Scotland’s AI Strategy launched on 22 March 2021 with the vision for Scotland to become a world leader in the development and use of trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI. This podcast will feature updates on the delivery of Scotland’s AI Strategy as well as interviews and chats about all things AI in Scotland and beyond. Find us online at www.scotlandaistrategy.com and on Twitter @Scottish_AI.
Episodes
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix, we discuss how equality, artificial intelligence and the public sector intersect.
Explore how people with protected characteristics may be impacted by AI systems, how public bodies are embedding equality and the barriers they face.
Guests
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Katharine Weatherhead, Senior Associate - Scotland Compliance, Equality & Human Rights Commission
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Davie Morrison, Participation & Equalities Manager, NHS 24
Links
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Equality & Human Rights Commission: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/artificial-intelligence-public-services
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CivTech Challenge 7.6: civtech.scot
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Connecting You Now: connectingyounow.ai
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix, we discuss the implications of artificial intelligence for third sector organisations and young people.
Guests:
- John Fitzgerald, Digital Evolution Manager at SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations)
- Kirsten Urquhart, Chief Executive at Young Scot
Links:
- SCVO: https://scvo.scot/
- Young Scot: https://young.scot/
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
This episode was organised in collaboration with Scotland's Futures Forum and originally published on their podcast channel: https://scottishparliament.podbean.com/category/scotlands-futures-forum/
In this episode, Rob Littlejohn discusses AI, parliament and democracy with two special guests.
Guests:
- Professor Ewa Luger, Professor of Human-Data Interaction at the University of Edinburgh
- Richard Leonard MSP, convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit Committee
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
In this episode, we discuss Generative AI and some of the wider ethical questions surrounding the technology.
Guests
- Mhairi Aitken, Ethics Fellow in the Public Policy Programme at The Alan Turing Institute
- Andrew Blance, Innovation Consultant at Waterstons
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
In this episode we find out about business purpose and why it is important, particularly for AI businesses in Scotland. Business purpose can be described as “producing profitable solutions for the problems of the people and planet, and not profiting from creating problems.”
Guests
- Colin Mayer, former Co-Chair of the Business Purpose Commission for Scotland and Professor of Management Studies, Saïd Business School, The University of Oxford
- Rachel Curtis, Chief Executive Officer, Inicio.AI
- Katy Guthrie, AI Accelerator Programme Manager at University of Edinburgh
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix, we find out more about the upcoming Scottish AI Summit with Technology Journalist and Filmmaker Nick Kwek who will be hosting the event!
The Scottish AI Summit is an online and in-person event that combines keynotes and content submitted by Scotland's AI community and is an opportunity for delegates to hear from leading AI experts from Scotland and beyond and get involved in a wide range of discussions and workshops.
Get your tickets here: https://www.scottishaisummit.com/
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
In this episode, we discuss the growing concerns around Cyber Security and both the benefits and dangers of AI in the field.
Guests:
- Rachael Greaves, Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder of Castlepoint Systems
- Kirstie Steele, Community Lead for CyberScotland at the Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland
Links:
- https://cyberfraudcentre.com/
- https://www.castlepoint.systems/
- https://cyberfraudcentre.com/prevent/cyber-services/incident-response
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
In this episode, we explore the world of behavioural data science and AI. We discuss the ethical factors at the core of behavioural data science and look at what our data is worth.
This episode was put together by Aditi Vaidya a recent graduate from the University of Warwick’s Behavioural and Data Science Masters Programme. Aditi introduced us to the work of Professor Ganna Pogrebna who is Lead for Behavioural Data Science for The Alan Turing Institute.
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
In this episode, we explore the growing Scottish FinTech sector and the place of artificial intelligence within it. With our guests:
- Mickael Paris, Marketing Director, FinTech Scotland
- Charmaine Lo, CEO at Actelligent Group
- Maysara Hammouda, Co-Founder & CTO, Predictiva Ltd
Links:
- FinTech Scotland: https://www.fintechscotland.com/
- FinTechScotland Roadmap: https://www.fintechscotland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Scotland-FinTech-Roadmap-March-2022-lowres.pdf
- Actelligent: https://www.actelligent-capital.com/
- Predictiva: https://www.predictiva.co.uk/
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix, we explore some of the barriers to inclusion in AI and tech. Steph Wright, Head of the Scottish AI Alliance, led the conversation with:
- Toju Duke, Responsible AI Program Manager at Google and Women in AI U.K. Ambassador
- Silka Patel, Social Value Manager at Leidos & Founder of Scotland Women in Technology
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/