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15 things I learnt launching AI projects in Government (4-part blog post)
- puntofisso 5mo agoIn 2020, I joined the NHS AI Lab as its Deputy Director, a £250M UK Government-backed initiative to develop and deploy safe, ethical AI across the UK healthcare system, and one of the first AI incubators ever set up in a public sector context. As part of it, I ran the AI Skunkworks & Deployment programme, aiming to trial-and-launch AI-driven services. While I often joke that joining a healthcare organisation in the midst of a global pandemic was a debatable life choice, that experience gave me a solid exposure to what it actually means to try to adopt AI. I now help run HM Revenues & Customs' Chief AI Office. This 4-part blog tries to share some lessons.