Steven George-Hilley appointed as AI director for Parliament Street think tank

Parliament Street, one of the UK’s leading think tanks has today appointed Steven George-Hilley as its Director of Artificial Intelligence, in a newly created role.

The news comes as the UK government signs a new deal with OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, to use artificial intelligence (AI) to increase productivity in the UK’s public services and key government departments. Areas targeted for improvement include the justice, law and order, national security, defence and education sectors.

George-Hilley, founder of global tech communications firm Centropy PR, will lead the think tank’s cross-party policy development on AI deployment and liaise with businesses to discuss packages for public sector deals and services.

Established in 2012, Parliament Street specialises in connecting businesses with policymakers and operates impartially, organising debates, events and discussions in the Houses of Parliament and the House of Lords. Joining the organisation as Technology Director in 2013, Steven George-Hilley has led key political liaison programmes, working with ministers in both Labour and Conservative party governments to develop the best practice of key technologies such as analytics, AI and quantum computing.