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Ed Bithell

@edbithell.bsky.social

Strategy and sovereign partnerships at Fractile Also writing on trade, tech and industrial policy Former UK civil servant and diplomat, 好異史者, he/him (usual caveats)

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Ed Bithell @edbithell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Thanks to @channel4news.bsky.social for speaking yesterday about why now is the crucial moment for the UK government to ensure the UK is at the forefront of global AI and tech progress - it's a hugely exciting opportunity and we have to seize it!

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Ed Bithell @edbithell.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Great to speak to @mayadh.bsky.social at @sifted.eu about the opportunity Kanishka Narayan has to make an even bigger impact in his new Cabinet role. Machinery of government changes grab headlines, but the factors that really drive long term impact are people, and clarity of purpose.

Quote from Sifted article on Kanishka Narayan's appointment as AI Minister, attending cabinet:

Narayan’s new role will sit across the newly created department for business, innovation, science and trade, and the cabinet office.

This makes sense, says Alexandru Voica, policy chief at London AI startup Synthesia. “AI policy cuts across public services, national security, industrial strategy and regulation, so giving the cabinet office a central role makes sense.”

“We’re hoping to see Kanishka empowered with the right levers and people at the heart of government to drive his plans to make AI a success for Britain,” Ed Bithell, strategy and partnerships lead at AI chip startup Fractile, tells Sifted.

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Ed Bithell @edbithell.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Rome: Total Realism, you say?

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