AI on the agenda at In The Know 

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AI on the agenda at In The Know 

 

The opportunities and applications of AI were the focus of our latest In The Know event this week.

 

We were delighted to welcome more than 50 guests to the breakfast session at the Garden Suite in iC2 at Sciontec’s Liverpool Science Park to hear from a panel of experts across a range of sectors.

 

The panel featured Sciontec customers Antony Shimmin from MyCardium AI and Serge Patrick-Heselton of Clixels, alongside Ed Chan, head of legal technology at Hill Dickinson and representatives from two Knowledge Quarter Liverpool organisations – Professor Elizabeth Maitland from AI Sight, and Andrew Borland from the Virtual Engineering Centre.

 

Guests were treated to some fascinating insights around the application of AI in different business settings, how the technology is likely to develop over the coming years and how  businesses can optimise their use of new technology around the needs and strengths of their existing teams and operations.

 

Antony demonstrated how AI not only provided the platform for their game-changing cardiovascular diagnosis platform (increasing accuracy by around 40%), but how he also used it to enhance his everyday work – (who knew Chat GPT could ask you fund raising questions in a Mancunian accent!?). 

 

Also working in the healthcare space, Elizabeth discussed how AI can be utilised to diagnose patients more quickly, using a low-cost solution to provide more accurate diabetic eye-screening services.

 

For Andrew and Serge, the message of the day was that AI is a tool to be used to increase productivity – not something to be feared. Whilst for Edmund, a couple of examples on how not to use AI (and earn some embarrassing legal losses) featured in his whistle-stop tour around the complex field of AI regulation and implementation.

 

Audience questions led to some equally interesting debate, with AI likened to a baby. Be careful what you ask for, and how you say it, if you want it to grow up nicely!

 

They also enjoyed delicious coffee and breakfast pastries from our friends at Miles Coffee in iC1.

 

The next KQ Liverpool ‘In The Know’ event will be announced in the coming weeks.