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All NewsUK risks under-preparing for severe climate and nature threats, experts warn
A new Comment led by Professor Paul Behrens brings together experts in climate, nature, health, national security and financial risk to call for a more integrated approach to how governments assess and prepare for climate and nature threats.
Expanding access to jobs and economic opportunity in Africa
From helping young people find jobs and supporting refugee livelihoods to developing AI-enabled employment tools and identifying opportunities in the green economy, the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Development has turned research into practical change across Africa. Its work has improved livelihoods, supported private sector development and created solutions that can continue to grow after the programme ends.
The Future of Carbon Markets Isn’t Carbon
Carbon credits are issued when projects such as restoring forests, protecting mangroves or replacing fossil fuels with cleaner energy can demonstrate and verify that they have reduced or removed greenhouse gas emissions. These credits can then be sold, generating a source of revenue.
Flying blind into the AI age
Maike Osborne, Professor of Machine Learning and Co-Director of the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, and Dr Fazl Barez, Senior Researcher and Technical Director of the Initiative, argue that the question of the week – whether AI is slipping out of our control – cannot be answered with the measurement instruments we have, but that improving upon them offers a realistic path for reining in both AI and the companies that own it.
Explore how Oxford Martin School research is shaping policy, advancing innovation and creating real-world impact.
Expanding access to jobs and economic opportunity in Africa
Pandemic genomics and the future of disease intelligence
How Oxford’s vaccine research is saving millions of lives worldwide
Turning plastics research into real solutions
Governing AI for the public good
Turning economic thinking into real world impact
Rethinking how we tackle the illegal wildlife trade
Tracking the global net zero transition
Meeting the world’s cooling needs without warming the planet
Rethinking food for health and sustainability
Understanding our world, one dataset at a time
Breaking barriers to epilepsy diagnosis
Giving people control of their online data
Diagnose faster, treat smarter, fight resistance
Oxford Martin School In the press
‘Some aren’t going to make it’: how pressure on farmers threatens UK food security
British government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’
Closing Europe’s Dynamism Deficit
The world of AI
CBC'S Eli Glasner speaks with AI expert, Robert Trager about Bill Gates' AI warning
Why an AI kill switch may soon become impossible to use
Who’s Who In The Fight Over Whether AI Will Kill Us
The 'thorny' issue with regulating AI
It’s Time to Cry Wolf Over A.I.
More than 1m young people are out of work, and AI is about to wipe out millions more jobs. What should we do?
40 Years Later, Terminator Returns to the Scene (Turkish)
When AI doesn't listen: the growing alignment problem
Zuckerberg distances himself from AI catastrophism and reveals the differences within the tech sector (Spanish)
Where is Europe in the global race for artificial intelligence? (Spanish)
Why are the owners of AI making a 180-degree turn, and what does their proposal to put the brakes on consist of? (Spanish)
BBC Radio Oxford - Fazl Barez
Who Owns What AI Learns?
‘We Need More Time’ To Control AI
Which Future for Online Life?
Freed, delivered: AIs out of control?
‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming true?
UK government urges citizens to 'stockpile food' amid threats from climate and hostile states
Higher Food Bills Are The Extreme Heat Impact You Can’t Avoid
London cabbies plot ‘skulduggery’ to take on robotaxis
Why Leaders Should Ignore Predictions About AI
El Niño may peak at the worst time for the Amazon – and it should worry us all
China’s Biggest Weakness on AI
The UAE’s imperial push into Africa
Heatwave forces farmers to abandon crops as harvests fail
The British food items at risk due to extreme drought conditions
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