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Digital Custodianship: The Future of Civil Infrastructure

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Digital Custodianship: The Future of Civil Infrastructure

Our civil infrastructure is entering an accelerated phase of deterioration, and numerous challenges are hindering effective infrastructure management. Digital Custodianship is how we can come together to overcome these obstacles.

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Digital Custodians for Ageing Infrastructure

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Digital Custodians for Ageing Infrastructure

The UK spends £1.5 billion each year maintaining its 100,000 bridges and structures across the road and rail networks. The average age of these structures has now surpassed 50 years, a point at which they begin to enter a phase of accelerated...

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AI Applications Across the Infrastructure Life Cycle

From planning to decommissioning, every stage of the infrastructure asset life cycle has its own priorities and needs. Here are the ways that AI can positively impact the work of infrastructure professionals at each of these stages.

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Insuring Against AI Risk: An interview with Mike Osborne

When used by malicious actors or without considerations for transparency and responsibility, AI poses significant risks. Mind Foundry is working with partners to explore how the insurance industry can help provide protection from these risks.

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Machine Learning Types and Their Infrastructure Use Cases

AI and Machine learning is a complex field with numerous models and varied techniques. Understanding these different types and the problems that each is suited to solving is key to unlocking their potential in Infrastructure.

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The 8-Step Guide to Deploying Machine Learning in Infrastructure

The adoption of AI and Machine Learning is complex, and attempting it in civil engineering can feel daunting. This guide outlines the 8 steps required to make it a success.

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The Impact of UK and EU AI Regulations on Insurers

AI adoption has accelerated in insurance in recent years, with 77% of insurers indicating they are at some stage of adopting AI in their value chain. At the same time, AI regulations worldwide are becoming more defined, and these regulations will...

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Aioi R&D Lab - Oxford in 2024

One year into its mission to solve global-scale societal issues through the creation of products and services powered by AI technologies, the Aioi R&D Lab - Oxford is breaking barriers in global collaboration, driven by a commitment to the...

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AI Regulations around the World - 2025

Around the world, at least 69 countries have proposed over 1000 AI-related policy initiatives and legal frameworks to address public concerns around AI safety and governance. Here’s what those AI regulations look like at the beginning of 2025...

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Mind Foundry blog index

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All of Mind Foundry's Blogs

Here are the blogs that Mind Foundry has written recently. We've separated them into their respective topics or sectors to help you find what you're interested in.

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Explainability in pricing

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Why Is Explainability Important in Insurance Pricing?

As an industry driven by data and complex algorithms, the insurance sector stands at a crossroads where transparency and explainability in pricing models are becoming more than just best practices—they're becoming imperatives. As the tools and...

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AI in Defence: Designing for Deployment

With its unparalleled ability to extract insight from burdensome volumes of raw data, AI is more than an opportunity to innovate. Nevertheless, this doesn’t make it the answer to every problem involving data. Even when applied to the right problems,...

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