The Policy Institute and the TAS Hub are developing a series of reports which will explore the current landscape of policy with autonomous systems in the following sectors: Healthcare, Defence and Security, Autonomous Vehicles, Financial Services, Creative Industries, Industry X.0, and Internet of Things at home and in the workplace.
These do not aim to be systematic reviews of all the relevant academic and non-academic literature. Rather, our purpose is to provide an overview of the key policy issues associated with the introduction and deployment of autonomous systems in the seven economic sectors identified within the TAS programme.
As we enter the fourth industrial revolution, the Internet of Things – and how people adopt it – transforms how we live, communicate and conduct businesses. Such a transformation is likely to bring issues where government, industry and researchers need to respond. In this policy landscape review, we explore the main policy issues the government should focus on and provide areas for further research. Read the report by Dr Justyna Lisinska and Dr Sachini Weerawardhana.
The UK government has taken a proactive approach towards encouraging the development of autonomous vehicles. Despite the political appetite for autonomous vehicles as a means to solve the UK logistics challenges, development has stalled in recent months. This review [pdf] looks at the regulatory, ethical, and technological hurdles we need to overcome to address the challenges we’re facing. Read the blog by Dr Justyna Lisinska, Research Fellow at The Policy Institute, King’s College London.
When it comes to autonomy in defence systems, there are huge opportunities to improve efficiency and save costs, but significant issues around trust, ethics and legal challenges remain. We unpack these issues in this report with The Policy Institute at King’s College, written by Juljan Krause, Public Policy | Southampton, University of Southampton.
The UK government and the NHS have asserted clear ambitions around the application of artificial intelligence to healthcare. Read more about issues of relevance to policymakers in developing and deploying trustworthy autonomous systems in health in this review.