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Elections are the foundation of democratic governance, ensuring the public can choose their leaders and hold them accountable. Attributing electoral disruptions to foreign powers leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to interfere in domestic politics is becoming increasingly common. This effectively shifts the focus from vulnerabilities to external threats, diverting attention from national to international concerns. AI, in this context, serves as a litmus test for the efficiency and resilience of a country's institutions, the robustness of its information ecosystem, and the public's understanding of technology, writes Aleksei Turobov.
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Leaders from academia, tech businesses and the media took part in a Bennett Institute event to discuss AI's impact on this year's many elections, its regulation, and the media's role in combating deepfakes and misinformation. The speakers highlighted safe AI development, corporate responsibility, public perception, and the need to balance regulation and innovation to protect electoral integrity and enhance democracy.
The post Navigating the intersection of AI regulation, electoral Integrity, and media accountability: insights from AI experts appeared first on Bennett Institute for Public Policy.

New research on trustworthy and responsible AI looks at the advantages and drawbacks facing the public sector as they start to adopt AI.
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Following the 2022 Truss/Kwarteng mini-budget which resulted in UK borrowing costs soaring, both main UK parties have reaffirmed their commitment to fiscal rules. But the specifics of these rules should be reassessed so they do not constrain future productivity growth and hence the next Government's ability to improve public services, writes Thomas Aubrey.
The post The UK's fiscal rules may constrain growth no matter who wins the General Election appeared first on Bennett Institute for Public Policy.

In this episode of Crossing Channels, Rory Cellan-Jones talks to experts, Dr Stephanie Diepeveen and Prof Jordanna Matlon about the enduring legacies of colonialism on global economic inequalities, the climate crisis, and the digital space.
The post Who pays the price of colonialism today? appeared first on Bennett Institute for Public Policy.

Rather than thinking AI adoption could increase productivity growth globally, it would be better to focus on other direct actions policymakers can take to ensure the available resources are used more efficiently, writes Diane Coyle for the Korea Business Herald.
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Policymakers often think about the economy's strengths in terms of sectors, yet there is a growing gap between the leading firms in any sector and its 'long-tail' of less productive firms. In this blog, Burcu Sevde Selvi and Owen Garling set out an alternative approach to understanding the structure and emerging strengths of the economy in East Anglia.
The post Exploring sectoral relatedness in East Anglia appeared first on Bennett Institute for Public Policy.

The Treasury has too much power over local government. But creating Treasury-like bodies could ensure each region has the necessary resources, authority and accountability processes to address locally determined priorities and reset the relationship with central government, writes Craig Berry.
The post Here's how to power up local government: put a Treasury in every region appeared first on Bennett Institute for Public Policy.

Keynote speaker Henry Dimbleby, author of the Government's National Food Strategy, shared insights into "why food policy is so damn hard to do" at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy Annual Conference 2024.
The post Fixing our broken food system: where policy meets politics appeared first on Bennett Institute for Public Policy.

New research, led by the Bennett Institute for Public Policy to look at how Responsible AI - developing and deploying artificial intelligence from both an ethical and legal standpoint - can help drive UK productivity and economic growth.
The post Researchers to address the challenges of rapid advances in artificial intelligence appeared first on Bennett Institute for Public Policy.

Why is the world protesting so much? How has protesting changed over the years? And what impact are mass protest movements having on policymaking? To explore these questions, Rory Cellan-Jones talks to Dr Felix Dwinger (IAST), Dr Giacomo Lemoli (IAST) and Dr Lauren Wilcox (University of Cambridge).
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Gillian Tett, Financial Times, highlights research by Fuad Hasanov and Reda Cherif, IMF, advocating that encouraging exports rather than slapping tariffs on imports works best.
The post How to tell good industrial policy from bad appeared first on Bennett Institute for Public Policy.

There's been a growing interest in local government reorganisation from both the Conservatives and Labour. However, the case for reorganisation needs further investigation, with evidence suggesting it could be costly, piecemeal and undermine service performance, write Jack Shaw and Patrick Diamond.
The post Should local authorities reorganise? A review of the evidence appeared first on Bennett Institute for Public Policy.

Geopolitical tensions are on the increase and the governance of AI is at a crossroads. In one direction is a future shaped by a narrative about an AI arms race between warring powers. In another, the technology has the potential to develop in a way that benefits societies across the globe. As AI's transformative potential becomes clear, the new Bennett Institute project, AIxGEO, will analyse the shifting narratives regarding AI and map the potential for a collaborative future. Aleks Turobov explains.
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As part of new ESCoE funded research on shadow prices, Julia Wdowin discusses why it's important to estimate the value of missing capital assets.
The post Measuring and estimating shadow prices appeared first on Bennett Institute for Public Policy.