Reading news articles about AI can leave many of us somewhat bewildered. Will advances in AI provide solutions to a number of difficult problems such as earlier disease detection, personalised medicine and climate change?  Or will increased reliance on AI result in even higher CO2 emissions, take away jobs, and reduce human creativity and innovation?  

The CW AI SIG has organised an exciting debate so that we can explore these questions together.  There is no black and white answer, no absolutes, and there will almost certainly be positives and negatives.  Join us in what we expect to be a more nuanced debate than is common, about the opportunities, threats and trade-offs of moving into an AI-enabled society.  We hope it will allow you to decide whether you agree with the motion that the positive impacts of AI will be outweighed by the negative impacts. 

Artificial Intelligence SIG Champions

Darendra Appanah

Darendra Appanah

Senior Test Engineer, Cambridge Consultants

Maria Axente

Maria Axente

Head of AI Public Policy & Ethics, PwC UK

Phil Claridge

Phil Claridge

Founder, Mandrel Systems

Dr Parminder Lally

Dr Parminder Lally

Partner, Appleyard Lees IP LLP

Simon Thompson

Simon Thompson

Head of AI, ML & Data Science, GFT Financial Ltd

Peter Whale

Peter Whale

Programme Manager, UKTIN, Founder, Vision Formers