Public Sector's AI Conundrum: Where is the Data?

The public sector is facing a critical question about the location of its AI and data. Evidencing data residency, security, and algorithmic transparency will be essential to earn trust from citizens and patients.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Cisco's Lister Alliance are trialling AI tools in a live hospital setting through the Healthcare Living Lab. The lab aims to improve services to patients and give clinical staff more time back 'to care'.

Councils like Brighton & Hove City Council are also embedding AI into operations, with a strictly enforced 'human-in-the-loop policy'. This is despite uncertainty over the future shape of local government reorganisation and devolution.