and deliver tailored information in formats decision‐makers can use.
“ We’ re asking how we can get the right information, at the right time, in the right format, to the people who need it,” Kirstine says.
Diversity as a catalyst for innovation For Kirstine, the AI transition is inseparable from the question of who gets to build and govern these systems. She cites the Lovelace report, which found that only around 20 % of the UK tech and data science workforce are women, echoing similar findings from the Alan Turing Institute.“ That’ s really not good enough,” Kirstine stresses.“ The needle hasn’ t moved and that should worry all of us.“ Diversity is a catalyst for innovation. And this isexactly the moment when we need to be at our most innovative.” For the Met Office, that means treating AI as a team sport, blending disciplines, backgrounds and perspectives to deliver public services that are accurate, trusted and aligned with net zero goals.
“ The future is not that AI is the team,” Kirstine concludes.“ The future is AI’ s role on the team.”
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