The conclusions of the Engineering Council’s working group examining the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the professional registration process and in education, have been published.

The AI Working Group Close-Out Report was developed with the Science Council and the Society for the Environment. It recommends that: AI should be embraced as a positive opportunity but notes that risks must be considered, in particular to ethics and implications for equality, diversity and inclusion.

The report welcomes the appropriate use of AI by education providers and students to support engineering education. It also supports its use by applicants and professional engineering institutions (PEIs) for professional registration processes.