Guest blog from Jen Ang, Director of JRS KnowHow and Director of Development and Policy of JustRight Scotland on making a case for a human rights approach to AI governance

Guest blog from Gregory Metcalfe of The Children’s Parliament about his trip to the World Summit AI with the Scottish AI Alliance

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.

Guest blog about our Scotland @ CogX event at Scotland House in London on 12 September 2023

The latest cohort of the AI Accelerator programme has launched, find out more.

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.

On 28 March 2024 we will return to Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh for the Scottish AI Summit and we are delighted to launch our call for proposals for Scottish AI Summit 2024! 

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.

The Scottish AI Summit will take place on 28 March 2024 at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh!

The Scottish AI Alliance are looking to connect and collaborate with communities, community-embedded organisations and civil society networks across Scotland as part of our engagement roadshow.

In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix, we discuss the implications of artificial intelligence for third sector organisations and young people.

Environmental data holds the key to our understanding of policy and could provide the insights needed to deliver change locally and nationally.

In recent months few topics have captured public attention and imagination quite like artificial intelligence (AI) - as with any transformative technology it is important that discussions remain accurate and informed.  

Building and using AI systems fairly can be challenging, but is hugely important if the potential benefits from better use of AI are to be achieved. 

Recently we were invited to speak with the young learners at West OS, the West Partnership Online School, as part of their West OS Wonders week celebrating Scottish Computing Science Week 2023. 

This Scotland's Futures Forum podcast, recorded in May 2023, explored the potential impact of AI on our lives and the implications we should consider.

We are looking to work with individuals or organisations who are currently developing AI systems, policy around AI, or the practical application of AI, to help us explore how we can meaningfully involve the views of children in these processes. 

Are you working in, or interested in, exploring the potential for Creative AI? Creative Informatics has launched a new Scotland-wide project to scope and understand the needs of creative individuals and organisations working with AI, specifically Creative AI, in the creative industries in Scotland.