The Post Office Horizon system would not normally be regarded as a safety system, yet it is a computer-based system that has indirectly led to widespread harm.
Microsoft is opening a new office in London dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) research and development: https://lnkd.in/e7BVeV-N
This technology is going to impact us in so many ways - the SCSC will look at some of the safety implications in a series of seminars this year. The first seminar looking at frameworks is on 25th April: https://scsc.uk/e1081
Applications for the IET Young Woman Engineer (YWE) of the Year Awards are now open, https://youngwomenengineer.theiet.org It would be great to see a Safety Engineer win this!
AI is the big theme this year
All the 1-day seminars this year will have an AI theme reflecting the importance of this rapidly evolving technology. The first is on April 25th and looks at frameworks for AI, subsequent seminars look at building systems with AI and operating them.
175 attendees at SSS24
We had a fantastic SSS'24 with record attendance. The talks were excellent, and the Safe AI panel generated a lot of interest. Over the next couple of weeks we'll be posting photos and videos from the event.