We are delighted to welcome Professor Karen Salt as Independent Chair of our new Stakeholder Forum, a group set up to help shape the direction of Responsible AI in the UK. Find out more about the BRAID Stakeholder Forum and Professor Salt’s appointment ⏩ braiduk.org/professor-ka...
📅 Upcoming event! On Wednesday 1 April, the team @sustainableai.bsky.social are bringing together experts, innovators, and practitioners for a thought-provoking exploration of the future of AI in sustainability reporting and disclosure. Find out more ⬇️
Join us for Truth, Trust and Trickery in the AI Age on Thu 15 Apr at the Edinburgh Science Festival. Explore how generative AI is prompting an information crisis and learn from the BBC Blue Room about the latest tools journalists use to seek out the truth. www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/truth-...
Headshot photo of Dr Abeba Birhane in front of a bright blue background. She has long black hair, worn in braids. She is wearing glasses and a silky, pale grey dress shirt. Text reads: Dr Abeba Birhane, Trinity College Dublin.
This February, we look forward to hosting @abeba.bsky.social for one week as our Distinguished Visiting Scholar!
Dr Birhane founded and leads @aial.ie and is assistant professor of AI @tcddublin.bsky.social. She researches AI accountability with a focus on audits of AI models and training datasets.
Responsible AI Innovation for SMEs is available now! Enrol via @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social online learning: shortcourses.ed.ac.uk/course/respo... @ukri.org
📣We've launched a new responsible AI course designed specifically to help UK business leaders make informed, grounded decisions about the design and use of AI. Responsible AI for SMEs is a free online course spanning five accessible modules. Find out more and register: braiduk.org/braid-launch...
Prestented by @photoworks-uk.bsky.social and Stills, in collaboration with @braiduk.bsky.social and @inspacegallery.bsky.social @designinf.bsky.social
We're excited to share our first event of 2026! Felicity Hammond: END-OF-LIFE SERVICE on Thu 29 Jan imagines the death of AI through a funeral procession and wake. Join us as we reflect on all that we have gained and all that we have lost: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/end-of-lif...
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...
“The research finds that PSM have distinctive concerns, challenges and values, which shape their efforts to procure AI ‘responsibly’ at a time of heightened security risks and rapid geopolitical change.” Prof Kate Wright @newsprof1.bsky.social www.publicmediaalliance.org/data-privacy...
Drawing on interviews with 13 PSMs across five continents, the research highlights rising cyber threats, growing geopolitical pressures and major disparities between high-income and low-income organisations in their ability to adopt AI responsibly.
The report reveals that public service media (PSM) organisations are increasingly concerned about data privacy, national security and editorial independence when procuring AI tools for journalism.
📣 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...
By focusing on areas where cross-national collaboration can add distinct value, these projects aim to strengthen partnerships, advance shared understanding, and drive progress in responsible AI research. Explore the funded projects and collaborations: braiduk.org/uk-us-collab...
Funded by @ukri.org and delivered through the AHRC's BRAID programme, this £1.2M investment supports research on topics including:
▶️ AI’s impact on public media and discourse,
▶️ Law and regulation in relation to AI innovation, and
▶️ Resilience and sustainability in the AI ecosystem.
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 ⬇️
This event is organised by BRAID Fellows Anna-Maria Sichani, @paulawest.bsky.social and @nickbk.bsky.social
In the era of data-driven AI, traditional notions of “openness” are being rapidly redefined. From Big Tech branding themselves as “open,” to AI models that selectively disclose only parts of their systems, claims of “openness” often obscure more than they reveal.
EVENT INVITATION: Openness and AI roundtable, London, 24 November
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/openness-a...
@shannonvallor.bsky.social @ewaluger.bsky.social @rhianne-j.bsky.social @octavia-fr.bsky.social
Forum members will contribute to shaping the activities of the BRAID Programme and its partners.
If you think this opportunity sounds like a good fit for you and your organisation, please do send your expression of interest to braidstakeholderforum@ed.ac.uk by Friday 30 November 2025.
The Forum will provide a geographically and demographically diverse group of stakeholders from academia, civil society, policy and industry with an opportunity to build knowledge and capabilities around key issues related to Responsible AI and the contribution of Arts and Humanities.
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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...
Authors: @noortjem.bsky.social, @alex-taylor.bsky.social, @mrsbunz.bsky.social, Thao Phan, Dr. Maya Indira Ganesh, Dominique B., Yasmine Boudiaf, Rachel Coldicutt, Iain Emsley, Beatrice Gobbo, Louise Hickman, Manu Luksch, Dr @bettinanissen.bsky.social, Mukul Patel, Luis Soares.
Drawing on participatory field research in four cities, the authors discuss how AI manifests as an "absent presence" in urban environments, the "reciprocity deficits" that lead to distrust and conspiracy thinking as prominent tropes in everyday public discourse about AI.
Over the last decade, city streets have emerged as a primary site where everyday publics are confronted with new, machine-learning based technologies - in the form of automated cars, smart traffic lights, facial recognition, smart billboards, and the like.
