An introduction to this new podcast series with very special guest Professor Irene Tracey, CBE, FMedSci, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.

The Vice-Chancellor and host Anne discuss why digital transformation is going to be of importance to the University of Oxford.

Anne is joined by Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt to explore how AI is shaping Oxford University’s future. They discuss the fascinating history of AI from the early days of machine learning in the 1940s to today’s generative AI offerings. We discuss how AI is used in our daily lives and what this means for individuals, organisations, and society. The conversation covers data, ethics, and standards and how they influence how AI is used. Anne and Nigel then look at how the daily lives of Oxford’s academics, researchers, administrators, and students will evolve in the context of AI.

In this episode, Professor Anne Trefethen, Pro-Vice Chancellor of People and Digital at the University of Oxford is joined by Graham Ingram, Oxford’s Chief Information Security Officer and Ciaran Martin, Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government who, prior to joining the University was the founding Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ. They explore how Oxford University stays cybersecure; global perspectives; technological changes such as AI; the Oxford Secure programme; and strengthening our organisational capabilities through initiatives such as the cybersecurity competency centre.