Laurel Boxall
@laurelboxall.bsky.social
Tech Policy @ Labour Together
Dig Hum @ Cambridge
English Lit @ Oxford
She/her
Dig Hum @ Cambridge
English Lit @ Oxford
She/her
Hello Bluesky crew!
All and any tips/leads on the job search very much welcome. Tech policy & research space is my general area of experience & interest, but I'm very open to suggestions.
(In exchange I offer this vibey shot from my recent New Hampshire trip!)
All and any tips/leads on the job search very much welcome. Tech policy & research space is my general area of experience & interest, but I'm very open to suggestions.
(In exchange I offer this vibey shot from my recent New Hampshire trip!)
November 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Hello Bluesky crew!
All and any tips/leads on the job search very much welcome. Tech policy & research space is my general area of experience & interest, but I'm very open to suggestions.
(In exchange I offer this vibey shot from my recent New Hampshire trip!)
All and any tips/leads on the job search very much welcome. Tech policy & research space is my general area of experience & interest, but I'm very open to suggestions.
(In exchange I offer this vibey shot from my recent New Hampshire trip!)
Late to the game but @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social ‘s paper on AI & Education is a fantastic intro to the area!
Great work @renatesamson.bsky.social & co!
Great work @renatesamson.bsky.social & co!
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org
February 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Late to the game but @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social ‘s paper on AI & Education is a fantastic intro to the area!
Great work @renatesamson.bsky.social & co!
Great work @renatesamson.bsky.social & co!
Reykjavík 2025! Golden Circle completed, & icelandic nightlife attempted ❄️
January 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Reykjavík 2025! Golden Circle completed, & icelandic nightlife attempted ❄️
Reposted by Laurel Boxall
Can AI support a world where people & planet flourish? Power is key to this question, both dominant forces & those that resist them.
Last year, I invited @ginasue.bsky.social to host a @jrf-uk.bsky.social workshop on AI & countervailing power. Here, I reflect on what was discussed.
bit.ly/40tOqCO
Last year, I invited @ginasue.bsky.social to host a @jrf-uk.bsky.social workshop on AI & countervailing power. Here, I reflect on what was discussed.
bit.ly/40tOqCO
AI and countervailing power in the UK
Reflections, learnings and take-aways from JRF's November 2024 workshop, aimed at mapping and assessing sources of AI countervailing power in the UK.
www.jrf.org.uk
January 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Can AI support a world where people & planet flourish? Power is key to this question, both dominant forces & those that resist them.
Last year, I invited @ginasue.bsky.social to host a @jrf-uk.bsky.social workshop on AI & countervailing power. Here, I reflect on what was discussed.
bit.ly/40tOqCO
Last year, I invited @ginasue.bsky.social to host a @jrf-uk.bsky.social workshop on AI & countervailing power. Here, I reflect on what was discussed.
bit.ly/40tOqCO
Happy AI Opportunities Plan day (and appointment of tech advisors in No.10 day!) 🫡
January 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy AI Opportunities Plan day (and appointment of tech advisors in No.10 day!) 🫡
Reposted by Laurel Boxall
To deliver a plan for change, Keir Starmer needs to reform the way government works.
Rewiring the state means getting to grips with AI.
My latest ‘Insider Labour’ newsletter:
www.labourtogether.uk/insights/ins...
Rewiring the state means getting to grips with AI.
My latest ‘Insider Labour’ newsletter:
www.labourtogether.uk/insights/ins...
#5 Inside Labour: Rewiring the state means getting to grips with AI — Labour Together
Congratulations to Chris Wormald on his appointment as Cabinet Secretary. As Shadow Health Secretary, I worked with Chris during the Covid-19 pandemic. I am confident he will deliver the "complete rew...
www.labourtogether.uk
December 6, 2024 at 11:22 AM
To deliver a plan for change, Keir Starmer needs to reform the way government works.
Rewiring the state means getting to grips with AI.
My latest ‘Insider Labour’ newsletter:
www.labourtogether.uk/insights/ins...
Rewiring the state means getting to grips with AI.
My latest ‘Insider Labour’ newsletter:
www.labourtogether.uk/insights/ins...
