Edinburgh University taps into ecosystem funding to expand robotics and AI programme
Edinburgh University has tapped into a UK government-backed tech ecosystem fund to expand its robotics and AI research programme. Researchers will be match-funded through a partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs…
Workers in Scotland turning to generative AI to boost productivity, new research shows
Workers in Scotland are increasingly turning to generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT in order to boost productivity, new research has shown. Business consultancy Accenture’s latest UK labour force survey…
Scotland ‘open for business’ on AI, minister tells London event
Scotland is ‘open for business’ when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), a government minister told a London audience this week. Innovation minister Richard Lochhead told investors and industry leaders…
Glasgow space tech firm in funding round led by Scottish National Investment Bank
A Glasgow space tech firm has secured almost £3 million in a funding round led by the Scottish National Investment Bank. Krucial, formerly R3-IoT, will use the financing, supported also…
‘Living with AI’ launched as free course to help public understand the technology
A new free course called ‘Living with AI’ has been launched to give people a better understanding of artificial intelligence technology. Designed by the Scottish AI Alliance, the course seeks…
University of Glasgow launches new data science and AI centre for ‘social good’
The University of Glasgow has launched a new data science and artificial intelligence (AI) centre designed to harness the cutting-edge technologies for ‘social good’. The facility will bring together hundreds…
Scotland’s national consumer service warns AI making scams harder to spot
Scotland’s national consumer service has warned that the rise of artificial intelligence is making scams harder to spot. Advice Direct Scotland said the emergence of large language model (LLM) platforms…
Glasgow student team hope to defend Amazon Alexa ‘taskbot’ title
Students from Glasgow university are hoping to defend their title for best global research team developing next-generation AI assistants. The students won the Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge last year for harnessing…
UK minister predicts Scotland could be first to launch satellites from European soil
A UK Government minister has predicted that Scotland could be the first country to launch satellites into orbit from European soil. Science minister George Freeman hailed the country as a…
Experts gather in Aberdeen to tackle pandemics and wildfires through computer modelling
International specialists in advanced computer modelling are in Aberdeen this week for a special forum dedicated to solving global challenges – from pandemics to climate change. The experts in simulation…
