Governance of artificial intelligence (AI)

Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 20 Oct 2022 Closed: 28 May 2024 Parliament page
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has increased significantly in recent years. It offers a range of potential benefits such as quicker analysis of large datasets allowing more accurate information, forecasts and predictions, and more personalised public services. However, there are a number of concerns, such as the possibility of … Read more
17 Recommendations
67 Conclusions
2 Reports
9 Oral sessions
2 Letters
9 Events
Activity timeline 24 events
10 Jan
2025
Report published
28 May
2024
Report published
13 Dec
2023
Oral evidence
13 Dec
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
6 Dec
2023
Correspondence
16 Nov
2023
Report published
16 Nov
2023
Correspondence
8 Nov
2023
Oral evidence
8 Nov
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
25 Oct
2023
Oral evidence
25 Oct
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
31 Aug
2023
Report published
Oral evidence sessions 9 sessions
13 Dec 2023
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Work for the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
Rt Hon Michelle Donelan · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Sarah Munby · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
8 Nov 2023
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Governance of artificial intelligence (AI)
Emran Mian · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Matt Clifford · AI Safety Summit
25 Oct 2023
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Governance of AI
Dame Melanie Dawes · Ofcom Jessica Rusu · Financial Conduct Authority John Edwards · Information Commissioner's Office Kate Jones · Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum Will Hayter · Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
24 May 2023
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Governance of artificial intelligence (AI)
Dr Marion Oswald · The Alan Turing Institute and Northumbria University Dr Tony Mansfield · National Physical Laboratory Lindsey Chiswick · Metropolitan Police Michael Birtwistle · Ada Lovelace Institute
10 May 2023
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Governance of artificial intelligence (AI)
Coran Darling · DLA Piper Dr Hayleigh Bosher · Brunel University Jamie Njoku-Goodwin · UK Music Paul Fleming · Equity
29 Mar 2023
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Daisy Christodoulou · No More Marking Dr Matthew Glanville · The International Baccalaureate Joel Kenyon · Dormers Wells High School, Southall, London Professor Rose Luckin · University College London
8 Mar 2023
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Professor Andrew Hopkins · Exscientia Professor Delmiro Fernandez-Reyes · University College London Professor Mihaela van der Schaar · Cambridge Centre for AI in Medicine, Cambridge University
22 Feb 2023
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Adrian Joseph · BT Group Hugh Milward · Microsoft Jen Gennai · Google Professor Dame Wendy Hall · University of Southampton Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt · Jesus College, University of Oxford
25 Jan 2023
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Panel One; Panel Two
Dr Manish Patel · Jiva.ai Michael Cohen · University of Oxford Mrs Katherine Holden · techUK Professor Michael Osborne · University of Oxford and Mind Foundry
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
Clear
15 Conclusion Rejected
Third Report - Governance of artif…
Announce further financial support for AI regulators, considering an industry levy.
The next Government must announce further financial support, agreed in consultation with regulators, that is commensurate to the scale of the task. It should also consider the benefits of a one-off or recurring industry levy, that would allow regulators to … Read more
Government Response
The government reiterates its commitment to providing £10m funding for regulators' AI capabilities and £2m to the DRCF. It does not commit to providing further financial support or considering an industry levy, as recommended by the committee.
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25 Recommendation Rejected
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Confirm models tested by AI Safety Institute, testing details, findings, and developer changes.
In its response to this Report, the Government should confirm which models the AI Safety Institute has undertaken pre-deployment safety testing on, the nature of the Governance of artificial intelligence (AI) 55 testing, a summary of the findings, whether any … Read more
Government Response
The government rejected providing specific details on which models the AI Safety Institute has tested, the nature of findings, or developer changes. It stated this is often not appropriate due to commercial sensitivity and would be counterproductive to publicise.
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26 Recommendation Rejected
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Confirm models the AI Safety Institute could not access and name refusing developers.
The Government should also confirm which models the Institute has been unable to secure access to, and the reason for this. If any developers have refused access— which would represent a contravention of the reported agreement at the November 2023 … Read more
Government Response
The government rejected confirming which models the AI Safety Institute has been unable to access or naming developers who refused access. It stated that identifying specific developers would be counterproductive due to complex, commercially sensitive negotiations.
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32 Conclusion Rejected
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Require robust, independent testing and performance analysis for AI models prior to deployment.
AI can entrench and accelerate existing biases. The current Government, future administrations and sectoral regulators should require deployers of AI models and tools to submit them to robust, independent testing and performance analysis prior to deployment. (Paragraph 140) 56 Governance … Read more
Government Response
The government's response text is a page number/header and does not address the recommendation to require independent testing of AI models for bias prior to deployment.
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Government Response AI assessment · 84 of 17 classified
Accepted 53
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 17
Deferred 8
Rejected 4
Total 17 recs + 67 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
6 Dec 2023 Correspondence from to Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to Chair, in relation to Governance of Artificial Intelligence, dated 24 November 2023
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16 Nov 2023 From committee Letter to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology relating to the governance of artificial intelligence, dated 10 November 2023
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