Reposted by Laurel Boxall
Created a starter pack of my great colleagues working at Labour Together 👇
December 10, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Created a starter pack of my great colleagues working at Labour Together 👇
Marrakech Dec 2024. Wonderful to visit (and to photograph!)
December 6, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Marrakech Dec 2024. Wonderful to visit (and to photograph!)
McFadden revealed that the government will be backing a new AI cyber lab (The Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR)) with £8.22m of public money to give the UK an advantage in the so-called “AI arms race”.
Intriguing!!
Intriguing!!
Russian threat actors poised to cripple power grid, UK warns | Computer Weekly
UK government escalates cyber rhetoric in a speech at a Nato event, saying Russian advanced persistent threats (APTs) stand ready to conduct cyber attacks that could “turn off the lights for millions”...
www.computerweekly.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:10 PM
McFadden revealed that the government will be backing a new AI cyber lab (The Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR)) with £8.22m of public money to give the UK an advantage in the so-called “AI arms race”.
Intriguing!!
Intriguing!!
Reposted by Laurel Boxall
While 'Dr Smith' admittedly doesn't narrow things down an awful lot, at least there's now one more attribute for the matching algorithms... I still can't quite believe it but, on Friday, I passed my DPhil viva—with no corrections! 👨🏼🎓
November 24, 2024 at 11:56 AM
While 'Dr Smith' admittedly doesn't narrow things down an awful lot, at least there's now one more attribute for the matching algorithms... I still can't quite believe it but, on Friday, I passed my DPhil viva—with no corrections! 👨🏼🎓
Regardless of take on ‘AI Jesus’, I do enjoy the naming of this project
Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus
Peter’s chapel in Lucerne swaps out its priest to set up a computer and cables in confessional booth
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Regardless of take on ‘AI Jesus’, I do enjoy the naming of this project
Reposted by Laurel Boxall
Good morning.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
November 14, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Good morning.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.
Defined my childhood (& also translated a lot of it into prose).
*Obviously* I like it, but it also speaks to parents, kids, young adults who grew up in the 2000s, and anyone who just likes a good read #booksky
*Obviously* I like it, but it also speaks to parents, kids, young adults who grew up in the 2000s, and anyone who just likes a good read #booksky
November 12, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Defined my childhood (& also translated a lot of it into prose).
*Obviously* I like it, but it also speaks to parents, kids, young adults who grew up in the 2000s, and anyone who just likes a good read #booksky
*Obviously* I like it, but it also speaks to parents, kids, young adults who grew up in the 2000s, and anyone who just likes a good read #booksky
The Other Place @ the Lyttelton… still feeling utterly overcome. Emma D’Arcy, a marvel.
November 6, 2024 at 9:06 PM
The Other Place @ the Lyttelton… still feeling utterly overcome. Emma D’Arcy, a marvel.
We have a Kirsty Innes, Bluesky Edition … @kmeinnes.bsky.social 👀
November 1, 2024 at 2:59 PM
We have a Kirsty Innes, Bluesky Edition … @kmeinnes.bsky.social 👀
DfE awards Faculty AI £3m contract to build a 'content store', argument for project being the administrative burden which currently keeps teachers 'outside the classroom'.
Proposal suggests the store will enable 'AI to help teachers mark homework, plan lessons' and save teachers hours each week...
Proposal suggests the store will enable 'AI to help teachers mark homework, plan lessons' and save teachers hours each week...
Labour strikes deal to use AI for lesson plans and marking homework
£3m contract will develop tools to help ease teachers’ workload
www.telegraph.co.uk
October 28, 2024 at 1:14 PM
DfE awards Faculty AI £3m contract to build a 'content store', argument for project being the administrative burden which currently keeps teachers 'outside the classroom'.
Proposal suggests the store will enable 'AI to help teachers mark homework, plan lessons' and save teachers hours each week...
Proposal suggests the store will enable 'AI to help teachers mark homework, plan lessons' and save teachers hours each week...
TransformGov Talk 01 took place yday and wow. Anyone invested in the future of government needs to come along. What a wonderful community already!
