Presentation by Clara Neppel (Senior Director of the IEEE European office in Vienna) at the event "Incorporating Ethical Considerations in Autonomous & Intelligent Systems (A/IS) – Policy & Industry Requirements in the Algorithmic Age". The event took place on 11 June 2018 and was jointly organized by IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and the Delft Design for Values Institute (DDFV). For more info see http://designforvalues.tudelft.nl/event/incorporating-ethical-considerations-in-ai-policy-industry-requirements/

1. Incorporating Ethical Considerations in Autonomous and
Intelligent Systems
Dr Clara Neppel
The Hague, 11 June 2018

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5. Version 2
• Launched December 5th 2017 as a Request for Input
• Currently over 1000 Global A/IS & Ethics experts, working in a
bottom up, transparent, open and increasingly globally inclusive
process
• Incorporates over 200 pages of feedback from public RFI and new
Working Groups from China, Japan, Korea etc
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• Contains over one hundred twenty key Issues and Candidate
Recommendations
Ethically Aligned Design
A Vision for Prioritizing Human Well-being with
Autonomous and Intelligent Systems

6. Inspiration for IEEE P7000 Working Groups
IEEE P7000™ - Model Process for Addressing Ethical Concerns During System Design
IEEE P7001™ - Transparency of Autonomous Systems
IEEE P7002™ - Data Privacy Process
IEEE P7003™ - Algorithmic Bias Considerations
IEEE P7004™ - Standard on Child and Student Data Governance
IEEE P7005™ - Standard on Employer Data Governance
IEEE P7006™ - Standard on Personal Data AI Agent Working Group
IEEE P7007™ - Ontological Standard for Ethically driven Robotics and Automation Systems
IEEE P7008™ - Standard for Ethically Driven Nudging for Robotic, Intelligent and Autonomous Systems
IEEE P7009™ - Standard for Fail-Safe Design of Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Systems
IEEE P7010™ - Wellbeing Metrics Standard for Ethical Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems
IEEE P7011™ - Standard for the Process of Identifying and Rating the Trustworthiness of News Sources
IEEE P7012™ - Standard for Machine Readable Personal Privacy Terms

7. Finding the right balance
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“The short-term impact of AI depends on who
controls it; the long-term impact depends on
whether it can be controlled at all”
Stephen Hawking
“AI will have to be on the political stage
because I think that AI is not just about
technology”
C. Moedas, European Commissioner for Research Science and Innovation
“Tech Support,” by R. Kikuo Johnson.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/23

8. Thank you!
Dr Clara Neppel
Senior Director,
European Business Operations
c.neppel@ieee.org