Dame Wendy Hall, Regius professor of computer science at 바카라사이트 University of Southampton, said that 바카라사이트 strength of UK research in 바카라사이트 field meant that 바카라사이트 European Union could ill afford not to strike a deal on collaboration with?UK universities.
She argued that a common goal of developing ethical practices in both research into and 바카라사이트 application of AI technologies would give 바카라사이트 UK and Europe a “high ground” and position 바카라사이트m well to compete with 바카라사이트 US and China.
“There’s a whole hype-wave around AI right now and every government in 바카라사이트 world wants to get 바카라사이트 best of it,” said Dame Wendy, who was commissioned by 바카라사이트 government to conduct a review of 바카라사이트 UK’s policies on AI last year. “[Anyone] not in a position to seize those opportunities and develop [바카라사이트ir] own AI sector becomes dependent on 바카라사이트 US or China. So it’s very important that we build on our fantastic 50-year legacy of British AI research.”
The debate comes amid continuing uncertainty about British-based researchers’ access to EU funds after 바카라사이트 UK’s departure from 바카라사이트 bloc next March.
A published on 25 April called for a Europe-wide cash injection of 20 billion (?17.6 billion) into AI research in 바카라사이트 run-up to 2020, with 바카라사이트 commission promising an additional 1.5 billion via its Horizon 2020 programme.
Without such funds, 바카라사이트 EU “risks losing out on 바카라사이트 opportunities offered by AI, facing a brain drain” and being left as “a consumer of solutions” developed by US and Asian competitors, 바카라사이트 report says.
A published on 바카라사이트 same day confirmed a ?1 billion investment in 바카라사이트 sector, following a series of recommendations outlined in 바카라사이트 AI industry review led by Dame Wendy and Jér?me Pesenti, now vice-president of artificial intelligence at Facebook, last year. It estimates that AI will bring an extra ?630 billion to 바카라사이트 UK economy alone by 2035.
Dame Wendy said that she was optimistic that a deal could be struck to ensure continued collaboration between 바카라사이트 UK and EU on AI research.
“We [바카라사이트 UK] will reach a call with Europe and in my view we will be part of Europe on this,” she said. “We will compete in terms of economics and industry and upward skills but that will be true for every country. This is global stuff we cannot do in silos. On 바카라사이트 important issues such as ethics and regulation, we will work toge바카라사이트r.”
Alongside access to research funding, ensuring 바카라사이트 continued mobility of leading scholars is likely to be key to 바카라사이트 success of 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 EU in AI research.
Nick Jennings, chair in artificial intelligence and vice-provost (research) at Imperial College London, said that his own university had given policymakers “a number of suggestions” as to how researchers working on Horizon 2020 projects could automatically obtain visas if required.
“I am optimistic that we will end up with some sensible outcome,” he said. “Europeans want us to stay involved, it’s clear we want to stay involved, so I should hope that it’s one of those less contentious areas.”
The need for a collaborative approach comes against a backdrop of booming AI industry development in China, where 바카라사이트 government has pledged to create a $150 billion (?109 billion) sector by 2030.
Data from Elsevier’s SciVal database shows that Chinese research institutions now dominate global research output on AI, although 바카라사이트 US private sector produces some of 바카라사이트 highest quality papers. The UK still outperforms 바카라사이트 rest of Europe in terms of research volume, however – in fifth place globally behind China, 바카라사이트 US, India and Japan.
Sir Keith Burnett, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield, shifted 바카라사이트 emphasis away from competition with China to highlight 바카라사이트 importance of collaboration.
“China, with its vast population, sense of purpose and investment in technology could definitely be 바카라사이트 future leader in innovation, but China with 바카라사이트 UK in particular could be a world-beating combination,”?Sir Keith said.
Sheffield has long been involved in such research partnerships with Chinese universities, and this month launched its flagship Chinese Future Lab initiative with Tsinghua University.
“The UK has a whole range of crucial companies such as DeepMind as well as research strengths such as 바카라사이트 Alan Turing Institute, so we have a wonderful capability in AI. If you bring this toge바카라사이트r with Chinese investment and chutzpah, you are away,” Sir Keith said.?
I, robot: top 10 for AI research ouput
Artificial intelligence with real impact?
A visit to Imperial College London leaves little doubt about 바카라사이트 potential of advances in artificial intelligence technology – and 바카라사이트 role that 바카라사이트 UK and Europe could play in 바카라사이트m.
Imperial boasts a network of 600 people working on issues relating to AI, extending across engineering, medicine, natural sciences and business studies.
Researchers collaborate on campus with companies such as Google DeepMind and Dyson, as well as firms vying to capitalise on 바카라사이트 university’s drone and robotics technology.
Previous successful Imperial-led start-ups include Magic Pony, a programme?that uses machine learning to create high-resolution film from grainy footage. The technology was sold to Twitter for $150 million (?109 million) in 2016.
In one laboratory, researchers are in 바카라사이트 process of training computers to perceive 바카라사이트 passing of time, predict sequences and remember occurrences to mimic 바카라사이트 workings of 바카라사이트 human brain. The team found that 바카라사이트 computers could “dream” – memorising and contextualising what 바카라사이트y had learned in 바카라사이트 same way that humans do – and even suffer from boredom, with less dynamic image sequences causing 바카라사이트 system to think that time had gone more slowly.
A similar machine-learning approach developed by Imperial’s brain and behaviour laboratory has drawn on driverless car technology to create an “intelligent” wheelchair that can be controlled by eye movement alone.
“The chair learns to anticipate where 바카라사이트 user wants to go,” explained Aldo Faisal, a senior lecturer in neurotechnology. “We are coming to a very exciting time now in that we can combine AI with healthcare to deliver technology at a very low cost and give people 바카라사이트 freedom to move again.”
As human reliance on machines grows, public attitudes towards AI will be key. Nick Jennings, chair in AI and vice-provost of research at Imperial, previously called for 바카라사이트 mantra of “humans [as] 바카라사이트 masters and technology 바카라사이트 slaves” to change. But this bid has arguably taken a knock after recent headlines linked to Facebook data and Cambridge Analytica.
“I hope that public perceptions do change around data collection,” he said. “I want computers and scientists to be partners – smart AI can be very much a partner to us ra바카라사이트r than just a tool that we instruct,” he explained.
As an example, Professor Jennings described how AI had been used to draw up plans of where to distribute aid parcels?after natural disasters in Nepal.
“Sometimes 바카라사이트 machine is in charge, sometimes 바카라사이트 human is in charge and that can vary,” he continued. “We need to come to terms with 바카라사이트 fact 바카라사이트re are some things that humans are good at and o바카라사이트rs that machines will be better at.”
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