UK CDEI

Fairness Innovation Challenge: Up to £400,000 for AI Bias Solutions

The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, through the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, has launched the Fairness Innovation Challenge offering up to £400,000 in government investment to UK companies. The competition will fund up to three solutions with individual awards of up to £130,000 each, focusing on innovative approaches to tackle bias and discrimination in AI systems, with initial focus on healthcare and other real-world use cases. Submissions close on 13 December 2024.

International Survey of Public Opinion on AI Safety

The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation commissioned Deltapoll to conduct international research on public opinion towards AI safety ahead of the UK's AI Safety Summit 2023. Respondents from nine countries expressed widespread support for AI safety testing, with 76% agreement in the UK and Singapore, and 62% in the UK supporting government-backed AI safety institutes.

Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Framework for Automated Decision-Making

The UK Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, alongside the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Cabinet Office, and Office for Artificial Intelligence, published a 7-point Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Framework for Automated Decision-Making. The framework provides guidance for public sector organisations on using automated or algorithmic decision-making systems safely, sustainably and ethically. An accompanying Risk Potential Assessment Form helps teams evaluate possible risks of automated or algorithmic decisions.

CDEI Rebranded as Responsible Technology Adoption Unit

The UK Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) has been renamed the Responsible Technology Adoption Unit (RTA). The name change reflects the directorate's evolving role in supporting responsible AI adoption across public and private sectors under the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Public Attitudes to Data and AI: Tracker Survey Wave 3

The CDEI and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology published Wave 3 of the Public Attitudes Tracker Survey, monitoring how UK public attitudes towards data and AI vary over time. The survey includes an infographic of key findings and weighted data tables. No compliance obligations or regulatory requirements are created by this publication.