Putting Ethics into Practice in Artificial Intelligence

As deep learning algorithms and artificial intelligence applications become more widely used, concern has been growing about their ethical implications. In particular, questions have emerged both about the trustworthiness of AI algorithms and the risks of relying on them for automated decision-making. How can technologists, regulators, and the general public be confident that AI algorithms are designed and used in ways that are safe and consistent with our values? Although numerous studies have proposed ethical considerations for artificial intelligence, there is currently no standardized framework for putting those values into effect. A new working paper from the AI Ethics Impact Group (AIEIG), however, seeks to change that.