Matt Davies
As of October 2026, Matt Davies is Economic and Social Policy Lead at the Ada Lovelace Institute, with a focus on how public policy, public services and public institutions might need to change in an era of widespread AI use. They previously served as UK Public Policy Lead at Ada, and before that they were a Senior Policy Advisor at the Open Data Institute until December 2022. Earlier, they were part of the team that produced Labour's 2019 manifesto. They are also a postgraduate research student in political science at the London School of Economics, specialising in the political philosophy of AI and data-centric technologies. In July 2026 they published the blog post 'Taking back control?', which argues that a forward-looking government would act now to ensure AI providers are accountable to the public.
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- Ada Lovelace Institute
Timeline
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By 2019
Work on Labour's 2019 manifesto
They are part of the team that produces Labour's 2019 manifesto.
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By 2022
Senior policy advisor at ODI
They work as Senior Policy Advisor at the Open Data Institute until December 2022. They later serve as UK Public Policy Lead at Ada.
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By 2025
Postgraduate study at LSE
They are a postgraduate research student in political science at the London School of Economics. They specialise in the political philosophy of AI and data-centric technologies.
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May 2026
The Measuring up briefing
They make substantive contributions to Measuring up, an Ada briefing that evaluates claims about AI and productivity in the UK public sector.
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July 2026
A pragmatic AI agenda
In July 2026 they publish the blog post 'Taking back control?', which argues that a forward-looking government would act now to ensure AI providers are accountable to the public.
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As of October 2026
Economic and social policy lead
They are Economic and Social Policy Lead at the Ada Lovelace Institute. Their focus is on how public policy, public services and public institutions might need to change in an era of widespread AI use.
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