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‘UK AI Week in Bangkok’ showcases innovation and collaboration

The inaugural ‘UK AI Week in Bangkok’ was hosted by the British embassy to foster discussions on AI governance and functions.

Held between 15-18 August, the four-day occasion served as a dynamic platform to highlight the nation’s AI prowess and strengthen the rising partnership between the UK and Thailand.

The week kicked off with a high-level coverage roundtable on fifteenth August on the Eastin Grand Resort Phayathai, the place esteemed specialists and policymakers from each nations gathered. 

Roundtable discussions delved into essential matters similar to AI regulation and governance, funding methods, the potential impression of AI throughout varied sectors, and its position as a drive for constructive change.

Following the coverage roundtable, an AI Week reception was held on the Ambassador’s Residence. The occasion, attended by UK specialists, Thai authorities officers, and multilateral organisations like UNESCO, supplied a chance to unveil the UK’s AI technique and facilitate the institution of latest relationships between stakeholders.

A spotlight of the week was the participation of 9 British AI and information companies within the GREAT Pavilion on the TechSauce Global Summit, held on the Queen Sirikit Nationwide Conference Centre from August 16 to 17.

The summit drew over 15,000 tech specialists, buyers, and companies, and showcased the varied industrial capabilities of UK enterprises in sectors spanning agriculture, finance, local weather, design, and cybersecurity.

Attendees had the prospect to have interaction in workshops led by UK specialists, masking AI functions in well being, public companies, and nationwide AI technique growth. British companies and specialists additionally contributed to discussions on matters like local weather tech, femtech, and air high quality, and introduced their improvements to native enterprise capitalists.

Natalie Black, His Majesty’s Commerce Commissioner for Asia Pacific, expressed enthusiasm in regards to the occasion, saying, “With over 160 unicorns and a tech sector value $1 trillion, the UK seems ahead to providing our experience and partnership in creating AI for good. I’m excited to see deepening tech collaborations between our two nations.”

The week’s actions concluded with the ‘Turing Evening’ occasion on 18th August at Icon Siam. The occasion, attended by over 150 authorities officers, tech companies, and buyers, featured an exhibition, networking reception, panel dialogue on AI, and a screening of the movie ‘The Imitation Sport’.

David Thomas, British Cost d’Affaires to Thailand, remarked, “UK AI Week epitomises the trendy spirit of collaboration between the UK and Thailand, fostering innovation and advancing free and moral AI growth.”

The success of the UK AI Week in Bangkok underscores the UK’s dedication to technological development and worldwide collaboration in shaping the way forward for AI for the betterment of society.

Solidifying its world AI management, the UK will hold a ‘Safety Summit’ in November. The occasion will probably be held at Bletchley Park, dwelling to the notorious codebreakers of World Warfare Two —together with, in fact, Alan Turing.

The UK Authorities additionally introduced a £100 million fund final week that will probably be used to bolster the manufacturing of homegrown AI chips.

The UK is dwelling to a handful of related established corporations like Arm – along with promising startups like Graphcore – however most companies working within the nation are US-based. The federal government hopes the fund will assist to spice up the UK’s place in AI {hardware} manufacturing though specialists have expressed concern the pot is way too low compared to friends.

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  • Ryan is a senior editor at TechForge Media with over a decade of expertise masking the most recent expertise and interviewing main business figures. He can usually be sighted at tech conferences with a powerful espresso in a single hand and a laptop computer within the different. If it is geeky, he’s in all probability into it. Discover him on Twitter (@Gadget_Ry) or Mastodon (@[email protected])    View all posts