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The Ethics Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence (AI) developed by the European Commission’s High Level Expert Group (HLEG) on AI were published together with a European Commission Communication presenting the guidelines on 9 April. Relevant documents can be found at the following links:  AI Ethics Guidelines – https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/648305  AI new definition – https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/definition-artificial-intelligence-main-capabilities-and-scientific-disciplines  AI communication – https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/news-redirect/648304

IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) today announced the launch of the first edition of Ethically Aligned Design (EAD1e), “A Vision for Prioritizing Human Well-being with Autonomous and Intelligent Systems.” EAD1e is available from The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of […]

The IEC released a new white paper on artificial intelligence developed by its Market Strategy Board. This white paper sets the scene for understanding where artificial intelligence stands today and the outlook for the next 5 to 10 years. Taking an industrial perspective, it discusses in more detail: smart homes, intelligent manufacturing, smart transportation/self-driving vehicles, […]

The IEC set up a new Standardization Evaluation Group (SEG 10) tasked with assessing the impact of ethical issues and societal concerns on artificial intelligence applications. The group is open to all interested experts having knowledge and expertise in these fields. More information (including registration) is available from www.iec.ch/seg10.

E.B. White said that bias was impossible to avoid. He is perhaps best known nowadays as the author of children’s books, including ‘Stuart Little’ and ‘Charlotte’s Web’, but he was also a regular contributor to the ‘The New Yorker’ magazine and the co-author of one of America’s most influential writing style guides, known to generations of […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the big buzz words in the tech industry. From robots to self-driving cars, digital twins and medical diagnosis, AI promises to deliver innovation on the scale of the discovery of fire and electricity, as one Silicon Valley chief executive officer (CEO) has put it. While it is not yet […]

“When developing new standards in robotics, social scientists and ethicists need to be involved even more strongly in standardization work on an international and European level, in order to evaluate advantages and disadvantages of atomization in an interdisciplinary way”, Austria’s Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection Beate Hartinger-Klein stated at an informal […]

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‘Incorporating Ethical Considerations in Autonomous & Intelligent Systems (A/IS) – Policy & Industry Requirements in the Algorithmic Age’ was the topic of an interactive workshop that took place in The Hague on 11 June 2018, jointly organized by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) and TU Delft’s Delft Design for Values (DDFV) Institute: https://beyondstandards.ieee.org/artificial-intelligence/ieee-sa-and-tu-delft-host-workshop-on-ethical-considerations-in-technology

The One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence, launched in the fall of 2014, is a longterm investigation of the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its influences on people, their communities, and society. It considers the science, engineering, and deployment of AI-enabled computing systems. The report is available to download at: https://ai100.stanford.edu/2016-report