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 Mar 16, 2022
Scottish AI Summit - Teaser Podcast
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
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/
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Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Goodbye Shiny Robots & Glowing Brains: Why Better Images of AI Matter
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
In this episode, we caught up with Tania Duarte and Patricia Gestoso of We and AI to discuss their Better Images of AI project.
Better Images of AI is a collaboration between We and AI, BBC R&D and The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence aiming to create a repository of images that better represent the capabilities of AI.
Links:
- Better Images of AI: https://betterimagesofai.org/images
- We and AI: https://weandai.org/
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Towards a Vision for Next-Generation AI
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
In this episode, we discussed what is meant by next-generation AI and what might be some of the next steps in AI development. The podcast acts as a teaser for the upcoming event organised by the University of Edinburgh, the Bayes Centre, and the Alan Turing Institute that aims to bring together the UK AI community to develop a vision and roadmap for future AI research.
Guests:
- Professor Subramanian Ramamoorthy, Chair of Robot Learning and Autonomy and Director of the Institute of Perception, Action and Behaviour at the University of Edinburgh School of Informatics.
- Professor Michael Rovatsos is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Deputy Vice Principal of Research and Director of The Bayes Centre.
Links:
- Towards a Vision for Next-Generation AI event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/towards-a-vision-for-next-generation-ai-tickets-268052350797?s=09
- Scottish AI Summit agenda: https://www.scottishaisummit.com/agenda
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
AI Powered Text Analysis: Improving the Student Experience
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
In this episode, we caught up with Dr. Stuart Grey, Senior Lecturer in Engineering Systems Design at the University of Glasgow and founder of StudentVoice, a machine learning platform focussed on analysing student feedback.
Links:
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
AI and Breast Cancer Screening: keeping the human in the loop
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
In this episode, we spoke with Dr. Gerald Lip, Clinical Director of the North East of Scotland Breast Screening Programme and Consultant Radiologist with NHS Grampian. He was joined by Rosie and Liz, who are both part of the patient partner team at the University of Aberdeen.
They discussed the current breast screening programme in Scotland and the implications of using artificial intelligence to detect cancers.
Links:
- NHS Grampian: https://www.nhsgrampian.org/
- Breast Screening in Scotland: https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/screening/breast/breast-screening-centres-in-scotland
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Accelerating AI in Scotland: what start-ups need to thrive
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
In this episode, we find out about the thriving start-up ecosystem in Scotland with a focus on the AI Accelerator delivered by the Bayes Centre and Edinburgh Innovations.
We spoke with:
- Katy Guthrie: AI Accelerator Programme Manager at Edinburgh Innovations
- Craig Mackay: Co-Founder at Sharktower
- Gianluca Maruzzella: Co-founder & CEO at Indigo.ai
Craig is an alumnus of the AI Accelerator programme and Gianluca is part of the current cohort.
Links:
- Edinburgh Innovations: https://edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/
- Sharktower: https://sharktower.com/
- Indigo.ai: https://indigo.ai/en/
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Scotland a Digital Nation
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix we look at three national strategies which aim to realise Scotland's vision to become a digital nation.
We were joined by representatives of the three key government initiatives driving this change.
Guests:
- Mark Logan, Professor at the School of Computing Science
at the University of Glasgow and author of the Scottish Tech Ecosystem Review. - Mark Huggins, Digital Director for The Scottish Government representing the national digital strategy named: "A changing nation: how Scotland will thrive in a digital world"
Albert King, Chief Data Officer at the Scottish Government representing Scotland's AI Strategy.
Host
- Steph Wright, Head of the Scottish AI Alliance Support Circle
Links
Transcript: https://www.scotlandaistrategy.com/news/new-podcast-scotland-a-digital-nation
The Strategies:
- STER Review: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-technology-ecosystem-review/
- Digital Strategy: https://www.gov.scot/publications/a-changing-nation-how-scotland-will-thrive-in-a-digital-world/
- Scotland's AI Strategy: https://www.scotlandaistrategy.com/the-strategy
Events mentioned:
- CivTech Demo Day: https://www.civtechdemoday.com/
- Scottish AI Summit: https://www.scottishaisummit.com/
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Conversational AI: Chatbots, Gender Stereotypes and Misogyny
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
In this episode, Steph Wright from the Scottish AI Alliance spoke with Talat Yaqoob and Amanda Cercas Curry.
- Amanda recently completed her PhD at Heriot-Watt University and is now a Postdoctoral Researcher at Università Bocconi in Italy.
- Talat is a Scottish campaigner, writer and commentator focused on women’s equality, race equality and intersectional analysis of policy.
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Doing AI Right: Host Swap with AI Today
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
In this episode, the Scottish AI Alliance team catch up with Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer, both Managing Partners of Cognilytica and hosts of the AI Today podcast. They discuss the growing AI trends and the importance of trustworthy, ethical, and inclusive AI.
Links
- AI Today podcast: https://www.cognilytica.com/aitoday/
- Seven Patterns of AI: https://www.cognilytica.com/2019/04/04/the-seven-patterns-of-ai/
- Ethical Framework: https://www.cognilytica.com/document/cognilyticas-comprehensive-ethical-ai-framework/
- AI and Government Event with Albert King: https://events.cognilytica.com/session/december-2021-ai-in-government/?utm_source=presenter
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
AI, Art, and Values
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
In this episode, we caught up with Valentine Goddard and Chris Speed about AI, Art and Values.
Guests
- Valentine is a United Nations expert in AI Policy and Governance. She is a lawyer, certified mediator and inter-arts curator, as well as the founder and executive director of AI Impact Alliance.
- Chris is a Professor of Design Informatics at the University of Edinburgh where he collaborates with a wide variety of partners to explore how design provides methods to adapt, and create products and services within a networked society.
Host
- Will Millership, Communications and Events Officer for the Scottish AI Alliance.
Links
- http://iaenmissionsociale.com/
- https://www.pearai.art/
- https://www.designinformatics.org/
- http://allianceimpact.org/
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