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Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence

  • Munich, Germany, Germany
  • October 2019
  • Technical University of Munich
The IEAI conducts inter-, multi-, and transdisciplinary research that promotes active collaboration between the technical, engineering and social sciences, while also actively courting interaction with a wide group of international stakeholders from academia, industry and civil society. This exhaustive approach enables the IEAI to truly and comprehensively address a growing group of ethical challenges arising at the interface of technology and human values. It also aids in the development of thoroughly operational ethical frameworks in the field of AI.
  • Open source
  • 60/40/0 (% m/f/d)
  • Both public and private

Project stage (in ):

Implemented/Running Project

Implemented by:

Depends on the application, work with industry partners, other academic parters and technical developers at TUM.

Industrial Sectors:

Our project covers a range of sectors: https://www.ieai.sot.tum.de/research/research-clusters/

Usage of AI:

We focus on applying ethics to all of these uses.

Generation of AI:

I am not sure

Model training:

I am not sure

Contact

Responsible Person

Christoph Lütge and Caitlin Corrigan

    Motivation and values

    What in your view defines the public interest and how does your project meet this purpose?

    The IEAI’s research poses questions such as, “What should be possible in AI?,” and “How can we ensure that as many people as possible benefit from AI’s rewards?” Its foremost priority is the generation of global, egalitarian and interdisciplinary guidelines for the ethical development and implementation of AI. Therefore, its goals sit strongly in line with public interest. Through promoting research and providing a platform for academics and practitioners alike, the IEAI fosters the integration of ethical and societal priorities into the development of fundamentally integrative AI technologies and approaches.

    How did the idea of your project come about?

    Other

    What is the goal of your project in relation to the public interest?

    Its foremost priority is the generation of global, egalitarian and interdisciplinary guidelines for the ethical development and implementation of AI. Meaning working to provide tools and understanding to help ensure AI is used as a positive force in society.

    Did you follow one or more guidelines for ethical AI, and if yes, which one?

    European Union - Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI, IEEE - Ethically Aligned Design, OECD - Principles on AI, AI4People—An Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society: Opportunities, Risks, AI4People EU Principles, and Recommendations

    Guiding Values

    What are your top 5 guiding-values for the project? Top 1

    Interdisciplinary approach

    What measures do you use to implement this value? Top 1

    Multiple fields of study are needed to approach AI in an ethical way.

    What are your top 5 guiding-values for the project? Top 2

    Multi-stakeholder participation

    What measures do you use to implement this value? Top 2

    We have to think about stakeholder throughout the AI lifecycle and bring them into the process.

    What are your top 5 guiding-values for the project? Top 3

    Ethics by design

    What measures do you use to implement this value? Top 3

    Including the concepts in the design of AI of beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, justice and explainability.

    What are your top 5 guiding-values for the project? Top 4

    Open access

    What measures do you use to implement this value? Top 4

    Making sure AI ethics research and education is open to everyone - see our global perspectives AI ethics course.

    What are your top 5 guiding-values for the project? Top 5

    sustainability, diversity and inclusion

    What measures do you use to implement this value? Top 5

    See our global ai ethics consortium and the importance of thinking about diverse needs and perspectives (and multigenerational) when it comes to ai ethics.

    Design & Safeguards

    Which stakeholders were involved in the process of development and implementation of the project?

    Civil society, Public administration, Academic researcher, Industry partners

    How did you engage relevant stakeholders?

    Workshops, Interviews, Co-creation process, research projects

    Have the project results been validated by third parties?

    No

    Have the design and the results of the project been made transparent to the public?

    Yes

    In what way have the design and the results of the project been made transparent to the public?

    By academic researchers

    Involving the people who will be affected by the project is a necessary part of the project design

    5

    Do you take measures in regards to ecological sustainability of your project? Please elaborate.

    We have a research cluster on AI and Sustainable Development.

    Is your project directly or indirectly contributing to solutions for the climate crisis or other UN sustainability goals?

    Directly, Indirectly

    Please elaborate

    we are looking at ethical use of AI use in education, healthcare, urban planning, and extractive industries, among others.

    Does your project rely partly or fully on the use of open data and/or publish results in an open data set? Please elaborate.

    we publish all our findings either open access or in other academic journals.