CDEI launches a ‘roadmap’ for tackling algorithmic bias
https://artificialintelligence-news.com/2020/11/27/cdei-launches-roadmap-tackling-algorithmic-bias/A review from the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) has led to the creation of a “roadmap†for tackling algorithmic bias.
The analysis was commissioned by the UK government in October 2018 and will receive a formal response.
Algorithms bring substantial benefits to businesses and individuals able to use them effectively. However, increasing evidence suggests biases are – often unconsciously – making their way into algorithms and creating an uneven playing field.
The CDEI is the UK government’s advisory body on the responsible use of AI and data-driven technology. CDEI has spent the past two years examining the issue of algorithmic bias and how it can be tackled.
Adrian Weller, Board Member for the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, said:
“It is vital that we work hard now to get this right as adoption of algorithmic decision-making increases. Government, regulators, and industry need to work together with interdisciplinary experts, stakeholders, and the public to ensure that algorithms are used to promote fairness, not undermine it.
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation has today set out a range of measures to help the UK to achieve this, with a focus on enhancing transparency and accountability in decision-making processes that have a significant impact on individuals.
Not only does the report propose a roadmap to tackle the risks, but it highlights the opportunity that good use of data presents to address historical unfairness and avoid new biases in key areas of life.â€
