BBC Lead, Responsible AI/ML. Past lives in journalism, conversational AI, content strategy. Views my own, etc.
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The BBC does recommendations, but not like the commercial platforms do. We give ours a “public service” flavour - here’s why and how. #bbc #ResponsibleAI #AIEthics
bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2022-11-pu…
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Several BBC staff building and working with recommenders contributed to the report below and you can find out more about how we ensure the BBC’s recommenders reflect our public service values in our update:
bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2022-11-pu…
📢From what to read, to what we should watch or listen to next, recommendations are an inescapable feature of digital content.
Our new report explores the use of recommendation systems in public service media across Europe and the UK.
adalovelaceinstitute.org/rep…
For more on what the BBC has done and plans to do in the future to ensure our recommenders are aligned with our values, we've written a blog post: bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2022-11-pu…
An important new report from @AdaLovelaceInst which the BBC was pleased to partner on as part of our commitment to transparency and accountability. Recommenders determine much of what we see and don't see online - the values behind them matter.
📢From what to read, to what we should watch or listen to next, recommendations are an inescapable feature of digital content.
Our new report explores the use of recommendation systems in public service media across Europe and the UK.
adalovelaceinstitute.org/rep…
Kicking off soon ...
#AI2022conf • Day 2️⃣ • Session 1️⃣
⏰ 10:15—11:00
📍 Getting It Right
"Brand loyalty matters, whether public or private sector. Two of those in positions of #AI responsibility explain why it’s so important to get it right."
🗣 Ali Shah → @Accenture
🗣 @radiojay → @BBC
ALT Promotional card for the AI 2022 Conference from BBC Academy Fusion. Circular headshots of James Flecher, BBC Lead, Responsible AI/ML; and Ali Shah, Global Principal Director for Responsible AI at Accenture on a pink background comprised of multiple smaller triangles.
Lots of great stuff on day one of #AI2022conf ... now looking forward to day 2. I'll be talking Responsible AI with Ali Shah and @BabitaTV at 10:15 tomorrow.
#AI2022conf • Day 2️⃣ • Session 1️⃣
⏰ 10:15—11:00
📍 Getting It Right
"Brand loyalty matters, whether public or private sector. Two of those in positions of #AI responsibility explain why it’s so important to get it right."
🗣 Ali Shah → @Accenture
🗣 @radiojay → @BBC
ALT Promotional card for the AI 2022 Conference from BBC Academy Fusion. Circular headshots of James Flecher, BBC Lead, Responsible AI/ML; and Ali Shah, Global Principal Director for Responsible AI at Accenture on a pink background comprised of multiple smaller triangles.
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🎥 We're underway!
We've had to move away from the BBC Academy website due to technical issues.
We're now streaming #AI2022conf over Zoom.
The link you need is: bbc.zoom.us/j/91209777677
Please join us there.
#AI2022conf • Day 1️⃣ • Session 1️⃣
⏰ 10:15—10:45
📍 Innovation in AI Driven Technology
"How the BBC is innovating – developing new ways of pushing the best content to audiences whilst delivering value for money, and leading in the ethical use of #AI"
🗣 @Storm_Fagan → @BBC
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Looking forward to #ai2022conf getting underway today with a keynote from our Chief Product Officer @storm_fagan
#AI2022conf • Day 1️⃣ • Session 1️⃣
⏰ 10:15—10:45
📍 Innovation in AI Driven Technology
"How the BBC is innovating – developing new ways of pushing the best content to audiences whilst delivering value for money, and leading in the ethical use of #AI"
🗣 @Storm_Fagan → @BBC
ALT Promotional card for AI 2022: The Conference from BBC Academy Fusion. Headshot of BBC Chief Product Officer Storm Fagan in a red triangle on a purple background comprised of multiple smaller triangles.
Very excited to be taking part in this on Thursday. Lots of great insight over two days - sign up now, it's free!
With #AI regulation coming down the track, clear, ethical guidelines can enhance brand reputation.
Leading a responsible approach to #ArtificialIntelligence is the mission of our #AI2022conf speakers:
🗣 Ali Shah, @Accenture
🗣 @radiojay, @BBC
Book now→ bbc.in/AI2022conf
ALT Promotional card for the AI 2022 Conference from BBC Academy Fusion. Circular headshots of James Fletcher, BBC Lead, Responsible AI/ML; and Ali Shah, Global Principal Director for Responsible AI at Accenture on a pink background comprised of multiple smaller triangles.
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"One day, we could make something cleverer than ourselves…"
💬 @laura_ellis, BBC Head of Tech Forecasting
With great power comes great responsibility.
🆓 #AI2022conf: Explore the ethical questions AI raises for the media and wider society
🗓 22-23/06
🔗 bbc.in/AI2022conf
Thanks for the kind words @hadleybeeman, great to have you there and get your input, and glad you enjoyed it!
And incidentally: @radiojay, @StephenBeckett and @dontcallmeDOM can’t half run a workshop! Best remote workshop I’ve attended… probably ever. Prep was clear and easy, discussion was well-led and wide-ranging, and structure was clear. It was great.
Looking forward to talking more about the BBC's Responsible AI approach at DIGIT in Edinburgh on Nov 23. Leader Insights | Transforming the BBC with Responsible AI digit.fyi/bbc-responsible-ai…
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Join us Dec 2, 2021 as we invite changemakers from the WAIE community to inspire us & guide us to a more sustainable AI/tech future. We will also honor 100 new voices in this space & highlight more folks in our Hall of Fame. #AIChangemakers
Register ➡️ eventbrite.com/e/100-brillia…
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Happy #AdaLovelaceDay! The achievements of women in STEM are celebrated today (12 October) as we remember Ada Lovelace and look to inspire future generations of female tech leaders. #ALD21 #WomeninTech
techuk.org/resource/the-stre…
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BBC Head of Voice and AI Andy Webb Discusses the Custom Voice Assistant Beeb - Voicebot Podcast Ep 153 - @bretkinsella #bbc @bbc #Voicefirst Voicebot.ai voicebot.ai/2020/06/07/bbc-h…
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Registration is open for virtual CUI 2020! 🥳
👉eventbrite.ie/e/cui-2020-vir…
See the latest in conversational user interface research - speech, text we got it all!
🗓️Weds 22nd - Fri 24th July
⏰Exact timings TBC - will be announced once the programme has been finalised
#cui2020
As well as BBC radio and BBC Sounds podcasts, #beeb also has a personality and lots of fun content and easter eggs to explore. A few things to try:
- "OK Beeb, do you like Blue Planet?"
- "OK Beeb, what do you look like?"
- "OK Beeb, are you alive?"
We are live! It started as a dream 2.5 years ago, the hard work began early last year, and now Beeb is finally here. "OK Beeb, who's your favourite Doctor?" voicebot.ai/2020/06/02/bbc-v…
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Ok #Beeb...
Tell me a fact.
Tell me a joke.
Do you like Strictly?
What do you look like?
Will you be my boyfriend?
See you later alligator! 🐊
Back in August, we first announced #Beeb, the new voice assistant from the BBC. Find out what Beeb can do and how you can help us make it better: bbc.in/2U5IehC