Next one is 20 Nov: www.transformgov.org.uk
@gavinfreeguard.bsky.social @derekalton.bsky.social @choltern.bsky.social
Next one is 20 Nov: www.transformgov.org.uk
@gavinfreeguard.bsky.social @derekalton.bsky.social @choltern.bsky.social
October 25, 2024 at 7:41 AM
TransformGov Talk 01 took place yday and wow. Anyone invested in the future of government needs to come along. What a wonderful community already!
Next one is 20 Nov: www.transformgov.org.uk
@gavinfreeguard.bsky.social @derekalton.bsky.social @choltern.bsky.social
Next one is 20 Nov: www.transformgov.org.uk
@gavinfreeguard.bsky.social @derekalton.bsky.social @choltern.bsky.social
Perhaps I am *too* excited about the National Underground Asset Register... but also to see what else the new Bill is going to enable!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New data laws unveiled to improve public services and boost UK economy by £10 billion
New Bill to unlock the secure and effective use of data for the public interest has been introduced into Parliament.
www.gov.uk
October 24, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Perhaps I am *too* excited about the National Underground Asset Register... but also to see what else the new Bill is going to enable!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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The lovely organisers of @ukgovcamp.bsky.social are looking for a new venue for the next gathering...can you help?
www.ukgovcamp.com/2024/10/08/u...
www.ukgovcamp.com/2024/10/08/u...
ukgc25 registration + venue search
Hello I’m James, lead organiser for UKGovCamp 2025 (ukgc25), an annual event for people in and around the public sector. Last time I blogged about the organiser’s kickoff meeting. Highli
www.ukgovcamp.com
October 8, 2024 at 11:44 AM
The lovely organisers of @ukgovcamp.bsky.social are looking for a new venue for the next gathering...can you help?
www.ukgovcamp.com/2024/10/08/u...
www.ukgovcamp.com/2024/10/08/u...
Hype hype hype
Delighted to confirm @jenitennison.com as our second speaker at our first @transformgovtalks.bsky.social event on Thu 24 Oct! 🥳
Jeni will talk about the new advisory panel to DSIT's 'digital centre' design project
She joins Andreas Varotsis, who will talk about the UK government's Incubator for AI
Jeni will talk about the new advisory panel to DSIT's 'digital centre' design project
She joins Andreas Varotsis, who will talk about the UK government's Incubator for AI
October 9, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Hype hype hype
Fantastic time at CogX (and the best venue ever??)
October 7, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Fantastic time at CogX (and the best venue ever??)
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Really pleased to be launching this new monthly meet-up with @choltern.bsky.social @derekalton.bsky.social - please come along and spread the word!
Join us in person or online on 24th October for the first ever free TransformGov Talks meet-up!
Come and hear two brilliant speakers – Andreas Varotsis talking about the work of the government’s Incubator for AI and a second speaker to be announced!
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Come and hear two brilliant speakers – Andreas Varotsis talking about the work of the government’s Incubator for AI and a second speaker to be announced!
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October 7, 2024 at 7:37 AM
Really pleased to be launching this new monthly meet-up with @choltern.bsky.social @derekalton.bsky.social - please come along and spread the word!
Best part of conference so far …
September 24, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Best part of conference so far …
Flagged over on the other place, but enjoyed this piece from Tom! tomwestgarth.substack.com/p/same-but-m...
'More-ism' and its shortcomings had me thinking about the dominating phrase from @nestauk.bsky.social 's PolicyLive:
Hit the target, miss the point...📌
'More-ism' and its shortcomings had me thinking about the dominating phrase from @nestauk.bsky.social 's PolicyLive:
Hit the target, miss the point...📌
Same but more-ism
When you rise to the top of an institution, you rarely aim to change the structure of that institution. What does this imply for public policy?
tomwestgarth.substack.com
September 13, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Flagged over on the other place, but enjoyed this piece from Tom! tomwestgarth.substack.com/p/same-but-m...
'More-ism' and its shortcomings had me thinking about the dominating phrase from @nestauk.bsky.social 's PolicyLive:
Hit the target, miss the point...📌
'More-ism' and its shortcomings had me thinking about the dominating phrase from @nestauk.bsky.social 's PolicyLive:
Hit the target, miss the point...📌