How will AI impact the 'Year of Elections'?

Gain intel & insights from Diane Coyle Walter M. Pasquarelli Henry Ajder Prof Gina Neff Kenneth Cukier Dr Kerry McInerney (Mackereth) Ella McPherson & Tom Mason on deepfakes, AI regulation & electoral innovation.

21 May–6pm–Cambridge

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How can Responsible AI help drive UK productivity & economic growth?
Research led by Cambridge University hypothesises that trustworthy & responsible development & deployment of AI is needed but the current legal/regulatory/economic incentives don't support this
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What is the future of the British Union?

Join Michael Kenny Sarah Birch & Jon Cruddas to discuss the future - & history - of the UK Union, what's happening in Scotland & the future of England's mayors.

Wednesday 15 May
18:00-19:30
King's College London

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New paper: The pitfalls of protectionism

With industrial policy comeback & a rise in protectionism, Reda Cherif & Fuad Hasanov IMF explore whether protectionism is still an important policy tool, & if not, which policy tools should policymakers use.

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What's the point of a protest?

'One trend that we are observing is that more young people are involved in protests so the demographic profile of a protest is changing, including more people from backgrounds that were not usually involved' - Giacomo Lemoli

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Honored to work alongside Diane Coyle and co-lead a work package on computational social sciences for measuring economic productivity. Check out our amazing team below:
Gates Cambridge Churchill College ai@cam CHIA Cambridge

Today we're launching new interdisciplinary research to look at how #ResponsibleAI can help drive UK productivity & economic growth.

Led by Diane Coyle with Adrian Weller Ramit Debnath Lucy Hampton & colleagues at The Productivity Institute & ESCoE

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This week's new blog with Patrick Diamond for the Bennett Institute for Public Policy re-examines the evidence on local government re-organisation:

🎙️What's the point of a protest?

In this month's podcast, Rory Cellan-Jones discusses with Dr. Lauren Wilcox Giacomo Lemoli & Felix Dwinger why the world is protesting so much, how protesting has changed over time, & what impact protests have on policymaking.

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Really looking forward to talking about the future -- and history -- of the UK Union, what's happening in Scotland and the future of England's mayors, including thoughts on this week's elections KCL Department of Political Economy on 15th May kcl.ac.uk/events/fractur…

Congratulations to Henry Dimbleby & jemima lewis for winning best food book at the André Simon Awards for 'Ravenous'.

Tune in to Henry's keynote speech at the @bennettinst conference on how to get ourselves & our planet into shape.

Download the MP4 or MP3: bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/annual-…

Typically interesting and insightful reflections from Diane on my new book on the UK's disunited Union -- and some nice personal recollections too (love the flags story!).

Here’s our new The Productivity Institute Insights paper on accountability and Mayors, MCAs (and others) in England. Especially important as we’re about to have more of them! Written by Jack Newman Sam Warner Michael Kenny and me - plus a foreword from the fantastic Jennifer Williams

How to tell good industrial policy from bad

Gillian Tett FT Economics highlights research by Bennett Institute for Public Policy's Fuad Hasanov & Reda Cherif IMF, advocating that encouraging exports rather than slapping tariffs on imports works best.

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Join fellow professionals of all ages & backgrounds for a free workshop exploring key strategies for 'Building social capital in a virtual work environment' — organised by the Cambridge Ahead Young Advisory Committee

18 June, 14:00-16:00, online

Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambridge-ah…

Join Michael Kenny for a revealing discussion on the UK's survival in British politics. Drawing on evidence from his new book, he'll explain the roots of today's crisis, the pessimism surrounding its viability, & what's next.
5 May, 6pm, King's College London
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The evidence on the likely impact of local government reorganisation for local economies & local democracy could be costly, piecemeal & undermine service performance — Jack Shaw & Patrick Diamond reexamine the case for local authority reorganisation.

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How will AI impact the 'Year of Elections'?
Join leaders in industry, the media & academia to discuss the balance between regulation & innovation in AI, plus the media's role in ensuring accurate & fair political discourse amidst deepfakes & disinformation
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It was a privilege to welcome Bennett Institute for Public Policy affiliated researchers Fuad Hasanov & Reda Cherif from IMF to present their new work on The pitfalls of #protectionism : import substitution vs export-oriented #industrial policy.

Read their paper: imf.org/en/Publication…

Should local government reorganisation be a priority for the next Parliament?

I've written in Bennett Institute for Public Policy with Patrick Diamond about the higher than anticipated transitional costs + evidence that reorganisation can impair, rather than improve, services.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/should-lo…