The UK’s NHS is trialling a programme designed to identify algorithmic biases in systems used to administer healthcare.
Its aim is to use Algorithmic Impact Assessments (AIAs) to address decisions made by artificial intelligence that risk worsening healthcare outcomes for patients based on their profile and background.
The body behind the pilot, NHS AI Lab, commissioned the Ada Lovelace Institute to produce a methodology for using AIAs. The institute has since published a research paper that outlines its methodology and aims to help developers and researchers understand the ways in which AI technologies can impact people, society and the environment.