Our recent event, “ChatGPT: ‘Next Big Thing’ or passing trend?” sparked a lively discussion on the potential impact of this ground-breaking AI technology on society and the future of work. Joining us on our panel was Dr Gina Helfrich, from the Centre for Technomoral Futures at Edinburgh Futures institute, Alex Velinov, CTO at Tag Digital, […]
Thought Leadership
Our CEO Brian Hills addresses our obligations in the era of AI
In this editorial, our CEO Brian Hills discusses the news headlines that claim AI could lead to the extinction of humanity. The opinions on AI have always been split between those who believe that it can improve our lives and those who fear that it will eventually take over our jobs and lead to an […]
How The Data Lab-funded scholarship elevated my CV
Attila Lukacs graduated from The Data Lab Academy in 2022. In this guest blog, they explain their reasons for joining the MSc programme and highlight the benefits it has brought to their career prospects and employability. Selecting the right university and course to study at a Masters level can be difficult. When I was looking […]
Scotland’s PhD students are using satellite data to change the world
Featured image showing Calum with the drone was taken by Joseph J. Everest SENSE Earth Observation CDT is training the next generation of experts in Earth Observation and advanced data techniques! Their 70 PhD students are collaborating closely with the space and environmental science industry, taking part in 3-month funded industry placements. The Data Lab […]
Using drones and satellites to track Arctic tundra ecosystems
In this guest post, SENSE (Satellite Data in Environmental Science) PhD student Calum Hoad discusses how his work with drones and space data can play an important part in the preservation of the sub-Arctic alpine tundra. Rather than relaxing in the Scottish sunshine, I spent much of summer 2022 carrying twenty kilograms of drone equipment […]
Marking ChatGPT’s Homework with TDL’s Data Scientists
Alfred Tiley, Data Scientist at The Data Lab, reviews ChatGPT’s predictions on data trends for 2023 Recently The Data Lab team asked ChatGPT to write a blog post on the data trends for 2023. While this is unlikely to be the first or the last time that ChatGPT is called on to help with an […]
Data trends for 2023 – As predicted by ChatGPT
While the questions for this blog piece were prompts from The Data Lab team (generated from points that the model had put forward), this entire article was written by AI chatbot, ChatGPT It is difficult to predict specific data trends for 2023 as they can change rapidly, but some likely possibilities include an increased focus […]
2023 predictions on data and AI
Brian Hills, CEO at The Data Lab, on what’s likely to happen this year in the world of data, AI and machine learning. SMEs will invest more in digital transformation I see 2023 as a year of opportunity for SMEs to drive innovation and adoption of data, AI and machine learning, and a time when […]
The age of the data pioneers
Our CEO Brian Hills spoke with The Scotsman about all things Data Fest, data innovations, technology and The Data Lab Community – highlighting some great initiatives at Trade In Space, Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre, BrightAct and more. When England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and his famous Covid slides full of graphs […]
The scariest data stories from across the world
Happy Halloween! Whilst everyone’s been running about getting their Instagram snaps in pumpkin patches, pretending they like those autumn spiced lattes (seriously, why are they THAT sweet?), and picking up fun-sized Mars bars for the kids, The Data Lab team have been reading up on true tales of horror … the scariest data stories from […]