As policymakers around the world grapple with questions about the future of AI, evidence and advice about its progress, use, and impact is vital. ai@cam's PolicyLab provides a forum for bringing together researchers and policymakers to generate high-quality insights to inform public and policy debates. Bridging research, policy, and practice, and drawing from the University's expertise across disciplines, it will convene expertise that helps build a well-founded public conversation about AI.
Following an interim report published in December 2025, this full report presents findings from both phases of public dialogue with Cambridgeshire residents on the use of AI in local government services.
In November 2025, ai@cam worked with Hopkins Van Mil to convene public dialogues with 95 Cambridgeshire residents to explore their expectations, hopes, and concerns regarding the use of AI in local government. This interim report explores the findings from that first phase.
This policy brief addresses whether the UK’s current approach to AI sovereignty is able to deliver a future where the nation can influence the AI systems shaping its economy, security, and democracy.
