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Archive · 2025-08-18

AI ethics on Monday, 18 August 2025

3 items published this day, across 1 categories.

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UK Contracts Finder — AI procurement

Persuasive Design and Time on Platforms — open the original publisher

Persuasive Design and Time on Platforms Research Objectives: To understand the persuasive design features (e.g. autoplay, infinite scroll, notifications, algorithmic feeds) that are most influential in keeping children on online platforms* longer than they intend, and the effects of these features. To understand the content types (e.g. appearance-focused content, algorithmically recommended material) associated with prolonged online platform engageme… Classification: Market research services.

RegulationChildren & education
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UK Contracts Finder — AI procurement

Provision of Live Facial Recognition Software, Hardware and associated Support and Maintenance to be utilised in 2 mobile units — open the original publisher

BlueLight Commercial, on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), have awarded a contract for the provision of Live Facial Recognition Software, Hardware and associated Support and Maintenance to be utilised in 2 mobile units. This procurement was conducted via Further Competition on the BLC0168 National Framework for Live Facial Recognition Framework. The contract is for an Initial 5 year contracting term to the end of Classification: Software package and information systems.

RegulationPrivacy
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UK Contracts Finder — AI procurement

Generative AI Productionising — open the original publisher

The Insolvency Service Digital Innovation team are looking to engage with an external supplier to carry out three pieces of work; 1. Productionise four Proof of Concept (PoC) Use Cases utilising Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) technologies. 2. Work with the team to discover other instances where GEN AI may help the agency in particular making efficiency and productivity gains. 3. Work with t Classification: Software package and information systems.

RegulationJobs & economy
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