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Thinking about automation

To help me think about automated systems in network and security management, I’ve put what seem to be the key points into a picture. In the middle is my automated network management or security robot: to the left are the systems the robot can observe and control, to the right its human partner and the […]

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Getting a Feel for AI Terrain

Decisions whether or not to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) should involve considering several factors, including the institution’s objectives, purpose and culture, readiness, and issues relating to the particular application. Jisc’s Pathway Towards Responsible, Ethical AI is designed to help you with that detailed investigation and decision-making. But I wondered whether there might be a check […]

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Swaddling AI

I’ve been reading a fascinating paper on “System Safety and Artificial Intelligence”, applying ways of thinking about safety-critical software to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Following is very much my interpretation: I hope it’s accurate but do read the paper as there’s lots more to think about. AI is a world of probabilities, statistics and data. That […]

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Visualising the Draft EU AI Act

I’m hoping to use the EU’s draft AI Act as a way to think about how we can safely use Artificial Intelligence. The Commission’s draft sets a number of obligations on both providers and users of AI; formally these only apply when AI is used in “high-risk” contexts, but they seem like a useful “have […]

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Automating Digital Infrastructures

Most of our digital infrastructures rely on automation to function smoothly. Cloud services adjust automatically to changes in demand; firewalls detect when networks are under attack and automatically try to pick out good traffic from bad. Automation adjusts faster and on a broader scale than humans. That has advantages: when Jisc’s CSIRT responded manually to […]