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1/7 #AI and #datadriventechnology has the potential to address society’s greatest challenges. It presents concrete opportunities for: operating an efficient green energy grid; identifying and tracking public health risks at speed; and tackling misinformation #AIBarometer
2/7 Some opportunities associated with AI and data are, however, easier to realise than others. ‘Easier to achieve’ innovations tend to involve the use of AI and data to free up time for professional judgement, improve backoffice efficiency and enhance customer service. 
3/7 ‘Harder to achieve’ innovations, in contrast, involve the use of AI and data in high stakes domains that often require difficult trade-offs (eg police forces seeking to use facial recognition must balance the desire for greater security with the need to protect privacy).
Interestingly, in a time of #COVID, with the capacity for hundreds to attend conference calls on many platforms, the online event appears to be "Sold Out".
Will be interested to hear how it went...
Meanwhile, @cdei's '#AIBarometer' is here:
gov.uk/government/pub…
Will be interested to hear how it went...
Meanwhile, @cdei's '#AIBarometer' is here:
gov.uk/government/pub…
On "knowledge barriers" in particular, public opinion on exploitation of their medical records is pretty well-mapped and consistent; asking slightly different questions to elicit the answers you'd like ain't gonna help much. (And asking 'em *during a pandemic* is redundant.)
Again on "#barriers" (a terribly negative framing, which makes #protections & #GoodPractice sound like deliberately erected impediments...) @cdei does name some very real #challenges here 👇
If #data use & #innovation isn't #consensual, #safe and #transparent it just won't fly!
If #data use & #innovation isn't #consensual, #safe and #transparent it just won't fly!
