FST BLOG
We welcome blogs on issues across Science, Technology, Research and Innovation, and on the activities of the Foundation. To publish a blog on this site, please email Gavin Costigan (gavin.costigan@foundation.org.uk).
Note: The Foundation for Science and Technology is strictly neutral. Any views expressed in these blogs are those of the authors and not of the Foundation.
Filter: Year 2024
Our Top Ten FST science discussions
- 11 March, 2024
- General
- Charlotte Raynsford, Communication Officer at The Foundation for Science and Technology
British Science Week 2024 is here! To celebrate we have collected together our top ten science-based discussions to watch again.
Read MoreAn AI Tutor for Every Child
- 26 February, 2024
- Business, Education, Technology
- Mr Ranulph Tees
Co-founder of AI-based Qual Research platform, Survey Mind and assessment-for-learning techniques tutor, Ranulph Tees tells the fictious story of James, a young person struggling with algebra who uses AI to reach his full potential.
Read MoreThe surprising role of voluntary standards in AI regulation
- 23 February, 2024
- Business, Technology
- Dr Matilda Rhode
The upcoming Foundation of Science and Technology event asks “Can AI be regulated and if so, how?” Regulation is one of the key tools that governments can use to compel private sector behaviour and AI has rapidly become focal topic when it comes to the impact of private sector technologies on society.
Read MoreRegulating AI in the EU and the UK -a legal view
- 21 February, 2024
- Technology
- Sarah Pearce, Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth
To date, privacy laws have been a key source for AI regulation, particularly in the EU and the UK. Both have highly developed privacy rules, specifically the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the GDPR as incorporated into the laws of the UK. However, privacy laws alone are not sufficient to fully regulate the use of AI. In 2023, significant advances were seen in the approaches proposed in the EU and the UK for regulating the use of AI, and in 2024, this looks set to continue.
Read MoreThe power of conversation
- 2 February, 2024
- General
- Charlotte Raynsford - Communications Officer at The Foundation for Science and Technology
In a world of polarised views and fast changes, there is a quiet power in sharing knowledge. Championing the art of conversation can support the foundations of change and progress.
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