Emerging technologies and AI

Emerging technologies and AI

Economies, industries and the way we work are being fundamentally disrupted by emerging technologies — and �ԹϺ�� is at the forefront of understanding what that means.

Building on decades of research into technology's impact on business, we explore how organisations can harness AI and other tech responsibly, strategically and with lasting effect.

Research in Emerging technologies and AI

The UK's missing digital pound

UK regulatory delay on GBP stablecoins risks sterling's global role and London's financial competitiveness.

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Sovereign AI infrastructure

Six-layer framework essential to protect critical national infrastructure that maps AI supply chain vulnerabilities.

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What AI creators do when they imagine the worst

AI creators who confront potential harms during design produce more responsibly built, carefully constrained technology.

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AI works when people do

Human judgement and organisational context, not technology alone, determine whether AI systems genuinely serve people well.

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Research Centres

Centre for Financial Technology

Modelling, testing and translating the economics of financial technology, connecting findings to the regulators, businesses and governments who can act on them.

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Institute for Deep Tech Entrepreneurship

Studying why too little of the UK's world-class science becomes a business, and working with scientists, investors and policymakers to change that.

Centre for Sectoral Economic Performance

Investigating what holds back the UK's high-value technology sectors and what would help them grow, translating findings into sector strategies for businesses and policymakers.

Insights in Emerging technologies and AI

Emerging technologies and AI

Why making AI too easy to use is a risk for business

AI can boost workplace efficiency but may weaken critical thinking and experimentation. Leaders should introduce strategic friction to preserve judgement, learning and creativity.

Emerging technologies and AI

Science’s biggest AI challenge isn’t discovery – it’s proof

AI is making scientific ideas abundant. The hard part is knowing which ones to trust.

Emerging technologies and AI

How to survive as an entrepreneur: insights from Steve Blank

World-renowned entrepreneur Steve Blank talks about the lean startup movement, how generative AI will revolutionise the business landscape and what leaders need to do to survive the changes ahead.

Education in Emerging technologies and AI

Our degree programmes and executive courses explore how emerging technologies and AI are reshaping business and society, from analytics and fintech to responsible AI and digital transformation. Students develop the technical awareness, commercial judgement and ethical perspective to use technology strategically and lead responsibly.