About
We are a UK non-profit campaigning organisation. We believe that Artificial Intelligence is a general-purpose technology that will fundamentally transform society in the UK. Our vision is that everyone in the UK benefits from a managed AI transition that puts workers and human dignity at its heart; that makes the world fairer, not more unequal; and that gives UK citizens a meaningful say in decisions that will affect their lives.
Tom Darling
Tom is the Founder and Executive Director of The New Contract, a UK non-profit campaigning for a managed, fair, worker-led AI transition.
He previously led the campaign for the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 as Director of the Renters’ Reform Coalition. He studied at the University of Oxford.
Founder and Executive Director
Roa Powell
Roa is a senior research fellow IPPR, where she co-leads the AI programme. Her research focusses on identifying opportunities AI brings and ensuring new technologies benefit people across the UK.
Before joining IPPR, Roa worked on AI policy with the Alan Turing Institute, Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS), UNESCO, and the Interparliamentary Forum on Emerging Technologies.
Eleanor Shearer
Eleanor is a Senior Research Fellow at Common Wealth. Her research focuses on democratising corporate governance, developing technology for public good and the need for reparations for historic injustice and damages from climate change.
She has an MPhil in Political Theory from the University of Oxford, where she focused on the case for reparations for Caribbean slavery. She is also a historical novelist, writing about the aftermath of slavery and what it means to be free.