What equality and human rights issues should I consider when using AI?

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Comply with the Equality Act 2010 and Public Sector Equality Duty. Assess equality impact before you start (including procurement), during implementation and after go-live. Document this in an Equality Impact Assessment and consider publishing it. Lawyers can help with Convention rights such as privacy or freedom of expression.

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Primary (how) Data and AI Ethics Framework

You must assess the equality impact of your project: before making any decisions to initiate a project, including procuring and development; during implementation; after implementation.

Section: Understand impacted groups

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Secondary (normative) Data and AI Ethics Framework

You must comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty and Equality Act 2010. This means you need to carefully consider and document the equality impact of processing personal data where it can be used to identify individuals as having a protected characteristic. This document is often referred to as an Equality Impact Assessment (EIA).

Section: Fairness-related transparency

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Secondary (normative) AI Playbook for the UK Government

Lawyers can help you navigate the equality issues raised by the use of AI in government – for example, obligations arising under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty. Conducting an assessment of the equality impacts of your use of AI can also be one way to guard against bias, which is particularly important in the context of AI.

Section: Equality issues

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