The AI Pulse

Issue #25 — 24th March 2025

Editor: Alan Brown

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Highlights in this edition include:

A discussion on new ways to think about the economics of AI .

Could AI help us build a more racially just society ?

How to achieve “an AI future that honours dignity for everyone”.

Should governments really be using AI to remake the state ?

AI for Good

The UK government has announced that a UK start-up Polaron won the £1 million “Manchester AI prize” for its breakthrough reducing materials development from years to days.

The Alan Turing Institute believes that fully AI driven weather prediction system could start a revolution in forecasting .

MIT reports on a speech by Ben Vinson III, president of Howard University, that calls for “an AI future that honours dignity for everyone”.

A ComputerWeekly commentary reflects on the third global AI summit aimed at ensuring AI works for the everyone’s benefit, and asks if these visions will win out.

Bias and Ethics

The Guardian looks at the opportunity to build systems that don’t just replicate our current inequities and asks if AI can help us build a more racially just society.

MIT Technology Review reports that Open AI has released its first research into how ChatGPT affects people’s emotional well-being.

A New Scientist article asks whether governments should really be using AI to remake the state and questions the role of AI tools in government.

Cyber Security

The Data Scientist looks at ways we can secure the future by addressing AI-driven cybersecurity risks.

InfoQ describes how Google's Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) recently released a report on the adversarial misuse of GenAI concluding threat actors have focused on productivity gains but have not yet developed novel capabilities.

Data & Decision Making

The Future Governance Forum examines how can digital and data drive real reform in local government service delivery and practice.

IEEE Spectrum explores how synthetic data is being used to pave the way for self-driving cars .

Innovation & Collaboration

The Data Scientist considers how AI and automation are transforming the services industries.

MIT Technology Review looks at ways that AI can enhance production and innovation to meet the world’s growing need for nutritious food.

ZDNET reports on three big ways Google is using AI to help you gain a better understanding of your overall health.

InfoWorld believes that today’s AI-generated code isn’t good enough and considers how to make it better.

According to TechUK, datacentres are the foundation that will power the UK’s AI innovation. What more can be done to get these crucial facilities up and running?

Productivity & Efficiency

How should we think about the economics of AI? A fascinating conversation between 2 heavyweights, Stanford professor Erik Brynjolfsson and Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Krugman.

Infosys latest AI Business Value Radar concludes that companies are moving from AI experimentation to scaling , while executives have shifted their mindset from use case functionality to business case value.

Andrew McAfee, MIT professor, looks at ROI in the age of AI and GenAI’s credibility gap.

Regulation and Compliance

In an opinion piece by Lord Holmes in ComputerWeekly, he outlines why we need an AI Regulation Bill and describes the Lords' private members bill aiming to do just that.

UKAuthority examines a new report from the Ada Lovelace Institute which looks at the last 6 years of AI use and sets out key issues for increasing use of AI in public services.

EuroNews reports that Spain will be the first country to fine companies up to €35 million for mislabelling AI-generated content.

Sustainability

A McKinsey study declares that AI is more accessible than ever before, and it holds untapped potential for remanufacturing players across many sectors.

The Financial Times reports that Big Tech is under increasing pressure to act on data centres’ thirst for water .

User Experience

Toward Data Science looks at the best ways to organize product teams to create AI products and services.

McKinsey reports that contact centres are at a crossroads and now must find the right mix of humans and AI.

Workforce & Skills

Ethan Mollick describes the results of a substantial study showing that having an AI on your team can increase performance, provide expertise, and improve your experience.

McKinsey looks at how to make AI work for workers. If employees are ready for AI, then how can leaders help unleash their creativity and productivity?

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