The deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems by public sector organisations is contentious. From the UK on the Met’s use of Automatic Facial Recognition (AFR), to Australia on the robodebt scandal where a class action is gathering momentum, to the US where some courts are using AI to determine parole Read more…
Digital technologies are now a ubiquitous part of our daily lives. And questions remain as to how these technologies are reshaping how we experience the world around us, and how the world around us is being reshaped. Included here is the rise of the ‘algorithmic child’. One area this is Read more…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are increasingly being used across healthcare. From diagnostics to targeted treatments, there is emerging evidence of clinical benefit. However, challenges remain, not least the lack of robust governance, regulations, and standards, to ensure applications are safe, effective, and quality assured. The BSI’s and Association Read more…
There’s been a lot in the media about AI in health and care over the last two years. While there is some really exciting work going on, and a clear focus from government, how much of this is hype? And what is all the fuss about? On AI in health Read more…
At a recent Melting Pot Lunch, I had the opportunity to lead a discussion on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health and care, ethics, and if the future is unethical. Melting Pot Lunches are run by Kaleidoscope Health & Care. Kaleidoscope work with NHS trusts, charities, government departments and private sector Read more…
AI assisted health and care has the potential to change how we deliver services. In health, it’s impacting areas including electronic health records, genomics, and medical imaging. And there is a real potential for AI to significantly impact health and care through physical environments – hospitals, clinics, the home – Read more…
Imagining AI futures gives us a space to consider our place in the world and ask those tough philosophical questions. What is human nature? What is the nature of the social contract? How do we relate to each other and the world around us? How do we shape technology and Read more…
A Magna Carta for the Age of AI? In April 2018, the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence published its report, AI in the UK: Ready, willing and able? Last night I was fortunate to hear Lord Clement-Jones, Committee Chair, talk about the report and where we’ve gotten Read more…