outreach – Research Blog
The recent use of verbal consent in VAs and other conversational interfaces raises important ethical questions about data sharing and permissions for sensitive topics like finances or health. Find out what the experts advise on crafting meaningful verbal consent mechanisms. Read More ›
outreach – Always Listening Podcast
In today's connected world it is common to be asked for your data, and users may consent without any understanding of how their information is being used. Although this is often standard practice, knowledge about how your data is being used should be made available through privacy policies, as it is a legal requirement. Read More ›
outreach – Research Blog
AI assistants have become indispensable and a useful part of everyday life for people across the world. However, the key limitation in their uptake has always been the question of data security. The SAIS research team set out to investigate the gap between what users think is happening to their data and what is actually happening to their data. Through a review of current work the research team put together a picture of the Alexa ecosystem and created a way to quantify the transparency of Alexa skills, also leading to the tool Skillvet. Read More ›
outreach – Always Listening Podcast
In the first of our four-part podcast series from the SAIS research project, we explore how the voice AI Assistant system works, with some surprising insights along the way. Read More ›
outreach – Research Blog
In the first instalment of our research blogs we look at why there is a need to understand and communicate security in AI Assistants and what insights we have gained from SAIS research so far. Read More ›