London should be a natural leader for new artificial intelligence firms to move to October 30, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents enormous opportunities, not just in terms of how we do business, but in how we interact with one another. Home to a number of innovative businesses and top talent, the UK has a head start in the race to explore AI’s potential for good, and an unrivalled opportunity to shape the [...]
Disabled people are more likely to be founders because board rooms ignore us October 27, 2023 The last research on disabled representation at FTSE 100 CEO level was carried out by the Valuable 500 in 2020. Of the FTSE top 100 companies asked not one had a single leader with a declared disability. So it’s reasonable to assume that no one with a declared disability is at the top of any [...]
A heavy-handed CMA is standing in the way of Britain being a leader in AI October 27, 2023 As a lifelong follower of computer science, it is interesting to see that the forthcoming AI Safety Summit will be held at Bletchley Park. Its role in Enigma code-breaking which turned the course of World War Two is well-known and it has since become synonymous with our country’s contribution to data science and AI. Although [...]
Even if we do abolish no fault evictions, renters are still at risk of being kicked out October 27, 2023 Forty-four percent of tenants would never make a complaint to their landlord precisely because of fear of a retaliatory eviction.
In defence of plagiarism: 7 ways to excuse ‘taking inspiration’ from others October 26, 2023 As we all know, the line between inspiration and theft is a vanishingly fine one. Today, we take a look at the defence.
There isn’t really a war on motorists, but maybe there should be October 26, 2023 For thirteen years, the government has refused to scrap fuel duty. Now's the time, writes Ben Ramanauskas.
A year on, Rishi Sunak has swapped a fast death for the Tories for a slow one October 26, 2023 Sunak has set the Conservatives them on a path towards slow deterioration rather than sudden implosion.
London’s museums are a battleground for political activists and rewriting history October 26, 2023 Museums are public assets, but they are under constant threat of politicisation and a rewriting of history, writes Lara Brown
PMQs Analysis: Keir Starmer’s bid for a general election sooner rather than later October 25, 2023 After a series of by-elections wins and a consistent lead in the polls, Starmer is jubilant and emboldened to demand a general election.
Without China onside, Sunak’s global AI safety summit will be pointless October 25, 2023 We have to get China to agree to rules on AI, or there's barely any point having the conversation, writes Alex Petropoulos