Government appoints experts to new AI Council
The AI Council was established alongside the Government Office for AI and the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation.
Archive: IoT robotics and AI
Managing sustainability in the age of intelligent machines
The coming decade will be a time of unprecedented change for humans and the planet we inhabit. Can emerging technologies like AI and IoT help save us
Digital Minister – ‘Industry’s voluntary approach to IoT security is not working’
The government has launched a consultation on how manufacturers can better secure Internet-of-Things (IoT) products.
Social Mobility Commission - Automation will disproportionately impact low-skilled workers
The Social Mobility Commission’s annual State of the Nation report has found that social mobility has remained virtually stagnant since 2014 - but also highlights the risks posed by automation.
Algorithmic Accountability Act targets bias in AI decision-making
U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill to require companies to monitor and fix flawed computer algorithms that result in inaccurate, unfair, biased or discriminatory decisions. It may not pass in today’s gridlocked political environment but it will be back.
AI will change or eliminate 130,000 federal jobs over the next two decades
AI will play a significant role in helping government agencies to more efficiently provide services, but it will reshape the workforce in ways that are dramatic and largely unforeseen, according to Partnership for Public Service.
NHS needs a “binding code of conduct” for those implementing AI technologies
Expert Dr Topol was asked by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to carry out an independent review of a digital future for the NHS, with a strong focus on AI.
NHS Trust turns to Microsoft for the big push of AI into healthcare
A South London health Trust, SLAM, is working with Microsoft on developing new tools to marry up baseline anonymised health records with real-time patient health data collected by wearable devices.
Is your Fitbit or Apple Watch data being used for less than healthy means?
Those of you that have adopted the ‘new year, new me’ mantra and hit the gym with a newly purchased fitness tracker should consider how that data is being shared.
Professor Dame Wendy Hall - ‘We need to put diversity at the centre of the AI ethics debate’
Dame Wendy Hall helped write the government’s inaugural report on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which led to the creation of the Office for AI. However, she isn’t impressed with the progress one diversity and inclusion.
Government departments aren't getting to grips with AI's societal impact
There's a lot that could be done in government to get to grips with AI's ethical and societal issues, but it's a "mixed scorecard" at best at departmental level.
US Senators introduce ‘AI in Government Act’ to help federal government better understand the technology’s potential
The bipartisan bill, if passed, will see the federal government in the US establish an advisory board to address AI policy for executive agencies.
European Commissioner Andrus Ansip and the art of saying something and nothing
Digital Single Market Commission Ansip takes a soft soap approach to EU/US transatlantic digital issues.