Ideas and practical notes on AI, governance, data, coding and procurement — with the UK public sector in mind.
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Exploring how technology works, where it falls short, and how we can make it work better for everyone.
Public-sector AI fairness requires more than a bias test. It must account for unequal data, accessibility, service design and the lived experience of affected groups.
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An AI assistant can improve public-service access, but confident wrong answers, accessibility gaps and unclear escalation routes can quickly undermine that promise.
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AI security is not simply a password and a vendor contract. Public organisations need controls for untrusted content, data exposure, connected tools and incident response.
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Public-sector AI needs to demonstrate real outcomes—not merely faster outputs. A strong assurance approach tracks quality, fairness, cost, staff experience and sustainability.
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Human-in-the-loop governance fails when staff cannot question, override or explain AI advice. Here is what meaningful oversight looks like in a public service.
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Before putting case files, correspondence or service-user information into an AI tool, public bodies need answers on lawful purpose, minimisation, vendor access and retention.
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I’ve been experimenting with a small web game recently, although calling it a game is perhaps stretching the definition a little because […]
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The Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard is more than a publication form. Used well, it helps people understand why an algorithm is there and how it affects decisions.
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Financial markets rarely get into serious trouble because of one isolated event. More often, problems emerge when several pressures begin developing at […]
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