From bench to bedside: AI for health and care

11 July 2019 by Jessica Montgomery, Senior Policy Adviser

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies over the last five years have generated great excitement, especially in the areas of…

Are you a data scientist, or an aspiring data scientist? Read on…

9 May 2019 by Jennifer Panting, Policy Adviser

As a data scientist you will have a mix of technical skills and inquisitiveness. You will know that data science…

AI for society: creating AI that supports equality, transparency, and democracy

21 February 2019 by Jessica Montgomery, Senior Policy Adviser

The Royal Society’s artificial intelligence (AI) programme explores the frontiers of AI technologies, and their implications for individuals, communities, and…

Data for international development: lessons from a scientist in government

6 February 2019 by Dr Justyn Maund

In 2017, the Royal Society launched a new fully-funded Science Policy Secondment scheme offering its Research Fellows the opportunity to…

Close encounters? Machine learning meets public policy at NeurIPS 2018

10 December 2018 by Jessica Montgomery, Senior Policy Adviser

Why should public policy matter to AI researchers? What role can researchers play in policy debates? And how can researchers…