Huw Roberts is a doctoral researcher at the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute and an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). His research focuses on international AI governance efforts, with a particular emphasis on standards development organisations. Huw’s research has been published in various academic journals, including International Affairs, Internet Policy Review, and The Information Society. His research and commentary have appeared in, among others, The Financial Times, The Times, and Politico.
Huw previously worked for the UK Government where he was involved in developing key AI policy documents, like the country’s National AI Strategy. He has also worked on AI policy as a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, a Tech Policy Fellow at the Tony Blair Institute, and as an independent consultant advising regulators and international organisations. Huw holds graduate degrees from the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute and the Yenching Academy of Peking University.
He is supervised by Professors Luciano Floridi and Mariarosaria Taddeo and his research is generously funded by the ESRC Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership, as well as research grants from the ISO and Dieter Schwarz Foundation.
Artificial intelligence, governance, China, ethics, international relations
16 December 2024
Ten Oxford Internet Institute (OII) DPhil students have received Dieter Schwarz Foundation (DSF) funding to enable them to begin 12-month AI- related research projects during the course of their studies.
27 October 2023
The OII is leading the debate on Artificial Intelligence. Generative AI has been a key area of interest for faculty, researchers and students for many years. This article brings together some of this work to date and highlights forthcoming work.
4 April 2023
Oxford Internet Institute researcher Huw Roberts and Professor Luciano Floridi explain the challenges for AI regulation in the UK and outline the case for stronger regulatory protections for UK citizens.
15 November 2021
In this new blog, OII alumnus Huw Roberts and Professor Luciano Floridi, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford compare the EU and US approaches to AI governance and consider the implications for future collaboration.
Financial Times, 26 February 2025
The lesson of Paris is that targeted and incremental intergovernmental negotiation, combined with a broader stakeholder convening, is the path with the maximum impact.
Financial Times, 28 November 2023
At the start of November, the UK hosted an international artificial intelligence summit that saw states agree that this is a "unique moment to act" in regulating these technologies
The Times, 26 September 2023
System could regulate how companies across the world search for risks and respond, with expert commentary from OII researcher Huw Roberts.
