The chair of the Alan Turing Institute, the head of computer science at Oxford University and the former president of Estonia are among experts to have joined a new ‘AI board’ at tech firm Multiverse.
The edtech unicorn, co-founded by former prime minister Tony Blair’s son Euan, announced on Friday its AI advisory board.
The company said as it explores implementing new AI technologies into its products, the group of academics, business leaders and politicians will guide its best practices.
Multiverse’s AI board members include Kersti Kaljulaid, who was Estonia’s head of state from 2016 to 2021, Doug Gurr, who runs the Alan Turing Institute and Oxford University computer science head Michael Wooldridge.
“AI is creating profound change in the skills that both companies and societies need to be successful,” said Euan Blair.
“Our AI Advisory Board massively expands the range of expertise we can rely on and will be instrumental in ensuring we stay at the forefront of this transformation.”
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The full list of the Multiverse AI advisory board includes:
- Mehran Sahami, professor and associate chair for education in the computer science department at Stanford University
- Kersti Kaljulaid, former president of Estonia and member of Microsoft’s AI advisory board
- Michael Wooldridge, head of the department of computer science at the University of Oxford
- Derrick Hastie, CTO at Legal & General Investment Management
- Anne Devlin, former global head of learning for JPMorgan Chase AWM
- Dame Wendy Hall, regius professor of computer science at the University of Southampton
- Doug Gurr, chair of the Alan Turing Institute and former country manager of Amazon UK
Founded in 2016, Multiverse uses skills diagnostics and applied learning tools to match individuals with upskilling and reskilling programmes.
The company acquired US talent platform Searchlight in April as part of its AI push. The acquisition saw Multiverse integrate the startup’s AI job application screening tools into its platform.