The UK Takes The Temperature Of AI Opportunities, Risks And Governance

• Published date: 22 June 2020
• Author: Mr Matt Hervey
• Subject Matter: Finance and Banking, Technology, Financial Services, New Technology
• Law Firm: Gowling WLG

The UK's Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) has published a "CDEI AI Barometer", examining "the most pressing opportunities, risks, and governance challenges associated with artificial intelligence (AI) and data use in the UK".

The report analyses responses from 120 panellists and focusses on five sectors: criminal justice, financial services, health & social care, digital & social media and energy & utilities. Concerns widespread across these sectors were bias, lack of explainability and collecting meaningful consent. The report gives more granular analysis of concerns by sector, such as data monopolies, consumer disempowerment and cyberattacks in financial services and health inequalities and professional...