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.
Can we trust AI? Text
Friday Reading Edition 165 (11th August 2023)
Ensuring safety of AI systems is paramount. The opportunities and dangers it introduces have been a hotly debated subject in tech circles for many years, but today, with the increased use of platforms like ChatGPT, these debates include a wider section of the public.
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Friday Reading Edition 163 (28th July 2023)
In discussing Nigel Farage’s relationship with the bank’s Coutts subsidiary, the NatWest CEO breached the group’s policy. Her compounding error was that she had not got her facts straight when talking to the media – it turned out that Coutts didn’t drop Farage solely because he had fallen below the qualifying criteria to be a client. Its reputational risk committee had also deemed him to be too risky, because his views “were at odds with our position as an inclusive organisation”.
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Friday Reading Edition 162 (21st July 2023)
Generative AI is evolving at record speed while CEOs are still learning the technology’s business value and risks. Here, we offer some of the generative AI essentials.
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Friday Reading Edition 162 (21st July 2023)
In this guide, we'll venture beyond chatbots to discover various species of AI - and see how these strange new digital creatures are already playing a part in our lives.
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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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