Technology industry leaders gathered in the House of Lords yesterday for a high-profile debate on the transformative role that AI will play in the UK jobs market.聽聽
The discussion, chaired by Steven George-Hilley of Centropy PR, brought together experts to address key industry challenges, including the digital skills shortage and AI鈥檚 potential to enhance compliance and accelerate digital transformation across key areas of the UK economy.聽
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The debate highlighted the growing role of AI in reshaping traditional job roles and powering a new wave of relentless cyber threats which could damage British businesses.
Key speakers, including Richard Cuda of Kasha, discussed the role AI and digital technology can play in helping entrepreneurs launch their own business.
Leigh Allen, strategic advisor, Cellebrite said: 鈥淚n a world where police forces are under increasing strain to combat crime and national security threats, AI technology represents a key enabler in unlocking digital evidence and significantly reducing investigation times.聽
鈥淐ellebrite delivers secure, ethical access to digital evidence, using AI to accelerate investigations while closing the digital skills gap for modern law enforcement.聽
鈥淲e don鈥檛 just respond to digital threats – we equip agencies to lead with confidence in a complex, tech-driven world.鈥�
Dr Janet Bastiman, chief data scientist, Napier AI, commented: 鈥淔inancial crime is one of the biggest threats facing the UK economy right now, and in AI we have the answer.聽
鈥淎I-driven anti-money laundering solutions have the capacity to save UK financial institutions 拢2.2 billion each year, helping to bolster compliance processes, improve the accuracy of transaction screening, and monitor transaction behaviour to more effectively identify criminal networks.鈥�
Linda Loader, software development director at Resonate, added: 鈥淎I has the potential to significantly enhance operations in the rail industry by enabling faster and more efficient services.聽
鈥淏ut this must be underpinned by quality data to drive innovative solutions that prioritise security and robust protection for our critical national infrastructure.聽
鈥淏y exploring smaller AI use cases now, we can build a solid foundation and understanding for more extensive, secure transport applications in future.鈥