A Methodology for Ethics-by-Design AI Systems: Dealing with Human Value Conflicts

TL;DR

This paper proposes a methodology for integrating ethical considerations into AI system design to prevent conflicts with human values, demonstrated through two case studies in culture and scientific research.

Contribution

It introduces an innovative methodology for ethics-by-design in AI systems, emphasizing early ethical integration and conflict prevention.

Findings

Successful application in cultural AI systems by a private company.

Effective use in scientific research supported by a state organization.

Enhanced alignment of AI behaviors with human values.

Abstract

The introduction of artificial intelligence into activities traditionally carried out by human beings produces brutal changes. This is not without consequences for human values. This paper is about designing and implementing models of ethical behaviors in AI-based systems, and more specifically it presents a methodology for designing systems that take ethical aspects into account at an early stage while finding an innovative solution to prevent human values from being affected. Two case studies where AI-based innovations complement economic and social proposals with this methodology are presented: one in the field of culture and operated by a private company, the other in the field of scientific research and supported by a state organization.