New study proposes a standardization approach to identify trustworthy AI
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A new study realised by the German technology organisation VDE and the Bertelsmann Stiftung demonstrates how ethical principles for artificial intelligence (AI) can be put into practice. The study, “From principles to practice – an interdisciplinary framework to operationalise AI ethics”, proposes a standardization approach to help consumers identify the level of trust of an AI product/service. While there are many ethical guidelines for AI currently being developed, there are very few solutions that can be practically implemented. One of the greatest obstacles is the vagueness and the varying understandings of principles like “transparency” and “equity”. The VDE-Bertelsmann Study aims at filling this gap. It proposes a method to implement general ethical principles in AI measurably and concretely based on a combination of three tools: a VCIO model, an AI ethics label and a risk classification. The so-called VCIO model (Value, Criteria, Indicators, Observables) breaks down values into criteria, indicators and, ultimately, measurable observables. The VCIO model can be used by policy developers, regulators and supervisory authorities to concretise and implement AI system requirements. |