In this episode of Top in Tech, Tom Doherty, Director, is joined by Gosia Szczodrowska and Fergus Cameron Watt, Associate Directors, to unpack the fast-moving technology policy landscape in the first few weeks of 2026. The discussion ranges across AI safety, online harms, and the political dynamics shaping regulation in the UK and the EU, as governments grapple with how to balance economic growth, online safety and geopolitical pressures.

The conversation explores the fallout of the widespread use of X/Grok's AI tool to generate non-consensual intimate images and the balancing act being played in the UK and EU with domestic and international politics. Beyond safety, the episode looks at the rising importance of digital sovereignty, the mounting strain AI is placing on copyright regimes, and why debates around authorship, training data, and enforcement are far from settled.

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