Elliot was a Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute until May 2025. He most recently worked on rapid response policy work. Before that, his worked focused on foundation models and their evaluations. He previously led research on the ethics of public service media recommendation systems, COVID-19 vaccine passports and digital contact tracing apps.
Before joining Ada, Elliot was a Researcher at Demos’ Centre for the Analysis of Social Media, working on the Online Safety Bill, online disinformation and advertising transparency. He was also a 2022 Summer Fellow at the Centre for Governance of AI.
Featured work
The NHS COVID-19 app: is it an enduring public health technology?
Will the long-awaited contract tracing app deliver on its promises for 2020 and beyond?
Can algorithms ever make the grade?
The failure of the A-level algorithm highlights the need for a more transparent, accountable and inclusive process in the deployment of algorithms.
Something to declare? Surfacing issues with immunity certificates
As the building of technical capacity for immunity apps and deliberation about deployment progresses, we surface six issues policymakers must consider
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?
Learn fast and build things
Lessons from six years of studying AI in the public sector
Under the radar?
Examining the evaluation of foundation models
Evaluation of foundation models
What kinds of evaluation methods exist for foundation models, and what are their potential limitations?