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Artificial Intelligence: Public Bodies

Asked by Dame Chi OnwurahLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 24 December 2024UIN 19685

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to increase the transparency in the use of artificial intelligence by public bodies.

Answered by Feryal Clark

The Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) establishes a standardised way for public sector organisations to publish information about how and why they are using algorithmic tools. The ATRS is mandatory for government departments and arm’s-length bodies (ALBs), for algorithmic tools which have a significant influence on a decision-making process with public effect, or directly interact with the general public.

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