How the DOD is developing its AI ethics guidance - FedScoop

It has been six months since the Department of Defense adopted ethical principles for artificial intelligence. Since then, the department's Joint AI Center has faced the daunting challenge of taking that conceptual work and scaling it to develop actionable guidance for the rest of the military. The goal is to give anyone who works in technology development -- from contracting officers to software developers -- a "shared vocabulary" for building ethics into any DOD work involving AI. What's at stake, leaders say, is ensuring that the DOD uses the emerging technology in ways that uphold the department's values while managing potentially huge shifts in the "character" of warfare. The first step is to agree on a document that turns the principles into clear guidance.