Regulation is key for the UK to capitalise on AI opportunities, according to Tabitha Goldstaub, chair of the UK government’s AI council.
Speaking at Weatherbys Private Bank’s Creating The Future (CTF) event earlier this week, Goldstaub stressed that too many people were still “frightened” by the perceived threats of AI.
She explained: “Hollywood doesn’t help with its killer robot movies but neither do some politicians who describe AI as mutant algorithms. The narrative needs to be changed.
“We should embrace our fears but scrutinise AI to be sure we are comfortable interacting with the technologies. There’s a lot of regulation that’s going to be needed – and regulation scares people.”
With the European Union releasing recommendations on how to regulate AI and British prime minister Boris Johnston indicating the need for regulation in life sciences, Goldstaud said there is a shift happening.
She continued: “There’s a real opportunity here in the UK – to be the place that carefully and cleverly regulates artificial intelligence to make it a world leader.”
