Ministry of Defence AI Ethics Advisory Panel
Terms of reference, membership and meeting minutes of the MOD’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics Advisory Panel (EAP).
The MOD’s AI Ethics Advisory Panel was established in 2021 to provide expert advice, scrutiny and challenge across the full span of principles, policies and frameworks relevant to the delivery of ethical AI outcomes within Defence. It is a key component of the UK’s commitment to the safe and responsible development and adoption of AI in the military domain.
It is chaired by the MOD’s 2nd Permanent Secretary, bringing together experts from Defence, academia, industry, and civil society several times a year. As an advisory body, it does not have decision-making authorities, nor is it a formal board within the MOD’s governance structures.
The Panel’s expertise underpinned the development of MOD’s AI Ethics Principles (set out in the ‘Ambitious, Safe, Responsible’ policy) and it is central to ongoing efforts to action these principles across Defence.