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On Wednesday 23 October we will be at the West Hub for a library hub help session from 10:00 - 13:00. Drop in to talk to our team & ask your questions about using AI in your research! If you can't make it next week, get in touch via accelerate-mle@cst.cam.ac.uk to book a time to meet.

If you work in a #LocalGovernment, or with them as a #technology #supplier, #register to join this #workshop: #Responsible #Digitalisation and #AI use for #LocalAuthorities. 🗓 When: Tuesday 5th November 2024; 9:30am-4:30pm 🏢 Where: Anglia Ruskin University Chelmsford Campus ☑ #Register now: https://lnkd.in/eM5mSGuu This event will explore the #opportunities and #challenges of #digitalisation, focusing on AI use in the public sector. Based on research from the #DigitalCitiesforChange and ai@cam Ethically-rooted AI for Public Value projects, this workshop will cover: - 💡 The motivations for adopting AI in local authorities - ⚖️ Challenges faced and ethical implications - 🚀 A digital innovation process model for delivering #public #value through digitalisation Your participation will help shape future recommendations for AI adoption in the public sector. Ove Arup Foundation Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction Anglia Ruskin University Local Government Association Socitm Connected Places Catapult Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Jennifer Schooling Viviana Angely Bastidas Melo Kwadwo Oti-Sarpong, PhD Jessica Montgomery Daniel Clarke Open Data Manchester CIC Incubator for Artificial Intelligence Government Digital and Data Solace #Register now to be part of this important discussion!

Is it time for a new national vision for #AI? Last week we convened our ai@cam Policy Lab, inviting those from across research, policy, industry and academia, to review progress in AI policy since publication of the #NationalAIStrategy and consider our vision for AI in the UK. To help inform these discussions, our recent ai@cam public dialogue events shed further light on public perspectives around the role of AI in the missions for government and the guardrails that they would like to see around AI development. As we look forward, how can we ensure that their voice is heard in #AIpolicy development, and what action must we take to deliver on this vision? A big thank you to all those who joined us for the day, including our fantastic panellists and speakers Emran Mian, Kir N., Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, Diane Coyle, Gavin Freeguard, Gina Neff, Jessica Montgomery, Diana Barran, Gaia Marcus FRSA, James Plunkett and Neil Lawrence.

📢 New blog! Find out how PhD student Nina Haket at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, University of Cambridge has worked with Ryan Daniels through our AI Clinic on word sense disambiguation using the language model BERT. With support form the clinic, Nina has developed the code and added further implementations enabling new insights. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3ZRSb57 If you are a PhD student or member of staff at the University of Cambridge and would like free expert support working with AI in your research, get in touch with our clinic: https://bit.ly/492dKkz

Reminder that our AI-deas call with ai@cam closes today at 17:00! Submit your expression of interest for projects exploring AI for education and cultural heritage: https://bit.ly/3z7JAQG

"It needs to benefit the community." Artificial intelligence is complex and evolving - what are the guardrails we need in place to guide its development? How do we envision #AI technologies supporting different aspects of our day to day lives? Last week ai@cam convened two public dialogue sessions in #Cambridge and #Liverpool to better understand public perspectives on the role of AI around crime, education, energy, and health. Supported by our expert speakers including Mo Vali, Iain Buchan, Ann Kristin Glenster, Ph.D., FRSA, Sue Sentance, Jessica Montgomery, Sarah Morgan, Neil Lawrence, Catherine Bowden and Ryan Daniels, we were able to hear insights into how our public participants saw the potential benefits offered by AI and some of the interventions we may need for its safe and effective use. Hopkins Van Mil | University of Cambridge | University of Liverpool

What are some of the biggest opportunities for #AI in local services and what interventions would help deliver these? At ai@cam, we were delighted to host our AI for local government workshop yesterday, bringing together staff from Huntingdonshire District Council, Cambridge City Council, Manchester City Council, Peterborough City Council, Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service and many other local authorities, to share lessons learnt, highlight success stories and discuss best practices on the use of AI to support our public services. A special thanks to Jenny McEneaney, Sonia Constant, Terry De Sousa, Samantha Johnston, Esther Pickard, Balázs Csuvár, Rob Gregory & Julian Tait for sharing their AI projects and aspirations for service improvement. 💡 Bennett Institute for Public Policy | University of Cambridge | Anglia Ruskin University | Wigan Council | Hull City Council | Open Data Manchester CIC | Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery

As the policy conversation about AI continues at Labour Conference in Liverpool this week, at ai@cam we've been looking for ways of bringing public voices to the table. Great dialogue session in Liverpool this week about AI and the missions for Government, hearing people's views about how we can use AI to build connections between people and improve their interactions with Government...more to follow next month...with thanks to Neil Lawrence, John Ainsworth, Cath Bowden, and Iain Buchan for their contributions.

Good Morning USA! (and Canada) US version of Atomic Human released today! https://lnkd.in/e6Jxt766