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Writing, thinking and debating about how data and AI can be made to work for people and society
The Ada Lovelace Institute blog presents ideas, arguments, strategies and practical examples that challenge how we think about data-intensive technologies, foster debate around them and orient us towards a society in which the harm that data and AI can bring are prevented, and the benefits are justly and equitably distributed.
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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
Advanced AI video generation may lead to a new era of dangerous deepfakes
What safeguards should be put in place to ensure people can control their image and likeness?
The case for a local government AI taskforce
Collaborating across local and central government to use procurement as a lever for change
Learning and teaching with AI
A call for a rights-respecting approach
A piece of the action
The questions we’re asking ahead of the AI Action Summit
Friends for sale: the rise and risks of AI companions
What are the possible long-term effects of AI companions on individuals and society?
Modelling access-to-data frameworks in the UK
What policymakers can learn from data sharing practice to enable research into online harms
The Ada Lovelace Institute in 2024
Reflections from the last year and a look ahead to 2025 from Ada’s Director Gaia Marcus
More data on AI’s climate impact won’t save us from inaction
Why solving data problems isn’t enough to tackle the climate crisis