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Updated Open Letter to UK Government. Prioritising AI Literacy for all

The growing call for public (critical) AI literacy in the UK

Skills-based digital literacy has failed to provide public benefit. So why is upskilling the UK’s only plan? As part of a range of bombastic statements about the UK’s uncritical embracing of AI in everything, the Government recently announced the AI Skills Boost.  It promised “free AI training for all,” and claimed that the courses will […]

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The Hidden Harms of Chatbot Use – Mapped

A broad taxonomy of AI chatbot harms caused to individual users Introduction At We and AI we have been concerned by the lack of awareness of the wide range of harms caused by AI chatbots for a long time. Despite the huge encouragement to use chatbots as companions, coworkers, doctors, teachers, counsellors, life advisors, friends, […]

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Exploring metaphors of AI: Visualisations, narratives and perception

Review of  “Exploring Metaphors of AI: Visualisations, Narratives and Perception”

A curated research session at the Hype Studies Conference, “(Don’t) Believe the Hype?!” 10-12 September 2025, Barcelona By Cinzia Pusceddu Better Images of AI and We and AI have been exploring the role of visual and narrative metaphors in shaping our understanding of AI. As part of this we invited some researchers who have been […]

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Marion Meyers

Marion graduated from a Bachelor’s in Data Science from Maastricht University and a Master’s in Science, Technology and Policy from ETH Zürich. She conducted research at the intersection of degrowth and artificial intelligence – specifically analysing the appropriateness of machine learning to a degrowth context, notably using the concept of convivial technologies. Overall she is […]

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Cinzia Pusceddu

Cinzia holds an MA in Linguistics specialising in Digital Humanities from Italy, a postgraduate qualification in Digital Education from the University of Edinburgh and is a Senior Fellow by Advance Higher Education (SFHEA). She has held academic roles at leading universities in Italy, the UK and the US, exploring the impact of technology on human […]

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Alina Huang

Alina Huang is a Year 13 student. Last summer, she conducted research through the UCSB Research Mentorship Program, examining how NLP model design shapes algorithmic bias in AI curricula. She founded the Fair Tech Policy Lab, leading an international team to explore algorithmic bias and AI governance, and is a member of the UN AI […]

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Harriet Humfress

Harriet Humfress is a London-based undergraduate finalist studying Fine Art at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Her research explores popular beliefs and myths around AI, and how these ideas of anthropomorphism heighten anxieties around embodiment and labour. Her work covers sound and video installations along with small tactile sculptures that aim to both satirise and inform […]

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Priti Pandurangan

I build information-rich interfaces, moving fluidly between research, design, and prototyping. My personal practice is drawn to alternative ways of working with data – approaches that hold space for ambiguity, lived experience, and emotion. I care about what slips through the cracks – the things that don’t fit neatly in spreadsheets but still very much […]

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Ramla Anshur

Ramla is a design researcher and futurist, exploring how we can design more equitable community led and owned AI futures, to embed cultural, ancestral, and indigenous knowledges through creative practice.

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Max Fullalove

Max graduated from the University of Cambridge, studying Human, Social and Political Sciences. He served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Cambridge Journal of Political Affairs’ tenth edition, and his final year research critically analysed the application of AI systems to political governance. He volunteers as an editor at Agora NI, an open forum for foreign […]

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Ella Markham

Ella is a final-year PhD student in the Centre for Doctoral Training in Natural Language Processing (NLP) at the University of Edinburgh, where her research focuses on building computational models of how people learn the meaning of words. She also holds a BA in Psychology and Linguistics from the University of Oxford.

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Bruna Martins

Bruna holds an MBA in Business Management, complemented by executive certifications in AI Ethics, Regulation and Compliance from Oxford University and Product Strategy from Northwestern Kellogg. She currently leads the AI Literacy Lab initiative, which through practical advice, hands-on training and ongoing support, ensures that civil society organisations can make informed choices regarding how to […]

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Onyedikachi Hope Amaechi-Okorie

My name is Onyedikachi Hope Amaechi-Okorie. I’m a Technical Community Advocate with over five years of experience in quality engineering, now fully focused on building inclusive, accessible, and empowering spaces in tech. I currently support the JSON Schema community and contribute to Mozilla Common Voice, where I help document open data efforts and foster inclusive […]

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Liam Palette

Liam is a master’s student in AI Ethics and Society at the University of Cambridge, with a background in military intelligence, a first-class degree in Intelligence and International Relations, and professional project management experience. They deliver talks on AI in education and engage with global experts on AI governance and responsible deployment.

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Javiera Montenegro

Javiera holds a Bachelor’s Degree in History and Political Science, and a professional background in Arts Management, Data Privacy and Compliance. She is currently interested in the intersection of AI and ethics, foresight research and models of circular economy.

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