Turing’s Triple Helix: Recent Episodes
Scottish AI Alliance
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.
In this webinar from the Scottish AI Playbook series, John Callagy, Head of Growth and Strategy at the Cyber and Fraud Center and co-founder of the Cyber and Fraud Hub, explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity in Scotland.
John discusses how AI is being weaponized by criminals for sophisticated phishing attacks, malware creation, and social engineering, while emphasizing that small organizations and charities face just as much risk as large enterprises. He shares practical insights from real Scottish cyberattacks, explaining how incidents can devastate organizations through legal fees, revenue loss, and reputational damage.
If you'd like to learn more about the Scottish AI Playbook or watch previous episodes, go to scottishaiplaybook.com
Join us for the fourth installment of the Scottish AI Alliance Playbook webinars!
How can organisations adopt AI in a way that benefits both the business and the people who work within it? Join Luciana Blaha (Heriot-Watt University) as we explore organisational culture, human factors, and how to design AI systems with people in mind.
Expect practical insights, fresh research, and clear strategies you can apply in your own organisation. https://scottishaiplaybook.com
Join us for the first webinar in the new Scottish AI Playbook series, as we explore how ethical AI practices can move beyond compliance to become a driver of real business value.
In this session, we’ll talk with Angus Allan, Senior Product Manager at CreateFuture and a member of the Governance Group for the Scottish AI Alliance. Angus will offer a new way of thinking about responsible AI - showing how doing the right thing can also make good business sense.
We’ll also dive into the current state of AI in Scotland:
- Are businesses still caught in the ‘fear of missing out’ or is a more strategic mindset starting to take hold?
- What barriers are organisations facing as they try to adopt AI responsibly and what’s holding them back?
- With trust in AI closely tied to regulation, how can organisations take the lead in building trust among employees, customers, and society - even before formal laws are in place?
Expect practical insights, fresh research, and clear strategies you can apply in your own organisation. https://scottishaiplaybook.com
Recorded as part of the Scottish AI Playbook webinar series.
Originally aired: July 1, 2025
Join us for a dynamic and practical lunchtime panel exploring AI regulation, IP law, and what they mean for businesses in Scotland. Hosted by Dawn McAra-Hunter, this webinar features expert insights from: - Linzi Penman, Head of the UK Technology Sector at DLA Piper - Jess Davis, Chartered UK & European Patent Attorney at Lawrie IP
Together, they unpack:
- The impact of the EU AI Act on UK companies
- The evolving UK regulatory landscape for AI
- Patentability and IP protection for AI innovations
- How to mitigate legal and compliance risks when adopting AI
- Managing data protection and GDPR in AI development
- Ethics, ownership, and best practices for responsible AI use
Whether you're in legal, tech, operations, or leadership, this session offers actionable insights to help your organisation confidently implement AI in a rapidly shifting landscape. Resources & Links:
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Listen in for a deep dive into the Financial Times' journey through AI transformation, featuring McKinley Hayden, Head of Data Value & Strategy.
In this candid and inspiring conversation, McKinley shares how the FT has embraced both traditional and generative AI, while staying true to its core values of trust, integrity, and quality journalism. From laying the groundwork for AI adoption to developing a company-wide policy, upskilling teams, and navigating ethical challenges—this conversation explores:
- The FT's early AI adoption and innovation culture
- Why responsible AI governance matters (and how it was implemented)
- How feedback, staff engagement, and AI fluency shaped the transformation
- Practical examples like AskFT - an AI-powered tool trained on 12 years of FT journalism
- Honest reflections on agentic AI, AI hype cycles, and sustainable adoption
- Tips for other organisations getting started with AI
Whether you're a data leader, tech strategist, or simply curious about how leading media brands adapt to disruptive change, this session offers practical insights and thoughtful reflections.
Read more in the detailed case study on our website
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This week we chat to Agnė Balandžiūnaitė about her project 'Fictosaurus', the future of academic integrity, and Jurassic Park. Agnė will be showcasing her project at AI Can't Write Symphonies and Neither Can You.
Host: Gordon Johnstone (LinkedIn)
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In this week's episode we chat to Josh Thorpe about whether LLMs can ever truly be funny, the future of AI and education, and how AI may be better thought of as an environment rather than a tool.
Josh Thorpe is a writer, learning developer, designer, artist, musician, speaker and radio host living in Glasgow. He works at University of Stirling and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Thorpe is the author of AI for Students, a comic-style book that shows how to use gen AI to think more, not less, in education.
Host: Gordon Johnstone (LinkedIn)
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Could dreams be the key to AI consciousness and Artificial General Intelligence? What purpose to dreams serve? And is it really worth reading a full Malcolm Gladwell book? In this week's episode we chat to Oliver Sprigg to find out all of this and more. The is the first in a special season of the Scottish AI Podcast where we're talking to the artists and academics who are presenting projects at AI Can't Write Symphonies and Neither Can You.
Oliver Sprigg (MSc, GMBPsS) is a psychological researcher based in Edinburgh specializing in dreams.
Host: Gordon Johnstone (LinkedIn)
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How will artificial intelligence affect the future of organised religion? And what is a hyper-real? We sat down with Professor Beth Singler to find out.
