King's staff and students part of All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence

Julie Devonshire OBE, Director of the Entrepreneurship Institute, Dr Andrew Coles, Lecturer in Computer Science in the Department of Informatics, Alicia Beylan, fourth year student in Robotics & Intelligent Systems and President of KCL Tech Society, and Fares Alaboud, AI researcher and entrepreneur, are part of the UK's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence (APPG AI).

The APPG AI was set up in January 2017 with the aim to explore the impact and implications of Artificial Intelligence, including Machine Learning and covers topics such as the UK’s strengths in AI, employment, standards and regulation, data, and public engagement with AI.

The Group is co-chaired by Stephen Metcalfe MP (Conservative) and Lord Clement-Jones CBE (Liberal Democrat) and the Secretariat run by The Big Innovation Centre, led by Professor Birgitte Andersen. The Group is supported by organisations and advisory bodies including Barclays, BP, Deloitte, EDF Energy, KPMG, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, Oxford University Computer Science and PwC.

Other members include Mustafa Al-Bassam, King’s alumni and cybersecurity expert.

“King’s has some of the brightest minds and world-leading AI research so it is important we use these to shape policy and public discussion. AI is a fast-paced area and one which is having an ever-increasing impact on our lives so it is vital we have discussions about its future as early as possible.” Julie Devonshire OBE