“We’ve got the ambition, the brains, and the heart to make AI not just something that happens to people – but something that works for them.”
That was the message of Liverpool City Region Mayor, Steve Rotheram, who spoke at the AI Summit and talked about a world where artificial intelligence “works for people. Not the other way round.”
“We’re focusing on the real-world benefits: faster diagnoses in hospitals, smarter public transport, more efficient use of energy, and the creation of thousands of new, high-quality jobs. Jobs that don’t just pay well but do good. Jobs that contribute to society,” he added.
He said that the news that US tech giant Kyndryl was to create up to 1000 jobs in the region as “proof that global companies see Liverpool as a place that’s not just open for business – but open for innovation”.
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Keynote speaker Oxford University Professor Michael Wooldridge said:
“Liverpool has always been at the forefront of things. What’s happening here in the City Region in terms of AI is world class.
“AI is busy transforming the world at an unprecedented pace. We have enormous opportunities here in the Liverpool City Region and at the heart of that are our universities. There is an incredible base here.”
A view echoed by Mike Bracken CBE who was the UK’s first Government Chief Data Officer:
“Very few regions around the world are doing as much as we are doing here. The Liverpool City Region is already doing great work. We are leading, we have great leadership and we have great values and we can be as good as anywhere in the world.”
Around 800 delegates attended the Liverpool AI Summit at ACC Liverpool, with the focus on AI for Good.
