The architecture of trust: Scaling inference and high assurance in the information economy

From Model Capability to Operational Reliability Since the widespread public adoption of AI, much of the conversation has been focussed on model capabilities, bigger models with better benchmarks and new capabilities. However, as these systems begin to obtain true decision-making authority a more nuanced question begins to dominate. It is no longer simply about how […]

The value of sovereign AI

Where AI comes from can be extremely complex. The all-encompassing term AI refers to a system of technologies that generally has different sovereignties. There’s the data that trains the model, the model itself, the compute and tooling used to run the model, and even the customer base — all this is likely to be located […]

There’s a better way to spend billions of dollars

Billions of dollars of investment is heading towards AI development in the UK. At the moment, there’s a high chance it will be spent on the wrong thing. The UK government has pledged to invest £2 billion in the UK’s AI ecosystem, which includes £1 billion of compute infrastructure. Investment from private equity dwarfs this […]

Sir Andy Hopper on the today programme talking about CommonAI

On the 16th September Sir Andy Hopper was invited to speak on the BBC Today programme on Radio 4 to talk about the CommonAI ecosystem and how this collaborative engineering approach is needed in a world dominated by big tech. Tim: While the steel industry waits and waits, the technology industry, ready for multi-billion pound […]

Anthemis and Cambridge AI Venture Partners launch CommonAI: A strategic collaboration to supercharge the UK and European AI market

The UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) has joined CommonAI as a member, leading and funding the Scaling Inference Lab to improve how AI systems run at scale in real-world data-centre environments. Building on CommonAI’s collaborative model of shared infrastructure, a dedicated Scaling Inference Lab will enable AI systems to be tested and optimised […]

Why I strive to be more like chatGPT

The UK’s technology secretary, Peter Kyle, got caught earlier this week using ChatGPT for policy and campaign advice. New Scientist used our powerful freedom of information laws to obtain records of the searches the minister had made using the AI. Kyle asked for help on a number of matters including advice on why the adoption […]