The Other Bulgaria is a term deeply embedded in the Bulgarian socio-political discourse in relation to outward migratory flows, which have seen a 10% decrease of the country’s population between 1992 and 2012 alone (OECD, 2012). This phenomenon is contextualised in wider European processes of intensified integration, leading to the EU’s first and second wave of Eastern enlargement. However, such cosmopolitan trends have always been in tension with nationalist sentiments, the latter becoming more prominent in the last few years.

Chair: Tim Vlandas, St Antony’s College

Clara Durodié works with boards of directors in the financial services sector and advises them on the strategic adoption of AI for business growth. She also works with AI startups and government authorities and advises them on responsible AI design and ethical adoption.

In this presentation she will talk about some of her recent research on the policy impact of enterprise AI adoption, which is detailed in her upcoming book Edge of Progress: How AI is Transforming Financial Services.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformative forces of our time, and is bound to alter the fabric of society. It presents a great opportunity to increase prosperity and growth, which Europe must strive to achieve. Over the last decade, major advances were realised due to the availability of vast amounts of digital data, powerful computing architectures, and advances in AI techniques such as machine learning. Major AI-enabled developments in autonomous vehicles, healthcare, home/service robots, education, or cybersecurity are improving the quality of our lives every day.