Organisations
Institutions, publishers and companies.
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Cabinet Office
UK government department supporting the Prime Minister and the effective operation of government; the setting for the essay’s Redbox testing community.
High confidenceColumbia University
Private research university in New York, which hosted the Energy Survey of North America in 1932.
Limited evidenceCommittee of Public Accounts
House of Commons select committee that examines the value for money of government and parliamentary spending.
High confidenceCreate Streets
UK charity and consultancy advocating street-based urban design and community-supported development.
Limited evidenceGlushkov Institute of Cybernetics
Research institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv, directed by Viktor Glushkov from its founding in 1962.
Limited evidenceGreater Manchester Combined Authority
Combined authority for Greater Manchester, led by the elected Mayor, which franchised the region's buses as the Bee Network.
Qualified confidenceHarvard Art Museums
The art museums of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
High confidenceHistoric England
Public body that protects the historic environment of England and holds the Historic England Archive.
High confidenceIncubator for Artificial Intelligence
A unit inside the UK government building AI products for the civil service, including tools for legislative drafting and consultation analysis.
Qualified confidenceInstitute for Government
Independent UK think tank working on the effectiveness of government.
Limited evidenceInternational Growth Centre
Research centre based at LSE in partnership with the University of Oxford, hosting the Incubator practitioner playbook.
High confidenceJohn Wiley & Sons
A publisher of academic and professional titles, and the publisher of the second edition of Brain of the Firm.
Qualified confidenceLacaton & Vassal
Paris architecture practice founded in 1987 by Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal.
High confidenceLeading the Future
Network of US super PACs funded by AI investors and executives, launched in 2025.
Limited evidence
Leiden University
Dutch university founded in 1575, used by the essay as a historical example of an institution built to establish scholarly authority.
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Rudolphous · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
London Legacy Development Corporation
Mayoral development corporation responsible for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park after the London 2012 Games.
Qualified confidenceMETR
A research organisation evaluating the autonomous capabilities of AI systems, and the source of the essay's time-horizon figures.
High confidence
Microsoft
The technology company where the author worked before entering government.
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Jelson25 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
UK government department for housing, planning and local government in England.
High confidenceMIT Press
The publishing house of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the publisher of the scholarly accounts of both Cybersyn and OGAS.
High confidenceMIT Technology Review
Technology magazine founded at MIT in 1899; its historical masthead describes an independent nonprofit media company wholly owned by MIT.
Qualified confidenceNo. 10 Innovation Fellowship
A programme bringing experienced technical specialists into government for periods of public-service work.
High confidenceNo.10 Data Science (10DS)
The data science team in the Prime Minister's Office, set up in 2020.
Limited evidence
OASIS Open
A standards body publishing open specifications for structured information, including Akoma Ntoso for legal documents.
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Entrance to an OASIS office in Burlington, Massachusetts, photographed in 2010.Nicolas1981 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Oxford University Press
The publishing house of the University of Oxford, and publisher of Moyle's translation of the Institutes.
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Original uploader was user:M stone at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
The UK government office supporting the Prime Minister, which publishes the official history of Number 10.
Qualified confidence
Royal College of Physicians
Medical college founded in 1518, initially regulating practice in London and within seven miles of the city.
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User:Justinc · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
SpaceX
American spaceflight company, operator of Starlink and of the city of Starbase, Texas.
Limited evidenceTechnocracy Inc.
North American membership organisation founded by Howard Scott, incorporated in New York in April 1933, advocating government by engineers and energy accounting.
Limited evidence
The National Archives
The UK government's official archive and publisher of record, which operates legislation.gov.uk and Find Case Law.
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National_archives_2007_02_03.JPG : Original uploader was Nick Cooper at en.wikipedia derivative work: Harumphy ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
The Royal Society
The English learned society founded in 1660, and publisher of the Philosophical Transactions.
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Copyright Kaihsu Tai · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
A not-for-profit institute advising governments on policy and technology, including digital government and AI adoption.
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1 Bartholomew Close, London, photographed in 2023.superdubey · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Combined authority for West Yorkshire, led by an elected mayor, with transport and economic development powers.
Qualified confidencexAI
The company behind Grok, and the party the essay names as the one actually held responsible for it. Acquired by SpaceX in February 2026.
High confidenceTime-sensitive details due for reviewYale University Press
The publishing house of Yale University, and the publisher of both Scott titles held in this collection.
High confidence
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