# How can cross-sector collaborations drive responsible use of AI for genomic innovation?

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Podcast: [Behind the Genes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/behind-the-genes-3509739)
Published: 2025-08-27T07:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://genomicsengland.podbean.com/e/how-can-cross-sector-collaborations-drive-responsible-use-of-ai-for-genomic-innovation/
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In this episode of Behind the Genes, we explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being applied in genomics through cross-sector collaborations. Genomics England and InstaDeep are working together on AI and machine learning-related projects to accelerate cancer research and drive more personalised healthcare. Alongside these scientific advances, our guests also discuss the ethical, societal and policy challenges associated with the use of AI in genomics, including data privacy and genomic discrimination. Our guests ask what responsible deployment of AI in healthcare should look like and how the UK can lead by example. Our host, Francisco Azuaje, Director of Bioinformatics Genomics England is joined by Dr Rich Scott, Chief Executive Officer at Genomics England Karim Beguir - Chief Executive Officer at InstaDeep Harry Farmer – Senior Researcher at Ada Lovelace Institute If you enjoyed today’s conversation, please like and share wherever you listen to your podcasts. And for more on AI in genomics, tune in to our earlier episode: Can Artificial Intelligence Accelerate the Impact of Genomics? "In terms of what AI’s actually doing and what it’s bringing, it’s really just making possible things that we’ve been trying to do in genomics for some time, making these things easier and cheaper and in some cases viable. So really it’s best to see it as an accelerant for genomic science; it doesn’t present any brand-new ethical problems, instead what it’s doing is taking some fairly old ethical challenges and making these things far more urgent." You can download the transcript, or read it below. Francisco: Welcome to Behind the Genes. [Music plays] Rich: The key is to deliver what we see at the heart of our mission which is bringing the potential of genomic healthcare to everyone.…

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