Careful AI: Training
Our Services
We help our clients evaluate technical, social and ethical implications to establish how AI can, and cannot, help deliver their business goals.
Prioritising positive impact on people and planet will build trust, assist with regulatory compliance, minimise biased outcomes, and enhance the experiences of customers and employees.
Let’s make AI work for 8 billion people, not 8 billionaires.
Types Of Training
AI Impacts 101
Who: For freelancers, industry, civil society and government employees
Aims: Move beyond the hype to share the environmental and social impacts of AI.
“A clear, informative session with like minded participants. I learned a lot and it was delivered in an easily digestible format.” - Workshop participant
Understanding the impacts of AI will help you to make informed decisions and intentional trade-offs in your work.
While there are some clear societal red lines, as set out in the Human Rights Act, the abundance of different sets of principles for responsible AI show that, in operational terms at least, ethics are relational and should be based upon both the values and operating context of your work.
Learning Outcomes:
An understanding of AI systems
An understanding of the environmental impacts of AI
An understanding of (some of) AI’s social impacts
An introduction to the AI policy landscape
AI Impacts 101: Charities and Public Sector
Who: For people working in and with charities, governments and public sector organisations.
Aims: Move beyond the hype to share the environmental and social impacts of AI.
“Helps with framing and thinking about A.I. and how we use it practically for social value - gets right beyond the hype and Tech Bro bluster.” - Nicola Cooper, Digital Innovation Lead, Scottish Care
This session is for people getting started with or interested in improving their AI literacy. You might already be commissioning, procuring, or working with AI systems, or you might be curious about the impacts of doing more work with AI. No technical expertise is required.
Understanding the impacts of AI will help you to make informed decisions and intentional trade-offs in your work.
Learning Outcomes:
An understanding of AI systems
An understanding of (some of) AI’s social impacts
An introduction to the impacts of AI in service delivery
An introduction to the environmental impacts of AI
Takeaways:
An AI and related terms glossary
Recommended reading list
AI Ethics in Practice
Who: For freelancers, industry, civil society and government employees
Aims: Learn how to use an updated AI-focussed version of Consequence Scanning with access to the toolkit.
Learning Outcomes:
An understanding of AI systems
An understanding of the environmental impacts of AI
An understanding of (some of) AI’s social impacts
An introduction to the AI policy landscape
Looking for something more bespoke? Take a look at our Careful AI Consultancy services
Delivery Team
The training session will be led by Rachel Coldicutt OBE.
Rachel is a technology strategist and researcher, specialising in the social impact of new and emerging technologies.
She spent almost 20 years working at the cutting edge of new technology for companies including the BBC, Microsoft, BT, and Channel 4, and was a pioneer in the digital art world. Rachel is an advisor, board member and trustee for a number of companies and charities and a member of the Ofcom Content Board.
She was previously founding CEO of responsible technology think tank Doteveryone where she led influential and ground-breaking research into how technology is changing society and developed practical tools for responsible innovation.
Watch Rachel Coldicutt’s keynote address at the Scottish AI Summit 2024 towards shaping a trustworthy, ethical, and inclusive AI future.
Related Work
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House of Lords Report into LLMS and Generative AI
Our evidence submission AI for Public and Planetary Benefit was quoted in this recent report, and we were pleased to see our calls for anticipatory governance and renewable power for data centres were reflected in the findings.
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AI and Society Forum
In October 2023, we convened the AI and Society Forum, an urgent gathering of civil society change makers, policy makers, practitioners and academics, to shape the future of AI.
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AI in the Street
A multi-disciplinary project with the University of Warwick, University of Edinburgh, Cambridge University. King’s College London and others to map the messy reality of AI on the street.
Funded under the AHRC BRAIDLink opens in a new window programme (Bridging Divides in Responsible AI)
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Responsible AI UK
Throughut 2024 and 2025, we’re running a series of workshops for the RAI UK Law and Governance Working Group, convening experts from across industry, government, academia and civil society on the new legal and governance challenges created by AI.
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AI and the Creative Industries
Our foresight study for MyWorld Bristol and Bath and the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, examining the impacts of AI and emerging technologies on the creative industries.
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