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An interdisciplinary research centre at University of Cambridge exploring the nature, ethics and impact of artificial intelligence (AI).
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- Don’t miss our latest episode with Tara Fickle, where we unpack race, representation, and digital gaming culture. Streaming now on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, and all major podcast platforms. open.spotify.com/episode/4oyo...
- Evidence-based policymaking has never been more important. A new article by Churchill College highlights how the Bennett School puts interdisciplinary research at the heart of policymaking, & why academics must engage more with policymakers & the public to tackle complex challenges. bit.ly/4qn9dCu
- In the latest post on the Better Images of AI blog, Laura Sofía Martínez Agudelo chatted to Julieta Longo about her image 'Digitalisation and Moonlighting’, awarded runner-up in the Digital Dialogues competition, run earlier this year with the Digit Centre. blog.betterimagesofai.org/behind-the-i...
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- Interested in researching and teaching global risk & resilience at the University of Cambridge? ITH is recruiting an Assistant Professor to join CSER to lead research & contribute to teaching on the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience. Deadline: 8 February 2026 Apply here: buff.ly/Fhnd0pW
- A quick reminder of the Trust's current open funding rounds and schemes opening in January! Read more and apply: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/schemes-at-a...
- 📢 New national network connecting civil and public servants with research organisations. The Evidence Exchange project, led by CSaP, will establish UK-wide infrastructure for Policy to Research opportunities. The consortium includes Alexandru Marcoci from CSER. Read more here:
- Very exciting to see our study on #wastewatersurveillance referenced in the @financialtimes.com highlighting the value of near-source, building-level surveillance alongside national systems. #episky #IDsky www.ft.com/content/b498...
- Here's one of the highlights from our latest episode! You can also find a full transcript of our episode at The Good Robot website: www.thegoodrobot.co.uk/post/what-ma...
- What's the problem with AI images tools? AI excels when fed perfect data, but falters in the real world. Discover where deep learning hits its limits and why timeless math holds the key to robust, universal imaging. With Professor Carola Schönlieb @leverhulme.ac.uk ; @plusmaths.bsky.social
- CSER is looking for an Assistant Professor in Global Risk and Resilience! The role holder will lead research relevant to the study of global risk and resilience and contribute to teaching, assessment, and admissions for CSER's MPhil. Deadline: 8 February 2026 Apply and learn more: bit.ly/4j3PZyT
- 🌟 Exactly 5 years ago first article in my research programme on AI governance, politics & policy was published 'Framing governance for a contested emerging technology: insights from AI policy' Thanks to all who have read & engaged with this & the follow-up publications doi.org/10.1080/1449... #AI
- An honour to provide a paper for the Bulletin's 80th anniversary, on the challenges AI poses for catastrophic risk the coming decade. An exercise in navigating uncertainty and the collingridge dilemma, with the stakes likely rising with each passing year. thebulletin.org/premium/2025...
- Last week our MPhil students took part in a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) simulation as part of the Governing Climate Catastrophe elective. They debated how to respond to a hypothetical collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a major climate tipping point. 🧵
- We're pleased to welcome Vanessa Burns as a Teaching Associate on our MPhil programme! Dr Vanessa Burns is a political scientist with research interests in resilience and adaptation to climate change, extreme climate change, environmental governance, and environmental justice.
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- Write an essay to win £500 📝 Just over a week to go to enter your essay proposals to the Gordon Duff Prize. This opportunity is open to all University of Cambridge members. Deadline for proposals: 19 December 2025 Find out more: loom.ly/xZZOdOc
- 🎄All we want for Christmas is for AI regulation to work for people and society. Our new polling shows the UK public are concerned that tech companies’ needs are being prioritised over their own when it comes to AI regulation. Read the full findings ⬇️ www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/policy-brief...
- Could #AI speed up the scientific process? That's the idea behind Denario, an AI-powered 'scientific assistant' co-developed by researchers at @cambridgephysics.bsky.social @simonsfoundation.org What can Denario do? Find out: bit.ly/47Hfvom #MachineLearning #Tech #Computing
- How much risk is too much for the world’s top insurers? Did you miss Lorraine Daston’s lecture in September on how the insurance industry confronts catastrophic risk? 👀You can watch the full recording on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/BEqrapJURxI?...
- Nice to discuss AI policy, societal challenges and design at Imperial this morning
- Did you know that there's a wide range of scholarships, grants and bursaries at Cambridge for postgraduate study? Here are just a few of them. Tap for a complete guide: bit.ly/4oOClBT 🚨 The deadline for most courses is early December so apply now.
- 🐠 Join us on Thursday, 27 November for this exciting event 'A fishbowl experiment of voices in flux. Co-producing an interdisciplinary research agenda in Science, Technology & Society in Cambridge'. More info & registration here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-fishbowl... #STS
- Very pleased my colleagues @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk are one of the teams selected for this excellent @ai.cam.ac.uk initiative to streamline university ops: www.ai.cam.ac.uk/news/eight-t...
