Electric.ie Issue 39 May-June

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 45 Dundrum Shopping Centre Installation Industry News Four in ten Irish companies currently use Artificial Intelligence (AI) A new study commissioned by the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) shows almost four in ten Irish companies currently use Artificial Intelligence technology. ˜‡” ͜͜͝ ’”‘ˆ‡••‹‘ƒŽ• ™‘”‹‰ ‹ Žƒ”‰‡…‘’ƒ‹‡• ƒ† ǯ• ‹ –Š‡ ǡ —•‹‡•• ƒ† ‡…Š‘Ž‘‰› •‡…–‘”• –‘‘ ’ƒ”– ‹ –Š‡ •—”˜‡›ǡ …‘†—…–‡† „› ’‹‹‘•Ǥ‹‡ More than half of businesses say they ’Žƒ –‘ —•‡ ‹ –Š‡ ‡š– Ƥ˜‡ ›‡ƒ”•ǡ ™Š‹Ž‡ ͤͲ ’‡”…‡– •ƒ‹† –Š‡› •‡‡ –Š‡ development of standards in AI as ‘important’ to their business. Š‡ Ƥ‰—”‡•…‘‡ ƒ• ƒ –‡”ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ Plenary meeting to advance and develop standards in AI got underway in Dublin. The meeting was hosted by the NSAI in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin’s ADAPT Centre, an SFI Research Centre. This is the 3rd Plenary meeting of the International Standardisation ‘‹––‡‡ ƒ† –Š‡ Ƥ”•– –‘ –ƒ‡ ’Žƒ…‡ in Europe. More than 150 experts from ͞͞ †‹ơ‡”‡–…‘—–”‹‡• ”‡’”‡•‡–‹‰ leading technology companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Google, Huawei, and —Œ‹–•— ƒ––‡†‡† –Š‡ Ƥ˜‡Ǧ†ƒ› ‡˜‡– ˆ”‘ ’”‹Ž ͤ–Š –‘ ͝͞–ŠǤ Delegates are involved in formulating standards policy in the areas of foundational AI standards, Big Data, AI trustworthiness, use cases, applications, computational approaches of AI, and ethical and societal concerns. They will also develop standards to help adopters, users and other stakeholders to establish trust and governance in AI systems. To ensure that the innovation and productivity arising from applying AI to our increasingly digitised world, AI must advance in a way that builds user trust and is accountable and acceptable to society. This meeting will play a key role in developing the standards and regulations businesses and organisations will adopt in the years ahead. Professor Dave Lewis of the ADAPT Centre, an expert in the ethical †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡– ‘ˆ ”–‹Ƥ…‹ƒŽ –‡ŽŽ‹‰‡…‡ systems, said: “By working to standardise AI we are enabling more reliable, consistent ƒ† ‡ƥ…‹‡– ƒ••‡••‡– ‡–Š‘†• and tools for users, purchasers and future regulators of AI. Government and international bodies around the world are highlighting these as critical factors in building trustworthy AI. Being involved in international AI standards will strongly position Irish researchers and companies to exploit new commercial opportunities that arise from its adoption." NSAI Chief Executive Geraldine Larkin said, “Ireland is playing a central role in the development of future AI standards. It is my hope that much of the standards policy developed this week, will be adopted by industry and society for many years to come." ‹‰‹Ƥ…ƒ– ”‹•Š…‘–”‹„—–‘”• –‘ the work of this international committee include Terry Landers Chair of NSAI’s ICT Standards committee, Ray Walshe ADAPT ǡ ƒ† ”‹ƒ…—Ž‹ơ‡ǡ ‡™Ž‡–– Packard.