Third Report - Governance of artificial intelligence (AI)
- HC No.
- HC 38
- Published
- 28 May 2024
- Items
- 62
- Response
- Response document linked: 1st Special Report – Governance of artificia… Read government response ↗
Select Committee · Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
Governance of artificial intelligence (AI)
Status: Closed
Opened: 20 Oct 2022
Closed: 28 May 2024
24 recommendations
60 conclusions
2 reports
Inquiry scope
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has increased significantly in recent years. It offers a range of potential benefits such as quicker analysis of large datasets allowing more accurate information, forecasts and predictions, and more personalised public services. However, there are a number of concerns, such as the possibility of biased algorithms, a lack of transparency and unexplained decision-making. The Government is expected to publish a white paper on AI governance later this year to address these issues. The Committee will examine the effectiveness of AI governance and the Government’s proposals.Reports
Ninth Report - The governance of artificial intelligence: interim report
- HC No.
- HC 1769
- Published
- 31 Aug 2023
- Items
- 22
- Response
- Response document linked: First Special Report - The governance of art… Read government response ↗
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Require robust, independent testing and performance analysis for AI models prior to deployment.
Recommendation · source text
AI can entrench and accelerate existing biases. The current Government, future administrations and sectoral regulators should require deployers of AI models and tools to submit them to robust, independent testing and performance analysis prior to deployment. (Paragraph 140) 56 Governance of artificial intelligence (AI)
Government response AI summary
The government's response is boilerplate text and does not address the recommendation to require robust, independent testing of AI models for bias prior to deployment.
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 13 Dec 2023 |
Work for the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
Rt Hon Michelle Donelan · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology,
Sarah Munby · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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| 8 Nov 2023 |
Governance of artificial intelligence (AI)
Emran Mian · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,
Matt Clifford · AI Safety Summit
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| 25 Oct 2023 |
Governance of AI
Dame Melanie Dawes · Ofcom,
Jessica Rusu · Financial Conduct Authority,
John Edwards · Information Commissioner's Office,
Kate Jones · Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum,
Will Hayter · Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
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| 24 May 2023 |
Governance of artificial intelligence (AI)
Dr Marion Oswald · The Alan Turing Institute and Northumbria University,
Dr Tony Mansfield · National Physical Laboratory,
Lindsey Chiswick · Metropolitan Police,
Michael Birtwistle · Ada Lovelace Institute
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| 10 May 2023 |
Governance of artificial intelligence (AI)
Coran Darling · DLA Piper,
Dr Hayleigh Bosher · Brunel University,
Jamie Njoku-Goodwin · UK Music,
Paul Fleming · Equity
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| 29 Mar 2023 |
Oral evidence session
Daisy Christodoulou · No More Marking,
Dr Matthew Glanville · The International Baccalaureate,
Joel Kenyon · Dormers Wells High School, Southall, London,
Professor Rose Luckin · University College London
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| 8 Mar 2023 |
Oral evidence session
Professor Andrew Hopkins · Exscientia,
Professor Delmiro Fernandez-Reyes · University College London,
Professor Mihaela van der Schaar · Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine, Cambridge University
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| 22 Feb 2023 |
Oral evidence session
Adrian Joseph · BT Group,
Hugh Milward · Microsoft,
Jen Gennai · Google,
Professor Dame Wendy Hall · University of Southampton,
Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt · Jesus College, University of Oxford
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| 25 Jan 2023 |
Panel One; Panel Two
Dr Manish Patel · Jiva.ai,
Michael Cohen · University of Oxford,
Mrs Katherine Holden · techUK,
Professor Michael Osborne · University of Oxford and Mind Foundry
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Joseph · Chief Data and AI Officer | BT Group | 1 |
| Coran Darling · Associate, Intellectual Property and Technology | DLA Piper | 1 |
| Daisy Christodoulou · Director of Education | No More Marking | 1 |
| Dame Melanie Dawes · Chief Executive | Ofcom | 1 |
| Dr Hayleigh Bosher · Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law | Brunel University | 1 |
| Dr Manish Patel · CEO | Jiva.ai | 1 |
| Dr Marion Oswald · Senior Research Associate for Safe and Ethical AI and Associate Professor in Law | The Alan Turing Institute and Northumbria University | 1 |
| Dr Matthew Glanville · Head of Assessment Principles and Practice | The International Baccalaureate | 1 |
| Dr Tony Mansfield · Principal Research Scientist | National Physical Laboratory | 1 |
| Emran Mian · Director General, Regeneration | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 1 |
| Hugh Milward · UK Vice President of Corporate Affairs | Microsoft | 1 |
| Jamie Njoku-Goodwin · Chief Executive | UK Music | 1 |
| Jen Gennai · Director, Responsible Innovation | 1 | |
| Jessica Rusu · Chief Data, Information and Intelligence Officer | Financial Conduct Authority | 1 |
| Joel Kenyon · Science Teacher and Community Cohesion Lead | Dormers Wells High School, Southall, London | 1 |
| John Edwards · Information Commissioner | Information Commissioner's Office | 1 |
| Kate Jones · Chief Executive | Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum | 1 |
| Lindsey Chiswick · Director of Intelligence | Metropolitan Police | 1 |
| Matt Clifford · Prime Minister’s representative | AI Safety Summit | 1 |
| Michael Birtwistle · Associate Director | Ada Lovelace Institute | 1 |
| Michael Cohen · DPhil candidate in Engineering Science | University of Oxford | 1 |
| Mrs Katherine Holden · Head of Data Analytics, AI and Digital Identity | techUK | 1 |
| Paul Fleming · General Secretary | Equity | 1 |
| Professor Andrew Hopkins · Chief Executive | Exscientia | 1 |
| Professor Dame Wendy Hall · Regius Professor of Computer Science | University of Southampton | 1 |
| Professor Delmiro Fernandez-Reyes · Professor of Biomedical Computing | University College London | 1 |
| Professor Michael Osborne · Professor of Machine Learning and co-founder | University of Oxford and Mind Foundry | 1 |
| Professor Mihaela van der Schaar · John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Medicine, and Director | Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine, Cambridge University | 1 |
| Professor Rose Luckin · Professor of Learner Centred Design | University College London | 1 |
| Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt · Professorial Research Fellow in Computer Science and Principal | Jesus College, University of Oxford | 1 |
| Rt Hon Michelle Donelan · Secretary of State | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 1 |
| Sarah Munby · Permanent Secretary | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | 1 |
| Will Hayter · Senior Director, Digital Markets Unit | Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) | 1 |
Correspondence
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