Innovation underpinned by trustworthy governance, says CDEI
Public support for greater use of digital technologies such as AI depends on how much trust people have in its governance, says report
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Trustworthy governance of new digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) is needed to ensure public support for their adoption, the UK’s Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) has warned.
To evaluate the public’s opinion of how digital technology has been deployed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the CDEI – a UK government advisory body on the responsible use of AI and data technology – commissioned a survey from Deltapole which questioned just over 12,000 people between June and December 2020.
GCHQ outlines how it’s going to ensure its (secretive) use of AI is ethical
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Summary: GCHQ, has released a report that outlines the risks and opportunities when making use of AI for its UK security and intelligence operations.
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This week the UK s security and intelligence agency GCHQ shared an in-depth document outlining how it is thinking about AI ethics, specifically how it can be held accountable for its use of artificial intelligence intelligence when so much of the organisation s work is carried out in secret.
The risks and challenges associated with using AI are well documented, particularly with regards to how to eliminate bias as much as possible within the datasets used and how to hold AI systems accountable for recommendations or decisions made. The benefits of rolling out AI are tempting as the technology becomes more sophisticated, but we ve seen time and time again how organis
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The UK’s Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation highlights a number of barriers to continued, successful data use for local government beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that government institutions can provide better services for citizens when they have access to, and know how to effectively use, public datasets. The response to the novel Coronavirus has been strongly supported by access to health data, data sharing, hospital data, local services data and population data (to name a few).
Local government has shown that when it is given a mandate to use data more effectively, where there is a strong need, it can respond quickly. However, the progress made over the past year or so shouldn t be taken for granted, as there are a number of barriers to sustained momentum and continued progress.
There are significant disparities in South Africa’s education system. Schools are divided into quintiles, from one to five; the poorest, in quintile one, struggle enormously with a lack of resources and support. They also tend to have poorer educational outcomes. That has a direct effect on university admission and outcomes.
One of the government’s attempts to address these inequalities is through technology. This began as early as 2003 with the Draft White Paper on e-Education. These and similar policies aim to resource more marginalised schools, universities and colleges with digital tools. This, in a bid to “leapfrog” access to interactive learning content and improved administrative capabilities. COVID-19 lockdowns have made this approach “imperative … now the only thing we can do”, according to the country’s Ministry of Basic Education.
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