{"id":2178,"date":"2023-07-07T22:56:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T21:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laserphotonics.uk\/?p=2178"},"modified":"2023-07-07T22:56:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T21:56:40","slug":"uk-plans-to-become-ai-powerhouse-with-31million-investment-in-university-of-southampton-led-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laserphotonics.uk\/?p=2178","title":{"rendered":"UK plans to become AI powerhouse with \u00a331million investment in University of Southampton-led project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/news\/2023\/06\/ai-announcement.page#main-navigation\">Skip to main navigation<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/news\/2023\/06\/ai-announcement.page#main-content\">Skip to main content<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/\">The University of Southampton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"js-header-nav-primary\"><li><a 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Innovation (UKRI), and will work across universities, businesses, public and third sectors to pioneer responsible AI and fund new research to better understand and build trustworthy systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/people\/5x2c6p\/professor-gopal-ramchurn\">Professor of Artificial Intelligence Gopal Ramchurn<\/a>&nbsp;from the University of Southampton is the principal investigator for Responsible AI UK. He said: \u201cWe don\u2019t need to fear artificial intelligence, it won\u2019t threaten humanity but has huge potential to influence how society operates in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAI should not only be technically safe and accountable, but its impact on its users, their wellbeing and rights, and the wider society needs to be understood for people to trust it. Our role in RAI UK will be to bring together experts from diverse disciplines and cultures from across the world to address the most pressing AI challenges in key sectors and ensure we all benefit from the productivity gains it promises to deliver.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.southampton.ac.uk\/img\/comms\/news\/10-06_Gopal.jpg\" alt=\"Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Gopal Ramchurn\"\/><figcaption>Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Gopal Ramchurn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The RAI UK consortium will bring together an international ecosystem to address AI challenges. It will fund large and small research and innovation projects and fellowships, grants, develop collaborations between researchers and businesses, develop skills programmes for the public and industry, and deliver guidance to governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RAI UK will lead national conversations on responsible artificial intelligence across the UK, working closely with policymakers to provide evidence for future policy and regulation, as well as guidance for businesses in deploying AI solutions responsibly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Celebrated computer scientist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/people\/5wyswr\/dame-wendy-hall\">Dame Wendy Hall, a Regius Professor at the University of Southampton<\/a>and executive director of its Web Science Institute, said: \u201cAI will change the way we live and work for the better \u2013 but an interdisciplinary approach to regulation and safe AI is vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe UK can become the dominant force for responsible and trustworthy AI development and regulation with this \u00a331million investment. The work undertaken by the Responsible AI UK team at the University of Southampton together with our partners across the UK and internationally will put the UK at the forefront of AI\u2019s future for the good of humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RAI UK will be the catalyst for an international Responsible and Trustworthy AI ecosystem that will address issues that have precluded the adoption of AI to the benefit of society. It will enshrine interdisciplinary research to open dialog among experts, businesses and the public as active participants in the research, including users and those impacted by AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technology Secretary Chloe Smith, said: &#8220;Despite our size as a small island nation, the UK is a technology powerhouse. Last year, the UK became just the third country in the world to have a tech sector valued at $1 trillion. It is the biggest in Europe by some distance and behind only the US and China globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The technology landscape, though, is constantly evolving, and we need a tech ecosystem which can respond to those shifting sands, harness its opportunities, and address emerging challenges. The measures unveiled today will do exactly that. 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