UK should lead the world in safe, ethical AI

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos the UK Prime Minister Theresa May says she wants the country to lead the world in deploying artificial intelligence in a safe and ethical manner. A new advisory body -- Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation -- will be set up to co-ordinate the UK's efforts with other countries, and the UK will join the Davos forum's own council on artificial intelligence. She says she believes we have only seen the beginning of what AI can achieve and that a new AI startup has been created in the UK every week over… [Continue Reading]