Targeted online advertising and biases in the development of algorithms will be the focus of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation in its first two years.
In its work programme for 2019-20 and its two-year strategy, both published on 20 March, the centre confirmed that it would undertake large-scale reviews of online targeting and algorithmic bias, and outlined plans to ensure that innovations in data and artificial intelligence would be conducted in a safe and ethical way.
The centre, launched in November 2018, aims to identify the measures needed to strengthen and improve how data and AI are used and regulated.