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Tony Blair

Tony Blair is a former British prime minister whose later public work includes AI policy and government technology. Born in Edinburgh, he studied law at Oxford, qualified as a barrister and joined Labour in 1975. After winning the party leadership in 1994, he served as prime minister from 1997 to 2007. He launched the Institute for Global Change in 2017, co-authored an AI policy report in 2023, and its 2025 polling found that more Britons viewed AI as an economic risk than an opportunity. The institute advised the UK government on public-sector AI in February 2026; as of October 2026, he is a Skydance board adviser and the institute’s executive chairman.

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Timeline

  1. 1953

    Oxford law and a barrister

    Born in Edinburgh in 1953, he studies law at Oxford and becomes a barrister.

  2. 1975–1983

    Labour and Sedgefield

    He joins the Labour Party in 1975 and wins the Sedgefield seat in 1983.

  3. 1994

    Labour leadership

    In 1994, he wins Labour’s leadership contest after John Smith dies.

  4. 1997–2007

    Prime minister

    From 1997 to 2007, he serves as prime minister and oversees the Northern Irish peace process and public-sector reform.

  5. 2017

    Institute for Global Change

    In 2017, he launches the Institute for Global Change as a policy platform to rebuild the political centre.

  6. 2023–2025

    AI policy and public trust

    In 2023, he co-authors an AI report that calls the technology a major UK policy challenge and urges urgent action. In September 2025, his institute reports that more Britons view AI as an economic risk than an opportunity.

  7. February 2026

    AI advice for UK services

    In February 2026, ministers call in his institute to guide AI deployment across the UK government.

  8. As of October 2026

    Skydance board adviser

    He is a Skydance board adviser and the executive chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, which helps leaders govern in the age of AI.

Career

  1. Since 2017Tony Blair Institute for Global ChangeFounder, Executive Chairman
  2. NowSkydanceBoard Adviser
  3. 1997–2007Government of the United KingdomPrime Minister
  4. From 1994Labour PartyLeader

Education

  1. University of Oxford

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Videos

YouTube videos in which Tony Blair speaks or appears, newest first. A model chose them from YouTube search results. List updated 20 October 2026.

  1. How Governments Should Deal with AI- Tony BlairDwarkesh Patel · 7 July 2024 · 1 min
  2. How Lee Kuan Yew Made Singapore - Tony BlairDwarkesh Patel · 29 June 2024 · 1 min
  3. Tony Blair on Why Most Politicians FailDwarkesh Patel · 29 June 2024 · 1 min
  4. Does Tony Blair regret bringing China into world order?Dwarkesh Patel · 28 June 2024 · 3 min

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  1. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public rolesIncludes Government of the United Kingdom. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public roles. Another 97 people moved from public careers into AI organizations or research, with 62% of dated records starting from 2020 on.
  2. Companies supply the most prior-work hires at 7 of the 9 frontier AI labsIncludes Government of the United Kingdom. Our estimates of the organizations where 550 people worked directly before joining 9 frontier AI labs across 620 career transitions, comparing the main feeder organizations per lab.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Government of the United Kingdom. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  4. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labsIncludes University of Oxford. The median h-index is 48 at universities and 14 at frontier AI labs. We compare publishing careers, recent citations, dual appointments and job moves across 2,420 university researchers and 308 frontier-lab researchers.

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Sources and credits

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  1. History of The Rt Hon Sir Tony Blair KG gov.uk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Tony Blair launches pushback against 'frightening populism' theguardian.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. AI could be most substantial policy challenge ever, say Blair and Hague theguardian.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. More Britons view AI as economic risk than opportunity, Tony Blair thinktank finds theguardian.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Treasury calls in Blair thinktank to advise on using AI across public services theguardian.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. Skydance Announces Board, Adding Ynon Kreiz, Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick as Directors and Tony Blair as Advisor cms-corp.paramount.com. Checked 20 October 2026.