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<p><del class="ministerial">While we have seen some success with voluntary measures
to improve online safety, Government has been clear that tech companies need to take
more consistent and effective action to tackle online harms.</del></p><p> </p><p><del
class="ministerial">A joint DCMS-Home Office White Paper will be published shortly,
setting out clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep their users safe online</del>.</p><p>
</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government recently set up the Centre for Data
Ethics and Innovation to provide independent, expert advice on the measures needed
to enable and ensure safe, ethical and innovative uses of AI and data-driven technologies.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">The first two projects the Centre will study include: the use
of data in shaping people's online experiences; and the potential for bias in decisions
made using algorithms. This work will play an important role in promoting and ensuring
fairness and the ethical use of data to deliver maximum benefits for society. An interim
update on these projects is expected in summer 2019.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Further,
it is essential that AI developed in the UK reflects the needs and make-up of society
as a whole and that industry and the public sector are able to access the greatest
supply of talent in terms of numbers. Increasing diversity in the AI workforce is
vital to ensure that everyone with the potential to participate has the opportunity
to do so. The government’s Office for AI will work with the AI Council to promote
diversity in the AI workforce.</ins></p>
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