Head of UK’s beleaguered Alan Turing Institute resigns

Jean Innes said a ‘new chapter’ was starting for the AI research body, amid a staff revolt and government calls for a change in direction

The chief executive of the UK’s leading artificial intelligence institute is stepping down in the wake of a staff revolt and government calls for a strategic overhaul.

Jean Innes has led the Alan Turing Institute since 2023, but her position has come under pressure amid widespread discontent within the organisation and a demand from the institute’s biggest funder – the UK government – for a change in direction.