Paul Goodenough, Aerian, on a career in web design and development

Mention the name Sinclair to a technologist of a certain age and expect a lively response - writes Tom Abram, Editor in Chief of the Archives of IT - always nostalgic and tinged with either enthusiasm or frustration.

Concerns about the dangers of AI are older than the field itself, dating at least as far back as Isaac Asimov’s 1942 three laws of robotics writes Nic Oatridge, MSc, MBCS. Since then many international bodies have identified broad principles for the use of AI, e.g. the ICDPPC, OECD, EU and ACM.

From driverless cars to health research, the debate on the future of GDPR at the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence proved to be fascinating and far-reaching.

Professor Hamish Laing explores how NHS Wales is meeting the challenge of delivering fast-paced digitisation of patient care. Claire Penketh, Senior BCS Press Officer, reports.