Decision-Making at the Edge: Using Games as an AI Governance Tool

As AI accelerates the pace of scientific discovery, traditional foresight tools are proving too slow for our high-velocity reality. In this interactive session, experts from Google DeepMind, the UK Advanced Research and Invention Agency, and Technology Strategy Roleplay introduce "Serious Gaming" as a vital new frontier for AI governance. We will showcase Science 2030, a strategic roleplaying simulation designed to "windtunnel" the next five years of AI for science development, and lead the audience through a live horizon-scanning exercise. By stress-testing the friction between differing timelines, incentives and priorities, we move beyond static forecasting to identify the emergent risks and breakthrough opportunities that traditional methods might miss.