Jakob Mökander

The UK has what it takes to lead in the tech industries of the future — but right now, too few startups scale. Our new paper sets out what’s holding them back, and how to fix it — from spinouts to pension reform and public investment. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3FHUMa4

🌐 New @GovAI_ Report on international AI benefit sharing! Many actors are increasingly invested in shaping the international diffusion of AI technologies and benefits. We map the various motivations and options on the table, as well as their strategic implications. 🧵 (1/19)

Excited to share our paper: "Chain-of-Thought Is Not Explainability"! We unpack a critical misconception in AI: models explaining their Chain-of-Thought (CoT) steps aren't necessarily revealing their true reasoning. Spoiler: transparency of CoT can be an illusion. (1/9) 🧵

Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, no surveillance ads—whatever the rest of the industry does. We lead we don’t follow❤️

🚨Excited to announce that the Sovereign AI Unit is investing £8m in OpenBind: building the world's largest protein-ligand dataset. Backed by a top UK consortium, inc. Isomorphic Labs and Nobel Laureate David Baker, this will help the UK become the home for AI drug design 1/6🧵

How can the UK turn more innovative startups into global tech giants? New report by @InstituteGC 🧵 bit.ly/3FHUMa4 The UK’s scaleup ladder is broken – fixing it will help boost growth and security #LondonTechWeek Scaleups make up just 0.5% of UK SMEs, yet generate…

We live in a climate paradox: awareness of the climate crisis has never been higher, yet political will and action is in decline. How do we solve this? @LindyFursman - Director of Climate & Energy at @InstituteGC - outlines a bold yet pragmatic approach to reset the debate and…

The @InstituteGC has published a report on rebooting #copyright in the age of AI. “We need to find an approach that makes sense in the digital age," says TBI's @jakobmokander . "It is a question that all governments will face.” theinnovator.news/rebooting-copy…

Representing the artists & curators perspective last night at the AI, Art and Copyright panel by @ual_cci @InstituteGC with @AmandaBrockUK @Fflic @jakobmokander & Sonia Cooper. On display @Terrybroad @adamcole_studio Artists need more voice in this debate!

How should UK copyright law apply to AI model training? The text and data mining (TDM) exception with opt-out for rights holders proposed by the government offers a balanced, workable approach bit.ly/3XEQvdh The application of UKcopyright law to AI training remains…

TBI’s Director of Economic Policy, Tom Smith, reacts to the government’s changes to Stamp Duty and Council Tax at the start of the new tax year ⬇️ “From 1 April, home buyers in England and Northern Ireland will pay more stamp duty when temporary reliefs come to an end.  While…

TBI's Director of Science & Technology Policy, @jakobmokander spoke to @LordsSTCom on how the UK can become a leader in science and tech, and what's needed to finance these projects. Watch to see how the UK should pursue wealth creation through #AI.

How can the UK accelerate AI adoption to boost growth and competitiveness? Delighted to co-host this dynamic roundtable with business leaders & academic experts, chaired by Angela McLean, UK’s Chief Scientific Advisor @uksciencechief The UK economy is 80% service-based, and…

Joining forces today with @anastasiabekt of @TenThinkTank and @InstituteGC colleagues to map out the road to the National Data Library. Instead of pointing to a gap in policy and saying “do this”, we share our take on how to help an exciting government initiative succeed 1/

Really excited to release this new paper on AI benefit sharing! I think this topic -- ensuring that the economic and societal benefits of advanced AI are widely accessible internationally -- is going to be an increasingly important challenge as AI advancements continue.

1/ How can AI transform British science? 🚀 Building on brilliant proposals in @matthewclifford’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, the next report in @InstituteGC's New National Purpose series outlines steps necessary for the UK to reshape research for the AI era. highlights...🧵