TY - JOUR
T1 - Legal contestation of artificial intelligence-related decision-making in the United Kingdom
T2 - reflections for policy
AU - Drake, Archie
AU - Keller, Perry
AU - Pietropaoli, Irene
AU - Puri, Anuj
AU - Maniatis, Spyros
AU - Tomlinson, Joe
AU - Maxwell, Jack
AU - Fussey, Pete
AU - Pagliari, Claudia
AU - Smethurst, Hannah
AU - Edwards, Lilian
AU - Blair, Sir William
N1 - © 2021 The Author(s).
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This paper considers legal contestation in the UK as a source of useful reflections for AI policy. The government has published a ‘National AI Strategy’, but it is unclear how effective this will be given doubts about levels of public trust. One key concern is the UK’s apparent ‘side-lining’ of the law. A series of events were convened to investigate critical legal perspectives on the issues, culminating in an expert workshop addressing five sectors. Participants discussed AI in the context of wider trends towards automated decision-making (ADM). A recent proliferation in legal actions is expected to continue. The discussions illuminated the various ways in which individual examples connect systematically to developments in governance and broader ‘AI-related decision-making’, particularly due to chronic problems with transparency and awareness. This provides a fresh and current insight into the perspectives of key groups advancing criticisms relevant to policy in this area. Policymakers’ neglect of the law and legal processes is contributing to quality issues with recent practical ADM implementation in the UK. Strong signals are now required to switch back from the vicious cycle of increasing mistrust to an approach capable of generating public trust. Suggestions are summarised for consideration by policymakers.
AB - This paper considers legal contestation in the UK as a source of useful reflections for AI policy. The government has published a ‘National AI Strategy’, but it is unclear how effective this will be given doubts about levels of public trust. One key concern is the UK’s apparent ‘side-lining’ of the law. A series of events were convened to investigate critical legal perspectives on the issues, culminating in an expert workshop addressing five sectors. Participants discussed AI in the context of wider trends towards automated decision-making (ADM). A recent proliferation in legal actions is expected to continue. The discussions illuminated the various ways in which individual examples connect systematically to developments in governance and broader ‘AI-related decision-making’, particularly due to chronic problems with transparency and awareness. This provides a fresh and current insight into the perspectives of key groups advancing criticisms relevant to policy in this area. Policymakers’ neglect of the law and legal processes is contributing to quality issues with recent practical ADM implementation in the UK. Strong signals are now required to switch back from the vicious cycle of increasing mistrust to an approach capable of generating public trust. Suggestions are summarised for consideration by policymakers.
U2 - 10.1080/13600869.2021.1999075
DO - 10.1080/13600869.2021.1999075
M3 - Article
SN - 1360-0869
VL - 36
SP - 251
EP - 285
JO - International Review of Law, Computers and Technology
JF - International Review of Law, Computers and Technology
IS - 2
ER -