The team at the Scottish AI Alliance would like to extend a huge congratulations to the Head of Scottish AI, Steph Wright, for winning the DataIQ’s 2024 Award for Data & AI for Good Champion.

Stage 2 of the project ‘Exploring Children’s Rights and AI’ has recently reached its conclusion with the launch of a new report and film charting the process undertaken by children across Scotland to develop 12 Calls to Action. Find out exactly what children in Scotland think about AI and how it impacts their rights.

The Scottish AI Alliance is proud to support the Participatory Harm Auditing Workbenches and Methodologies (PHAWM) Project, an initiative designed to enhance the trustworthiness and safety of AI technologies.

We're very pleased to publish our State of AI Report 2023-2024! The report gives an account of the progress made in the past year on the delivery of Scotland's AI Strategy.

Scotland is to become the first part of the UK to make it mandatory to register any use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the public sector.

CogX, the British Consulate in LA, and the UK Government’s GREAT Britain & Northern Ireland Campaign have announced the CogX Transatlantic Accelerator, a fantastic opportunity to bridge the gap between UK start-ups and the US market.

The Living with AI Lounge is a fun, free event perfect for anyone looking to better understand artificial intelligence. The Living with AI Lounge will take place at Dynamic Earth on the 28th of March 2024.

UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Responsible and Trustworthy in-the-world Natural Language Processing announces new funded PhD studentships at the University of Edinburgh. Learn more and find out how to apply.

New EPSRC AI research hubs announced, two of which to be based in Scotland, with three others drawing on Scottish expertise.

Two exciting opportunities have come up to join ou team. Want to help put Scotland on the AI map by promoting trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI? Apply today!

We invite you to submit your views in response to “Advancing AI in Scotland” by 29 February 2024.

Tickets for the third annual Scottish AI Summit are available now!

In November, the Scottish AI Alliance exhibited at Data Summit 2023. While AI was at the top of the agenda, and dominated most of the discussions, complementary topics included space, healthcare, education, culture, and genomics.

The Scottish AI Summit is back on 28 March 2024, with a programme that includes workshops, panels, and more. Meet our two keynotes!

In this podcast, we discuss the growing public awareness of AI, changing attitudes towards the use of AI in various sectors, and areas of public concern.

Scotland’s AI research capabilities have been in the news recently, with two prominent stories in as many weeks showcasing our leading role in the field.  

The recently announced Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) Fellowships, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, seek to embrace this approach to help build the knowledge-based infrastructure needed for the UK to lead on responsible AI developments.

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) has recently published the Regional Skills Assessments (RSAs) and Sectoral Skills Assessments (SSAs) for 2023.

The Fairness Innovation Challenge, led by the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, will drive the development of new solutions to address bias and discrimination in AI systems.

The Scottish AI Alliance has launch its new free online course, Living with AI, which is designed to get the people of Scotland engaged, interested and informed about what artificial intelligence (AI) is and how it is used in our daily lives.