Committee on Standards in Public Life: Artificial Intelligence and Public Standards: report
R20-8
Response position Partially accepted
Published February 2020
Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.
Recommendation (the Committee's words)
Government should establish guidelines for public bodies about the declaration and disclosure of their AI systems. Recommendations to front-line providers, both public and private, of public services The Committee makes seven recommendations to front-line providers of public services to help establish effective risk-based governance for the use of AI.
From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, Artificial Intelligence and Public Standards: report, February 2020
Government response
Government response (the government's words)
Ensuring fairness in how the public sector uses algorithms in decision-making is crucial for gaining and maintaining public trust. Introducing mechanisms for a more transparent use of algorithms within the government will encourage responsible public sector innovation and further enhance the UK’s long-standing leadership in the field of transparency and openness. Therefore, we made the following commitment in the National Data Strategy published in September 2020:
We will collaborate with the leading organisations and academic bodies in the field to scope and pilot methods to enhance algorithmic transparency.
We are currently working with the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation and the leading organisations in the field to develop and pilot algorithmic transparency measures.
As part of the work on the new National AI Strategy, to be published later this year, the Office for AI will be building on previous work conducted as part of the Guide for AI in the Public Sector and AI Procurement Guidelines towards ensuring use of AI in public services is transparent and works for the benefit of citizens.
We will collaborate with the leading organisations and academic bodies in the field to scope and pilot methods to enhance algorithmic transparency.
We are currently working with the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation and the leading organisations in the field to develop and pilot algorithmic transparency measures.
As part of the work on the new National AI Strategy, to be published later this year, the Office for AI will be building on previous work conducted as part of the Guide for AI in the Public Sector and AI Procurement Guidelines towards ensuring use of AI in public services is transparent and works for the benefit of citizens.
From: HM Government. Source document ↗