@maccath | Katy Ereira AI for All Getting Involved with Revolutionary Tech 

@maccath | Katy Ereira Who am I? ● Katy Ereira @maccath http://katy-ereira.co.uk ● Senior software engineer consultant ● Computer science graduate with an artificial intelligence specialism ● Worked with NLP, ML and automation primarily within the cultural sector 

@maccath | Katy Ereira What is ‘AI’? 

@maccath | Katy Ereira the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages. “ 

@maccath | Katy Ereira Why should I care? 

@maccath | Katy Ereira 85% of Americans use AI-powered services/devices https://news.gallup.com/poll/228497/americans-already-using-artificial-intelligence-products.aspx 

@maccath | Katy Ereira 37% projected increase in labour productivity with adoption of AI technologies. up to https://www.accenture.com/sk-en/insight-artificial-intelligence-future-growth 

@maccath | Katy Ereira 46% of US adults use voice assistants to interact with electronic devices http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/12/12/nearly-half-of-americans-use-digital-voice-assistants-mostly-on-their-smartphones / 

@maccath | Katy Ereira 72m jobs are likely to be displaced by adoption of AI technologies globally https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/17/robots-in-workplace-could-create-double-the-jobs-they-destroy 

@maccath | Katy Ereira 133m jobs are likely to be created by adoption of AI technologies globally https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/17/robots-in-workplace-could-create-double-the-jobs-they-destroy 

@maccath | Katy Ereira What’s does that mean in reality? 

@maccath | Katy Ereira AI is able to... ● Automate repetitive tasks ● Mimic human behaviour ● Interpret speech/language ● Analyse visual information ● See patterns in data ● Make accurate predictions ● Play games, and win! 

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@maccath | Katy Ereira Ok, scary... 

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@maccath | Katy Ereira What should I do? 

@maccath | Katy Ereira Learn about AI ● Understand what AI is able to do, and where it lurks. ● Learn about the theory and principles behind the technology. ● Take up opportunities for education; find a mentor. ● Keep abreast of advancements; read the news - good and bad. https://ai.google/education/ http://bit.ly/ml-4-humans http://bit.ly/udacity-intro-ai

@maccath | Katy Ereira Develop an AI strategy ● Determine how AI can support your business plan; don’t alter your business plan to support AI! ● Commit to recruiting and retaining talent, and invest in education and training. ● Consider the resources required to train any AI after implementation. https://www.raconteur.net/technology/uk-ai-strategy https://medium.com/swlh/how-to-create-a-successful-artificial-intelligence-strate gy-44705c588e62 

@maccath | Katy Ereira Encourage involvement ● Become a mentor. ● Provide educational opportunities. ● Support AI literacy and diversity initiatives. ● Engage with communities. ● Share your knowledge and experience. http://ai-4-all.org http://ai.google https://openai.com http://aiforanyone.org/ 

@maccath | Katy Ereira Have fun! ● Experiment! https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/ai ● Play games! https://research.google.com/semantris/ ● Simplify your life! https://monkeylearn.com/blog/zapier-integration-machine-learning/ ● Wrangle some data! https://www.visualcinnamon.com/ 

@maccath | Katy Ereira Thank you!