What does it mean to be a responsible AI practitioner: An ontology of
roles and skills
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2205.03946v2
- Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 02:24:39 GMT
- Title: What does it mean to be a responsible AI practitioner: An ontology of
roles and skills
- Authors: Shalaleh Rismani, AJung Moon
- Abstract summary: So-called responsible AI practitioners or AI ethicists are tasked with interpreting and operationalizing best practices for ethical and safe design of AI systems.
It is unclear to future employers and aspiring AI ethicists what specific function these roles serve and what skills are necessary to serve the functions.
In this work, we examine what responsible AI practitioners do in the industry and what skills they employ on the job.
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- Abstract: With the growing need to regulate AI systems across a wide variety of
application domains, a new set of occupations has emerged in the industry. The
so-called responsible AI practitioners or AI ethicists are generally tasked
with interpreting and operationalizing best practices for ethical and safe
design of AI systems. Due to the nascent nature of these roles, however, it is
unclear to future employers and aspiring AI ethicists what specific function
these roles serve and what skills are necessary to serve the functions. Without
clarity on these, we cannot train future AI ethicists with meaningful learning
objectives.
In this work, we examine what responsible AI practitioners do in the industry
and what skills they employ on the job. We propose an ontology of existing
roles alongside skills and competencies that serve each role. We created this
ontology by examining the job postings for such roles over a two-year period
(2020-2022) and conducting expert interviews with fourteen individuals who
currently hold such a role in the industry. Our ontology contributes to
business leaders looking to build responsible AI teams and provides educators
with a set of competencies that an AI ethics curriculum can prioritize.
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