Shaping Tomorrow's Global AI Talent, Today A voice for AI and the future of work and skills. – The New Industrial Britain – Out October 2026
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Is #AI widening the skills gap?
Our next conversation in The New Industrial Britain features Dr Mandy Crawford-Lee, Chief Executive of University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC).
Watch the conversation here youtu.be/07DSF95zg-w?si=VZxl…
#NewIndustrialBritain #FutureOfWork #AISkills
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Our Non-Executive Director, Lord Dominic Johnson, spoke on Times Radio about why he is optimistic about the future of Britain in the age of AI.
ICYMI:
AI Work & Skills Forum Announces Ecosystem Partnership with @expandnorthstar at @GITEX_GLOBAL 2026
aiworkandskills.com/insights… #GitexGlobal #ExpandNorthStar #Dubai #AI
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Delighted to welcome Tony Pitchford MBCS as Strategic Advisor to the AI Work & Skills Forum!
Tony brings extensive experience in tech, digital skills and industry partnerships as we continue to grow our impact across the UK & beyond
Welcome aboard, Tony! aiworkandskills.com/insights…
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For WIRED I've looked at how the UK is predicting economic growth from AI, and the frustration of some legislators about the role of hype and the industry's claims in these calculations:
wired.com/story/uk-officials…
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October connected businesses across the DMCC integrated technology ecosystem.
The DMCC AI Centre participated in AI Everything and hosted Proof, not pilots: Enterprise AI in Financial Services. We also co-hosted Grok Bot Meetup Dubai with @SpaceXSI Super Intelligence.
DMCC Crypto Centre member company @Payward received Full Market Approval from our partner @VARADubai.
The DMCC Gaming Centre signed MoUs with @SAEdxb and @GLevents. We also brought developers together at the PC and Console Dev Mixer.
Thank you to our member companies and partners.
Join us at upcoming Web3, AI and gaming events:
dmcc.tech/3Uv6b4x
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I did an interview with Amol Rajan on AI and the UK amongst other things. Has been a while since I did one of these longer form interviews so let me know if you find it useful!
I believe Ian Hogarth - @soundboy - deserves much wider and deeper credit and recognition for voluntarily forfeiting shares in Anthropic so that he could set up and run the AI Security Institute (@AISecurityInst) - where he, and Britain, are generally acclaimed to be doing an outstanding job. (Something else he deserves greater credit for).
This noble decision was *very* expensive.
I also believe, and hope, that for our fast-growing audience this may be one of the most useful conversations they hear about Technology this year. We go deep on:
> What is AI?
> The real rate at which it is developing
> The race dynamic in global innovation
> Humanity’s fork in the road
> The significant chance of a huge market crash
> The exhilarating case Quantum Computing
> The exhilarating case for Fusion
> The exhilarating potential for Robotics
> Why outstanding British companies sometimes struggle to scale
> How Britain, and Europe, can lead
> The Future of jobs
> How Founders succeed
> His noble decision to do a public service role
> His fantasy for Battersea Power station
Ian is co-Founder and Partner at Plural, and co-Founder and Chair of the UK's AI Security Institute (@AISecurityInst).
This was a great, immensely useful conversation and I'd be honoured if you lent an ear to The Amol Rajan Connection.
Out now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and YouTube.
Thanks for your time and attention to this matter.
AI Work & Skills Forum Announces Ecosystem Partnership with Expand North Star at GITEX Global 2026 aiworkandskills.com/insights… #ExpandNorthStar #Gitex2026 @expandnorthstar @GITEX_GLOBAL
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A significant step forward for Abu Dhabi’s AI ambitions.
In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, our Group CEO, Peng Xiao, and Inception42’s CEO, @ashishipe, met with @sama and signed three strategic agreements with @OpenAI to deploy frontier AI capabilities across government, energy, education and investment.
• Energy: @G42ai (via @Inception_42), @ADNOCGroup and OpenAI partnering to integrate advanced AI across energy operations and decision-making.
