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The tide is changing: Monitoring public attitudes towards data and AI

Posted by: Sylvie Hobden and Dea Begaj, Posted on: 6 December 2023 - Categories: Algorithms, Artificial intelligence, Data, Data collection, Data-sharing, Decision-making, Demographic data, Diversity, Equity, Ethical innovation, Public engagement
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Today marks the publication of the third wave of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) Public Attitudes to Data and AI tracker survey. The CDEI leads the Government’s work to enable trustworthy innovation using data and AI as …

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Part two: Examining public attitudes towards Smart Data schemes

Posted by: Benjamin Moore, Wiktoria Kulik, CDEI, Hannah Spiro, CDEI, Holly Clarke, CDEI and Vincenzo Rampulla, BEIS, Posted on: 22 June 2022 - Categories: Data, Public engagement, Trustworthy innovation

We have been working with the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to identify the features of ethical and trustworthy Smart Data schemes. Smart Data refers to the “secure sharing of customer data with authorised third party providers …

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Part one: Examining public attitudes towards Smart Data schemes

Posted by: Benjamin Moore, Wiktoria Kulik, CDEI, Hannah Spiro, CDEI, Holly Clarke, CDEI and Vincenzo Rampulla, BEIS, Posted on: 22 June 2022 - Categories: Data, Public engagement, Trustworthy innovation

We have been working with the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to identify the features of ethical and trustworthy Smart Data schemes. Smart Data schemes have the potential to unlock significant benefits for consumers and the UK …

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Monitoring how public attitudes towards data and AI vary over time

Posted by: Hannah Spiro and Holly Clarke, Posted on: 30 March 2022 - Categories: Artificial intelligence, Data, Public engagement, Trustworthy innovation

We have today published the findings from the first wave of our new tracker survey, which will be repeated at consistent intervals to enable changes in attitudes to data and AI to be monitored for the first time. Understanding how …

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Continuing to improve Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) at the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI)

Posted by: CDEI, Posted on: 10 September 2021 - Categories: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

DCMS has today announced appointments to our refreshed advisory board, helping to lead the Centre in its next phase. Going forward, we’ll be focusing our efforts on enabling trustworthy innovation in the real-world, and delivering on the priorities set out in …

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A broader approach to digital regulation: Empowering users by enabling active choices online

Posted by: Jessica Bancroft and Grace Elcock, Posted on: 18 August 2021 - Categories: Data, Public engagement, Responsible innovation

In February 2020, we published our review of online targeting, which included a number of recommendations to government, regulators and industry, regarding how data is used to shape the online experience. In the final report, we recommended that online platforms …

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Engaging with the public about algorithmic transparency in the public sector

Posted by: Natalia Domagala, Central Digital and Data Office and Hannah Spiro, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, Posted on: 21 June 2021 - Categories: Algorithms, Public engagement, Transparency

Making decisions about individuals is a key responsibility for many parts of the public sector, and there is increasing recognition of the opportunities offered through the use of data and algorithms in this decision-making. But these opportunities will only be …

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Enabling active choices online: Trialling behaviourally informed prototypes 

Posted by: Nathan Bookbinder-Ryan and Jessica Bancroft, Posted on: 16 June 2021 - Categories: Data, Public engagement, Responsible innovation

Following publication of our review of online targeting, we began to work with the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) to explore different ways to empower users to make active choices online about their privacy and personalisation settings. We defined “active choices” …

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Supporting new approaches to enable trustworthy data sharing and improve data access across the economy

Posted by: Jessica Bancroft, Posted on: 24 May 2021 - Categories: Data, Data-sharing, Public engagement, Responsible innovation

Last week, government published the response to the National Data Strategy consultation, and laid the ICO’s Data Sharing Code of Practice before Parliament. Respondents to the consultation considered questions relating to the five priority areas for action that government set …

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Reflecting on the use of AI and data-driven technology in the pandemic

Posted by: Emily Campbell-Ratcliffe, Hannah Spiro and Sarah Darrall, Posted on: 8 March 2021 - Categories: Artificial intelligence, Covid-19, Data-driven technology, Responsible innovation, Trust

Since March 2020, the CDEI has been monitoring the use of AI and data-driven technology in the UK’s COVID-19 response through two distinct lenses. Firstly, through our COVID-19 repository, which is a database for novel use-cases of artificial intelligence and …

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