Responsible AI
Responsible AI for one of healthcare's most sensitive challenges
Dementia detection is too important for careless technology. DementiaDetect is being developed with a commitment to privacy, fairness, transparency, clinical validation and human oversight from the beginning. AI should not replace human care. It should help people receive it sooner.
Our commitments
Principles we are building around
Privacy by design
Personal health data must be handled with the highest standards of security, consent and transparency. People stay in control of their information.
Human oversight
DementiaDetect is designed to support healthcare professionals, never to replace them. People remain central to every decision.
Fairness and inclusion
AI models must be tested for bias and developed with diverse populations wherever possible, so insight works fairly across communities.
Explainability
Users and clinicians should be able to understand what kinds of signals inform an insight, in plain language.
Clinical validation
Claims must be evidence-led and proportionate to the stage of development. We do not over-claim.
Safety
The platform is designed to avoid unnecessary alarm and to guide people towards appropriate professional support.
Transparency
We aim to be clear about what DementiaDetect does, what it does not do, and where further validation is required.
Regulatory readiness
Taking healthcare AI seriously
We build on the assumption that DementiaDetect may, depending on its intended use and claims, fall within health technology and potentially Software as a Medical Device requirements.
- Avoid diagnostic claims unless validated and approved
- Never present a risk insight as a medical conclusion
- Keep all claims evidence-backed and proportionate
- Maintain strong UK GDPR data protection compliance
- Work towards MHRA expectations and NICE evidence standards
- Keep clinicians central to the pathway
If you are worried about memory, confusion or cognitive change, please speak to a qualified healthcare professional. DementiaDetect is being developed as a support tool and is not a substitute for medical advice, assessment or diagnosis.
Where we draw the line
What we do not claim
Being honest about limits is part of being trustworthy. So we are clear and consistent about what DementiaDetect is not.
Responsible by design, from the start
Read how this thinking shapes our research, or talk to us about governance, ethics and validation.