AI & Society – A Responsible View

Since I spoke at techUK's Digital Ethics 2018 conference the conversation on AI has continued to grow. Research that we recently conducted showed that UK organisations have been increasing their adoption of AI technologies over the past year. The number of companies who now state they have an AI strategy in place has more than doubled – from 11% in 2018 to 24% today, with over half of the organisations reported to be using AI to some degree, indicating that AI is increasingly becoming more accessible. The rise in AI technologies creates more urgency for organisations to understand the implications of AI empowered decision making and how to ensure AI is being used responsibly. However, many UK leaders lack an understanding of how AI can be used in a fair, responsible and effective way with two-thirds (63%) not knowing how AI systems reach conclusions.