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Why standards are at the centre of AI regulation conversations and the challenges they raise

The benefits and risks of immersive technologies for impacted communities

Octavia is Associate Director (Public Participation & Research Practice) at the Ada Lovelace Institute.

Neues Kompetenzzentrum für Data Analytics und KI in der Industrie: Das ADA Lovelace Center des Fraunhofer IIS und der Fraunhofer-Arbeitsgruppe SCS verbindet...

The commercialisation of children's play and entertainment on data-driven platforms

Jan 15, 2026 - Pionierin der Informatik: Die National Portrait Gallery in London hat die einzigen bekannten Porträtfotos der Mathematikerin Ada Lovelace erworben. Entstanden...

Jorge Perez is a Research Assistant at the Ada Lovelace Institute.

Co-designing new resources for policymakers to better anticipate societal and ethical impacts of emerging technologies 

Mapping global approaches

Ian Brown is a leading specialist on internet regulation

Can an individualised data technology work in a public health context?

Oct 14, 2025 - Each year, on the second Tuesday of October, we celebrate Ada Lovelace Day. Ada Lovelace is renowned as a pioneer in STEM and recognised as being the original...

A partnership with Traverse, the Geospatial Commission and Sciencewise to understand public perspectives on the responsible use of location data.

Key considerations for deploying public-sector foundation models

Recommendations to improve the regulation of AI – in Europe and worldwide

What can we learn from Chile’s street-led deliberations and the demand for constitutional reform?

Interrogating how existing and emerging AI and data law, regulation, governance and policy meets the needs of people and society.

How AI assistants are impacting the way young people socialise

In May 2023, the Ada Lovelace Institute hosted an expert roundtable on EU AI standards development and civil society participation.

Valentina is a Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute.

Will the proposed regulatory framework for artificial intelligence enable benefits and protect people from harm?

Evaluating the use of AI in social care

Bartosz was a Research Assistant at the Ada Lovelace Institute

Learnings from the FDA’s model of life sciences oversight for foundation models

Michael Birtwistle, Associate Director at the Ada Lovelace Institute, has responded to the leaked text of the EU digital Omnibus

Exploring how industrial levies can shape market behaviour, counter harms and improve governance

Shaping how political choices and public services will be designed in the information age.

An open set of case studies exploring principles for data stewardship.

Assessing the credibility of forthcoming legislative proposals

Lara is a Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute

Exploring how to represent public voices in AI research, development and policy

Christine was a researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute, focusing on AI and data governance.

Harry is a Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute

Cristina was a Researcher (EU Policy) at the Ada Lovelace Institute

We offer opportunities for people who are committed to ensuring data and AI work for people and society

An analysis of policy challenges posed by Advanced AI Assistants and natural-language AI agents.

We're a small, disciplinarily diverse team of legal, policy, social science, philosophy, economy, culture, technology and participation experts.

What can we learn from network-building initiatives in Spain?

We examine how existing and emerging regulation in the EU strengthens, supports or challenges interests of people and society – locally and globally

Research with AI Now and the Open Government Partnership to learn from the first wave of algorithmic accountability policy.

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An independent research institute with a mission to ensure data and AI works for people and society

Why is synthetic data used and what challenges does it raise for AI assurance mechanisms?

She is often cited as the world’s first computer programmer.

Ensuring that the voices of people affected by data and AI contribute to building and shaping evidence, research, policy and practices.

Cami Rincon is a Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute

Local authorities are being left without adequate support to procure AI in the public interest, despite a proliferation of guidance documents.

Exploring the potential for a professionalised AI assurance industry

The NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture builds on the power of RTX to enhance the performance of rendering, graphics, AI, and compute workloads.

Ada’s Director Carly Kind reflects on the last year and looks ahead to 2023

What public participation approaches are being used by the technology sector?

Alexandru is a Case Handler (DG COMP) at the European Commission. Previously, he was the European Public Policy Lead at the Ada Lovelace Institute.

Andrew was Associate Director (Emerging technology & industry practice) at the Ada Lovelace Institute.

Connor was Acting Head of EU and Global Governance at the Ada Lovelace Institute

How to involve people in the governance of their data

Exploring the use and ethics of recommendation systems in public service media

This report sets out the first-known detailed proposal for the use of an algorithmic impact assessment for data access in a healthcare context

Jenny worked as a Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute until March 2023, focusing on algorithm accountability.

An independent research institute with a mission to ensure data and AI works for people and society

Using public participation to develop AI governance and literacy

What is a more ambitious vision for data use and regulation that can deliver a positive shift in the digital ecosystem towards people and society?

Writing, thinking and debating about how data and AI can be made to work for people and society

Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) wrote the first recognised algorithm. To mark Ada Lovelace Day, which celebrates inspirational women in science, New Scientist has...

A survey of auditing methods for use in regulatory inspections of online harms in social media platforms

Exploring how the AI Act regulates open-source AI

Report with recommendations and findings of a public deliberation on biometrics technology, policy and governance

An exploration of immersive technologies

Anna was the Public Participation and Research Lead at the Ada Lovelace Institute.

Ensuring that the benefits of new technologies are distributed equitably and that potential harms are prevented.

Approaches to government monitoring of the AI landscape

A​​ ​​closer look at the implications of API and open-​​source ​​accessible GPAI for the EU AI Act

Mandating independent safety assessment

The role of regulators in mapping existing laws on to the risks of immersive technologies

Exploring public participation in commercial AI labs

18 recommendations to strengthen the EU AI Act

An opportunity to enable access to platform data with the Data Use and Access Bill

The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is celebrating Ada Lovelace Day on October 8 with a special event for its supporters: the global English premier...

The role of procurement in ensuring that AI and data-driven systems used in local government work for people and communities

Julia Smakman is a Senior Researcher at the Ada Lovelace Institute

Nuala Polo is the UK Public Policy Lead at the Ada Lovelace Institute.

Understanding public attitudes and how to involve the public in decision-making about AI

Imogen is Associate Director (Social and Economic Policy) at the Ada Lovelace Institute.

This explainer is for anyone who wants to learn more about foundation models, also known as 'general-purpose artificial intelligence' or...

How can we realise the societal benefits of AI with a market-shaping approach?

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Federica Lucivero is a BRAID Fellow at the Ada Lovelace Institute

Nov 27, 2022 - Sie ist die Pionierin der Informatik - in einer Zeit, lange bevor es überhaupt Computer gibt. Ungefähr ein Jahrhundert bevor der stets gerühmte Konrad Zuse...

Assessing and mitigating risks across the AI lifecycle

Ada Lovelace, daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron, is considered the world's first computer programmer.

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Anne works as a Chief Technology Office Partner in Bell Labs and was the recipient of the Bell Labs Fellow lifetime achievement award in 2005 for the...

Opportunities for organisations and communities to collaborate with us.

Jan 16, 2026 - The only known photographs of the world’s first computer programmer Ada Lovelace were acquired by the National Portrait Gallery.

Member of the Ryder Review Advisory Group and Professor of Law, Innovation and Society at Newcastle Law School.

Gaia Marcus, Director of the Ada Lovelace Institute, has responded to the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice.

Four problems and four solutions

Insights on AI and public good from diverse UK communities