News

News stories

Keep up-to-date with all the latest news from the Centre for Machine Intelligence.
Vincent Obia

Pioneering new approaches to AI through participation: A focus on Africa

Dr. Vincent Obia, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, and member of the CMI AI community reflects on the recent PAIRSx Africa Webinar
House of Commons Report

CMI Experts Influence Public Accounts Committee Report on AI in Government

Our Research Theme Leads, Dr. Denis Newman-Griffis and Dr. Susan Oman have contributed to the Public Accounts Committee Report.
Susan Oman Public Voices in AI Speech

Improving AI is reliant on evidence that includes people’s experiences and opinions

CMI’s AI and Inequality Lead, Susan Oman, reflects on her day in Parliament.
INSY event

Innovation Network South Yorkshire Event: Demystifying AI

The Innovation Network South Yorkshire (INSY) is hosting its next event to explore the real-world applications of AI, its ethical considerations, and how organisations can harness its potential for innovation.

Robot handshake

CMI Contributes to Government Assessments on Robotics and Humanoids

CMI Director Professor James Marshall and Deputy Director Dr James Law have contributed to two Rapid Technology Assessments (RTAs) on Robotics and Humanoids.
Image of Denis Newman-Griffis

Appointment of the Theme Lead in AI for Health for the Centre for Machine Intelligence

Dr Denis Newman-Griffis joins us as the new Theme Lead in AI for Health for the Centre for Machine Intelligence.
Professor Guy Brown and Dr Ning Ma with the CIDRZ team at the field recording site at Kanyama Level One Hospital, Lusaka.

Computer Science academics strengthen AI health research links with the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)

Dr Ning Ma and Professor Guy Brown from the School of Computer Science recently visited Zambia to initiate a second project that will research the potential of using AI analysis of cough sound to screen for tuberculosis (TB).

Understanding how robots could fit into the social fabric of human society

Meet Miro! This animal-like robot integrated with AI perception and language models featured at the СŷÊÓƵ's Festival of the Mind 2024 and received lots of interest from the public interested in the possibility of robot companions.
second year computer science student, Shohail Ismail, infront of a big IBM sign

Computer Science student places highly at IBM TechXchange hackathon

Second-year Computer Science student, Shohail Ismail, recently placed 5th at the IBM TechXchange watsonx hackathon out of over 4,000 participants.