The Digital Frontiers Showcase celebrated the fact that 2023 marked the sixtieth anniversary of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence activities at the University of Edinburgh.
The showcase consisted of talks and panel discussions with the University’s world leading experts in data science and digital technologies including AI, Quantum Computing, robotics and novel chip architecture.
The programme provided a realistic roadmap for some of the profound long-term impacts that the research that is pushing the boundaries may bring for businesses and society. It also covered some of the novel solutions and capabilities that will be deployed in the near term to transform our approaches to the climate crisis and fundamental challenges in health and healthcare.
In this essay I provide my current thinking on the central question: “Which new technologies are pushing the boundaries?”. This is a live essay and the content will be updated as my thinking evolves.
Natural Language Processing
Quantum Computing
Robotics