A duo from the University of Exeter Business School have today (Thursday August 11) launched the next generation of bias detection software for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) systems.
Business School graduate Fin McCormick and 2nd year Business student Lizbeth Chandler conceived the idea for The Good Robot Company after Fin identified the problem of bias in AI systems whilst working on his dissertation.
“When I was working on algorithmic strategic decision making in the consulting industry, I noticed a great deal of bias influenced by human...
It is often tempting to believe that you must have made a mistake while dealing with an injury brought on by a product, such as a lawnmower or medical gadget. Many of these goods are pushed to the market without enough testing and without addressing major defects that could result in injury. The Consumer Protection Act of 1987 establishes strict liability for claims of defective products. According to the law, culpability is based solely on deficiency rather than a fault. A manufacturer of a product may be held responsible for damages if they intentionally or unintentionally place an...
At the time of the writing of this article, the first games of the season for Exeter City F.C are just around the corner. After having spent 10 eventful, but very long, years in league two the Grecians finally managed to make their way into League One.
This was after nearly making the cut in both 2017 and 2018, where the team missed the promotion by the skin of their teeth. After a couple of years of trying to find their stride again, Matt Taylor spearheaded a strong campaign where Exeter City found themselves back in League One. The club also managed to do it in its 120th year...
A charity concert with a message of peace will raise vital funds to protect Ukraine’s rich cultural heritage.
Teacher and international star of stage and screen Nataliia Polovynka has been preserving the country’s songs, rituals, and other performative material for decades. In 2010 she founded the Word and Voice Theatre Centre, which is now a shelter for displaced Ukrainians and victims of war, collecting funds to purchase and supply war reporters, hospitals and the army with essential equipment, and organizing regular cultural and relief events for the many new residents of Lviv...
Ozgur Can, Founder of Easy Rent Malta explains about why you should come here. Malta is a very suitable place to travel, see, learn and live in every respect. In this article, we will be telling you about Malta through his eyes. In fact, Malta is not a place that you can easily understand by explaining what you need to visit and see. Because this place has a lot of beauty according to those who come and see it. Since he is the one who knows this, we will try to present you the most attractive point of view here. We hope we can convey this to you correctly.
A thought-provoking photograph captured by a researcher at the University of Exeter has won the ‘Unexpected’ category in Alzheimer’s Society’s first ever image competition.
The spiritual scene, which was taken in a person with dementia's bedroom in Andalusia, Spain, shows how a care home resident had tucked different images of local Virgin Mary statues behind their falls alarm to give them spiritual protection.
Called ‘La Virgen María Watches Over Me’, it was captured by Chloe Place, a researcher at the University of Exeter.
Foot Anstey has been appointed by Warrington-based New Energy Partnership (NEP), a highly experienced team developing battery energy storage and other renewable energy projects in the UK, as a key partner to provide expert legal advice and help enable NEP to progress its pipeline of work.
NEP's stated mission is to use its all-equity investment commitment to deliver more than 2GW of operational battery storage projects across the UK. The company is led by renewable energy expert Andrew Dodge, who is supported by a highly successful and innovative team that has helped deliver some...
It’s been ten years since the Grecians were in League One, and after Matt Jay’s heroic 78th goal versus Barrow on the final day of the last season, they’ve made it back once again. So for this season, running from 2022 to 2023, things are looking up for Exeter. Still one of the only fan-run clubs in the English Football League - and high up on the chain at that, following AFC Wimbledon’s relegation into League Two - Exeter have made a great start to the new season.
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With such a solid position as number two on the league table, there is a good chance of...
Do want the perfect snuggle toy which gives an extra boost of TLC? Something in the form of a cute creature which exudes a lot of comforting love? Well, the founder of the successful gift venture, Life’s Little Recipes, has created the perfect toy to curl up with.
Unimole is a small mass of furriness and a unique edition to the Life’s Little Recipes range of presents, all of which are designed to convey upbeat thoughts for the recipient.
‘We recognise how very hard it can be to be a child in this day and age,’ explains Fiona...
The fascinating story behind the Abbey’s statue of Our Lady of Buckfast
On Sunday 31st July, South Devon’s Buckfast Abbey marked the centenary since its restored medieval artefact, the statue of Our Lady of Buckfast, was placed by the monks in the new Lady Chapel of the Abbey Church.
The historic statue, part of which dates back to the 14th century, is treasured by the Abbey as it is the only artefact of significant size to survive the destruction of Buckfast Abbey during the Reformation period in the 16th century.
Many iconographic statues, mosaics and frescoes of...
