Adapted large language models can outperform medical experts in clinical text summarisation nature.com/articles/s4159…

TSMC boosts Biden’s AI chip ambitions with $11.6bn US production deal ft.com/content/4798ab…

Not widely enough appreciated how much the UK is being left behind in the deployment of industrial robots.
Half a million new robots in factories across the world;
2,534 in the UK - fewer than Thailand.
(source ifr.org/ifr-press-rele…)

Great to see this call for the UK to lead on R&D investment. I made the case for this in my recent oral evidence to the Business and Trade Committee on industrial policy

On the Teaching Philosophy fb group, someone offered their students an amnesty if they admitted to using ChatGPT in their assignments, and 23/25 students replied...

In this general election year, the R&D sector have come together to state our united position on the importance of R&D for the UK 🔬🧪⚙️

As a sector we call for continued and sustainable R&D investment to make the UK a leading country in the G7 🚀📈
sciencecampaign.org.uk/analysis-and-p…

Is the UK innovating enough? Experts debate industrial policy soci.org/news/2024/3/is…

What are the UK's strengths and what does this mean for industrial policies?

It was a pleasure to give evidence on these topics at the DBT Select Committee yesterday with others including Raoul Ruparel George Dibb Giles Wilkes Paul Swinney
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/c3…

Watch Mann, our Senior Research Fellow, giving evidence to Business and Trade Committee on the UK’s industrial policy 👇

Today in #BritainsWorld we are launching a new format entitled ‘The Debrief’, which aims to bring you quick and sharp analysis on pressing geopolitical events soon after they occur.

In the first, William Freer looks at Sweden’s accession to NATO 🇸🇪

geostrategy.org.uk/britains-world…

My excellent colleague Mann will be delivering oral evidence today on 'Industrial policy: has the UK lost its competitive edge?'

Tune in!

committees.parliament.uk/event/20994

Take a read of our latest Primer by Mann on the #UK ’s position as a technological superpower. We need to embrace technology to empower our nation and protect the environment. With thanks to John Caudwell for his support! #CaudwellStrongBritain geostrategy.org.uk/research/brita…

💥Beijing to Britain💥 Shameless plug for my colleague @mannvirdee's fantastic article - detailing the UK's history of technological development, and how Britain can continue to be a globally competitive innovator geostrategy.org.uk/research/brita…

This is a fascinating read by Mann for Council on Geostrategy - start for the historical anecdotes about time and industry, stay for the forward-looking innovation strategy

Why was Britain the first country to industrialise?
What do trains have to do with the standardisation of time?
What difference has tech made to our lives?
What can the UK do to improve its edge in tech + innovation?

My new Council on Geostrategy primer:

geostrategy.org.uk/research/brita…