The head of the UK’s foremost artificial intelligence organization is resigning following internal disagreements and official requests for a shift in strategy.
Jean Innes has served as director of the Alan Turing Institute since 2023, but her role faced increasing scrutiny due to growing dissatisfaction among staff and calls from the institute’s primary financial backer—the UK government—for a revised approach.
The institute confirmed that the process to find Innes’s successor has begun. Before her current position, Innes held high-ranking positions in both government and the technology sector.
Innes stated: “Leading the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence has been a tremendous privilege. My time here involved implementing a new strategy and guiding a major organizational transition. With that phase complete and the Institute entering a new stage, it is the right moment for fresh leadership, and I look forward to seeing its future accomplishments.”
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