Turing’s Triple Helix Scottish AI Alliance

Welcome to Turing’s Triple Helix, the Scottish AI Alliance’s podcast. 
In this episode, Steph Wright, head of the Scottish AI Alliance, speaks with two amazing guests who have been closely involved in recent studies about public perceptions of AI in the UK. 
We discuss the growing public awareness of AI across society, the changing attitudes towards the use of AI in various sectors, and areas of public concern.
Our guests
Anna Colom, Public Participation and Research Lead, Ada Lovelace Institute
Sylvie Hobden, Head of Public Attitudes, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
Links
How do the public feel about AI (Ada Lovelace Institute)
Public attitudes to data and AI: Tracker survey (Wave 3) (CDEI)
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/  

In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix, we discuss how equality, artificial intelligence and the public sector intersect.
Explore how people with protected characteristics may be impacted by AI systems, how public bodies are embedding equality and the barriers they face.
 
Guests

Katharine Weatherhead, Senior Associate - Scotland Compliance, Equality & Human Rights Commission


Davie Morrison, Participation & Equalities Manager, NHS 24

Links

Equality & Human Rights Commission: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/artificial-intelligence-public-services 


CivTech Challenge 7.6: civtech.scot


Connecting You Now: connectingyounow.ai

In this episode of Turing's Triple Helix, we discuss the implications of artificial intelligence for third sector organisations and young people.
Guests: 
John Fitzgerald, Digital Evolution Manager at SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations)
Kirsten Urquhart, Chief Executive at Young Scot
Links: 
SCVO: https://scvo.scot/ 
Young Scot: https://young.scot/ 
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/  

This episode was organised in collaboration with Scotland's Futures Forum and originally published on their podcast channel: https://scottishparliament.podbean.com/category/scotlands-futures-forum/ 
In this episode, Rob Littlejohn discusses AI, parliament and democracy with two special guests.
Guests: 
Professor Ewa Luger, Professor of Human-Data Interaction at the University of Edinburgh
Richard Leonard MSP, convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit Committee
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/  

In this episode, we discuss Generative AI and some of the wider ethical questions surrounding the technology.
Guests
Mhairi Aitken, Ethics Fellow in the Public Policy Programme at The Alan Turing Institute
Andrew Blance, Innovation Consultant at Waterstons

In this episode we find out about business purpose and why it is important, particularly for AI businesses in Scotland. Business purpose can be described as “producing profitable solutions for the problems of the people and planet, and not profiting from creating problems.”
Guests
Colin Mayer, former Co-Chair of the Business Purpose Commission for Scotland and Professor of Management Studies, Saïd Business School, The University of Oxford
Rachel Curtis, Chief Executive Officer, Inicio.AI
Katy Guthrie, AI Accelerator Programme Manager at University of Edinburgh 
Original music from Post Coal Prom Queen: https://www.postcoalpromqueen.com/