- Two Gates Cambridge Scholars - Abdullah Hasan Safir & Ramit Debnath - have contributed to a new paper on a human-AI art experiment involving Bangladeshi artist S M Sultan aimed at reimagining inclusive design futures in AI - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/r... #AI #design @uniofcam.bsky.social
- A brain-computer interface co-piloted by AI improved how a person with paralysis complete tasks, such as moving a computer cursor or operating a robotic arm, by up to four times, according to research in @natmachintell.nature.com: spklr.io/63322BHjsK #Neuroscience #Neuroskyence #AI
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- Great to have IFOW trustee Professor Gina Neff on the BBC this Sunday, speaking to the increasingly urgent need for strong regulation and trusted AI systems as more and more digital products and platforms are embedded with AI explainers, assistants and chatbots.
- 👀 Have you spotted the new illustrations on our website? 🌲 Environmental hazard This image depicts a floodplain, representing an area of regulated, human-engineering that dominates organic forms. The human-made city form is mimicked in the circuit board in the top left corner.
- Highly personalised and personable, Advanced AI Assistants may soon become the primary way that most people access the internet. Our research explores the challenges that could arise if their adoption is not carefully managed in the public interest. www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/dilem...
- From the spires to the River Cam, beautiful #Cambridge glows in the autumn light 🍂 For everyone who studies, works, visits or lives here, this is your Cambridge from above.
- How can the law keep up with tech in the AI era❓ We recently hosted a convo with Prof Mimi Zou of UNSW at @crasshlive.bsky.social to mark the publication of 'The Cambridge Handbook of GenAI and the Law' from @cambridge.org. ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/cambridge-ha...
- For the #CSCW2025 closing keynote, @ginasue.bsky.social discusses the myth of automation: automation uncovers and foregrounds current sociotechnical configurations. Technological innovation doesn't happen overnight, it's negotiated by people on the ground over time.
- Join us for the screening of 'Hug Me Tight: A Robot Story', a film about older adults in South Korea who are living with Hyodol, a doll-shaped robot with electronic sensors and communication modules Followed by a Q&A with Producers Chihyung Jeon and Heesun Shin 6 Nov, 2-4pm bit.ly/4333PLd
- In case you missed it, the clocks went back last night in the UK 🕰️ Do you think Chronophage at @corpuscambridge.bsky.social is enjoying the extra hour? 📸 Lloyd Mann
- Really pleased with this new paper out with Peter Nagy and the reception we are getting for it.
- 🎉 We were delighted to celebrate the official launch of the Bennett School of Public Policy earlier this week at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Our goal is to equip the policymakers of tomorrow with the skills, insights, and experiences they need to tackle the complex challenges of our time.
- ⏰ We're looking for two Research Assistants/Associates to join our team - closing date is midnight Friday. - RA in the AI & Geopolitics Project - RA to support policy response & knowledge transfer activities 👉 Find out more and apply: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/about-us/car...
- On 23 October I will give a talk 'Reimagining AI policy for societal challenges: Politics, ideational power & wicked problems' in our @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social 'Global Politics of AI' research stream If you would like to attend in person or online, let me know www.lcfi.ac.uk/research/pro... #AI
- Today, we’re welcoming the very first cohort of students joining our MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience!
- AI’s productivity boost hasn’t fully materialised yet - and without the right skills, it could widen inequalities. Thomas Roulet of #CambridgeJudge stresses the need for workers to keep learning and adapting, in @BusinessInsider . loom.ly/i3w1laY #FutureofWork
- 📢 Looking forward to @stsvienna.bsky.social talk 'Reimagining AI policy for societal challenges' on Wednesday 1 October 16:00 Vienna time. Join us in person or online, more info here sts.univie.ac.at/en/news-even... #STS #AI
- A very warm welcome to our Class of 2025 who start their Gates Cambridge journey today! #gatescambridge25 @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
- ICYMI: 📰 The Leverhulme Trust September Newsletter is out! Read it on our website now: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/newsletter @mphiljill.bsky.social @ferreira-rr.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social
- This tech-savvy #heron seems to have found the perfect spot to log on 🪵 Who knew the River Cam had such good connectivity? 😉 📸 Lloyd Mann #Autumn #Fall #Photography
- Our Executive Director @ginasue.bsky.social is on this year's longlist of the most influential women in UK tech!🏅🤩 🎉 Congratulations to Gina and the other brilliant women on the list who are working to ensure tech works for people, society, and the planet! ➡️ www.computerweekly.com/news/3666301...
- Just days to go until #CambridgeTechWeek! Our ai@cam Director, Jessica Montgomery, joins leaders to discuss “The Cambridge AI Ecosystem,” exploring how Cambridge’s strengths in research and innovation are shaping the future of responsible #AI. Find out more ➡️ cambridgetechweek.co.uk/the-week.html
- Would you trust an #AI colleague that looks, speaks, and acts like a human? Professor Jochen Menges’ latest research explores the big opportunities and hidden risks of humanlike AI in the office. loom.ly/cssvX7Q #AI #FutureOfWork #Leadership #CambridgeJudge
- The Online Safety Act has drawn criticism, with opponents warning of burdens on small forums, threats to privacy, & risks to free expression. A closer look suggests that while these concerns have substance, they are being overstated, writes Sam Gilbert. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/should-...
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