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Intellectual talent is this generation’s atomic weapon. There is huge economic power in data and Artificial Intelligence has the ability to unlock it, which is what lies behind the AI arms race to amass talent and become the next superpower.

The phrase “driverless cars” has received significant attention in recent years and according to Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, autonomous vehicles have already surpassed “peak hype”.

DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, has hired aviation policy expert David Hansell as Public Policy Manager, helping guide the development of drone laws and regulations to ensure they help America take full advantage of the benefits of drones.

Artificial intelligence is at the heart of India’s economic strategy, according to finance minister Arun Jaitley. As part of his budget speech for 2018-19, Jaitley recognised the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform economies and the need for India to strategise its approach in order to maximise the benefits of the technology.

The UN’s Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) met on 31st August 2018 in Geneva, but no firm agreement over a ban of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) was reached.

New rules governing drones in the UK were introduced this year as part of an attempt to create a background of safe operations of drones in a growing market. As new rules take effect, with safety liability concerns at the forefront, new demand for drone insurance has also emerged.

AeroVironment’s Quantix™, an innovative and powerfully simple to use drone delivering real-time actionable intelligence, can now be covered through DroneInsurance.com’s first-of-its-kind drone insurance platform, offering 24/7 ground and usage-based flight coverage options.

Regulatory standards on drones are one step closer in Europe following approval by MEPs of an agreement between the Council and Parliament reached in November 2017 to revise the powers of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

The legal services sector is not immune from the impact of technology. Neither is it immune to its perceived utility and value by both consumers and businesses. All sectors of enterprise go through a phase where tradition, specialist skills and powerful franchises appear to provide genetic protection from external pathogens! Caveat venditor!

A growing demand for AI education has seen a range of universities and institutions create new courses in the face of great demand. Carnegie Mellon university is the latest to launch an undergraduate degree in artificial intelligence (AI), claiming it is the first of its kind in the US.

As technology develops to allow for autonomous transportation, it is important that regulation keeps pace to ensure that safety standards are maintained.

Parrot today strengthens its Parrot Business Solutions portfolio with the release of two new innovative platforms: the senseFly eBee X and the Parrot ANAFI Work.

When first starting to think of the implications of large-scale Artificial Intelligence (AI), it is impossible to escape the conversation of ethics. Nearly 70 years ago, science fiction writers like Philip K. Dick and Isaac Asimov imagined worlds where AI was fully integrated within human society and, even in their tales of fantasy, they felt the need or desire to address ethical concerns.

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that Transport Canada has granted the company a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC). This will allow DDC to commence testing its Robin X1400 cargo delivery drone.

While self-driving taxis make the headlines, both positively and negatively, the area of driverless trucks is also being quietly explored. Many start-ups across the world have begun to design and test autonomous trucks, with uses from haulage to port-based activities in China.

Last year saw the announcement of the Unmanned Aerial Systems Integration Pilot Program (UASIPP), a project seeking to bring together regulators and industry players, allowing testing of a variety of different applications of drones.

Nesta’s Challenge Prize Centre, in partnership with Innovate UK, has released its findings from the first phase of the Flying High programme, outlining the opportunities and challenges for implementing drone technology in UK cities.

The Journal of Engineering and Technology Management has conducted research into attitudes of driverless cars in a closed environment, analysing the underlying factors affecting trust in driverless cars. The technology is seen as being a huge disruptor in the next technology revolution but a lack of trust is a principal barrier to its wide-scale adoption.

The issue of ownership of personal data has come under close scrutiny recently, as well as how much power companies have in this area. Until recently, this issue may have gone under the radar for many, with the concept of “data ownership” perhaps appearing to be too abstract to be taken seriously.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming ever-present, integrating with everyday technologies as well as assisting the operations of huge global businesses. In the future it promises to revolutionise areas such as healthcare, education, and transport. In becoming so widespread, there emerges a need to ensure that AI behaves in an ethical manner to minimise harm and maximise benefits.