US EditionChief of UK’s leading AI institute resigns after staff unrest and funding fears
Dr Jean Innes resigns as CEO amid government mandate to prioritize defence, with 93 staff expressing no confidence and whistleblower complaint filed over internal culture and funding misuse.
- On Thursday, Dr Jean Innes announced she is stepping down as chief executive as the Alan Turing Institute completes the current transformation programme, calling it an honour to lead and the right time for new leadership.
- Following staff complaints last month, Technology Secretary Peter Kyle demanded the Alan Turing Institute shift to defence focus and threatened to withdraw 100 million of public funding; staff filed a whistleblowing complaint warning of potential collapse.
- Under the Turing 2.0 plan, the institute scrapped dozens of projects and 93 staff members signed a no-confidence letter, with research projects being reduced.
- Dr Innes will remain until later this year while the board seeks a replacement as the Alan Turing Institute searches for a successor to enhance its defence, national security and sovereign capabilities.
- A UK Research and Innovation review last year found governance must evolve, aligning with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's defence spending target of 5% by 2035 and the government's defence prioritisation at ATI.
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perspectivemedia.comChief of UK’s leading AI institute resigns after staff unrest and funding fears
Dr Jean Innes publicly announced she was stepping back as chief executive on Thursday.
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Jean Innes will leave the organisation later this year as the AI research charity refocuses on defence and security, following sharp criticism from Peter Kyle and staff complaints to the Charity Commission. The Alan Turing Institute has begun searching for a new head who will enhance its focus on defence and security, following the announcement that current chief executive Jean Innes will leave later this year. Her resignation came after technol…
CEO of Britain's national AI body resigns
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expert reaction to news that the Alan Turing Institute CEO, Dr Jean Innes, is stepping down as the Institute completes the current transformation programme
Scientists comment on the Alan Turing Institute announcing that their CEO, Dr Jean Innes is stepping down. Prof Harin Sellahewa, Professor of Computing, University of Buckingham, said: “It is difficult to see how the Alan Turing Institute could make a lasting impact on the world’s most pressing societal issues if it limits its core activities to defence and national security – and some selected projects in environment and healthcare. Such a s…
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