• Investment: Inception42, @Mubadala and OpenAI collaborating on AI-powered investment analysis and risk assessment.
• Government, enterprise and education: Inception42 and OpenAI entering a five-year partnership to advance frontier AI adoption across industries.
Read more: mediaoffice.abudhabi/en/crow…
#G42ai #ExponentialAI #AI #AbuDhabi
Why the UAE's Growing Investment in AI Could Shape the Future of Work
aiworkandskills.com/insights…
#OpenAI #AI #UAE #SamAltman
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Britain must own the AI it relies on. That's why I welcome Wednesday's Budget: £500m more for AI safety and security, and a further £140m for the Sovereign AI Unit to back British AI.
Sovereign AI protects our security, our economy and our independence. Estimates suggest it could add up to 1.3% a year to productivity growth. Compound that over a decade and it transforms the country.
The race is on, and Britain must be in it to win. Full support to @KanishkaNarayan in leading the way.
Chancellor John Healey announces an extra £500 million for AI safety and security in the budget, and commits a further £140 million to the UK's Sovereign AI Unit bloom.bg/4jQuhB7
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I’m pleased to welcome new partners @Apple, @ATT, the Bezos family, @Google and @Walmart to our broad-based and growing coalition, which spans the private sector, labor, governors from both parties, philanthropies, and educational institutions.
We need to make sure American workers come out ahead in an AI economy. That won’t happen on its own. We launched @raiseus_ai because we need to stop simply talking about the challenges workers will face as AI transforms our economy, and actually do something about it. Just four months since our launch, we’re already rolling up our sleeves and getting to work.
Read the full announcement: raiseus.ai/news/apple-at-t-t…
#FutureOfWork #AI #Workforce
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Happy to share I am now Research Director for AI Economics and Policy at @DigEconLab. As part of new role I will be leading the AI Economic Indicators.
I am also now a Research Fellow at @GovAIOrg. I'm excited to work with them on most important questions in econ of AI.
This is excellent news, and supported!
2/7 We're launching a £165m National AI Biosecurity Initiative, including £100m for a world-first AI Biosecurity Lab.
This will harness British scientific expertise and latest AI to detect biological threats and protect people from emerging risks.
As with our @AISecurityInst, I want the new AIBL to lead the world in capability.
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The New Industrial Britain.
This is great news: the Government is investing in UK AI sovereignty, whilst also shoring up our defences against the safety and security threats from AI.
This includes millions of pounds for investments in biosecurity, cybersecurity, UK industrial AI, R&D, mayoral AI partnerships, the AI economics institute, and chip design capability.
The UK needs AI to be safe, but to do that we need world-leading research and sovereign capabilities, and both require investment. That is exactly what this Government is doing and I strongly welcome it.
As @KanishkaNarayan says, the key tests are: ‘is it safe?’ and ‘is it ours to shape’?
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We hear a lot about younger workers trusting AI too much. But this survey finds executives are twice as likely to trust AI over their own judgment. Reminds us that that concerns about AI and critical thinking apply to all of us.
axios.com/2026/10/21/ai-trus…
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🌏 Connecting Ideas. Expanding Possibilities.
Great innovation happens when different perspectives and expertise come together.
We’re delighted to announce BYOND ASIA as our partner at Dubai AI Festival 2026!
As we prepare for the event, we’re looking forward to meaningful conversations, new connections, and opportunities to explore how technology can create impact across markets and industries.
📅 26 October 2026
📍 Dubai World Trade Centre
🔹 Alibaba Cloud Booth F30
See you in Dubai!
#AlibabaCloud #BYONDASIA #DubaiAIFestival #AI
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Today we're setting out a British approach to AI: backing innovation and growth, managing risks responsibly, and making sure the benefits of AI-enabled growth are felt right across the country.
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Good to see the government giving more support for AI companies, but also its own economic and security capabilities.
AI can be a huge opportunity if shaped properly, but from biosecurity risks to loss of jobs it also presents significant risks.
The government is right to get ahead of it.
