Covid-19: Artificial Intelligence

Lord Browne of Ladyton Excerpts
Wednesday 9th September 2020

(4 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Barran Portrait Baroness Barran (Con)
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This Government want to be a leader in the regulation of AI, balancing a pro-growth, pro-innovation economy with one upholding the highest ethical standards.

Lord Browne of Ladyton Portrait Lord Browne of Ladyton (Lab) (V)
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My Lords, the endless development delays to the launch of the Covid-19 contact-tracing app, the Home Office decision, ahead of a judicial review, to scrap the controversial visa applications AI system, which was biased in favour of white applicants, and—most embarrassing of all—the A-level exam results scandal have all reinforced barriers to AI take-up as identified in this report, so what lessons have the Government learned from these fiascos?