Scottish AI Alliance

Delivering on Scotland's vision to be a leader in trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI

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What is Artificial Intelligence?

It is difficult to define Artificial Intelligence as there is not an agreed upon definition and different people can mean different things when they use the term ‘Artificial Intelligence’. Explore our definitions that you may find helpful.

Children and AI

Taking a children’s rights approach, Children’s Parliament have been asking Members of Children’s Parliament (MCPs) to think about what needs to happen for AI to play a role in keeping all children happy, healthy, and safe. 

The Stage 1 summary report offers an overview of the project so far and a detailed perspective on the opinions of children across Scotland regarding AI and their rights.

The Stage 2 report is a summary of the progress and findings of the Stage 2 project and includes a detailed account of the children’s exploration of key themes in relation to children’s rights and AI.

Find out more about the project.

News & Blog

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Children’s Rights and AI Project Reaches Major Milestone
Children’s Rights and AI Project Reaches Major Milestone

Stage 2 of the project ‘Exploring Children’s Rights and AI’ has recently reached its conclusion with the launch of a new report and film charting the process undertaken by children across Scotland to develop 12 Calls to Action. Find out exactly what children in Scotland think about AI and how it impacts their rights.

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Using AI in Job Recruitment: Help or Hindrance?
Using AI in Job Recruitment: Help or Hindrance?

The adoption of AI tools in the workplace is only set to continue, which is why it’s important to better understand how this technology can impact the hiring process.

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Justice and AI
Justice and AI

In this blog we explore the use of AI in the justice system and hear from experts Jo Callaghan and Alessandra Fassio. Accompanying this blog is our podcast with Jo Callaghan, where we discuss this topic and her integration of AI in her recent crime novel series. Read on to learn more, and listen to our podcast for Jo’s perspectives.

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CivTech 10 launches challenge to enhance public participation in decision-making
CivTech 10 launches challenge to enhance public participation in decision-making

The Scottish Government is currently sponsoring a CivTech challenge on “how technology can help deliver a high-quality, scalable, model for public participation in decision-making”.

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The AI & Equality Human Rights Toolbox: course open
The AI & Equality Human Rights Toolbox: course open

Find out about a new free online course from AI & Equality in partnership with the Sorbonne Centre for AI

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How the DRCF AI and Digital Hub can support Scottish innovators
How the DRCF AI and Digital Hub can support Scottish innovators

Read more about a free service providing regulatory clarification for digital innovators like you

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Upcoming Events

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DATA: Scotland 2024
Sep 13
DATA: Scotland 2024

DATA:Scotland is a free training event, with sessions on all things data, bringing data enthusiasts & professionals together.

DRCF AI and Digital Hub: Supporting Scottish Innovators with Regulatory Clarification
Sep 18
DRCF AI and Digital Hub: Supporting Scottish Innovators with Regulatory Clarification

Would you like free informal regulatory advice on bringing your digital/AI-driven product to market? Join the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) for breakfast September 18th to learn about the AI and Digital Hub

No Harm Done: AI and Place
Sep 18
No Harm Done: AI and Place

Join speakers from diverse fields as they share real-world examples of AI's impact on the places we live, work and travel.

Jargon Busting: What does AI mean to you?
Sep 18
Jargon Busting: What does AI mean to you?

After a successful series of events on AI & Social Innovation, exploring all kinds of themes around the AI trend from ethics to very practical applications for social innovators, The Melting Pot is bringing a bonus, final event to answer questions, sum up our collective learnings from the series, and demystify all wordy tech vocabulary.

Public Sector Cloud Services, Infrastructure and AI 2024
Sep 24
Public Sector Cloud Services, Infrastructure and AI 2024

Holyrood Connect’s annual Public Sector Cloud Services Conference returns to Dynamic Earth in central Edinburgh on 24 September 2024.

The Scotsman Data Conference
Sep 26
The Scotsman Data Conference

This event will explore how rogue actors are spreading disinformation and deploying convincing deepfakes to influence elections and undermine trust in democracy. It will also address how democratic societies can counter these threats and, more importantly, how better future democracies can be built by effectively regulating and controlling AI and data.

AI, Engineering Biology and Beyond
Sep 26
AI, Engineering Biology and Beyond

An exciting event exploring the realms of Artificial Intelligence and Engineering Biology, will be hosted at the Informatics Forum, The University of Edinburgh.

Bits & Pretzels Founders Festival
Sep 29
Bits & Pretzels Founders Festival

Three-day conference, Bits & Pretzels, which takes place in Germany, is the hub for founders and business enthusiasts.

Some speakers for this years upcoming event include Toto Wolf (CEO & Team Principal, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team), Wesley Chan (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, FPV Ventures), Doreen Huber (Partner, EQT Ventures), and Philipp Freise (Co-Head of European Private Equity, KRR).

Lovelace-Hodgkin Symposium
Oct 2
Lovelace-Hodgkin Symposium

The Lovelace-Hodgkin Symposium on AI Ethics will be a space for insightful discussions towards shaping a more ethical and inclusive future for AI. In doing so actionable recommendations and a collaborative vision for an ethical framework in AI will be produced.