11 June 2026Vorboss, 10 Exchange Sq, London EC2A 2BR
Organised byTech London Advocates Taiwan
Sponsored byNational Science and Technology Council (NSTC)Taiwan AI Center of Excellence
AI Without Borders 2.0

Editorial

Written reflections on the day—an overview of the morning, a closer look at both panels, and the founders who turned the theme into product.

The full room at AI Without Borders 2.0 during a morning panel
Event Report

AI Without Borders 2.0: Two Democracies, One Question

Tech London Advocates Taiwan brought the UK and Taiwan into the same room to ask how two democracies build AI that people can trust. A full morning of keynote, debate and startup pitches gave four very different answers, and one shared conviction.

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Panel 1 on stage with moderator YJ Chen, Maya Carlyle, Ching-Yi Liu and John Spindler, with Greta Wen joining on screen from Taiwan
Editorial · Panel 1

A Microwave Without a Dial: How the UK and Taiwan Are Governing AI Differently

Taiwan wrote a law. The UK is building measurements. Our first panel at AI Without Borders 2.0 put the two approaches side by side, and the contrast is more instructive than either side alone.

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Panel 2 on stage with moderator Lin Kuan-yi and panellists, with Cathy Weng joining online
Editorial · Panel 2

The Human in the Loop: AI for Societal Transformation

Our second panel moved past frameworks and funding to the harder question of what AI is actually for. Across aging, education, sustainability and inequality, one phrase kept returning: human-centred AI.

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Founders presenting on stage during the startup showcase
Editorial · Startup Showcase

Trust, Built: The Startups of AI Without Borders 2.0

After a morning of debate about how to make AI trustworthy, five founders, most with roots in Taiwan, showed what it looks like as a working product. From digital product passports to agentic DevOps, here is who pitched.

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A Build Lab team in discussion around their laptops during the morning build
Editorial · Build Lab

Build It, Then Prove It: Inside the AI Without Borders 2.0 Build Lab

While the panels debated how to make AI trustworthy, a room of builders was busy answering the same question in code. Over a single morning, mixed teams of commercial, technical and creative talent turned a blank brief into working prototypes, and the audience picked the winners live. Here is what they made.

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See the day in pictures in the event gallery.