The Alan Turing Institute, a government-backed information science and synthetic intelligence analysis organisation, has commissioned a former RAF senior officer to work with it because it strikes in direction of a give attention to defence and nationwide safety.
Former RAF Air Commodore Blythe Crawford will work with the group to “discover how the institute can finest help the dimensions of presidency AI ambitions in defence, nationwide safety and intelligence”.
Crawford, who lately served as a commander of the Air & House Warfare Centre, will develop suggestions for the board of administrators on the institute alongside a gaggle of defence and safety consultants.
“Turing has made main adjustments to remodel into an institute that’s tightly centered on including distinctive worth for the UK, making a transparent step up on our work in defence and nationwide safety and tackling urgent challenges in atmosphere and well being,” mentioned Dr Doug Gurr, chair of the Alan Turing Institute.
“I’m vastly excited to see what the Turing will obtain over the approaching years, placing digital, information, and AI science and applied sciences to work for the good thing about all UK residents.”
The appointment follows stress from the federal government for the institute to shift its focus in direction of defence and safety.
Peter Kyle, the previous UK expertise secretary and present enterprise secretary, wrote to the organisation earlier this yr demanding change.
“Shifting ahead, defence and nationwide safety initiatives ought to type a core of Alan Turing Institute’s actions, and relationships with the UK’s safety, defence, and intelligence communities needs to be strengthened accordingly,” Kyle wrote.
Former Alan Turing Institute chief govt Dr Jean Innes resigned from the group months after the letter.
