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We're told Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking an increasingly important role in decision-making but what does this really mean? And how should we, the people, respond to this? Understanding how AI is *really* being used for prediction and decision-making is the best tool for interpreting the daily flow of AI news.
Three researchers from The Alan Turing Institute will take to the stage. We'll hear how AI is being used in the real world and how it relates to the big things in life: health, travel safety and (most important of all) the weather. Plus join in with our annual Big Quiz of AI!
Three researchers from The Alan Turing Institute will take to the stage. We'll hear how AI is being used in the real world and how it relates to the big things in life: health, travel safety and (most important of all) the weather. Plus join in with our annual Big Quiz of AI!
Learning to Adapt: Beating Cancer at its Own Game
Nick Harbour
(PhD Enrichment Student, University of Nottingham)
Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 1 in 6 deaths. But AI is revolutionising the way we tackle it. Digital twins – virtual patient models that can accurately simulate tumours – can test a variety of treatments in a computer simulation before they reach the patient. The age of AI-enabled personalised medicine is here, and in this talk I'll equip you with everything you need to know about it.
AI take the wheel: An Intro to Autonomous Decision Making
Dr Dewi Gould
(Research Associate, Project BlueBird)
AI is increasingly trusted with high-stakes decisions, from healthcare to self-driving cars. But how does it make these choices, and can we rely on it when safety is on the line? This talk will look at air traffic control as a test-case to explore the challenges, advancements and future of AI in safety-critical decision making.
Cloudy with a chance of neural nets: How AI is revolutionising the weather
Dr Nathan Simpson
( Research Software Engineer )
Humans have been attempting to predict the weather for millennia, using an astonishing range of techniques, some of them more rational than others. Physics-based numerical weather prediction models have been the dominant technology for a century. But AI is already starting to overtake the predictive ability of these classic approaches. This talk will explain how weather prediction is changing and how this turns into real world benefits beyond just knowing whether or not to bring an umbrella.
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