​When Anthropic's Fable 5 was ordered offline worldwide just three days after its release, it sharpened a question artificial intelligence increasingly raises: who's in control?

​Most governments talk about 'sovereign' AI and some are now building it, but what does it really mean for a country, an institution, or a citizen to have a say over those systems? What happens when that control slips?

​Join King's Institute for Artificial Intelligence and LSE's Data Science Institute for a public panel bringing together leading voices to explore the technology, politics and security of AI and data sovereignty, and what's at stake for the UK. The event will be followed by a drinks reception.

Register for the event on Luma.

This event is part of London Data Week 2026. View the full programme here.

Speakers

• Ana Alania
  AI Programme Manager, National Physical Laboratory
• ​Priya Enefer
  Chief Information Officer, Hakluyt
• Professor Mathias Koenig-Archibugi
  Professor of Global Politics, London School of Economics and Political Science
• ​Professor Helen Margetts OBE
  Director, Data Science Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science
• ​Dr Vasilios Mavroudis
  AI+ Academic Senior Fellow, King's College London