‘Shut it down and start again’: staff disquiet as Alan Turing Institute faces identity crisis

<p>Whistleblower warns UK’s top AI research body in danger of collapse due to threats over funding and new direction</p><p>When the UK government <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/plans-for-world-class-research-centre-in-the-uk">announced the creation of the Alan Turing Institute</a> in 2014 it promised a “fitting memorial” to the renowned computer scientist and artificial intelligence pioneer.</p><p>More than a decade on, Britain’s leading AI institute is in turmoil as staff warn it may be in danger of collapse and ministers demand a shift in focus to defence and security work.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/18/shut-it-down-and-start-again-staff-disquiet-as-alan-turing-institute-faces-identity-crisis">Continue reading...</a>