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UK Government Report Highlights Opportunities in AI Assurance

November 7, 2024

Assuring a Responsible Future for AI On 6th November 2024, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) unveiled its report, Assuring a Responsible Future for AI. This pivotal publication examines the UK’s burgeoning AI […]

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Collaboration with Scottish AI Alliance

November 5, 2024

The Scottish AI Alliance is tasked with the delivery of Scotland’s AI strategy and the IST (via the AI Special Interest Group) are delighted to now be collaborating with them in variety of ways and […]

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Expert Analysis: Generative AI’s Greatest Security Flaw

November 1, 2024

This article from the Alan Turing Institute, Centre for Emerging Technology and Security highlights the critical security threat of indirect prompt injection in generative AI (GenAI) systems, particularly those using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), which integrate […]

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