Welcome to the podcast channel for the Scottish AI Alliance, the delivery body for Scotland’s national AI Strategy. 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.scottishai.com and on Twitter @Scottish_AI.
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Inclusion in AI & Tech
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/
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
The New Real: AI & Art
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
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
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Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
AI Accelerator: Technology for a Better Climate
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
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/
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Experiences & Challenges of Implementing AI Technologies in the Workplace
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix we spoke with Dr. Luciana Blaha and Professor Donald Hislop about how AI is changing the way we work and will continue to do so.
- Dr. Luciana Blaha is an Assistant Professor in Business Management and Human Computer Interaction at Heriot-Watt University.
- Professor Donald Hislop is a Professor in the Sociology of Work and Technology in the Business Management Department.
University of Aberdeen
We will be running two events in collaboration with Luciana and Donald you can find more details and sign up to them both below.
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IN-PERSON: Friday 11 November, Edinburgh, 12:30 - 14:00. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/scottishaialliance/757388
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ONLINE: Tuesday 22 November, 12:30 - 14:00. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/scottishaialliance/757526
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
AI in the Scottish Gaming Industry
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
In this episode, we took a look at how AI is being used by Scottish gaming companies Kythera AI and Speech Graphics.
Guests
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Gregor Hofer, CEO and Founder of Speech Graphics
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Matthew Jack, CEO and Lead Architect at Kythera AI
Links
- Speech Graphics: https://www.speech-graphics.com/
- Kythera AI: https://www.kythera.ai/
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Adopting AI in Scottish Businesses: Barriers and Pathways
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
In this episode, we caught up with Lily Broomhead & Francela Rivas Lopez, both students of the University of Edinburgh Business School that took part in a research project studying barriers and pathways to AI adoption in Scottish Businesses.
Report: https://www.scottishai.com/news/ai-adoption-in-scotlands-private-sector
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
NatureScot: Using AI to Benefit Nature and Society
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix, we caught up with members of the NatureScot team to discuss their work using artificial intelligence to benefit the environment and society.
Guests
- Ben Ross, Head of Protected Areas and Nature Reserves, NatureScot
- Sam Black, Environmental Data and Innovative Technologies Officer, NatureScot
Hosted by Steph Wright, Head of the Scottish AI Alliance Support Circle.
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Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
This episode of Turing’s Triple Helix is a recording of a discussion organised by the Centre for Technomoral Futures.
It is a discussion between Albert King of the Scottish Government and Virginia Dignum of Umea University hosted by Shannon Vallor, Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence, University of Edinburgh.
Background
The European Union and the Scottish government have each expressed commitments to fostering responsible and ethical AI development.
- What opportunities and obstacles lie ahead on that path?
- What new alliances and governance cultures are needed to bring the ideal of ‘Responsible AI’ into existence?
- How can we build and sustain these by bridging the technical and moral demands of responsible AI innovation and governance?
Participants
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Virginia Dignum: Virginia Dignum is Professor of Responsible Artificial Intelligence at Umeå University, Sweden and associated with the TU Delft in the Netherlands. She is the director of WASP-HS, the Wallenberg Program on Humanities and Society for AI, Autonomous Systems and Software, the largest Swedish national research program on fundamental multidisciplinary research on the societal and human impact of AI.
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Albert King: As Chief Data Officer in The Scottish Government he leads the Data & Digital Identity Division: the centre of excellence for data in government. He is passionate about unlocking the power of data in Scotland focusing on trust, transparency, inclusion, innovation, and sustainability.
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Shannon Vallor: Baillie Gifford Professor in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence in the University of Edinburgh’s Department of Philosophy. Shannon serves as Director of the Centre for Technomoral Futures in the Edinburgh Futures Institute and is a Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute.
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Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Can AI help improve our mental health?
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix we discuss the use of artificial intelligence and whether it can help us with our mental health. We were joined by:
- Michael McTernan, CEO of UB-OK, a start up that creates Artificial Intelligence driven conversations that help people track and manage their mental wellbeing
- Richard Rutnagur, Director of Strategic and Business Development at the Scottish Association for Mental Health who work in communities to provide a range of mental health support and services.
Links:
- SAMH: https://www.samh.org.uk/
- UB-OK: https://www.ubok.app/
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Scaling Up Wildlife Conservation and Biodiversity using AI
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
In this episode, we discuss wildlife conservation and biodiversity with Emily Charry Tissier, CEO and Co-Founder at Whale Seeker, a Montreal-based startup that leverages AI to simplify whale monitoring and Post-doctoral Research Assistant Robin Whytock. Robin’s research focuses on using cutting-edge technological solutions to understand and predict how forest biodiversity responds to environmental change, and to understand how wild resources can be managed sustainably.