Host: Gordon Johnstone (LinkedIn)
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Can humans and AIs work together to improve policing? And how do we foster trust in AI with an understandably skeptical public? In this episode we explore the intersection of AI and the justice system with author and strategist Jo Callaghan. We also get some fascinating insight from Alex Fassio - Senior Data Ethicist at the Ministry of Justice.
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Join Gordon Johnstone and Elena Sinel, founder of Teens in AI, in this week’s episode as they discuss the role today’s youth play in shaping the future of AI. Elena shares her inspiring vision to nurture responsible and ethical behaviour in youth people. They explore social-economic concerns in AI education, how to protect children from deepfakes, ways to involve children in the conversation, and more.
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The Scottish AI Alliance podcast is back! We're kicking off our new season with Prof Gina Neff – Executive Director of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at the University of Cambridge – about AI and the upcoming elections, the future of politics, and our democratic systems. From the erosion of our shared reality to the reinvigoration of political participation, Dr Neff’s insights are absolutely fascinating and we hope you enjoy the conversation.
Here is a link to the blog mentioned at the beginning of the podcast: https://www.scottishai.com/news/ai-and-the-future-of-democracy
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Welcome to Turing’s Triple Helix, the Scottish AI Alliance’s podcast.
In this episode, Steph Wright, head of the Scottish AI Alliance, speaks with two amazing guests who have been closely involved in recent studies about public perceptions of AI in the UK.
We discuss the growing public awareness of AI across society, the changing attitudes towards the use of AI in various sectors, and areas of public concern.
Our guests* Anna Colom, Public Participation and Research Lead, Ada Lovelace Institute * Sylvie Hobden, Head of Public Attitudes, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
Links* How do the public feel about AI (Ada Lovelace Institute) * Public attitudes to data and AI: Tracker survey (Wave 3) (CDEI)
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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.
Guests
- Katharine Weatherhead, Senior Associate - Scotland Compliance, Equality & Human Rights Commission
- Davie Morrison, Participation & Equalities Manager, NHS 24
Links
- Equality & Human Rights Commission: equalityhumanrights.com
- CivTech Challenge 7.6: civtech.scot
- Connecting You Now: connectingyounow.ai
In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix, we discuss the implications of artificial intelligence for third sector organisations and young people.
Guests:
- John Fitzgerald, Digital Evolution Manager at SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations)
- Kirsten Urquhart, Chief Executive at Young Scot
Links:
- SCVO: https://scvo.scot/
- Young Scot: https://young.scot/
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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
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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
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
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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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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
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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.
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/
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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
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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/
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/
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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.
- IN-PERSON: Friday 11 November, Edinburgh, 12:30 - 14:00. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/scottishaialliance/757388
- ONLINE: Tuesday 22 November, 12:30 - 14:00. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/scottishaialliance/757526
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In this episode, we took a look at how AI is being used by Scottish gaming companies Kythera AI and Speech Graphics.
Guests
- Gregor Hofer, CEO and Founder of Speech Graphics
- Matthew Jack, CEO and Lead Architect at Kythera AI
Links
- Speech Graphics: https://www.speech-graphics.com/
- Kythera AI: https://www.kythera.ai/
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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
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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.
Links:
- https://www.nature.scot/
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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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Links:
- https://www.technomoralfutures.uk/
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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/
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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.
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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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/
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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
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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:
- https://www.studentvoice.ai/
- https://www.stugrey.com/
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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
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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/
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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/
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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.
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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
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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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In this episode, we speak to James Turing, CEO and Founder of The Turing Trust and great-nephew of Alan Turing.
John Fotheringham, AI Policy Manager at the Scottish Government and member of the Scottish AI Alliance Support Circle, talks to James about some of the history of the Turing family and Scotland and what his great-uncle Alan Turing may have thought of Scotland's AI Strategy.
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In this episode, we catch up with CivTech Challenge winners Saidot, about how they plan to develop citizen trust and agency in AI in the public sector.
Jeremy Darot, Head of AI at the Scottish Government and member of the Scottish AI Alliance Support Circle, spoke with Meeri Haataja, CEO and Co-Founder of Saidot which helps companies to build registers of AI systems that are transparent and accountable.
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How can tech and AI help Scotland Achieve Net Zero?
In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix we discuss the recent SCDI Climate Tech Report (link to the full report below) and how tech and AI in Scotland can be used to tackle climate issues.
This episode is hosted by Jeremy Darot, Head of AI at the Scottish Government and Member of the Scottish AI Alliance Support Team.
Guests:
- David Kelly, Policy Manager at the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI)
- Professor Marian Scott, Professor of Environmental Statistics at the University of Glasgow and member of the Scottish AI Alliance Leadership Circle
- Professor Ed Mitchard, Professor of Global Change Mapping at the University of Edinburgh & Co-founder of Space Intelligence
Climate Tech report: https://www.scdi.org.uk/policy/climatetech/
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In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix the AI Alliance leadership circle discuss the draft EU AI regulations, published in April 2021, and how they could affect Scotland. Featuring Gillian Docherty, Michael Rovatsos, Marian Scott, Michael Boniface, Callum Sinclair and Catriona Campbell.
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In our inaugural episode, Gillian Docherty (CEO of The Data Lab and Chair of the Scottish AI Alliance) and Albert King (Chief Data Officer at the Scottish Government) discuss the first 100 days of Scotland's AI strategy - from its successes and challenges to looking to the future of the strategy.
We'd love to hear what you think - you can tweet at us at @ScotAIStrategy.
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