Prof Gina Neff
@ginasue
Prof of Responsible AI @DERI_QMUL; @MCTDCambridge; Deputy CEO @responsibleaiuk; Fellow @magdalenealumni https://bsky.app/profile/ginasue.bsky.social
WE HAVE NEWS! UK Government have just announced our new £30 Million Responsible AI UK programme to work nationally and globally to ensure that AI powers benefits for everyone. I'll lead strategy for the project which includes an amazing team. I'm thrilled!
We are delighted to have joined @responsibleaiuk. Announced at #LTW23 by @NorwichChloe @SciTechgovuk, this £31M consortium will create a UK + international research + innovation ecosystem for responsible + trustworthy AI. @Cambridge_Uni @ginasue mctd.ac.uk/cambridge-acad… 🧵1/6
📢 We’re thrilled to reveal the first set of headline speakers for UKAIRS 2025, these are the leaders helping shape the #AI landscape, across research, policy, industry and innovation. @SciTechgovuk 👉 8-9 Sep @NorthumbriaUni, Newcastle 👉 Register now- ukairs.ac.uk
Gap-spotting, problematization, finding a niche: How can researchers develop their contribution to the literature? raulpacheco.org/2025/06/gap-sp… Early ruminations in the scaffolding of a framework to help learners better design their research projects.
5⃣ @FCDOGovUK, with @energygovuk @SciTechgovuk, should advocate for harmonised global disclosure standards on AI-related energy and enviro impacts. 🟢These efforts should be advanced through COP, @IEA, @OECD, and partnerships with the EU and countries w/ major cloud providers.
4⃣ @mhclg should establish community liaison committees for data centre developments, including local residents, planners, and enviro scientists. 🟢@CommonsEAC could oversee annual reviews of AI’s environmental footprint, using mandatory disclosures and expert testimony.
3⃣ @energygovuk, with @theCCCuk, should integrate digital infrastructure into the UK’s statutory carbon budgeting process under the Climate Change Act. 🟢This includes setting AI-specific emissions reduction targets and guidance to operators on aligning with net zero goals.
2️⃣Require AI and data centre operators to demonstrate energy efficiency, grid impact assessments, and renewable plans as part of fast-track grid access. 🟢@ofgem’s system for clearing the grid backlog should include enviro prioritisation criteria for digital infrastructure.
1️⃣ Mandatory disclosure of energy and water use, and emissions, from companies operating large-scale AI systems or data centres. 🟢 Should be modelled on financial and ESG reporting standards, and co-developed by @energygovuk, with @hmtreasury @SciTechgovuk FRC and @ofgem.
NEW REPORT 🚨🌳🏭 The UK's plans to 'turbocharge' AI may put the UK’s climate goals at risk❗️ In a new report, we address the gap that exists in trying to achieve two policy goals: decarbonising the UK and advancing AI infrastructure. ➡️mctd.ac.uk/big-tech-clima…
Read the details in the full report, co-authored by our Research Consultant Bhargav Srinivasa Desikan and our ED @ginasue ⬇️⬇️⬇️ mctd.ac.uk/big-tech-clima…
📢Applications are now OPEN for AIR26 Bootcamp – an intensive #AI Innovation Accelerator led by @FutureWorlds @responsibleaiuk and @UCL_CDI, tailored for #AI #researchers across the #UK who are ready to explore the entrepreneurial potential! 👉rai.ac.uk/events/air26-b…
"For AI-powered social transformation, we can’t just listen to big tech." Our ED @ginasue delivered a keynote at the Kyunghyang Forum: The Age of Hyper-Acceleration - Beyond Fear to Hope. Prior to the event,@kyunghyang interviewed her on AI regulation. ➡️mctd.ac.uk/for-ai-powered…
Looking for some weekend reading? 👀 Pick up @NewStatesman for a spotlight on AI governance – with analysis from @ginasue on why the UK could benefit from an AI act. "An AI act would signal that Britain is serious about making AI work for people." ➡️ newstatesman.com/spotlight/2025…
This week's @NewStatesman contains a Spotlight on AI Governance, with anaylsis from our Exec Director on why the UK needs an AI Act. 💡 "An AI Act would give real structure to this country’s ambitions for AI." - @ginasue On newstands today! And online: newstatesman.com/spotlight/2025…
In one sense, Keir Starmer has come to power at just the right moment. The country that he governs is one that feels traumatised by events. Britain is coming to terms with almost two decades of failure. Yet, Starmer finds it difficult to articulate this feeling, to capture the…
Menstrual tracking app users cautioned about risks bbc.in/45PmdcA
NEXT WEEK🩸What's at stake when menstrual data is collected and sold at scale? Join @flsbrgr, @profwernimont, and Andrea Ford for a discussion on privacy, the women's health gap, and how menstrual tracking data is used to control reproductive lives. ➡️mctd.ac.uk/events/report-…
📢Publish your work in the ACM Journal on Responsible Computing, for a special issue focused on #TrustworthyAI and Autonomous Systems. @TheOfficialACM @ACMDL @gramchurn Details: dl.acm.org/pb-assets/stat… 📅 Submission deadline: 10 Oct 2025 👉 For more: jrc.acm.org
📢Register for our next #webinar to meet our Executive Management Team, as we reflect on 'Two years of Impact & Innovation, and look ahead to the future of #responsibleAI!! 📅 Date: 05 June 2025 ⏲️4- 5PM BST #online 🌐 To register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/74d7470c…
The UK Labour government’s AI gold rush is getting stuck in the mud. politico.eu/article/labour…
Labour MPs are concerned about whether @Keir_Starmer's plan for economic growth with AI will benefit consituents. Our ED @ginasue spoke to @POLITICOEurope about Labour’s AI problem, explaining why responsible AI adoption will take more time and money. ➡️mctd.ac.uk/labours-ai-gol…
TODAY 💬 What can driverless cars tell us about the dreams we attach to technology? Join us at Newnham @Cambridge_Uni for a convo with Maya Indira Ganesh @LeverhulmeCFI. She will offer insight on the cultural and material politics of automation. ➡️ mctd.ac.uk/events/book-la…