Wolfson GBF part of team awarded funding to develop safety-first AI

Nobuko Yoshida, Wolfson Governing Body Fellow, is one of two Oxford University Professors at the Department of Computer Science leading two major projects as part of the UK Government’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) Safeguarded AI programme. Backed by £59 million funding, this programme aims to develop novel technical approaches to the safe deployment of AI.

As part of the Technical Area 3 of the programme, nine research teams across the UK will focus on developing mathematical and computational methods to provide quantitative safety guarantees for AI systems. This will help ensure that advanced AI can be deployed responsibly in safety-critical sectors and domains such as infrastructure, healthcare, and manufacturing. 

Professor Nobuko Yoshida and her colleague Professor Dave Parker said: ‘Through the Safeguarded AI programme, ARIA is creating space to explore rigorous, formal approaches to AI safety. Our project addresses the challenge of verifying AI-based business process systems using probabilistic models and automated analysis techniques. By developing scalable workflows and benchmarks, we aim to provide quantitative guarantees that support the safe deployment of these systems in real-world settings.’

Congratulations, Professor Yoshida! For more information on the project, click here.