UK civil servants convened AI expert panel to shape policy, insider reveals
robertskmiles · x · 2026-10-29
In a discussion with binarybits, robertskmiles revealed he was unexpectedly invited a few years ago to a panel of AI experts convened by senior UK civil servants seeking to understand the AI situation and orient UK policy around it.
The exchange suggests such government strategy meetings tend to feature people with conventional views rather than contrarian perspectives.
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