Skip to main content

Data Ethics

Making the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) mandatory across government

Bounding boxes are commonly used in AI research to signify where a computer vision algorithm has detected an object in an image. Here the artist has played with this aesthetic: The bounding boxes are 3D-printed frames positioned in the physical environment around objects. Sometimes the objects stick out of their frame.

The use of the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) became mandatory for central government in 2024. Read about how the GDS Data and AI ethics team have rolled out the mandate across government and how they have updated the ATRS to reflect learnings from this process.

Beyond checklists: critical thinking about data ethics, technology and AI

three people sat on a bench reading books and taking notes. Photo by Alexis Brown on Unsplash

On the 6 th December 2022, the Data Ethics and Society Reading Group will run its fourth event of the year, focusing on Artificial Unintelligence. Here, Harriet and Michael talk about the group.