I was interviewed by Jamie Mann (The Ferret) about AI misinformation and the upcoming Scottish Parliament election. This De-noiser explores the evidence on how AI misinformation has impacted elections to date. From chatbots to deepfakes, there is increasing evidence that bad actors are trying to influence attitudes and voting behaviours. A few quotes from the article are below: Dr Paul Reilly, senior lecturer in communications, media and democracy at the University of Glasgow told The Ferret that “there's a lot of evidence of efforts to subvert or manipulate public discourse”.

Joe Greenwood-Hau analyses our 2025 UK Youth Poll data to show that women, less educated people and those on lower incomes, as well as less politically active people, say ‘don’t know’ more when asked…

Last month, the UK government announced the AI Skills Boost programme, promising “free AI training for all” and claiming that the courses will give people the

New analysis shows the Scottish child payment sharply reduces child deprivation and food insecurity, with no evidence of work disincentives. Discover the findings.

Op-ed in Scotland on Sunday Yesterday I had an op-ed published in Scotland on Sunday. I discussed the toxic immigration debates on social media and the rise of Nigel Farage's Reform party online. My argument was that we should be more sceptical of what we see online. There is already evidence that bots are used to amplify Reform's talking points on this issue.