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Statistics are under pressure. It's harder to count the things that we make today than it was to count the things we used to make. And surveys, once the life-blood of our nation's statistics, are facing steep declines in response rates. Statistics are critical infrastructure for the UK, just like our roads or water pipes: they are used to make decisions about everything from school funding to taxes. So, what can we do to combat this change in behaviour? In this talk, statistician Arthur Turrell shows how considered use of artificial intelligence can help to improve statistics and take the pulse of the nation in new ways. We'll see AI track traffic, predict the future, and work out if you're doing the dishes, all in the name of better data. Like all technologies, the way AI is used can be good or bad and we'll examine the importance of considered use of it. It can be thought of as 'stupidly smart', so you need to carefully think of what you ask for and how you ask for it – else just as with a mischievous genie, you might not quite get what you've wished for! And, to cap it all off, you might get let in on the secret of how AI could win you millions. Doors to the theatre will open at 6.45pm and the talk will begin at 7.00pm. This is an in-person, theatre-only event where the speakers and audience are together in the Theatre.

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