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The balancing act of AI in healthcare Apr 11, 2024

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AI in healthcare is considered an enormous opportunity. Diagnosis, drug discovery, treatment and triage – all are hot topics for new AI tools and assistance.

But is the world ready for AI-enabled healthcare? What are the challenges and opportunities the space presents?

To give us the bigger picture, we’re joined this week by Rich Bird, World Wide Healthcare and Life Sciences Lead at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.

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Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
London Chamber of Commerce report on AI in healthcare: https://www.londonchamber.co.uk/news-and-insights/news/lcci-updates/ai-influence-in-developing-countries-workforces-br/
The human ‘Swarm Commander’: https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/one-person-can-supervise-%E2%80%98swarm%E2%80%99-100-unmanned-autonomous-vehicles-osu-research-shows

How can we avoid the human being a security weakpoint? Apr 04, 2024

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For the last decade, messaging around cyber security has often followed a similar pattern: Make people fear the consequences of being hacked. We are only human, after all. We’re flawed, and we’re fallible. So are we the weakest link in the cyber security chain? Or is there a better way to look at it?

To answer that, we’re joined this week by HPE Cyber Security Awareness Training Program Manager, Joanne O’Connor.

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Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
Psychology of Human error: https://www.tessian.com/research/the-psychology-of-human-error/
Survey of most commonly used passwords: https://s1.nordcdn.com/nord/misc/0.78.0/nordpass/top-200-2023/200-most-common-passwords-en.pdf
JET Fusion experiment: https://ccfe.ukaea.uk/programmes/joint-european-torus/
ITER Fusion lab : https://www.iter.org/proj/inafewlines

Science on the edge of space: Exploring the possibilities opened up by HPE Spaceborne Computer 2 Mar 28, 2024

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In this episode we are revisiting HPE Spaceborne Computer 2, the supercomputer at the edge of space, speeding around above our heads on the International Space Station (ISS).

Last week, we looked at the science behind the system. This week, we’re exploring how HPE Spaceborne Computer 2 is speeding up the time it takes for experiments to be carried out in space, with the Principal Investigator for HPE Spaceborne Computer-2, Mark Fernandez.

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Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
Most expensive man-made thing in history - https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-expensive-man-made-object
The fastest manned vehicle in existence - https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-facts-and-figures/
Experiments on ISS - https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-research-and-technology/space-station-science-101/
AI to AI communication - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-024-01607-5

How a supercomputer on the International Space Station is revolutionising science on the edge Mar 21, 2024

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In the next couple of episodes we’re going to be looking at HPE Spaceborne Computer 2 - a supercomputer on the International Space Station (ISS) that’s revolutionising computing at the edge, and science in space.

This week, we’ll be looking at the science behind the computer. Next week, we’ll be looking at the way it’s changing the way research is conducted in orbit and beyond.

So how is ddge computing changing how scientists and astronauts benefit from space exploration? To explain, we’re joined by the Principal Investigator for HPE Spaceborne Computer-2, Mark Fernandez.

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Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
Timeline of HPE Spaceborne Computer on ISS - https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/Accelerating-space-exploration-with-the-Spaceborne-Computer.html
Speeding up 6G - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07075-y

How the public sector is dealing with cyber security in hybrid cloud Mar 14, 2024

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In this episode we are looking at how the public sector is embracing the hybrid cloud model and what steps need to be taken to be certain our information, as members of the public, is kept safe.
It’s a big issue. In 2021 and 2022 the largest percentage of cyber threats and attacks were reported by governments and the public sector, according to the European Parliament.

So, what operational security strategies are being tailored for public sector needs? How does regulation differ between the public and private sector when it comes to hybrid cloud security? And how can leaders in health, education, the military, public transport and law enforcement ensure that adopting a hybrid cloud model is a secure option?

To fill us in is Simon Leech, Director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity and Digital Risk Management.

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Sources cited in this week's episode:
European Parliament stats on public-body cyber attacks: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20220120STO21428/cybersecurity-main-and-emerging-threats
The UK’s Cloud First policy: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-cloud-first-policy
Revisions to the Cloud First policy: https://technology.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/31/cloud-first-is-here-to-stay/
UK is the third most attacked nation in the world: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/135/science-innovation-and-technology-committee/news/198084/how-resilient-is-uk-critical-national-infrastructure-to-cyberattack/
Seti’s AI modelling of habitable worlds: https://www.seti.org/
Value of the laser industry: https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/laser-technology-market-report#:~:text=The%20global%20laser%20technology%20market%20size%20was%20estimated%20at%20USD,the%20laser%20technology%20market%20growth%3F

How IT is revolutionizing the tricky world of car manufacturing Mar 07, 2024

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Tech is having a transformative effect on manufacturing, nowhere more so than in car manufacturing. IT is involved in every step of the process chain: from design to manufacture. And whilst advancements in technology have sped up the process; that also comes with its own challenges. The methods to train and monitor robots, as well as humans, are constantly evolving as AI plays a bigger part in the process.

