The IEEE Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems [Standards]

Between January and May 2017, leadership of The IEEE Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems welcomed input from around the globe on their founding document – Ethically Aligned Design: A Vision for Prioritizing Human Wellbeing with Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems (AI/AS) (hereafter referred to as EAD or EADv1). Broken into multiple sections, EADv1 features over eighty Issues and Candidate Recommendations designed to provide academics, technologists and policy makers with specific, directional principles to help prioritize ethical considerations at the forefront of AI/AS design. The document also serves as impetus for Committees of The IEEE Global Initiative to submit Standards ideas to the IEEE Standards Association based on their efforts. In this way Ethically Aligned Design is helping to both frame key global principles and build pragmatic soft governance that can deeply and positively influence the AI/AS landscape.