Techno-Solutionism in AI

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Part of The Melting Pot's Spring - Summer AI & Social Innovation events series, discover how to overcome barriers and make AI better for all

After analysing AI existential risks and the platform economy, we are going deeper in our AI &amp; Social Innovation series, demystifying now how AI works and exploring its limits.As AI is developed further and AI-powered tools become more promising and widely available, there's a temptation to assume this technology is a definitive answer to most of our troubles. However, human problems require human actions to be solved, even if new instruments can help to foster innovative solutions. In this roundtable, we'll analyse how techno-solutionism can be an issue in matching expectations when delivering social innovation. Speakers: <ul><li>Steph Wright (Head of Scottish AI Alliance). Steph has a diverse background ranging from astrophysics to genomics in academia and film &amp; TV to dance in the arts and the third sector. A project and programme management professional, she loves to develop and build collaborations across organisations to help people with their data/AI journey. Steph led on Data Lab’s efforts in support of the Scottish Government in developing Scotland’s AI Strategy and she’s now leading on the delivery of the strategy’s vision for Scotland to be a leader in trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI. She is also Co-Founder of Diverse AI and was recognised as one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics in 2023 and one of the Top 10 Women in Tech in Scotland in 2023.</li></ul> <ul><li>Angela Bradbury ( COO at HelpFirst). Angela has 12 years of experience as a management consultant and executive in a range of organisations including McKinsey, Farewill, User Voice and the Cooperative AI Foundation. She has particular expertise in the intersection between strategy and organisational effectiveness.</li></ul> <ul><li>David Sarmiento (Research Project Manager at The Alan Turing Institute). David is an Andalusian engineer more interested in asking why than how, which led him from robots to smart cities and from programming to design. After some years in product management pushing for user centred design methodologies, he moved to Edinburgh to study Digital Sociology to go deeper into the social shaping of technology.</li></ul> What to expect from attending the AI &amp; Social Innovation series: 📝 Learn from experts on AI, data protection, cryptocurrency and more🤖 Thought-provoking discussions about the future of AI🔗 Meaningful connections with like-minded people☕️ A delicious selection of coffee &amp; tea at the arrival About Scottish AI AllianceThe Scottish AI Alliance is a partnership between The Data Lab and the Scottish Government and is led by a Minister-appointed Chair and overseen by Senior Responsible Officers from The Data Lab (CEO) and the Scottish Government (CDO). It's tasked with the delivery of the vision outlined in Scotland’s AI Strategy in an open, transparent and collaborative way. About HelpFirstHelpFirst is an 'AI for Good' startup funded by CivTech and Innovate UK. They are developing LLMs to identify and prioritise vulnerable service users for organisations including Citizens Advice Scotland. About The Alan Turing InstituteThe Alan Turing Institute is the national institute for data science and artificial intelligence, with headquarters at the British Library.<h2> </h2>About The Melting PotThe Melting Pot is Scotland's Centre for Social Innovation and one of the oldest coworking communities in the world. We offer freelancers, remote workers, small businesses and large organisations flexible, safe and creative solutions for this new era of working.We offer regular events for our community, from exciting talks with Scotland’s leading Social Innovators to practical help with your business. We love helping people meet, learn and connect so we make sure almost all our events are open to everyone. Note : We know £8 might be a bit of a surprise to attend an event, but there’s a social innovation purpose to this price. We don’t only need to cover our staffing and preparatory costs for external events; we also reinvest a percentage of event profits back into fostering social innovation and impact in Scotland. Your ticket price, as well as any coworking membership or venue hire request, enables us to do that.

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