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AI Professional Accreditation: Ensuring Quality and Ethics

Introduction As Artificial Intelligence continues to mature, the need for professional standards is more urgent than ever. The launch of the new AI Professional Accreditation marks a significant milestone in the industry, aiming to standardize practices and ensure a high level of expertise and ethical conduct among AI professionals. This blog post explores the importance […]

Oldfield Consultancy: Your Trusted AI Supplier for the DIPS Framework

Introduction In an increasingly data-driven public sector, having the right technology partners is crucial for success. Oldfield Consultancy is proud to announce its role as an official supplier to the DIPS Framework, a significant step in providing cutting-edge AI and data science expertise to government and public sector organizations. This blog post explores what the […]

Dr Oldfield Speaks at SPRITE+ on AI, Risk Awareness and Psychological Nudging

Dr Oldfield Speaks at SPRITE+ on AI, Risk Awareness and Psychological Nudging. To read the full paper click here. Psychological Nudging is a technique used to get people to behave in a certain way. This can be used for good or evil. For example, are you being nudged for the ‘safety of resources’ or for […]

Oldfield Consultancy working with the New Regulator for Housing Quality NHQB

Oldfield Consultancy has been working on the new policy and compliance requirements for the new Housing Quality Regulator NHQB. Our Director, Dr Oldfield stated that ” This work is welcomed and is crucial to ensuring the quality of new homes moving forward. It is no secret that, in the past, developers have failed far short […]

Dr Oldfield speaks at Fujitsu on ethical development of AI

It is crucial to undertsand how to build ethical AI; and this does not just include the tech build. When we use language or try to encourage a certain behaviour from people this can also be unethical. Manipulation and exploitation can easily then be the result. So we need to know how we are affecting […]

Dr Oldfield speaks at Legal and General on AI and Ethics

Dr Oldfield said “AI and Ethics are a critical area to address so that we can progress in a way that is fair to society and minimise any disadvantage or unfairness”. Some developers use extra programmes such as SHAP and LIME to ‘explain’ their AI model. Looking at these models they look at the mechanics […]

Dr Marie Oldfield, Director, Speaks at Chatham House Panel

“I was pleased to be invited to a prestigious panel at Chatham House to discuss the application and misapplication of artificial intelligence. Given my recent papers on the increasing number of ethical issues and legal cases being brought against AI that has not been developed correctly and has subsequently been withdrawn after causing serious harm […]

Dr Marie Oldfield published in InfoSec Magazine

How Humans Can Positively Interact with Technology? Read the article here As Technology becomes more intertwined with the fabric of our daily lives and she parents schedule Alexa to read bedtime stories to their children, Marie asks, what does healthy interaction with technology look like? This involved understanding and maintaining freedoms that come with being […]

Dr Marie Oldfield published in Business Cloud

Black Mirror is already here. Should we be afraid? Read the article here At a recent panel Marie discussed dehumanisation and how people can start to devalue both others and themselves through excessive technology use. We might think Black Mirror is a dramatic TV programme but this and other such as Person of Interest and Humans […]