Bristol University to host two national AI research hubs 

The AI for Collective Intelligence (AI4CI) hub will develop new AI technologies seeking to harness information that is distributed across entire populations and devices, tapping into the ‘hive mind’ of humanity. This process already occurs naturally through the everyday sharing of information, but AI4CI will seek to supercharge it, analysing patterns that could be useful across sectors ranging from healthcare to cybersecurity.

“Our Hub's main aim is to put useful AI in the hands of regular people, especially those who might otherwise not benefit from it,” said AI4CI director Professor Seth Bullock, the Toshiba Chair in Data Science at Bristol University.

“Modern AI is driven by huge amounts of data collected from us and Collective Intelligence research is about enabling us to benefit directly from the AI systems that data fuels. We can’t wait to get started.”

The second of the two new hubs, known as INFORMED-AI, will explore if multiple interacting AIs generate greater intelligence and improved performance. Tools that the INFORMED-AI team will use include machine learning, cybersecurity, statistics, and quantum systems, exploring the most effective ways to manage large datasets and different AI models.