Andrew Bennett @andrewjb_
trying to scale progress, quickly | @britishprogress @txp_io | ex vc @formventureshq & policy @institutegc worldingprogress.com Joined April 2011-
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hosting a @txp_io x @Kindred_VC dinner in late Sept on embodied AI & robotics as a UK AI sovereignty opportunity we have a great group of investors, founders, researchers, operators & policy folk already and have 1-2 extra spots — who should we invite?
great story by @aled_mj in the @The_Toe_Rag on Sellafield, Orford Ness, and the dual weirdness of nuclear in the British imaginary print only — do pick up a copy
great story by @aled_mj in the @The_Toe_Rag on Sellafield, Orford Ness, and the dual weirdness of nuclear in the British imaginary print only — do pick up a copy https://t.co/ILwkUBkmiG
Another excellent blogpost from @andrewjb_ on AI sovereignty. This is what shocked me most. We may go down in history as the country that squandered one of the best AI endowments (DeepMind, global talent, English language, universities, Nobel Prizes) by not building enough.
Nation-grade existential risks
2030 being the low point of UK's nuclear capacity -- a safe, clean, reliable source of abundant energy -- is deeply ironic net zero 2050 has never looked more achievable, while clean power 2030...
2030 being the low point of UK's nuclear capacity -- a safe, clean, reliable source of abundant energy -- is deeply ironic net zero 2050 has never looked more achievable, while clean power 2030...
strong agree — e.g. you ought to be able to update your address once & sync across multiple services but i think what’s going on here is that using agents allows forward-thinking officials to sidestep fights with departments over service & infra design, and in time re-build…
strong agree — e.g. you ought to be able to update your address once & sync across multiple services but i think what’s going on here is that using agents allows forward-thinking officials to sidestep fights with departments over service & infra design, and in time re-build…

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