"AI in the UK: ready, willing and able?," 16 April 2018

Artificial intelligence has been developing for years, but it is entering a crucial stage in its development and adoption...Large companies which have control over vast quantities of data must be prevented from becoming overly powerful within this landscape. We call on the [UK] Government... to review proactively the use and potential monopolisation of data by big technology companies... Companies and organisations need to improve the intelligibility of their AI systems... There is no consensus regarding the adequacy of existing legislation should AI systems malfunction, underperform or otherwise make erroneous decisions which cause harm... We also urge AI researchers and developers to be alive to the potential ethical implications of their work and the risk of their work being used for malicious purposes. We recommend that the bodies providing grants and funding to AI researchers insist that applications for such funding demonstrate an awareness of the implications of their research and how it might be misused...  

AI will have significant implications for the ways in which society lives and works. AI may accelerate the digital disruption in the jobs market. Many jobs will be enhanced by AI, many will disappear and many new, as yet unknown jobs, will be created. A significant Government investment in skills and training is imperative...There is an opportunity for the UK to shape the development and use of AI worldwide, and we recommend that the Government work with Government-sponsored AI organisations in other leading AI countries to convene a global summit to establish international norms for the design, development, regulation and deployment of artificial intelligence.