APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED.

The speed and scale of AI adoption across the UK’s public sector presents risks and opportunities. As a programme, BRAID aims to enable a responsible AI ecosystem to prosper across all the regions of the UK. Government departments and independent regulators are crucial stakeholders within that ecosystem.

Accordingly, the current funding call invites researchers to partner with:

• AI Policy Directorate (AIPD), Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT);
• AI Safety Institute (AISI), DSIT;
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS);
• Digital Regulation and Cooperation Forum (DRCF); or
• Ofcom.

Partnering with these organisations, innovation fellows will work on the following areas:

• AI, intellectual property (IP) and the creative industries (DCMS).
• Fostering economic growth across the UK through digital innovation in DCMS sectors (DCMS).
• The effect of regulating AI on business and consumer adoption (DSIT – AIPD).
• The government’s approach to AI safety (DSIT – AISI).
• AI regulation and auditing (DRCF).
• How AI impacts on public trust about information (Ofcom).

This innovation fellowships scheme is supported by DSIT, with additional funding for the partnership with BRAID coming from the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

More information

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/innovation-fellowships-2024-25-route-b-policy-led-digital-society/

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