Growing AI's not enough. The UK needs to do it responsibly

Artificial Intelligence (AI), combined with the internet of things, big data analytics, nanotechnology and blockchain, is underpinning the fourth industrial revolution and together, these technologies are impacting how we live and work in a significant way. Whether this impact will be negative or positive is at the heart of the debate that surrounds this topic. Perhaps the biggest challenge, and key to realising the positive benefits coming out of these technologies, is our ability to navigate uncertainty in an ethical, responsible and sustainable way. Change, by its very nature, creates challenges; and there has been much media focus on the potentially negative impact AI might have, particularly on the workforce. AI and other technologies can be a force for positive change provided a human-centric approach is taken in the development, application and governance of the technology.