The AI revolution in scientific research

In April 2017, the Royal Society published the results of a major policy study on machine learning. This report considered the potential of machine learning in the next 5 – 10 years, and the actions required to build an environment of careful stewardship that can help realise its potential. Its publication set the direction for a wider programme of Royal Society policy and public engagement on artificial intelligence (AI), which seeks to create the conditions in which the benefits of these technologies can be brought into being safely and rapidly.