The AI Ethics Advisor

This book addresses a crucial and timely question: who will evaluate the ethical practices of increasingly intelligent AI systems, and what qualifications will they need to ensure those ethics are applied responsibly? As AI systems become more capable of fostering trust in human-machine interactions, developers and data scientists are becoming more aware of the importance of programming ethical and non-discriminatory algorithms. Simultaneously, laws may soon require companies to continuously assess the social and ethical impacts of their AI products. But who will oversee these evaluations, and how can we prevent ethics from being distorted or misused? Rather than focusing on how ethical principles should be applied to AI, this book takes a unique approach by exploring the role of the 'ethics officer'—the individual responsible for ensuring an AI system's ethical compliance. With AI regulation gaining momentum across the globe, ethics is becoming a critical component of international technology leadership, and this book provides insight into these critical questions, exploring how the role of the ethics officer might evolve as AI becomes more pervasive and regulated, and what it will take to ensure that AI serves society ethically and responsibly.