UK Officials use AI to make decisions. A British space race? And the Shoothill Summit.
UK Officials use AI to make decisions
It was reported by the Guardian this week that government officials and the police are using AI to help decide on decisions.
Trained on masses of data and content, AI, a subset of machine learning, can act as a turbocharged research tool.
Plenty of offices and professionals are now using AI in their work. Chatbots like ChatGPT can aid in surmising lengthy documents, giving prompts for your creativity and checking your own work for mistakes.
But say if you have to rule fairly and evenly on a consistent basis the tools can be an excellent way of ensuring a consistent outcome.
However, with engrained bias in some chatbots stemming from their datasets and historical discrimination in public office, there may be issues that arise.
The Guardian reports there are three main AI algorithms in use.
One is used by the Department for Work and Pensions to remove benefits from people, another from the Home Office that flags sham marriages and a facial recognition software used by the Met Police that identifies black people at a higher rate than white people.
There have been calls for transparency in how AI algorithms can come to their decision as a way of reducing potential discrimination as these technologies grow and develop.
British Space Race?
The UK Space Agency has signed a deal with Axiom Space.
A Texas-based company who are working on the first-ever commercial space station, the deal could see the first all-British space mission.
The UK has long been setting its sights on a space mission with the likes of the RAF’s UK Space Command and the Spaceport in Cornwall.
The UK Space Agency said: "On this future flight, the UK astronauts would launch to space, spending up to two weeks in orbit to carry out scientific research, demonstrate new technologies, and participate in education and outreach activities.”
Tim Peake, the UK’s last astronaut has commented that it’s an “exciting opportunity”.
As with all space missions, the project would see numerous technological advancements and the opportunity for further innovation.
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Shoothill Company News:
This past week saw the Shoothill Summit
With staff working in a mixture of in-office and hybrid positions, the team came into our new office for a company-wide meeting.
We took the chance to discuss our exciting plans for 2024 and beyond.
Having moved office just two weeks ago, this meeting was the first time we saw the entire team in the new office.
Managing Director Rod Plummer and Chief Technical Officer Erik Nodland, delivered speeches and took the chance to present an open forum on our company’s direction. ?
Looking to stay one step ahead of upcoming tech, meetings like this provide each department the chance to discuss improvements and their impact.
Innovative tech use case: Google’s Pixel 8 launches with guaranteed smiles in pictures
Google have just launched their new phone the Pixel 8 with a new feature in their camera.
With an AI integration, the camera can manipulate people’s photos to
Trained on thousands of photos of smiling people, it’s basically an expedited photoshop.
Genius really, a powerful example of how technology can save time and ensure better results!
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1 年Thank goodness you only used a small picture of me in this piece :-)