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Labour For The Long Term

@Labourlongterm

We are a network of Labour members working towards a Labour Government that will create a safe, just world for our children and grandchildren.

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Joined August 2022
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For the UK to unlock the benefits of AI, it is vital that we put in place clear, comprehensive regulation that addresses the full range of AI challenges - from bias and workers' rights to frontier AI safety. The #LabourParty is the only party with a credible plan to deliver this
Peter Kyle (@peterkyle) profile picturePeter Kyle
@peterkyle2 Nov 2023
Most of the people who’ve led AI innovation recognise the need for legal safeguards to ensure future development is done safely and for the interests of everyone. Unlike our govt, our key global partners have already acted - and so will @UKLabour 👇 independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…
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Delighted to see Peter Kyle announcing proposals called for by @Labourlongterm, @InstituteGC, and other Labour voices on AI today! labourlongterm.org/briefings…
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LLT AI conference event with Matt Rodda kicking off to a packed room! #LabourConference23 #Labour #AI
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Our very own @JamesBaker__ speaking with @CaseyNCalista at the @uklabourdigital panel event on opportunities for tech policy to drive growth! If you'd like to see more of James and Casey visit the LLT AI Policy event with @MattRodda MP! (Tue 11am) eventbrite.com/e/walking-the…
Labour Digital (@uklabourdigital) profile pictureLabour Digital@uklabourdigital9 Oct 2023
Labour Digital chair @CaseyNCalista kicking off our panel on how tech policy can drive growth
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❗ September’s searing heatwave served as a powerful reminder of how fast climate change is moving. Immediate and deep emission cuts are essential. But we must also prepare better for inevitable impacts.
Zeke Hausfather (@hausfath) profile pictureZeke Hausfather
@hausfath3 Oct 2023
The first global temperature data is in for the full month of September. This month was, in my professional opinion as a climate scientist – absolutely gobsmackingly bananas. JRA-55 beat the prior monthly record by over 0.5C, and was around 1.8C warmer than preindutrial levels.
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🌍 We urgently need better policy plans to adapt to climate change at home and abroad, to strengthen food and water security in the face of disasters and droughts, and to respond to climate tipping points and emergencies.
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Wondering what the new Shadow Minister for AI has to say on Labour’s AI policy? Join our Labour Party Conference event with @MattRodda MP! Tuesday 10th October 11-12pm Leonardo's Liverpool Hotel, Meeting Room 1. Signup here:eventbrite.com/e/walking-the…
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The opportunities of AI are vast, but the technology also presents huge challenges - to jobs, workers’ rights, security and even existential safety. Our expert panel will consider how Labour can walk the AI tightrope between risk and opportunity
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🤡 The Tories’ about-face on #NetZero is bitterly disappointing, putting our future at risk and eroding our competitive edge in the clean tech race.
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Our climate is too important to be tossed around like a political football, and it’s heartening to see recognition of this on both sides. Long term thinking should never be a partisan issue.
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Congratulations to the new Shadow Cabinet announced in Monday’s reshuffle! 🧵 We look forward to working alongside the team in bringing forward policies for a better, fairer and more resilient future. 1/
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A special congratulations to @darrenpjones in his new role as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Join us for a discussion with him and our panellists at Labour Party Conference -
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Following Rishi Sunak's visit to Washington to discuss AI, and @UKLabour's intervention in the debate, Labour for the Long Term have today published a report on the governance of AI foundation models. #LabourParty labourlongterm.org/briefings…
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The report provides a high-level overview of what foundation models are, how they underpin different AI applications, and of the current regulatory position under the Government’s White Paper. We also set out recommendations for how Labour can improve on current regulation.
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Very important intervention from Lucy Powell MP
Lucy Powell MP (@LucyMPowell) profile pictureLucy Powell MP
@LucyMPowell5 Jun 2023
Ahead of speaking at the TechUk conference tomorrow, I spoke to the Guardian about Labour’s approach to digital tech and AI 👇 theguardian.com/technology/2…
AI should be licensed like medicines or nuclear power, Labour suggests

AI should be licensed like medicines or nuclear power, Labour suggests

Exclusive: party calls for developers without a licence to be barred from working on advanced AI tools

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A very important statement from leading AI scientists AI presents a great opportunity for the UK, but also has significant potential to cause harm if we don't get governance right. Watch this space for our forthcoming report with policy recommendations for a #Labour Government
Center for AI Safety (@CAIS) profile pictureCenter for AI Safety
@CAIS30 May 2023
We’ve released a statement on the risk of extinction from AI. Signatories include: - Three Turing Award winners - Authors of the standard textbooks on AI/DL/RL - CEOs and Execs from OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Google DeepMind, Anthropic - Many more safe.ai/statement-on-ai-risk
Statement on AI Extinction Risk | CAIS

Statement on AI Extinction Risk | CAIS

A statement jointly signed by a historic coalition of experts: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and...

