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The Data Lab’s 10th anniversary looks ahead to the next decade of data and AI

News 24/09/2024

The Data Lab, Scotland’s Innovation Centre for Data and AI, is celebrating a significant milestone this year as it approaches its 10th anniversary.  Today, The Data Lab launches its anniversary programme of activities and events to mark the occasion and look ahead to the next 10 years of driving innovation, community building and skills in […]

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Tags: AI, DataFest, The Data Lab Academy

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Learning new skills and making connections with the FanDuel hackathon

Guest Blogs, Partnerships 03/07/2024

At The Data Lab, we’re always thrilled to showcase the experiences and growth of our talented students from The Data Lab Academy. Jared Scott, MSc Data Science at Robert Gordon University participated in the Data Fest and FanDuel hackathon. In this insightful piece, Jared shares their journey through the event, highlighting the valuable skills and […]

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Tags: DataFest, Partnerships

Anna Brailsford, Olga Tokariuk and Katherine Rahill

Data Summit to challenge AI perceptions in most diverse event to date

Community & Events, News 02/11/2023

Nearly 600 delegates will gather at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre today for The Data Lab’s Data Summit. They’ll hear how data and AI influence the human condition from culture to net zero, privacy to disinformation, and religion to space travel. The most diverse Data Summit to date, titled “The AI Renaissance: how is it […]

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Tags: AI, DataFest

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DataFest23 Fringe: Celebrating cutting-edge data and AI innovation 

Community & Events 02/10/2023

You’ve seen the Edinburgh Fringe, now it’s time to experience DataFest Fringe – Scotland’s premiere showcase of data and artificial intelligence! Our annual data and AI showcase is back for 2023; this year, it promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Each summer, August brings a flurry of excitement to Scotland’s capital (did […]

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Tags: DataFest

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Speakers from the Vatican and NASA set to headline at Data Summit 2023

Community & Events, News 29/08/2023

Speakers from the Vatican and NASA are amongst a stellar lineup confirmed for The Data Lab’s flagship event, Data Summit, later this year.

Data Summit is part of Scotland’s biggest data and AI event, DataFest, a festival of innovation dedicated to showcasing the world’s foremost voices in data and AI. The 2023 event has been titled “The AI Renaissance: how is it shaping the human experience?­” and, in a time where artificial intelligence is at the forefront of public discourse, will explore how the technology is impacting all areas of our lives – from culture to net zero, privacy to disinformation, and religion to space travel.

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Tags: Data Summit, DataFest

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The Data Lab’s 2022 Roundup!

Culture & Values, Impact 12/01/2023

2023 is already off to a roaring start here at The Data Lab. We’re recruiting new board members, working on a myriad of exciting and innovative projects and gearing up for two incredible events in March – Data Talent and the Scottish AI Summit. We’ve hardly had a second to take down the office Christmas […]

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