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The Ada Lovelace Institute is an independent research institute, funded by the Nuffield Foundation
Our core belief is that the benefits of data and AI must be justly and equitably distributed, and must enhance individual and social wellbeing.
From the Ada blog
Who pays for AI risks?
Exploring how industrial levies can shape market behaviour, counter harms and improve governance
Tokenising culture: causes and consequences of cultural misalignment in large language models
How do AI systems embed cultural values and what risks does this imply?
Building blocks: four recommendations to strengthen the foundations for AI in the public sector
How can government ensure trustworthy use of AI and deliver public value?
Potential unreached: challenges in accessing data for socially beneficial research
An opportunity to enable access to platform data with the Data Use and Access Bill
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Ensuring that data and AI work for people and society is an immense task and not one we can achieve alone.
To achieve this positive vision we need to engage, collaborate, share knowledge and develop new thinking with everyone involved in creating, implementing, governing and regulating technologies – as well as people who are affected by them.
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Upcoming and recent events
The UK’s industrial approach to AI – what’s next?
Join the Ada Lovelace Institute as we make sense of the current AI policy landscape and debate the way forward for the UK's industrial approach to AI.
Predicting: The future of health?
Assessing the potential, risks and appropriate role of AI-powered genomic health prediction in the UK health system
Tackling health and social inequalities in data-driven systems
The event follows a three-year long programme of research, conducted in partnership with The Health Foundation.