Member

Beyond securing financial returns, the Government’s rush to give access and their failure to consider citizens’ needs is alarming. We need to make sure that the exploitation of our data is on terms that are consistent with our values and has the consent of the people. In a word cloud that was generated based on the latest government polling about AI, one word screamed out from the pack, and that was “scary”. The only words that I could read without glasses were “dangerous”, “concern”, “unsure”, “robot”, “worry”, “nervous”, “confused”, “cautious”, “wary” and “sceptical”, so I am not the only one who sees the cavalier statements of Ministers as a threat to the safety, security and prosperity of the UK. What the word cloud tells us is that there is a disconnect between the Government’s “lean in, move fast, hurt now, fix later” approach and the views of those on whose behalf they govern.