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There is a lot of excitement in healthcare about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve clinical decision-making. Pioneered by the likes of IBM Watson for Healthcare and DeepMinds Healthcare, AI promises to help specialists diagnose patients more accurately. Two years ago, McKinsey co-produced a report with the European Union's EIT Health to explore the potential for AI in healthcare. Among the key opportunities the report's authors found were in healthcare operations: diagnostics, clinical decision support, triage and diagnosis, care delivery, chronic care management and self-care. "First, solutions are likely to address the low-hanging fruit of routine, repetitive and largely administrative tasks, which absorb significant time of doctors and nurses, optimising healthcare operations and increasing adoption," they wrote.

The White House issued a call for artificial intelligence systems to be developed with built-in protections Tuesday, even as the tech industry barrels forward in an AI free-for-all. Why it matters: Automated systems can influence or even determine important aspects of Americans' lives, including healthcare, employment, housing and education. In the U.S., government regulations covering the new technology remain minimal or nonexistent. Driving the news: The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, released Tuesday by the Office of Science & Technology Policy, describes 5 principles that should be incorporated into AI systems to insure their safety and transparency, limit the impact of algorithmic discrimination, and give users control over data. The report details real-world consequences of failures to put such principles into practice.

Headlines were made earlier this year when a new rapper dropped new music on – where else – TikTok. Tens of millions of followers signed up to listen to songs powered not by artistic nous but artificial intelligence (AI). Are rappers just the latest cohort of the jobs market to fall foul of AI and its staggering potential? We have been warned for years that AI is poised to take over the world of work, with many jobs simply ceasing to exist as machines finally win the war against man. We already know it can beat us at chess.

On May 17, 2021, CAIDP awarded certificates to several individuals who "successfully completed a comprehensive program, including research, writing, and policy analysis, in ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICY." The CAIDP AI Policy Certification requires completion of a detailed multiple-choice test in Ai History, AI Issues and Institutions, AI Regulation, and Research Methods. Candidates are also required to complete a Statement of Professional Ethics for AI Policy and a policy analysis assignment. The recipients of the CAIDP 2021 AI Policy Certificate will be known as the Giovanni Buttarelli Inaugural Class, in memory of the former European Data Protection Supervisor. In Il futuro della privacy e la vivacità della democrazia in Privacy 2030: Una nuova visione per l'Europa (in English), Giovanni warned that a digital underclass has emerged.

Vector 2.0 may only be the size of a hamster, but the little robot has a big personality. This little tracked AI companion is now shipping globally to 65 countries. Despite myriad supply chain difficulties, Digital Dream Labs has kept its target promise to start shipping Vector 2.0, after passing regional certifications. US and Canadian pre-orders are now shipping. UK and EU distribution has begun, and the remaining regions will soon follow.

The Biden administration unveiled a set of far-reaching goals Tuesday aimed at averting harms caused by the rise of artificial intelligence systems, including guidelines for how to protect people's personal data and limit surveillance. The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights notably does not set out specific enforcement actions, but instead is intended as a White House call to action for the U.S. government to safeguard digital and civil rights in an AI-fueled world, officials said. "This is the Biden-Harris administration really saying that we need to work together, not only just across government, but across all sectors, to really put equity at the center and civil rights at the center of the ways that we make and use and govern technologies," said Alondra Nelson, deputy director for science and society at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. "We can and should expect better and demand better from our technologies." The office said the white paper represents a major advance in the administration's agenda to hold technology companies accountable, and highlighted various federal agencies' commitments to weighing new rules and studying the specific impacts of AI technologies.

On Tuesday 4 October, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a blueprint for an AI bill of rights. The aim is "to help guide the design, development, and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated systems so that they protect the rights of the American public." The bill outlines five protections that everyone in America should have with regards to artificial intelligence. To accompany these five principles, the full blueprint document contains a technical companion which considers each principle and provides examples and concrete steps for communities, industry, governments, and others to take in order to build these protections into policy, practice, or the technological design process.

Global AI-powered Order-to-Cash platform, Sidetrade, announced an acceleration to its North America offensive strategy with plans to invest $24 million and add 110 full-time jobs in Calgary over the next three years. Just one year since the launch of its North America operations, Sidetrade has exceeded expectations with 58% of its new bookings now from the North America market. The SaaS provider has been recognized by Gartner as one of just three Leaders in the 2022 Magic Quadrant for Invoice to Cash applications. Sidetrade is now accelerating its expansion into North America by investing $24 million in the next three years and hiring in the region. Brad Parry, President and CEO of Calgary Economic Development, said: "Sidetrade's expansion in Calgary as its North American headquarters speaks to the city's leading business environment and the exciting momentum in our tech and innovation ecosystem. Alberta and Calgary are centres for AI excellence with highly skilled talent, and as a global leader in AI, Sidetrade joins a growing roster of multinational companies that call Calgary home, where bright minds with big ideas are solving global challenges."

The Biden administration unveiled a set of far-reaching goals Tuesday aimed at averting harms caused by the rise of artificial intelligence systems, including guidelines for how to protect people's personal data and limit surveillance,