The Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, will start a policy project on how machine learning, the powerful technology that allows machines to learn from data and self-improve, might impact the UK society. Machine learning underpins many of the services people rely on every day, including internet search engines, email filters to sort out spam, websites that make personalised recommendations and many of the applications we use on our phones.
With many more potential applications in the pipeline, future developments in machine learning could power the UK economy and help solve big societal issues. The Royal Society aims to increase awareness and demonstrate the potential of machine learning among policymakers, academia, industry and the wider public and highlight the opportunities and challenges it presents.
The project will focus on current and near term (5-10 years) applications of machine learning. A number of public events will be held and the project will have a variety of outputs, including a policy report.
Evidence gathering sessions and public events will be held over the course of the project. A call for evidence opened for submissions from November 20, 2015.
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