Angus Mercer

Chief Executive @longresilience. Former adviser @dfid_uk. LFC. (He/his)

[Angus Mercer @gusmercer]

@artmin Was a pleasure to meet you! DM me here or on LinkedIn if I can be helpful around your London visit.

[The Centre for Long-Term Resilience @LongResilience]

With the rapid advancement of frontier AI models, companies must ensure that they properly identify, assess, and act on risks.

Our latest report provides an 8-point checklist for companies to implement best-practice risk management and governance. 🧵 https://t.co/sW8LD4u5uV

[The Centre for Long-Term Resilience @LongResilience]

As frontier AI models advance, effectively managing risks is more crucial than ever.

Our new report - Transforming Risk Governance at Frontier AI Companies - provides recommendations for how to do this.

Read below for a quick summary 🧵 (1/5)

https://t.co/sW8LD4u5uV

[The Centre for Long-Term Resilience @LongResilience]

How to turn the UK into “resilient Britain” – the New Statesman published an article by our Head of Risk Management Policy, James Ginns, discussing ‘how our institutions of state and the organisation of society can be geared up for the challenges to come.’ https://t.co/Okr72FccZE

[Angus Mercer @gusmercer]

Come work with us as an Operations Associate in this vitally important role!

Apply below, we'd love to hear from you 👇

[On Think Tanks @onthinktanks]

💡Are you a proactive problem-solver with outstanding organisational skills? @LongResilience is seeking an Operations Associate to provide administrative support and help optimise its operations. If you thrive in a collaborative environment, apply now: https://t.co/KvU3DWIujT

[The Centre for Long-Term Resilience @LongResilience]

The UK just announced a new update to its approach to regulating AI.

We think they are heading in the right direction, but must move faster. A short thread with eight recommendations for what the Government should do next:

https://t.co/hQgcfecSzj

[Angus Mercer @gusmercer]

Come work with us!

It's hard to overstate how important this role is for us.

You'll be joining our amazing Ops Team in a real 'force-multiplier' role that will support our entire team to do outstanding, high-impact work as we grow.

Apply below 👇

[The Centre for Long-Term Resilience @LongResilience]

We're hiring for an Operations Associate! You’d work closely with our Operations Team, @PocheJeffrey @EmmaLawsen, and CoS @GOverodder to increase the productivity and impact of the whole team. Please share widely with your network! Deadline: 10 March https://t.co/MDqe3mriR1

[Angus Mercer @gusmercer]

Really excited we're hiring for this crucial biosecurity policy role alongside the fabulous @cassidyknelson and @SophieMRose_

Please do apply below if you're interested!

[The Centre for Long-Term Resilience @LongResilience]

We're hiring for a Biosecurity Policy Adviser! You’d work closely with our Biosecurity Policy Unit, @cassidyknelson @SophieMRose_ , to develop and advocate for our biosecurity policy recommendations. Please share widely with your network! Deadline: 8 March https://t.co/slnwqCQYuh

[Sophie Rose @SophieMRose_]

AI:bio risk recommendations from @FAScientists policy sprint are out now—check out mine and @RMoulange's proposal, and the work of my very talented colleagues here: https://t.co/74BUeXX7z1

[The Centre for Long-Term Resilience @LongResilience]

Last month, CLTR ran a workshop for @SciTechgovuk on synthetic nucleic acid screening and overcoming implementation challenges. In a new CLTR report, @cassidyknelson and @SophieMRose_ present the workshop’s key findings and recommend a stepwise solution.
https://t.co/jBpsLd4ah0

[The Centre for Long-Term Resilience @LongResilience]

The UK AI Summit showed meaningful progress on AI governance, while making it clear that much more needs to be done — especially on regulation. CLTR’s AI policy team reflects on the summit and what should come next. https://t.co/p6S18UcwXS

[The Centre for Long-Term Resilience @LongResilience]

‘While many of us disagree on many things, there is a fair amount of agreement that we need more oversight and accountability of how AI is being developed, particularly at the frontier', says CLTR's Head of AI Policy @jesswhittles at the AI Safety Summit Closing Plenary.

[Angus Mercer @gusmercer]

Exciting to see @SophieMRose_ and @cassidyknelson release a new paper analysing potential risks at the intersection of AI and bio.

Couldn't be more timely.

Read below 👇

[Sophie Rose @SophieMRose_]

@cassidyknelson and I have released a new AI:bio piece exploring:

1. The potential implications of AI on the BW development risk chain.
2. How capabilities (and consequently, risks) may vary across subcategories of AI-enabled biological tools.

Read here: https://t.co/b0MpVhX0TK

[Angus Mercer @gusmercer]

Thrilled that Jess has received this recognition.

Hugely well deserved, and a fitting testament to the brilliant work she is doing.

[Jess Whittlestone @jesswhittles]

Chuffed to be included in TIME magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in AI:

https://t.co/JQvbMnuKDP

[Jess Whittlestone @jesswhittles]

I've got an op ed in @timesredbox today on what the UK government needs to do if it wants to truly establish itself as a leader in global AI governance.

https://t.co/jcHAmFjRZg

I suggest three key things need attention - summarised in 🧵 below:

[Sophie Rose @SophieMRose_]

An updated UK Biological Security Strategy (BSS) was released by @cabinetofficeuk early last week.

An overview of the contents, highlights and recommended next steps from me and colleagues at @LongResilience @CSERCambridge & https://t.co/yJi72WMrxR: https://t.co/4AADKyk1y1 🧵/1

[Cassidy Nelson @cassidyknelson]

Excited to see the new UK Biological Security Strategy released by @cabinetofficeuk. Bold and important commitments that we at @LongResilience will be talking about, so tune in to our analysis as we unpack how this could be done on an ambitious timeline. https://t.co/IeLEsPuBHc

[The Centre for Long-Term Resilience @LongResilience]

The UK's refreshed Biological Security Strategy (BSS) was published this morning. It outlines @cabinetofficeuk's vision for transforming the UK's preparedness for, and resilience to, the full spectrum of biological threats by 2030: https://t.co/XRxLmcNefn 1/2

[Matt Clifford @matthewclifford]

1/3 Quick thread on AI risk: there’s a story in The Times today headlined “Two years to save the world, says AI adviser” based on comments I made in an interview. The headline doesn’t reflect my view. Here’s what I said:

[Jess Whittlestone @jesswhittles]

"AI ethics" and "AI safety" are both broad communities with varied views within them; I don't think we can or should try to get everyone to agree, but I do think it's important that discourse on AI risks and harms doesn't get dominated by the extremes of each