New from me for National Interest 'The Threat of 'AI Safety' to American AI Leadership'. I argue that the 'AI Safety' lobby has succeeded in preventing the benefits of AI from emerging. They have now also created new national security concerns.

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I won an ERC grant on the geopolitics of cloud computing! Thanks to everyone who advised me on this topic. With this and other grants I'm building up a multidisciplinary research group on tech geopolitics. Postdoc & PhD jobs opening towards year end. Feel free to drop me email.

lmao, why do people do this

Was great to join Bloomberg for this podcast and push back on some of the myths surrounding AI's potential to impact elections/democracy - in particular why these fears are more hype than reality. Check the full podcast out for more on datafied elections, regulation, and more!

In the latest #OECDPISA rankings, #Estonia again scored the highest result in Europe.

How did we become an educational powerhouse?

In short: creativity, autonomy and a deep embrace of the digital age.

Read more👇
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Belief: We are going to become a digital and AI superpower!

Reality: Senior data analyst position (Grade 11) with a salary of £33,000.

New from me for The Standard:'Digital government is failing. The cracks are starting to show'

I argue that it is near impossible to build an innovative, robust, and resilient digital government on top of the existing dilapidated digital infrastructure
standard.co.uk/business/digit…

Congratulations Keegan McBride Oxford Internet Institute joining CNAS as a new adjunct fellow in technology and national security!

Excited to be joining CNAS as a new adjunct fellow in technology and national security! Looking forward to working with great colleagues like Vivek Chilukuri and Bill Drexel on research touching on US-China relations, technology, and geopolitics.

cnas.org/press/press-re…

Highly recommend this new piece by Jerry Fishenden

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Ah yes, the classic our forms are digital services: gds.blog.gov.uk/2023/10/03/how…