08:30 – 09:30
09:30 – 10:40
To kick-off the AI Fringe, we’ll hear about the AI Action Summit taking place in Paris from Her Excellency Hélène Duchêne, French Ambassador to the UK.
A panel of experts will set the scene for the AI Fringe, reflecting on what has happened in the run up to the AI Action Summit Paris — including activities and events taking place and the latest developments in the AI space.
10:40 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:50
Leading regulators will come together to discuss the regulation of AI, learnings from other sectors and current and future challenges and successes.
11:50 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:50
In this session, the panel will discuss the ways in which the future Industrial Strategy can help industries across the economy adopt AI and support AI firms in scaling successfully and remaining in the UK. The discussion will address current barriers and opportunities to fuel growth across all regions of the UK.
For AI to be in the public interest it needs to be truly inclusive of the people and made from the bottom up. In this panel discussion we will hear from those leading the charge from multiple different angles about what works, what doesn’t, and what people have to say.
12:50 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:50
By examining real-world examples and future possibilities, in this session we will explore practical strategies for supporting the opportunities AI presents for the public sector, and navigating the challenges.
In this session, the panel will explore how the creative sectors can respond to the challenges and opportunities posed by Generative AI, and how considered policy approaches can ensure the sustainable growth of the sector and protect creative work.
14:50 – 15.00
15:00 – 15:50
If we are to fulfil the heady promise of AI, we have to have trust in the technology — and it has to be safe. In this session we will hear from those who are trying to make that a reality, whether it is working out how to evaluate ever more powerful AI models, or thinking about how the quality of data that feeds the models affects their safety.
Join the panel for a retrospective on the UK AI startup ecosystem’s role in the greater international AI debate — as the innovators who exit to other markets, the original founding home of DeepMind, and the home of the best science and research institutions for deeptech.
15:50 – 16:00
16:00 – 17:00
As we begin to understand the reality of AI in the workplace, the panel will discuss how to get workplace AI right through regulation and best practice in business, skills and education — ensuring a fairer future of better work.
In this session the panel will explore the role of the social sciences, humanities and the arts (the ‘SHAPE’ disciplines) in delivering evidence, methods and insights that can help ensure AI policies are aligned with the public interest.
17:00 – 17:30