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Public trust and transparency

Lara Macdonald and Mark Durkee, 1 December 2020 - Algorithms, Bias, Trust

The CDEI believes that the government should introduce a mandatory transparency obligation on all public sector organisations using algorithms that have a significant influence on significant decisions affecting individuals. Our report published last week suggests definitions for these terms. But whilst a transparent approach is vital to building a trustworthy environment, we should not assume that greater transparency from public sector organisations will inevitably lead to greater trust in the public sector.

An overview of the CDEI's review into bias in algorithmic decision-making

Mark Durkee, 27 November 2020 - Algorithms, Bias, Decision-making

This report draws together the findings and recommendations from a broad range of work. We have focused on the use of algorithms in significant decisions about individuals, looking across four sectors (recruitment, financial services, policing and local government), and making cross-cutting recommendations that aim to help build the right systems so that algorithms improve, rather than worsen, decision-making.

Empowering the user to make active choices online

Nathan Bookbinder-Ryan, 25 November 2020 - Ethical innovation

Today we have published an update report on our work with the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) and Doteveryone, that follows on from our review of online targeting. Since March, we have been working to understand how, by changing how technology …

September release: COVID-19 repository

Sarah Darrall, 3 November 2020 - Artificial intelligence, Covid-19, Ethical innovation

Almost all (13 of 16) of this month’s entries were related to healthcare, with the majority of those specifically looking at use-cases in hospitals. Given that the UK faces an ongoing public health crisis and is entering a second-wave of coronavirus infections, it is not surprising that these use-cases are the most prevalent at this time.

August release: COVID-19 repository

Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe, 30 September 2020 - Artificial intelligence, Covid-19, Ethical innovation

The number of brand new use-cases that we are seeing each month has seen a downturn since we began compiling the COVID-19 repository, although we are continuing to find further examples of the existing entries that we have been tracking, indicating that existing use-cases are being adopted more widely.

COVID-19 repository: Local government edition

Sarah Darrall, 5 August 2020 - Artificial intelligence, Covid-19, Data-sharing, Ethical innovation

The primary purpose of the majority of use-cases has been to support the local response and mitigate the effects of lockdown. However, we are starting to see examples of use-cases designed to build future resilience and aid the recovery; these have been particularly prominent in the transport sector. For example, the Commonplace Mapping Tool which allows users to highlight pinch points across Glasgow City Centre, where measures such as pavement widening and new cycle lanes could be introduced to help people maintain physical distancing.

Explainer: Case study: AI-driven testing for COVID-19

Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe, 5 August 2020 - Artificial intelligence, Covid-19, Data-driven technology

In a project at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH), researchers have built an AI-driven test to screen for COVID-19, in the first hour of a patient arriving at an emergency department. The AI model - trained using laboratory bloods, blood gases, and observations recorded routinely during 115,000 presentations to Oxfordshire’s Emergency Departments - looks for a ‘biochemical and physiological signature’ of COVID-19.

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Public trust and transparency

An overview of the CDEI's review into bias in algorithmic decision-making

September release: COVID-19 repository

August release: COVID-19 repository

Explainer: Case study: AI-driven testing for COVID-19

June release: COVID-19 repository

Explainer: Social distancing wearables for the workplace

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