Why you should hire a chief AI ethics officer

Multi-disciplinary knowledge: AI ethics issues cannot only be addressed through technical solutions and compliance with relevant policies, standards and laws. CAIEOs need multi-disciplinary knowledge and skills, including technical AI knowledge and perception, ethical considerations, social science and technology law familiarity, as well as business strategy know-how. They also need to facilitate the creation of tools and frameworks that enable product teams to develop AI responsibly, as well as to work with the whole company, other professional organizations and policy-makers to help shape laws, norms and standards to define and govern best practices at a global level. Effective and inclusive governance: Companies can support and provide oversight for a CAIEO by creating an AI ethics board, led by the CAIEO with representatives from all the company's divisions and with decision-making power, visibility and governance authority fully supported by the CEO and senior executives. The CAIEO can help each board member understand AI ethics solutions in their respective business units and make them part of operations.