New AI research awarded government funding

New research at the University of Sheffield that will build principles for the responsible use of AI across the public, private and third sectors, has been awarded a share of £100 million in government funding.

The funding comes from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and will define what responsible AI use looks like across sectors such as education, policing and the creative industries.

Dr Joanna Tidy will lead a team based in Sheffield’s Department of Politics and International Relations investigating the responsible use of AI in the museum and heritage sector. Dr. Denis Newman-Griffis will lead a second team from the Department of Philosophy, working with organisations across all sectors to build shared values and principles for responsible AI.

Pictured: The New Indian Section, South Kensington Museum. (Note the extensive displays of weapons on the walls.) Illustrated London News, May 22, 1880, 501. © Royal Armouries DI 2016–0270, used with permission.