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Imperial and World Economic Forum to collaborate in AI innovation centre

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While this week sees AI news focused on the governmental adaptation to the technology’s dangers in our society, Imperial, together with the World Economic Forum, has announced its efforts toward improving responsible, productive AI use via the inauguration of the first world economic forum global centre to be based in Britain: the UK centre for AI driven innovation. 

Focusing on using research to inform data-driven decision on AI policy, the center, hosted at Imperial, will act as a connecting hub between the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and industrial partners. It aims to unlock new innovation avenues in both business and manufacturing services and life sciences, even including the use of AI in creative industries.

WEF Managing Director and Imperial Professor Hugh Brady sign agreement for UK AI innovation centre. Source: Imperial News

Imperial will host one of six Centres for the Fourth Industrial Revolution launched as an initiative to push toward interdisciplinary collaboration in the global quest to responsibly explore the potential of AI as an innovation tool. 

Feature image: WEF Managing Director and Imperial Professor Hugh Brady sign agreement for UK AI innovation centre. Source: Imperial News

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