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Topic Area 1: The scope of managing big data

1.2 The evolution of big data

• What is a Database Management System (DBMS)? The Backbone of Modern Data Infrastructure
• Biased health data is a mirror of society

1.3 How big data is captured

• Five satellite missions that are transforming our weather and climate intelligence
• What is sensor data? Examples of sensors and their uses

1.4 The purpose, importance and use of big data analytics

• Smart City Technology is Transforming UK Cities
• New AI-powered data tool launched to help hospitals improve their performance and productivity
• Home Office to expand AI use in asylum decision-making after promising pilot results
• UK’s AI system for welfare fraud detection faces criticism over bias and transparency
• Use of AI in Government
• NHS software provider fined £3m over data breach after ransomware attack
• Care.data: How did it go so wrong?
• How the Loss Leader Strategy Attracts Customers and Boosts Retail Sales

Topic Area 2: The Infrastructure Challenges of Big Data

2.4 Big Data Infrastructure

• The challenges of scaling quantum computers
• NoSQL Data Modeling for RDBMS Developers: A Comprehensive Guide

Topic Area 3: Big Data, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

3.1 Artificial Intelligence and machine learning

• OpenAI's 'smartest' AI model was explicitly told to shut down — and it refused

Topic Area 4: Legal and Ethical Issues in Data Management

4.2 Ethical issues

• Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'MechaHitler'
• Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'MechaHitler'
• UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology
• AI Justice Gone Wrong: The Human Cost of Facial Recognition
• Ofcom asks X about reports its Grok AI makes sexualised images of children
• AI and Immigration Control: Ethical and Legal Challenges in the UK System
• The Impact of technology on Mental Health
• Developing frameworks and tools to support responsible data and AI use across the public sector
• Data and AI Ethics Framework
• Inclusive Data Taskforce Implementation Plan

Topic Area 5: Environment and Society

• UK’s AI system for welfare fraud detection faces criticism over bias and transparency