2026 Adams Lecture 🤖🗳️
Can democracy and AI live together? The Rt Hon Lord Hague of Richmond, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, delivers the 2026 Adams Lecture, examining how serious the dangers presented by AI to democratic societies really are — alongside the many opportunities.
What to expect:
🗳️ A timely lecture on democracy and AI — Lord Hague weighs the threats AI poses to open societies — from enhanced totalitarian power and new capabilities in the hands of bad actors to opinions formed by non-human intelligence — against the opportunities it offers
🤖 Big questions, clear-eyed analysis — A veteran statesman’s perspective on whether AI will constrain freedom, and what should be done to fortify and protect democracy if these threats are serious
🎤 Free and open to all — No booking required — everyone is welcome at this instalment of the Wolfson John W. and Lizbeth Adams Lecture series