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Articles by: Dr Hayley Watson

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Using AI to shine a light on the hidden exploitation of children

3rd November 2022

Dr Hayley Watson, Director – Sociotech Innovation, Trilateral Research

INNOVATION: From sexual abuse to modern slavery and county lines, tackling child exploitation is a complex challenge, and one where information sharing, identification and intervention are crucial; Dr Hayley Watson and Stephen Anning of Trilateral Research explain how a new ethical artificial intelligence (AI) platform developed in collaboration with Lincolnshire Police is analysing big data to provide early indicators of those children most vulnerable to potential exploitation.

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Dr Hayley Watson is a member of the Trilateral Research Senior Management Team and oversees the Sociotech for Good function. Hayley leads on efforts to ensure sustainable impact from ethical AI solutions and complementary sociotech services and their ability to support decision-makers with data-driven insights to tackle complex social challenges. Having joined the business as a Senior Research Analyst focusing on research on public vulnerabilities stemming from the impact of security-related issues, Hayley now manages interdisciplinary teams and grows the data science, software development and product management teams, to support efforts to deliver ethical AI solutions.