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Computing pioneer Tommy Flowers was brought back to life as an AI avatar
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When Future 50 company Orbital Global joined with BT to stage its inaugural AI Festival, speakers from Facebook, Google, NASA, AstraZenica and more were joined by the man to whom many of them arguably owed their careers: Tommy Flowers.
Except, of course, the Bletchley Park genius who designed and built Colossus – the world’s first programmable electronic computer – to crack the German Enigma codes in World War Two had actually passed away in 1998.
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When Future 50 company Orbital Global joined with BT to stage its inaugural AI Festival, speakers from Facebook, Google, NASA, AstraZenica and more were joined by computing legend Tommy Flowers - who passed away in 1998.
A JAM factory was part of a forum discussing the futuristic world of artificial intelligence. Tiptree-based Wilkin and Sons and Colchester-based solar inspectors Above rubbed shoulders with big businesses such as Google and Facebook in the online AI Global Festival this month. The two-day festival, backed by BT and Orbital Global, explored what AI could mean for business, skills, and employment in the future. AI researchers from Essex University also discussed projects which harnessed the power of AI, a strategy Wilkin and Son and Above have taken advantage of. University spokesman Rob Walker said: “We’re incredibly proud of the way we’re connecting with businesses in the region and beyond to develop new products and services using the latest AI across so many markets.