FAQs

This section will help you find quick, clear answers to common questions about our Hub. For anything that isn’t listed here, please contact us using this form.

  • Purpose


    Our purpose is to help to make Generative AI models more customisable, reliable and trustworthy. There are huge benefits for society, science and the economy, if we can make these models easier to interact with and train.

    Objectives

    Our overarching goal is to create tools that UK industry, science and government can use to fine-tune generative models (GMs). We will do this by:

    • Making these tools widely available,

    • Enabling easier interaction with GMs

    Other objectives include:

    1. Facilitating the formation of start-up companies and contributions to open-source projects using GMs.

    2. Enabling academic researchers from a wider range of universities and backgrounds to collaborate with companies, large and small, on impactful research projects.

    3. Developing a better understanding of AI’s impact on society, along with solutions to address common challenges for society. These could include:

    • Creating open-source software to both train large GMs and fine-tune GMs on specialised data;

    • Making GMs more reliable and trustworthy by incorporating constraints and understanding the capabilities of language models’ reasoning abilities;

    • Using GMs to preserve privacy and ensure fairness;

    • Understanding the legal rights regarding user data and responsibilities relating to malfunctioning generations from GMs;

  • How can I propose a research project or industry collaboration to you?

    We're always excited to hear about new collaboration ideas. If you have any, tell us about them in our contact form below. Make sure you provide as much information as possible about yourself, your organisation and your proposal. If you want to contact a specific researcher or member institution, please make that clear in your message. Otherwise, we will pass them on to the most appropriate contacts.

    I am a researcher at a university, but not a Hub partner, can I still get involved in your working groups?

    Yes - our investigators are collaborating with researchers from a range of UK institutions. If you are doing research that aligns with our working group themes, we would love to connect! Please sign up to our newsletter to hear about the latest working group activities. You can also complete the contact form providing as much information as you can about yourself and your research interests.

    Is there any funding available for projects and collaborations?

    We will be launching a number of funding opportunities over the course of the project. These will primarily be aimed at researchers and their collaborators. Follow us on Linked In or subscribe to our emails for updates.

    What other opportunities do you offer to get involved with the Hub?

    We are running a programme of events exploring Generative AI and the latest developments in generative models. Please sign up to our newsletter for the latest news on our events or visit our events page.

  • Do you offer fellowship opportunities for researchers?

    We are recruiting post doc researchers at several of our partner universities between now and 2029. Please follow our Linked In pages for the latest jobs news.

    There will be more opportunities for postdoc researchers created through our upcoming funding calls.

    Do you fund PhD students?

    Our hub does not offer PhD study, or provide funding. However, you can find out more about institutions offering PhD opportunities in the UK for AI on the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) website.

    You can also contact individual institutions about the PhD programmes they offer.

    I am a PhD student – what opportunities can you offer me?

    Hub-funded projects and researchers sometimes need research support. Current PhD students could be candidates for these roles. Adverts for any positions will be widely publicised including on the hub website and Linked In page.

    If you are looking for a PhD supervisor, please contact potential supervisors via their institution.

  • How can I keep up to date with your activities?

    We’d love to stay connected with you – there are several ways you can keep in touch:

    • All our latest news is on our website.

    • You can also sign up to our email, which contains news about our activities, events and any post doc roles we are advertising. Complete this form to subscribe.

    • You can follow us on Linked In and Blue Sky, which are the best places to look for the latest jobs and events.

    I am looking for some expertise or advice for a Gen AI project, can you help?

    Our researchers are interested in how they can use their expertise on interesting projects. Please view their profiles to discover their research interests and contact them directly via their institutions.

    If you need any extra direction, please complete our contact form.

Any other questions?

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