An Institutionalist Approach to AI Ethics: Justifying the Priority of Government Regulation over Self-Regulation

Abstract This article explores the cooperation of government and private sector to tackle ethical dimension artificial intelligence (AI). The argument draws on institutionalist approach in philosophy business ethics defending a ‘division moral labor’ between governments (Rawls 2001; Scheffler Munoz-Dardé 2005). goal main contribution this is explain how can provide guidelines AI industry highlight limits self-regulation. In what follows, I discuss three claims. First, principles should be validated through legitimate democratic processes. Second, compliance with these secured stable way. Third, their implementation practice as efficient possible. If we accept claims, there are good reasons conclude that, many cases, implementing hard regulation principle (if not yet practice) best instruments secure an development systems. Where adequate exists, firms respect law. But when does exist, helping build businesses’ priority,