Data protection watchdog warns against ‘immature’ biometric technology October 26, 2022 The UK’s data protection watchdog has warned against businesses using “immature” technology to measure biometrics, saying the risks currently outweigh the benefits. Emotional analysis technologies process data such as gaze tracking, facial movements, heartbeats, facial expressions and skin moisture. Financial services firms often use this technology in their facial recognition practices to verify identities through [...]
Government committee launches inquiry to regulate AI in the UK October 20, 2022 A government Committee has launched an inquiry into artificial intelligence in a bid to regulate it as it become an increasingly appealing avenue for businesses. “AI is already transforming almost every area of research and business. It has extraordinary potential but there are concerns about how the existing regulatory system is suited to a world [...]
Artificial Intelligence: UK’s Supreme Court to rule on letting robots patent inventions September 4, 2022 The UK’s highest court is set to decide whether artificial intelligence (AI) robots should be allowed to patent their own inventions. Britain’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear a computer scientist’s bid to list his AI machine as the sole inventor of two separate products, in an application to the UK’s patent office. The Supreme [...]
From translations to chatbots: The future has arrived as UK firms rush to implement artificial intelligence July 17, 2022 It seems the future is knocking as more and more UK businesses are actively looking to implement artificial intelligence, with solutions such as speech recognition, machine translations, chatbots and sentiment analysis being the key drivers. Many businesses are opting to take a low- or no-code approach to implementing artificial intelligence solutions into their operations, according [...]
The next 75 years: will generalists or specialists prevail? July 5, 2022 | City Talk To generalise or specialise? From the vantage point of 1947, when four financial analyst societies joined forces to create the federation now known as CFA Institute, that question may have had a different answer than it does for investment professionals today. Concentrated in New York and London, finance was hardly the world-spanning sector of 2022. [...]
Government amends copyright law to make the UK an AI leader in a post-Brexit world June 28, 2022 The government has announced plans to shake-up copyright law to pave the way for the UK to become an artificial intelligence leader. Under the new rules, the government will make it easier to analyse material for the purposes of machine learning, research and innovation. It will also anyone with lawful access to this material should [...]
AI specialists Pupil swoop in for UAE surveying firm ASME with renewed focus on Dubai and Abu Dhabi May 23, 2022 Data tech firm Pupil have swooped in for a leading surveying company specialising in UAE property The Artificial Intelligence (AI) pioneers, who use spatial mapping tech, sealed the deal to acquire Aus-Surv Middle East, which has completed over 600 high-rise and mixed use developments in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Pupil, which entered the gulf state’s [...]
UK’s information watchdog tells Clearview AI to delete photos of British people from facial recognition systems May 23, 2022 The UK’s information watchdog has told surveillance tech firm Clearview AI to delete its database of facial images scraped from British people’s social media profiles. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) also fined the tech firm £7.55m, after ruling the firm broke the law by taking people’s photos without their permission. The intervention comes after [...]
Mishcon de Reya strikes deal with UCL to fund research into Artificial Intelligence (AI) April 11, 2022 London law firm Mishcon de Reya has struck a deal with UCL to fund research into use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal sector. Mishcon’s decision to fund research into AI comes as the firm now believes AI technology will revolutionise the legal sector and transform the ways that lawyers work. In striking a [...]
Former DeepMind employee claims AI firm mishandled sexual misconduct allegations March 30, 2022 A former employee at British artificial intelligence (AI) developer DeepMind has accused the firm of mishandling multiple sexual misconduct allegations. The former DeepMind employee – referred to only as Julia – claimed a senior researcher at the Alphabet owned firm sexually assaulted her twice after subjecting her to a campaign of sexual harassment. In a [...]