Toward a Rational and Ethical Sociotechnical System of Autonomous Vehicles: A Novel Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2102.02928v1
• Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2021 23:52:31 GMT
• Title: Toward a Rational and Ethical Sociotechnical System of Autonomous Vehicles: A Novel Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
• Authors: Veljko Dubljevi\'c (1), George F. List (1), Jovan Milojevich (2), Nirav Ajmeri (3), William Bauer (1), Munindar P. Singh (1), Eleni Bardaka (1), Thomas Birkland (1), Charles Edwards (4), Roger Mayer (1), Ioan Muntean (5), Thomas Powers (6), Hesham Rakha (7), Vance Ricks (8), M. Shoaib Samandar (1) ((1) North Carolina State University, (2) Oklahoma State University, (3) University of Bristol, (4) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, (5) University of North Carolina at Asheville, (6) University of Delaware, (7) Virginia Tech, (8) Guilford College)
• Abstract summary: The expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems has shown the potential to generate enormous social good. There is a pressing need to address relevant social concerns to allow for the development of systems of intelligent agents.
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• Abstract: The expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems has shown the potential to generate enormous social good while also raising serious ethical and safety concerns. AI technology is increasingly adopted in transportation. A survey of various in-vehicle technologies found that approximately 64% of the respondents used a smartphone application to assist with their travel. The top-used applications were navigation and real-time traffic information systems. Among those who used smartphones during their commutes, the top-used applications were navigation and entertainment. There is a pressing need to address relevant social concerns to allow for the development of systems of intelligent agents that are informed and cognizant of ethical standards. Doing so will facilitate the responsible integration of these systems in society. To this end, we have applied Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) to develop a formal Multi-Attribute Impact Assessment (MAIA) questionnaire for examining the social and ethical issues associated with the uptake of AI. We have focused on the domain of autonomous vehicles (AVs) because of their imminent expansion. However, AVs could serve as a stand-in for any domain where intelligent, autonomous agents interact with humans, either on an individual level (e.g., pedestrians, passengers) or a societal level.

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