We are an open and collaborative project which is constantly developing. There are different ways in which individuals and organisations can be involved in this work. Please select each one for more information.
- Steering Committee – meets monthly to guide and support our work
- Co-production approach and group – our work with people with lived experience
- Working Groups – a collection of groups looking to develop specific outputs.
If you would like more information on any of these areas or would like to be involved, please get in touch with us.
Steering Committee
The purpose of the Steering Group is to guide the co-production and consultation process towards creating understanding and resources to define the ‘responsible use of generative AI in adult social care’ as defined through the shared Oxford statement on generative AI in adult social care. The Steering Group works in parallel with the ‘Co-production group’ consisting of a diverse membership of people drawing on and proving care services. Find out more, including Steering Committee terms of reference.
Outputs:
- Oxford Statement on generative AI in adult social care
- Call to Action: Actions we want social care stakeholders – including national policymakers – to take to support ethical use of AI in social care.
Co-production
Our co-production group consists of a diverse range of people with lived experience of social care, either drawing on care or providing care. The co-production has two workstreams, one of which is led by Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) and the other one led by Caroline Green or the Institute for Ethics in AI who has set up a local community working group in Catford South London.
Find out more about our co-production work.
Output: Principles and priorities for the responsible use of Generative AI in care and support (TLAP website)
Working groups
We currently have the following active working groups. If you are interested in joining one of these groups, or would like to suggest a new working group please get in touch with us. If you are interested in our approach to co-production and our co-production groups you can see more information on our dedicated co-production page.
Ethical Principles Working Group
This group is chaired by Dr Donald Macaskill, Scottish Care. Members of the group include representatives from:
- Scottish Care
- National Care Forum
- Skills for Care
- Rowcroft Hospice
- Digital Care Hub
- ADASS
- independent contributors.
The purpose of this group was to develop a framework of ethical principles for anyone in adult social care to consider before implementing AI.
Output: Ethical principles for the use of AI in social care contexts
Care Provider Working Group
This group is chaired by the National Care Forum.
The aim of this group is to work with adult social care provider organisations to develop guidance and support for care organisations planning to implement AI. The group held a series of virtual meetings in order to draft the guidance.
The guidance is in the form of ‘I’ and ‘We’ statements for care providers and other stakeholders to consider in relation to the use of AI.
Technologists Working Group
The technologists working group is chaired by Daniel Casson, Casson Consulting.
This group is for software suppliers who are working in the adult social care space. The group meets virtually to discuss the risks associated with introducing AI in social care. They have published the provider pledge on which they will report annually to ensure they are upholding the promises made in the pledge.
To find out more about this group and their work, please contact [email protected].
Output: Tech suppliers’ pledge on AI in social care
Care Workers Working Group
This group is chaired by the Care Workers Charity. Following a roundtable in May 2024, the Care Workers Working group have published their own statement on the responsible use of AI in social care. It covers a wide range of staff working in adult social care.
Output: Care Workers Statement
