State of AI Report 21-22

The State of AI Report is an annual commitment outlined in Action 1.8 from the Strategy. The report gives an account of the progress made in the past year on the delivery of the Strategy's actions.

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Foreword from Kate Forbes

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Foreword from Gillian Docherty

A close up of hands stacked together in a circle. Each person wears a different colour of sleeve; bright link, brown, blue, orange and green. — Credit: Hannah Busing

PROGRAMME 1

UNLOCKING THE VALUE OF DATA FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT

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PROGRAMME 2

SCOTTISH AI PLAYBOOK

Nine small images with schematic representations of differently shaped neural networks, a human hand making a different gesture is placed behind each network. — Credit: Alexa Steinbrück

PROGRAMME 3

DEVELOP AI SKILLS PLAN

An illustration containing electronical devices that are connected by arm-like structures — Credit: Anton Grabolle

PROGRAMME 4

COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT

A photographic rendering of a simulated middle-aged white woman against a black background, seen through a refractive glass grid and overlaid with a distorted diagram of a neural network. — Credit: Alan Warburton

PROGRAMME 5

DEVELOP ETHICAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS FOR AI IN SCOTLAND

A young woman sitting in front of a computer in an office while another woman standing next to her is pointing at something on her screen. They are both dressed in casual clothes - a bright blue top and furry waistcoat, and a denim jacket. — Credit: Nacho Kamenov

PROGRAMME 6

DEVELOP SUPPORT PLAN FOR BUSINESSES TO ADOPT AI

A photographic rendering of a young houseplant against a neutral background, seen through a refractive glass grid and overlaid with an single neuron from a neural network diagram. — Credit: Alan Warburton

PROGRAMME 7

DEVELOP AI INVESTMENT PLAN

A banana, a plant and a flask on a monochrome surface, each one surrounded by a thin white frame with letters attached that spell the name of the objects — Credit: Max Gruber

PROGRAMME 8

DEVELOP PUBLIC SECTOR CAPACITY FOR AI ADOPTION

A young girl in a pink top lies on the floor with her hand on a laptop. In front of her digital images of charts and files project from the screen. — Credit: metamorworks

PROGRAMME 9

DEVELOP SCOTLAND'S APPROACH TO AI AND CHILDREN

A photographic rendering of medical swabs and pills in a jar seen through a refractive glass grid, overlaid with a diagram of a neural network. — Credit: Alan Warburton

PROGRAMME 10

SPECIFY DATA AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS

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