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Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence

Commons · Question 59914 · Tabled 13 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2025

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Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what mechanisms are in place to ensure (a) reproducibility and (b) accountability when AI is used in cross-government digital services.

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 23 Jun 2025

The AI Playbook discusses accountability requirements for the use of AI in the public sector, emphasising human validation for high-risk decisions and user-reporting channels for oversight. Transparency is mandated through the Algorithmic Transparency Rec...