Turing’s Triple Helix

Artificial Intelligence & Democracy - Scotland’s Futures Forum

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/  

Generative AI: Ethics & Risks The Invisible Implications of ChatGPT

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

AI & Business Purpose in Scotland

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/  

 

Scottish AI Summit 2023 - Teaser

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/  

AI and the Future of Cyber Security

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/ 

Behavioural Data Science & AI

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.

AI & the Scottish FinTech Sector

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/ 

Inclusion in AI & Tech

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/ 

The New Real: AI & Art

In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix we delve into the work of The New Real a unique hub for AI, creativity and futures research.

We discuss the implications AI's place in the creative industry and the upcoming New Real Art Commission 2023, a partnership between the Scottish AI Alliance, The New Real, The Alan Turing Institute and the University of Edinburgh. 

Guests: 

• Professor Drew Hemment, Director of The New Real
• Dr Matjaz Vidmar, Deputy Director of The New Real

Links:

• https://www.newreal.cc/ 

AI Accelerator: Technology for a Better Climate

In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix we caught up with the progress of the sixth cohort of the Edinburgh University AI Accelerator programme run by Edinburgh Innovations.

This cohort is focused around 3 key themes: AI for climate change, AI for global health, and AI for good. In this podcast, we spoke to two of the companies working in AI for climate change. 

Participants:

• Katy Guthrie, AI Accelerator Programme Manager at Edinburgh Innovations
• Xioayan Ma, Founder and CEO of Danu Robotics
• Richard Crozier, Managing Director at REOptimize Systems

 

Links: 

• AI Accelerator: https://edinburghdde.com/dde-programmes/ai-accelerator-2 
• Danu Robotics: https://danurobotics.com/
• REOptimize Systems: https://reoptimizesystems.com/ 

Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/