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Between late 2024 and mid-May 2025, I briefed over 70 cross-party UK parliamentarians. Just over one-third were MPs, a similar share were members of the House of Lords, and just under one-third came from devolved legislatures — the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd, and the Northern Ireland Assembly. I also held eight additional meetings attended exclusively by parliamentary staffers. While I delivered some briefings alone, most were led by two members of our team.
I did this as part of my work as a Policy Advisor with ControlAI, where we aim to build common knowledge of AI risks through clear, honest, and direct engagement with parliamentarians about both the challenges and potential solutions. To succeed at scale in managing AI risk, it is important to continue to build this common knowledge. For this reason, I have decided to share what I have learned over the past few months publicly, in [...]
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Outline:
(01:37) (i) Overall reception of our briefings
(04:21) (ii) Outreach tips
(05:45) (iii) Key talking points
(14:20) (iv) Crafting a good pitch
(19:23) (v) Some challenges
(23:07) (vi) General tips
(28:57) (vii) Books & media articles
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By LessWrongBetween late 2024 and mid-May 2025, I briefed over 70 cross-party UK parliamentarians. Just over one-third were MPs, a similar share were members of the House of Lords, and just under one-third came from devolved legislatures — the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd, and the Northern Ireland Assembly. I also held eight additional meetings attended exclusively by parliamentary staffers. While I delivered some briefings alone, most were led by two members of our team.
I did this as part of my work as a Policy Advisor with ControlAI, where we aim to build common knowledge of AI risks through clear, honest, and direct engagement with parliamentarians about both the challenges and potential solutions. To succeed at scale in managing AI risk, it is important to continue to build this common knowledge. For this reason, I have decided to share what I have learned over the past few months publicly, in [...]
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Outline:
(01:37) (i) Overall reception of our briefings
(04:21) (ii) Outreach tips
(05:45) (iii) Key talking points
(14:20) (iv) Crafting a good pitch
(19:23) (v) Some challenges
(23:07) (vi) General tips
(28:57) (vii) Books & media articles
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First published:
Source:
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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