Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
The politics of AI Text
Friday Reading Edition 162 (21st July 2023)
Speaking at London Tech Week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer discussed tech funding, talent and AI safety.
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Friday Reading Edition 162 (21st July 2023)
Google Bard is an AI-powered chatbot tool designed by Google to simulate human conversations using natural language processing and machine learning.
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Friday Reading Edition 150 (21st April 2023)
The NCSC alert issued this week, warning of the emerging threat from state-aligned groups and the different forms of activity.
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Friday Reading Edition 150 (21st April 2023)
Why companies must build safety into tech products – from the Director of the US’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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Friday Reading Edition 150 (4th January 2023)
2023 will see increased sensitivity around collection and use of data.
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Friday Reading Edition 147 (31st March 2023)
Key takeaways from the five-hour US congressional hearing, in which lawmakers grilled TikTok’s CEO over its relationship with China and protections for young users.
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Friday Reading Edition 147 (31st March 2023)
The ban comes after Cabinet Office Ministers ordered a security review. This looked at the potential vulnerability of government data from social media apps on devices and risks around how sensitive information could be accessed and used by some platforms.
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Friday Reading Edition 147 (31st March 2023)
A government white paper released this week, detailing plans for implementing a pro-innovation approach to AI regulation. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Office for Artificial Intelligence are seeking views through a supporting consultation.
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Friday Reading Edition 139 (3rd February 2023)
This reports sets out the state of play on trade, migration, public opinion, as well as the various party positions on the relationship. It also highlights the deadlines and decisions on the horizon in a number of areas, such as financial services, electric vehicles and fisheries.
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Friday Reading Edition 101 (8th April 2022)
Updated version released April 2022 , covering the latest developments in UK GDPR, including the International data transfer agreement (IDTA) which came into force last month – There are also some very significant GDPR ramifications to this post-Covid new normal. WFH, even if only a part of the post-Covid normal, has rendered many existing security regimes, designed for a pre-pandemic world, redundant.
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