AI – at what cost?
Written by Vincent Bryce The last four years have seen remarkable advances in artificial intelligence, especially in the development and availability of ‘foundation models’. In particular, generative large language models…
A Call for Papers
A Call for Submission: Special Issue on Strengthening Ethical Oversight of Emerging Technologies As part of its mission, iRECS is collaborating with NanoEthics, a leading journal focusing on studies of…
Elvira Perez Vallejos named as an RAi UK AI Champion
Earlier this year, Elvira Perez Vallejos, Professor of Digital Technology for Mental Health, Horizon Digital Economy Research Co-Investigator and Responsible Digital Futures Group member at the University of Nottingham was…
Exploring the role of AI in Research and Knowledge Exchange
The university of Nottingham's AI in Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE) group, led by Bernd Stahl, Professor of Critical Research in Technology, School of Computer Science, recently hosted a workshop…
New Publications
New papers co-authored by RDF Lead, Bernd Stahl: Carroll, N., Holmström, J., Stahl, B., & Fabian, N. (2024). Navigating the Utopia and Dystopia Perspectives of Artificial Intelligence. Communications of the…
Techno-feudal empire, re-incorporated
Written by Muhammad Adamu Insight: X-feudalism tendencies are here to stay, look no further than the “family, field and factory”. Techno-feudal empire, re-incorporated In the book "Empire, Incorporated: The Corporations…
Hidden layers – exploring the values shaping our digital future
Written by Vincent Bryce Diagram of a goalline technology system. Licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0 (attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Maxxl2) The idea that there should be a “human in the loop” for important decisions…
RAISE: Working with SMEs in the UK and Africa to implement and use generative AI responsibly
Written by Ben Howkins, Trilateral Research RAISE: A new Responsible AI UK-funded project that will co-create guidance for SMEs in the UK and Africa on how generative AI systems can…