Elliot is a Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute. He is currently working on rapid response policy work. At Ada, he has previously led research on the ethics of public service media recommendation systems, vaccine passports and digital contact tracing apps.
Elliot has previously been 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
AI assurance?
Assessing and mitigating risks across the AI lifecycle
Keeping an eye on AI
Approaches to government monitoring of the AI landscape
Explainer: What is a foundation model?
This explainer is for anyone who wants to learn more about foundation models, also known as 'general-purpose artificial intelligence' or 'GPAI'.
Inform, educate, entertain… and recommend?
Exploring the use and ethics of recommendation systems in public service media