ETHICAL USE OF AI IS TOP OF MIND Do you have an ethics committee that reviews the use of AI? AI adopters indicated relatively strong ethical processes in place today, with 63 percent affirming that they “have an ethics committee that reviews the use of AI,” and 70 percent indicating they “conduct ethics training for their technologists.” 17% Among companies that report that they have achieved real success from their deployment of AI, 92 percent say they conduct ethics training for their NO technologists, compared with 48 percent of those that have not achieved real success yet from deploying AI. 13% Perhaps this level of interest in addressing the ethics of AI should come UNDER CON- 7% as no surprise. After all, from The Jetsons to The Terminator, ethical issues SIDERATION UNSURE surrounding AI have long captured the popular imagination, as expressed in countless books, films, television programs and more – long before these technologies were capable of matching the human imagination. But today, as AI capabilities race ahead, government leaders, business leaders, academics and many others are more interested in the ethics of AI as a practical matter than ever. “If I had a nickel for every time I was asked about the negative end state of AI, I would be rich today,” says Greer. “But many of those asking me about AI are unaware that these technologies are already shaping their lives in ways that are all but invisible every day. AI has a real impact on our lives already, highlighting the importance of having a strong ethical framework surrounding its use. That’s where groups that are pressing on ethical issues can play an important role as we move ahead.” “These are positive steps, but nobody really has the answer to ethics and AI 63% yet,” says Accenture’s Chowdhury, a widely recognized leader on the topic of responsible AI. “For example, I’ve seen many ‘ethics codes’ focused on AI, and YES while many of them are very good, they’re more directional than prescriptive – more in the spirit of the Hippocratic Oath that doctors are expected to live by. Meanwhile, many data scientists are hungry for something more specific and technical. That’s what we need to be moving toward.” 16