Opinion: We must balance the risks and benefits of AI
04 April 2025AI will only be as good – or as bad – as the information fed into it, so we need to fix any bias that perpetuates inequality and marginalisation, says Michael Barrett.
AI will only be as good – or as bad – as the information fed into it, so we need to fix any bias that perpetuates inequality and marginalisation, says Michael Barrett.
AI in education has transformative potential for students, teachers and schools but only if we harness it in the right way – by keeping people at the heart of the technology, says Jill Duffy.
With the right development and application, AI could become a transformative force for good. What's missing in current technologies is human insight, says Anna Korhonen.
Meet 10 Cambridge spinouts, all hoping to harness the potential of AI for the good of the planet and its people.
Universities can bridge the gap between those who develop AI systems and those who will use and be affected by them. We must step up to deliver this role, say Neil Lawrence and Jess Montgomery.
AI will give us the next leap forward in forecasting the weather, says Richard Turner, and make it available to all countries, not just those with access to high-quality data and computing resources.
A machine learning algorithm developed by Cambridge scientists was able to correctly identify in 97 cases out of 100 whether or not an individual had coeliac disease based on their biopsy, new research has shown.
AI applications have tremendous potential for improving productivity – saving time and money and improving quality of service. Here's what's required to make this work in the public sector, says Diane Coyle.
A University of Cambridge spin-out company working to improve AI efficiency and bandwidth has raised €25 million in new funding.
Google DeepMind co-founder tells Cambridge audience 'digital biology’ could reduce the amount of time it takes to identify new drugs from years to weeks.