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UK AI Council (2019–2023)
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This is the official UK government page for the now-dissolved AI Council; useful as historical context for UK AI governance structures prior to the post-2023 reorganization around DSIT and the AI Safety Institute.
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Summary
The UK AI Council was an independent government advisory body that provided strategic guidance on AI policy, public understanding, skills diversity, and ethical data-sharing frameworks until its dissolution in June 2023. Comprising industry, academia, and public sector representatives, it served as a bridge between the AI ecosystem and UK government. Its closure marked a shift toward individual expert advisory roles within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Key Points
- •Operated as an independent expert committee advising UK Government on AI strategy from its formation until June 21, 2023.
- •Chaired by Tabitha Goldstaub, with members drawn from industry, academia, and the public sector.
- •Focused on public understanding of AI, increasing AI skills and diversity, and safe/ethical data-sharing frameworks.
- •Disbanded in 2023, with members transitioning to individual advisory roles at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
- •Represents an early institutional model for structured government-AI ecosystem engagement in the UK.
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# AI Council
The AI Council was an independent expert committee that provided advice to Government, and high-level leadership of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem.
The final meeting of the AI Council was held on 21 June 2023.
The Council has made as significant contribution to the development of government’s AI strategy, and members will be invited to act as individual expert advisors to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
## Role of the Group
The AI Council is a non-statutory expert committee of independent members set up
to provide advice to the Government and high-level leadership of the AI ecosystem.
It works to support the growth of AI in the UK, promote its adoption and use in businesses and society, and encourage experts to focus on priority topics in AI. Its aims are:
- Provide an open dialogue and exchange of ideas between industry, academia and government;
- Advise the Office for AI and broader government on its current priorities, opportunities and challenges for AI policy;
- Share research and development expertise and horizon scan for new AI technologies, applications and their impact;
- Work on public perception of AI, and on raising the profile of the AI and Data Grand Challenge.
The Council’s three main areas of focus are:
- Developing the public understanding of AI, and tackling negative perceptions, to boost confidence of this technology among businesses and society;
- Increasing skills in AI, including the diversity of people studying and working in AI;
- Exploring how to develop and deploy safe, fair, legal and ethical data-sharing frameworks.
## Membership
The AI Council is chaired by Tabitha Goldstaub, UK AI Business Champion and co-founder of CogX. The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport confirmed the Chair’s appointment, along with the Council membership.
The Council spans members from industry, public sector and academia and covers a broad range of background and expertise to contribute to leadership of the AI ecosystem. Members represent themselves as individuals, and not explicitly as affiliates of their organisations.
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