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Academic Lead, University of York's Assuring Autonomy International Programme (AAIP).
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Dr Ibrahim Habli Academic Lead, AAIP
AI has real positives for mankind - but it has to be managed safely.
"Artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy are changing our world, freeing us from repetitive tasks and increasing productivity," says Ibrahim, one of the academic leads on the University of York’s Assuring Autonomy International Programme (AAIP), which is funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation. "The problem is that at the moment we don’t have a framework to make sure that these new technologies benefit rather than harm humans."
"At the AAIP, we’re focusing on areas such as AI in driverless vehicles and robots in healthcare. There are huge opportunities for AI to improve the quality of care in highly complex environments, for example in the diagnosis of conditions such as sepsis."
With the Foundation’s support, Ibrahim and his team at AAIP are currently developing a process that will be the first systematic, documented approach to assuring the safety of machine learning components.
"Some people are frightened of AI, largely because of movies. In reality, it has great potential for society – but it does come with serious safety challenges. Our aim is to make sure that the technology can perform tasks quickly and efficiently, while making the world a safer place at the same time."
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