Monday 15 September.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/policy-r...
Policy Researcher
The Ada Lovelace Institute is hiring a Policy Researcher to support our research on the impacts of AI and data on people and society.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org
August 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
📣Job alert! We're hiring a Policy Researcher.
Join us to work on projects looking at how AI governance, including regulations, assurance and standards, helps ensure that AI works for people and society.
Closing: 9:30am BST, Monday 15 September.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/policy-r...
Join us to work on projects looking at how AI governance, including regulations, assurance and standards, helps ensure that AI works for people and society.
Closing: 9:30am BST, Monday 15 September.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/policy-r...
Can AI contribute to social isolation amongst young people? What social skills might be lost through the use of advanced AI assistants?
In our new post Meelina Isayas reflects on how AI might contribute to social deskilling.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/relatio...
In our new post Meelina Isayas reflects on how AI might contribute to social deskilling.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/relatio...
Relation generation
How AI assistants are impacting the way young people socialise
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August 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Can AI contribute to social isolation amongst young people? What social skills might be lost through the use of advanced AI assistants?
In our new post Meelina Isayas reflects on how AI might contribute to social deskilling.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/relatio...
In our new post Meelina Isayas reflects on how AI might contribute to social deskilling.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/relatio...
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As AI systems grow more widespread, ensuring they’re safe, fair, and effective is critical. CDT’s report with
@adalovelaceinst.bsky.social explores how “AI assurance” — audits, red teaming, impact assessments, & more — can support oversight & innovation.
Read the report: cdt.org/insights/goi...
@adalovelaceinst.bsky.social explores how “AI assurance” — audits, red teaming, impact assessments, & more — can support oversight & innovation.
Read the report: cdt.org/insights/goi...
August 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
As AI systems grow more widespread, ensuring they’re safe, fair, and effective is critical. CDT’s report with
@adalovelaceinst.bsky.social explores how “AI assurance” — audits, red teaming, impact assessments, & more — can support oversight & innovation.
Read the report: cdt.org/insights/goi...
@adalovelaceinst.bsky.social explores how “AI assurance” — audits, red teaming, impact assessments, & more — can support oversight & innovation.
Read the report: cdt.org/insights/goi...