Google’s AI subsidiary DeepMind has come under fire again for its partnership with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). According to a leaked letter from the government’s top data advisor, the company’s deal to train a new medical app using health data from 1.6 million NHS patients was conducted on an "inappropriate legal basis.”
The letter, sent by the UK’s National Data Guardian (NDG), was published by Sky News this week, and will inform an ongoing investigation into the legality of the deal between the NHS and DeepMind. This investigation is currently being carried out by the UK government's data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), with the ICO telling Sky News that it is “close to conclusion.”
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https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/16/15645832/google-deepmind-nhs-patient-data-deal-ndg-letter
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http://ifeeltechinc.blogspot.com/2017/05/googles-ai-subsidiary-was-given-legally.html
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