The Paris AI Action Summit resulted in a generic communique that seemed to highlight divides among Western countries and deprioritise the focus on AI safety established by the first AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park. For casual observers, this may look like a diplomatic failure on the part of
Public First’s research for the OxCam supercluster found that the region, which spans Cambridge, Milton Keynes and Oxford, has an almost unrivalled per capita performance – in patents, scientific publications, human capital, start-up quality. However, its scale relative to other clusters is small, which means its regional and national ‘spillovers’
In this era of political cynicism, can better public services actually make a difference? New polling from Public First shows that the public’s views on the quality of their local public services do reflect local realities, though it varies by the service. We asked the British public to evaluate key
Public First carried out a large-scale, nationally representative poll to understand the British public’s attitudes towards politics in the UK. Our research revealed that Anti Politics has become a useless term, masking distinct forms of political dissatisfaction. Our data suggests that what we call “anti politics” actually comprises at least
By ABBY BURKE Vice President Kamala Harris’s recent designation as the Democratic nominee for the US presidency has the tech world abuzz. As the former self-described “top cop” of California—the most populous US state and the epicentre of the global tech industry—Harris has a complex history with the sector. Luckily,
The Public First team is tracking all key policy announcements made by the Government relevant to its 5 missions. You can find the link to the tracker here. The Government has said its missions provide “measurable, long-term objectives that provide a driving sense of purpose for the country.” We have