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Can We Live with AI? 🤖 Join an exciting Lecture by The Alan Turing Institute exploring the future of AI and its role in our lives. Experts will discuss the potential, challenges, and ethical implications of living with AI in a rapidly evolving world. 🗓️ Monday 9 December 🕒 19:30 - 21:30 📍Hybrid Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with thought leaders and deepen your understanding of AI's impact 🌟 Register now ➡️ https://bit.ly/4eYfvSK Shannon Vallor #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #TuringLectures #Technology #EthicsInAI #FutureOfAI #Innovation

🐿️ AI Innovation Saving Red Squirrels! 🐾 Did you know AI is helping to protect the UK’s endangered red squirrels? A groundbreaking tool can distinguish between red and grey squirrels with impressive precision, giving conservationists a powerful edge in reversing population decline. By automating tasks traditionally reliant on human volunteers, this technology is opening new doors in wildlife conservation. Want to learn how it works and why it’s a game changer? Read the full story here ➡️ https://bbc.in/4gdR6cH #AI #WildlifeConservation #RedSquirrels #Innovation #Sustainability

✨ Explore Creativity and Precarity in the Age of Generative AI How is generative AI reshaping the creative industries? Join The Alan Turing Institute’s event, "Creative Precarity in the Time of Generative AI", to unpack the social, ethical, and economic impacts of these technologies on creative professionals and industries. Dr Hye-Kyung Lee will elaborate the main constituents of creative precarity and discuss potential policy approaches, their challenges and dilemmas. 📅 11 December 2024 🕒 14:00 - 15:00 📍Online and in-person at the Turing Institute Discover insights into the challenges and opportunities generative AI presents for creators and explore pathways to a more equitable future. 👉 Learn more and register ➡️ https://bit.ly/3OulJyE

💜 Meet the NICD team - Dr Antonia Kontaratou 👋 Dr Antonia Kontaratou has worked as a data scientist here at the National Innovation Centre for Data for over four years, and specialises in statistics and computer science 👩💻 Antonia likes finding the right solution for each organisational need, which is especially important given the diversity of the projects she works on 📊 One of Antonia's favourite NICD moments was working with the Newcastle West End Food Bank to help improve the services they provide to those in need 🌟 🤝 Find out how the NICD team can help your business to meet its goals using the link below ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3rG9aZs #datainnovation #businessinnovation #datascience #AI #artificialintelligence

📣 November's edition of our monthly newsletter 'The Data Debrief' went out today! 🙌 In this month's issue we cover: 🚀 A client story highlighting how @Evolved Search worked wit us at the @National Innovation Centre for Data to enhance link-building strategies and significantly boosting client SEO performance, 🤖 Our Datalyst event has been postponed but we are pleased to announce a new date! This brilliant event is now scheduled for Thursday 12 June 2025. It will offer a deep dive into data, accounting, finance and analytics. It's never too early to grab your tickets! 🤩 🌟 Would a Hartree project benefit your business? Learn more about what is involved and apply for the next call out in 2025. 🐿️ AI is helping to protect red squirrels by analysing trail camera images to monitor populations efficiently. This technology aids conservation efforts to safeguard the species from threats like habitat loss and invasive grey squirrels. To stay up to date with the latest innovations in data science and AI, sign up to our exclusive newsletter today ➡️ https://bit.ly/3yDsdqT #datainnovation #businessinnovation #datascience #ai #artificialintelligence

🚗 Driving into the future: Remote driving safety under the spotlight How do reaction times differ between remote drivers and those behind the wheel? Newcastle University researchers have delved into this question, uncovering crucial insights into safety challenges for this innovative technology. Their findings are set to inform the development of safer systems as we navigate the future of transportation. 📖 Learn more about this cutting-edge study and its implications ➡️ https://bit.ly/4i83xbF #Innovation #RemoteDriving #TransportSafety #AI #ResearchImpact

🔍 EVENT: Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI Join a thought-provoking event hosted by The Alan Turing Institute exploring the hidden human labour behind AI systems. Authors Callum Cant and James Muldoon will be joined by Kirsten Sehnbruch to discuss the impact of AI on global inequalities, and what we need to do, individually and collectively, to fight for a more just digital future. Discover the ethical, social, and practical implications of the unseen workforce behind AI technologies. 📅 4 December 2024 🕒 18:30 - 20:00 📍 Online and in person at the Turing Institute Don't miss this chance to dive into a critical discussion shaping the future of AI. 👉 Learn more and register ➡️ https://bit.ly/4eNYTwW

Our Data Scientists recently completed a Collaborative Data Project with Cognassist. Over the twelve weeks, we worked together to develop a neuro-inclusive AI tool to provide users with personalised recommendations. If you would like to read more about the project, click here. 👇 https://lnkd.in/djQxyAEK National Innovation Centre for Data Sunderland Software City Newcastle University STFC Hartree Centre

🌟 Join the Phi-ML Meets Engineering Seminar Series with Dr. Aditi Krishnapriyan! 🌟 🗓️ Thursday 5th December 🕒 16:00 - 17:00 📍 Online Explore how Physics-Informed Machine Learning (Φ-ML) is revolutionising engineering practices! This bi-monthly series dives into real-world applications of Φ-ML, blending cutting-edge research with practical insights. In this session, Dr. Aditi Krishnapriyan will delve into: 🔹 Self-supervised learning with spectral methods for fluid dynamics. 🔹 "Simulation-in-the-loop" approaches using PDE-constrained optimisation. 🔹 Integrating ML with numerical methods in fully differentiable settings. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from leading researchers and uncover new collaboration possibilities in this emerging field. 📌 Subscribe to attend live or access the recording later! ➡️ https://bit.ly/3B9rIWy Let’s bridge the gap between numerical methods and deep learning. 🚀 #PhysicsInformedML #MachineLearning #Engineering #DeepLearning #Innovation

🔒 Online Security in 2024 - Webinar ⚡️ In this online workshop next week, learn how to look after yourself online and protect yourself and your data from potential cyber threats 🤖 Debra Cairns, Managing Director of Net-Defence, will offer an introduction to the basics of cyber security, including recommended actions to reduce risk and ensure infrastructure security 👮 👏 This session forms part of the wider NCL in Action initiative, Newcastle University's year-long programme of events designed to help you explore the ways in which AI and future technologies could potentially change our lives and the way that we work 👩💻 🧑💻 🗓️ Wednesday 28 November ⏰ 12:30 - 13:30 📍 Online (Zoom) To sign up for this important workshop and protect yourself and your organisation online, follow the link below ⬇️ https://bit.ly/40FT1lV #artificialintelligence #AI #datascience #newtechnology