On Friday, EU Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act.

The regulation aims to ensure that fundamental rights, democracy, the rule of law and environmental sustainability are protected from high-risk AI. It marks the first time that regional regulation on AI has been deployed,following the approval of the act back in June.

Hello, I’m Chris Dyer and I work for Vodafone Business Group Products and Services, leading the edge compute portfolio. The role is global; I work with our markets where the company operates either directly or as a partner.

My job may sound technical, but I am focused on the business side. Working with analysts, I start by assessing opportunities and considering what direction of travel a country or portfolio might be going in, asking: how do we commercialise this? I then create the business case and try to gain investment, almost as if on Dragons Den. 

Virgin Media O2 has developed a 5G connected drone to help search and rescue teams establish reliable communication in the most remote areas, helping them to protect lives. The Warwickshire Search and Rescue team is the first team to trial the new technology.