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UKAI Appoints Experts to Advisory Board  Marking the next stage of its growth, UKAI is proud to announce the appointment of three founding members to its Advisory Board; former Shadow Secretary of State, Thangam Debbonaire, former Minister of State for AI, Matt Warman and global AI expert Amir Malik. These well known figures from across the political spectrum, bring significant expertise and extensive networks in the AI sector and across government, ensuring that UKAI’s work is guided by strategic insight and informed by deep connections across policy and industry. The Advisory Board will play a crucial role in shaping UKAI’s vision, advising its executive team and amplifying its impact as it champions the UK’s AI sector. Thangam Debbonaire was Labour Member of Parliament for Bristol West and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Commenting on her appointment to the Advisory Board, Thangam said,   “AI is a big part of our present and an even bigger part of our future, as individuals, as a country and as a world. I’m delighted to have been invited to join UKAI as an advisor, and help to make AI a force for good in our lives and the world.“   Matt Warman was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Boston and Skegness and was Minister of State at the Department of Digital, Media, Culture and Sport between 2022 and 2024. Highlighting the timeliness of UKAI’s launch, Matt said,  “Britain’s on the cusp of an AI revolution - UKAI serves as a powerful voice for the industry to speak to government, investors and the public.”  Amir Malik is Global Managing Director of Digital Transformation & AI at Alvarez and Marsal, specialising in the targeted application of AI and emerging technologies. Prior to A&M, Amir led Accenture’s Digital Transformation and Data-Driven Marketing practice and was formerly at Google and Microsoft. Speaking about the unique opportunity for the UK to lead in AI, Amir added,  “By leveraging its heritage as a world leader in technology innovation, capitalising on its booming AI start up industry and underlining its reputation for pioneering regulatory fairness, the UK has the trifecta of capabilities required to lead the charge on AI.” Tim Flagg, COO of UKAI said,  “I’m excited to welcome Thangam, Matt and Amir to the advisory board, bringing substantial expertise, insights and contacts to help us achieve those objectives.” #UKAI #AIOAP

AI massively increases the growth of Cybersecurity. Can the UK lead? The Cybersecurity industry is estimated to show 12% growth (CAGR) between 2023 and 2030 (Grand View Research). This might be too conservative. Bad actors around the world are already using Generative AI, Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition to build powerful systems to attack and access large corporations and Governments. Using automated systems also makes it easier for those bad actors to target individuals. Thus begins an arms race with national governments and agencies, as well as new and emerging tech, seeking counter-measure and solutions that will protect against these bad actors. Today the UK Government announced £8m worth of funding for LAiSR - The Laboratory for AI Security Research (Great acronym!). We will be interested in reviewing the details, specifically how much of this investment will be made available via grants (UKRI?). The emerging AI-Cybersecurity sector has massive potential for the UK. We need to encourage innovation in this space, from both existing and new businesses, and provide the eco-system for universities, businesses and Government to come together to find and implement solutions. #UKAI #AIOAP #AICybersecurity #LASR https://lnkd.in/e-im4NAM

With Google Quantum AI, we’re introducing AlphaQubit: an AI-based system that can more accurately identify errors inside quantum computers. 🖥️ Here’s why this is important. ↓ Certain problems which would take a classical computer billions of years to solve, can be solved by quantum computers in a few hours. The issue? These systems aren’t as reliable as we’d like. Quantum error correction solves this by: ◾Grouping multiple qubits into a single logical qubit. ◾Making consistency checks. ◾Using a decoder to identify and correct errors from those consistency checks. AlphaQubit achieves a new state-of-the-art in decoding accuracy, helping to make quantum computers more reliable. AlphaQubit shows the potential of machine learning approaches in this space. We look forward to advancing this work, helping pave the way for more stable and reliable quantum systems. ↓ https://goo.gle/3V0rVCo

UKAI believes that the UK can be a world leader in AI: Businesses and Government must work in partnership to harness this potential, delivering economic growth and social progress. UKAI has identified 5 pillars that any plan must address in order to unlock these opportunities: Skills, Economy, Regulation, Innovation and Society (SERIS). We will be exploring each of these over the next few weeks to identify concrete ways to get started. #UKAI #AIOpportunities #AIOAP

Thanks for your input Rob Bridgman and sharing the key points. All businesses are adopting AI, so AI regulation will affect all of us. It's time for businesses to be proactive, to understand current and planned AI regulation, and to ensure that it is effective. UKAI is here to create the forum for that discussion #UKAI #AIOAP

Thank you to UKAI for bringing a wide range of important stakeholders today to discuss the importance of UK AI Regulation and most importantly what it should entail. It would be remiss of me not to speak about the enormous contribution that Universities have made and will continue to make in AI from AI Education, Thought Leadership, Inventions Research and Innovation and much more. I spoke about the University of Leeds inaugural Digital Summit on AI this year where cutting edge AI Research was showcased and much needed ethical discussions were had. AI frameworks are required in the higher education sector especially in Research, AI assisted Learning and Healthcare Technologies. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to speak on such an important topic. And a big thank you to Lord Kirkhope for being a gracious host and Matt Warman for the excellent chairing. Tim Flagg UKAI Ben Howlett Matt Warman

Thank you to the business leaders and policy makers who joined us in the House of Lords today for UKAI’s round table event on ‘Regulating AI in the UK’. We had some great contributions from our guests, focusing on how to create regulation that will encourage growth and innovation. We heard from large corporations and smaller tech businesses, sharing their challenges and concerns. Key themes were: 1) Businesses need greater clarity around current legislation; 2) Regulation has a disproportionate impact on smaller businesses; 3) More focus is needed on basic digital literacy skills in the workforce and in schools; 4) Businesses have a role to play in changing public perception and increasing public understanding of AI; 5) We need better representation in the AI sector, particularly for women, who will be disproportionately affected by AI and automation in the workplace. We’ll be publishing a full report summarising the points we covered for our members next week. #UKAI #AIRegulation #AIOAP Thank you for your input. Mwenya Kawesha Michael Charles Borrelli Thea Montgomerie Anderson Amir S Jan Malik Clive Richardson Louise Ballard (Moody) Hellen Beveridge Claire Penketh FRSA MBCS Vladimir Ljubicic Ronnie Chung Sarah Reynolds Robert Millar Seamus Harrison MD PhD FRCS Laura Petrone Zahra Shah Lisa Bungeroth Joel Gladwin Saman Rajaei George Eiloart Matthew Spaul Rob Bridgman Ed de Minckwitz Alex Kirkhope Balazs Fonagy Matt Warman Ayesha Hussain Gemma Timmons Jessica Irvin Daniel Gordon Simon S.

The Coming British AI Invasion of the US

Ahead of our round table discussion in the House of Lords tomorrow, we'd like to get your input into which are the most important areas of AI Regulation that we should focus on. #UKAI #AIRegulation

Tomorrow UKAI hosts a round table in the House of Lords to look at Regulating AI in the UK. Our attendees have shortlisted some of the most important topics including looking at the International Landscape. We’ll be having a compelling discussion on the UK's role in shaping global AI regulation. We'll examine how UK policies align, or clash, with international standards and what lessons can be drawn from the EU's approach. Could the UK seize a competitive edge by setting its own benchmarks? Our attendees will explore where the UK AI Bill should stand on the world stage and how collaboration with global bodies like the OECD or UN could amplify its impact. We’ll also discuss how shifts in US policy, including an incoming Trump administration, could reshape the regulatory landscape. #UKAI #AIRegulation #International #Standards