Scottish AI Alliance

Get involved in shaping the UK’s new Industrial Strategy 📣 Scottish businesses are invited to have a say in the shaping the UK's new industrial strategy. The strategy aims to ease the investor journey and create long-term, inclusive, secure and sustainable growth. Input is welcome from businesses, experts, unions, local and regional actors, and other interested parties. 📅Deadline: 11:59pm on 24 November 2024. 🔗Learn more and get involved: https://lnkd.in/ecqGkt7i

Fancy a deep dive into AI with our latest Roundtables?✨ We’ve teamed up with the Scottish AI Alliance to bring a series of exclusive Roundtable events tailored for Scotland’s business community. Whether you’re a senior leader or an advocate for diversity in tech, our events will explore real-world AI adoption and its impact on businesses. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from peers and exchange insights on AI-driven change. 🗓️ When & Where:  27th November, Edinburgh (Women and AI)  28th November, Glasgow (Senior Leaders and AI)  🔗 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/euabqUDY

SMEs focussing on Greentech and ITS technologies – This is your reminder to apply for The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and Innovate UK Bilateral UK-DE Innovation Funding call. 📅You have until December 6 to apply – Apply early to ensure you don’t miss out on the opportunity: https://lnkd.in/ejAxK_Br

Reminder to SME’s looking for AI advice to apply for this opportunity with The Alan Turing Institute and Innovate UK's BridgeAI. 📅Apply before November 29th! Gain valuable advice on how to integrate AI into your business: https://lnkd.in/gGU6DJHh

Now Dawn McAra-Hunter is speaking at the BSI panel on AI Economy – Start-ups, Supply Chains, and Upskilling 🚀 During the discussion, Dawn highlights that "Businesses are really keen to do the right thing but it’s hard for them to navigate to what the right thing is…. We have to acknowledge the challenges they face such as lack of knowledge, resource, or expertise to engage in and implement standards and doing the right thing. So, whilst it’s great to discuss global initiatives, we would encourage businesses to engage with more local initiatives (e.g., the Scottish AI Alliance) to get help overcome those challenges”. 💡 Stay tuned for our updated playbook website (coming soon!), where you'll find valuable resources to support your business and AI journey.

Today, Steph Wright, Head of the Scottish AI Alliance, delivered a keynote talk on 'Delivering on Scotland’s AI Strategy' and participated in 'The Future of AI' panel at the BSI event, held at the EICC. During the panel, Steph discussed sustainability and the future of AI. Some key insights from her discussion included: “What’s good for society will be good for economy, the same cannot necessarily be said the other way round” and "pursuit of growth, growth, growth is not sustainable”. She also echoed the thought-provoking statement raised by Rachel Coldicutt at our Edinburgh Summit earlier this year: "Should we treat AI as a scarce resource?" We hope you found the panel insightful if you attended the BSI event today.

⏲️𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 to summit your project for our creative event next year ‘𝘼𝙄 𝘾𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙒𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪’ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿? 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 to explore the nature of human creativity through the lens of AI and postulate how it may change our perception of the arts in the future. We ask that it fits these two criteria: 👇 It must be inspired by the provocation below (the I, Robot quote below - or by any of the themes raised in the movie or book). It can be in relation to any kind of creative practice, not just music and painting. 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 2004 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘐, 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵, 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘚𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩’𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘺 “𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘺? 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦?” 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 “𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶?”. 🙌 It must reflect the Scottish AI Alliance’s values. Submit your project today – Call closes at 23:45 on October 31st: https://bit.ly/4esl8Zs

Join The ALLIANCE and Scottish AI Alliance next Tuesday at a #DigiFest2024 lunchtime panel discussion and Q&A, to explore how AI is shaping the future of healthcare in Scotland and understand the ethical implications involved. 🗓️ Date: 29th October 2024 🕒 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM 📍 Location: Online (Zoom) Find out more and register to attend here: https://lnkd.in/gG3iuXcK

With our call for content out for our upcoming creative event 𝘈𝘐 𝘊𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶, we are reflecting on our creativity hub and the impact AI is having on the creative industries 🎨🎥🎶 💬The quotes below are just some of the conversations being had around creatives and AI. To explore what’s happening in Scotland, across the world, hear other people’s opinions, and share your own, come and join us on our Creativity and AI Hub: https://lnkd.in/eZxWJQHw

In recent news, Huawei’s CTO, Dr Wen Tong, has been discussing the role AI will play in 6G network development 📱 At a recent event, Dr Tong highlighted how AI will change mobile networks, allowing 6G to create smarter, self-adapting networks, that will significantly enhance the user experience. Huawei has stated their committed to integrating AI into every aspect of their 6G development. 🔗Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eaif7_K5 What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below 👇 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘩 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘴 & 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘵.𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢 / 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘐 / 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 / 𝘊𝘊-𝘉𝘠 4.0