Ethical Assurance: A practical approach to the responsible design,
development, and deployment of data-driven technologies
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2110.05164v1
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:21:49 GMT
- Title: Ethical Assurance: A practical approach to the responsible design,
development, and deployment of data-driven technologies
- Authors: Christopher Burr and David Leslie
- Abstract summary: Article offers contributions to the interdisciplinary project of responsible research and innovation in data science and AI.
First, it provides a critical analysis of current efforts to establish practical mechanisms for algorithmic assessment.
Second, it provides an accessible introduction to the methodology of argument-based assurance.
Third, it establishes a novel version of argument-based assurance that we call 'ethical assurance'
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- Abstract: This article offers several contributions to the interdisciplinary project of
responsible research and innovation in data science and AI. First, it provides
a critical analysis of current efforts to establish practical mechanisms for
algorithmic assessment, which are used to operationalise normative principles,
such as sustainability, accountability, transparency, fairness, and
explainability, in order to identify limitations and gaps with the current
approaches. Second, it provides an accessible introduction to the methodology
of argument-based assurance, and explores how it is currently being applied in
the development of safety cases for autonomous and intelligent systems. Third,
it generalises this method to incorporate wider ethical, social, and legal
considerations, in turn establishing a novel version of argument-based
assurance that we call 'ethical assurance'. Ethical assurance is presented as a
structured means for unifying the myriad practical mechanisms that have been
proposed, as it is built upon a process-based form of project governance that
supports inclusive and participatory ethical deliberation while also remaining
grounded in social and technical realities. Finally, it sets an agenda for
ethical assurance, by detailing current challenges, open questions, and next
steps, which serve as a springboard to build an active (and interdisciplinary)
research programme as well as contribute to ongoing discussions in policy and
governance.
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