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Great to see our new report from @HaydnBelfield picked up in the Guardian. The UK Government should found two new public entities, to address market failures in #AI: * Great British Cloud to provide compute * BritGPT to develop foundation models
The Guardian (@guardian) profile pictureThe Guardian
@guardian20 May 2023
Labour should pledge £11bn to build ‘BritGPT’ AI, thinktank says theguardian.com/technology/2…
Labour should pledge £11bn to build ‘BritGPT’ AI, thinktank says

Labour should pledge £11bn to build ‘BritGPT’ AI, thinktank says

Labour for the Long Term says UK risks falling even further into dependence on US tech firms

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New LLT report from @HaydnBelfield The UK should play to its strengths in #AI industrial strategy, and found two new entities focused on public provision and market failures: * Great British Cloud to provide compute * BritGPT to develop foundation models (1/6) 👇
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AI is a crucial technology of our time, a transformative general-purpose technology, and will be critical to our future economy and security. We need to act to strengthen our economy and security, reduce our dependence and vulnerability, and set us up for success. (2/6)
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Brilliant turn out last night at Labour for the Long Term's first drinks event. Thanks to everyone who came along! Sign up to our mailing list here to hear about future events! labourlongterm.org
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A very welcome intervention from Darren Jones MP on #ArtificialIntelligence. The UK can be at the forefront of global efforts to ensure the safe and secure development of AI - as we called for in our recent response to the International Tech Strategy: labourlongterm.org/blog/resp…
Darren Jones MP (@darrenpjones) profile pictureDarren Jones MP
@darrenpjones25 Apr 2023
I've written to @SciTechgovuk to encourage the UK Government to lead the international debate on the safe and secure testing of advanced artificial intelligence. This isn't about chat bots or restaurant bookings - it's about AI that can create novel national security threats.
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Great to see calls for stronger food resilience in this open letter from @foodresearchuk
Food Research Collaboration (@foodresearchuk) profile pictureFood Research Collaboration@foodresearchuk24 Apr 2023
Must Read: a newly-published open letter to @UKLabour from some of the UK's leading experts on #food policy, proposing measures that a Labour frontbench could take to improve food security, resilience and sustainability foodresearch.org.uk/blogs/op…
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The Tories delayed the release of the UK semiconductor strategy again today. Meanwhile, semiconductor firms are threatening to leave the UK. Read our proposals for how the next Labour government can take this vital industry seriously: labourlongterm.org/blog/resp… @darrenpjones
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Read out latest newsletter - covering: 1. London drinks on 17 May (please sign up!) 2. Submissions to the #LabourParty National Policy Forum 3. Briefings on Resilience, Energy Strategy, AI and international tech labourlongterm.org/blog/news…
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Read our response to the Government's 'Powering Up Britain' Energy Strategy. We urgently need a #LabourParty alternative, covering #climate action, #energy security, #NetZero and wider national resilience. labourlongterm.org/blog/resp…
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The Government has published its long-awaited white paper on #AI. In our response, @James80120716 and @HaydnBelfield set out four recommendations for improving the framework - to ensure we keep up with the rapid pace of AI progress. labourlongterm.org/briefings… #LabourParty
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First - the new AI framework needs to be implemented much faster. We cannot afford to wait another year for fully functioning AI regulation, given the pace of technological development we've seen over the past few months (and expect to see this year). (2/6)
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Read our submissions to the @labpolicyforum - covering #ai and #data, #semiconductors, #pandemic preparedness and #resilience On AI/ Data - we recommend that #Labour strengthen regulatory capacity on AI and explore the creation of a compute fund. labourlongterm.org/blog/stre…
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On #resilience - we outline issues with the Government's Resilience Framework and set out what a Labour alternative might look like. labourlongterm.org/blog/a-la…
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