Dr. Keegan McBride is the Director for Science and Technology Policy at the Tony Blair Institute. He also serves as an Adjunct Senior Fellow in National Security and Technology at the Centre for a New American Security, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation, and a Fellow at the Hertie School’s Centre for Digital Governance. Prior to joining TBI, he was a lecturer in AI, Government, and Policy at the OII, University of Oxford.
This programme supports research on AI, Government and Policy.
As governments digitalize, their bureaucratic structures are increasingly encountering AI. This project explores what happens next by asking how the structures of public sector bureaucracies transform when exposed to new AI-based systems.
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By Andres Raieste, Andri Rebane, Madis Tapupere, Keegan McBride
In a world increasingly defined by crises—from pandemics and climate disasters to escalating wars—governments that fail to build digital resilience risk crumbling under pressure.
13 September 2024
A new report from the Tony Blair Institute, co-authored by leading AI figures including two Oxford Internet Institute researchers, has set out recommendations for government ahead of a future ‘AI Bill’.
26 June 2024
OII researchers outline the necessity for policymakers to start laying the foundations for a strong, robust, and resilient digital government today.
13 March 2024
Researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute and the University of Bremen share their insights on how digital technologies can be used to wield authoritarian power in the context of the Russian election.
9 February 2024
On 14th February 2024, Indonesia will hold its fifth direct presidential election since transitioning to democracy in 1998.
FT.com, 20 April 2025
Gulf state expects move will speed up lawmaking by 70% but experts warn of ‘reliability’ issues with the technology with commentary from Dr Keegan McBride.
Politico, 12 February 2025
Dr Keegan McBride comments on the implications of JD Vance’s speech at the AI Action Summit and what it means for UK AI policy.
FT.com, 11 February 2025
Dr Keegan McBride comments on JD Vance vow that US will dominate the technology in warning to Europe and China
