2025 news
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Safe autonomous driving moves a step closer thanks to new ARIA funding
The CfAA has been awarded new funding to identify how Frontier AI could be safely deployed within fully autonomous driving systems.
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Centre for Assuring Autonomy announces world-first comprehensive safety argument to assure AI
The Centre for Assuring Autonomy has published a comprehensive approach to safety cases for the assurance of AI and autonomous systems.
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CfAA team brings fresh perspectives to Safety Critical Systems Symposium
York was the location for 2025’s Safety Critical Systems Symposium and the CfAA was well represented with five speakers including two keynotes covering a breadth of safety-related topics.
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AI Action Summit shows safe AI is a global problem that needs collaborative solutions
The AI Action Summit in Paris was a far-reaching and broad look at the breathtaking advance of AI in our world. Across the five days of events around the common theme of the benefits and risks of Frontier AI it became clear that safety – in all its forms – is a global challenge with many different facets. Here our director, Professor John McDermid OBE FREng, shares his insights as both a guest and participant in the summit.
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CfAA backs safe digital health innovation through new Centre of Excellence
A new Centre of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation in AI & Digital Health Technologies (CERSI-AI) will support regulators by balancing innovation with the safe and responsible deployment of AI in healthcare.
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Showcasing Safe AI in Nuclear Decommissioning
The Centre for Assuring Autonomy has demonstrated its work in the safety assurance of a robotic arm to support safer nuclear decommissioning at a showcase for regulators and industry professionals.
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Students jump-start their professional careers at the CfAA
Students have gained real-world experience in academic research in safe AI and autonomous systems during intern placements at the Centre for Assuring Autonomy (CfAA).
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Where next for the AI Opportunities Action Plan?
The government’s long-awaited AI Opportunities Action Plan places a welcome emphasis on the potential benefits of AI including the ability to foster growth and to provide better public services.