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Radio Wales,26 Sep 2023,27 mins

AI Applications

Science Cafe

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Adam Walton explores some of the many ways in which artificial intelligence is being used to support advancements in scientific research today. Reader in Applied Mathematics at Cardiff University, Dr Usama Kadri, describes using AI to create a tsunami early warning system. Dr Otar Akanyeti from the Department of Computer Science at Aberystwyth University, uses AI to understand why flies are attracted to blue light. Reader in Artificial Intelligence & Society at Kings College London, Dr Kate Devlin, outlines some of the ethical issues surrounding AI. Plus Professor Gancho Slavov and Professor Iain Donnison from Aberystwyth University, explain the role of artificial intelligence in crop breeding. Produced by Stuart Russell.

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