Ada Lovelace Institute

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The Ada Lovelace Institute is an independent research and deliberative body with a mission to ensure data and AI work for people and society.

Ada offers expert, independent commentary on the ethical and social implications of data, AI and related technologies, to inform the thinking of governments, industry, public bodies and civil society organisations in the UK and globally.

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First board members appointed to lead Ada Lovelace Institute

The Nuffield Foundation has appointed the first board members to lead the strategic development of the Ada Lovelace Institute, an independent research and deliberative body with a mission to ensure data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) work for people and society.

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The Ada Lovelace Institute is an independent research and deliberative body with a...

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Data for the common good – framing the debate

Over the past few years debates about data have frequently made headline news. To help us to better understand data, including its uses and ethical implications, various analogies have been used. Although analogies can help us get a better grasp of this complex issue, we should be wary of the limitations of these comparisons.

by Reema Patel

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Building the evidence base for data and AI ethics

What impact is the debate on data and AI ethics having on independent public research?

by Olivia Varley-Winter

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Keeping society in the loop about data ethics and AI

There is a growing expectation that technologies and algorithms should align with, and reflect, commonly held public and societal values. But to make this happen, society needs to be kept ‘in the loop’. Do we need an implicit social contract between those developing and designing the tech and those who may be affected by it?

by Reema Patel