And then, of course, there's integrating the manufacturing and sales process, as customers demand more and more customisability in their vehicles. In this episode, we're joined by Peter Grendel, Managing Director of ABAT+, to look at the challenges and opportunities that come with using modern technology and sustainable engineering in order to get a brand new car from concept to production.

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About this week's guest: https://www.abat.de/en/about-us/management

Sources cited in this week's episode:
The original 4x4 patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US602310A/en
UK to ban carbon-emitting vehicles: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-path-to-zero-emission-vehicles-by-2035
Imaging the Herculaneum scrolls: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031465/
Identifying the first letters on the scrolls: https://scrollprize.org/firstletters

Encouraging future generations into STEM Feb 29, 2024

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Despite a huge boom in technological innovation around the world and an expanding tech industry, the number of graduates who have come from STEM subjects remains relatively low. Just over a quarter of university graduates in the UK have studied a STEM course, and in the US it’s less than 1-in-5. Within that, there is still a huge disparity in gender after secondary school compulsory education.

In this episode we’ll be looking at how we can engage the next, and future generations in science and technology-led professions, and the importance of role models in showing what can be achieved by a career in STEM, with former NASA rocket scientist, STEM ambassador, entrepreneur and confirmed future astronaut, Aisha Bowe.

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Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
Statistics for the percentage of the UK working population in STEM careers - https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmsctech/95/report.html
Predicted increase in STEM employment - https://careersmart.org.uk/industries/stem/employment-growth-stem-occupations
HESA-backed report into role of women in STEM workforce - https://www.stemwomen.com/women-in-stem-statistics-progress-and-challenges
Imaging the Herculaneum scrolls: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031465/
Identifying the first letters on the scrolls: https://scrollprize.org/firstletters

Facing the ethical concerns of AI Feb 22, 2024

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The ethical question of AI has been at the forefront of its development. Today, there is a global rush to establish legal and ethical frameworks around AI, such as the European Parliament AI Act, which aim to legislate around concerns surrounding potential bias from bad data sets or algorithms, privacy concerns, and non-discrimination.

Our guest this week is Principal Data Scientist and AI Ambassador at HPE, Iveta Lohovska. We’ll be discussing the practicality of placing guardrails around AI, as well as the ethical approach that needs to be taken for training models - and whether the sheer scale of its growth is leaving us vulnerable as a society.

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Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
2024 Global Forum on the Ethics of AI - https://www.unesco.org/en/forum-ethics-ai
European Parliament AI Act - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20230601STO93804/eu-ai-act-first-regulation-on-artificial-intelligence
The Outer Space Treaty - https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/introouterspacetreaty.html
International Astronomical Union - https://www.iau.org/
Dolly the Sheep cloning - https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/natural-sciences/dolly-the-sheep/

Why does the circular economy matter to IT? HPE's Technology Renewal Center re-visited Feb 15, 2024

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We’re back in the studio this week, revisiting Michael’s trip to HPE’s Technology Renewal Center in Erskine, Scotland. There, over three million pieces of IT equipment are renewed or recycled every year, with over 80% finding a new home according to HPE.

So why does it matter? This week, we’ll be looking at tech renewal in more detail, with un-heard interview audio from Michael’s tour of the center with his guide, Ray McGann: Managing Director of HPE Financial Services Ireland, and Worldwide Enterprise IT Asset Lifecycle Leader.

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Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
HPE's figures on the performance of the Technology Renewal Center: https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/services/asset-lifecycle.html
World Economic Forum report on e-waste: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/the-enormous-opportunity-of-e-waste-recycling/

The end-of-use tech finding a new life at HPE’s Technology Renewal Center Feb 08, 2024

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According to 2023 figures from the World Economic Forum, around 53.6 million metric tons of e-waste is produced every year worldwide.

Combating that is HPE’s Technology Renewal Center (TRC) at Erskine, just outside Glasgow in Scotland. It takes in around 3 million pieces of end of use tech every year to help it find a new life. In fact, according to HPE's figures, 9.2 million assets have been put back into use over the last 3 years.

This week, Michael’s been out visiting the Technology Renewal Center to discover how end of use tech is getting a second chance, with his guide, Ray McGann: Managing Director of HPE Financial Services Ireland, and Worldwide Enterprise IT Asset Lifecycle Leader.

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