67% of government bodies responding to the NAO’s survey said that support from the centre of government in fostering public trust in AI was very important.23 Written evidence we received from a wide range of stakeholders emphasised the vital importance of public trust. For example, the Ada Lovelace Institute told us expanding the use of AI in the public sector without maintaining public trust and confidence could increase the risk of a public backlash or people withdrawing consent for the dat...

67% of government bodies responding to the NAO’s survey said that support from the centre of government in fostering public trust in AI was very important.23 Written evidence we received from a wide range of stakeholders emphasised the vital importance of public trust. For example, the Ada Lovelace Institute told us expanding the use of AI in the public sector without maintaining public trust and confidence could increase the risk of a public backlash or people withdrawing consent for the data to be used.24 The Local Government Association also raised concerns at survey findings that show low levels of public trust in how government uses the Type: conclusion | Number: 11 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 2. PAC conclusion: Public trust is being jeopardised by slow progress on embedding transparency and establishing robust standards for AI adoption in the public sector. 2a. PAC recommendation: DSIT should write to the Committee in six months to update us on: • Depa