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AI in the EU: Ethical Guidelines as a Governance Tool

Larsson, Stefan LU (2021) In Palgrave Macmillan p.85-110
Abstract
This chapter examines ethical guidelines as a tool for the governance of artificial intelligence (AI). Analysing the European development towards a trustworthy AI, with a focus on the High-Level Expert Group on AI appointed by the European Commission, the chapter highlights the interaction between guidelines and law in light of technological advancements. It discusses why contemporary AI has led to that the ethical framing has received such a prominent place. Applied AI, here argued, must be understood from its interaction with social structures and human expressions, leading to a need of a multidisciplinary understanding for its governance. Via an analysis of AIs definitional struggles, as well as the related notions of risk and... (More)
This chapter examines ethical guidelines as a tool for the governance of artificial intelligence (AI). Analysing the European development towards a trustworthy AI, with a focus on the High-Level Expert Group on AI appointed by the European Commission, the chapter highlights the interaction between guidelines and law in light of technological advancements. It discusses why contemporary AI has led to that the ethical framing has received such a prominent place. Applied AI, here argued, must be understood from its interaction with social structures and human expressions, leading to a need of a multidisciplinary understanding for its governance. Via an analysis of AIs definitional struggles, as well as the related notions of risk and transparency, the chapter concludes by stressing the necessity to move from principles to process in the governance of AI in the EU. (Less)
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keywords
AI in the EU, Ethics guidelines, Trustworthy AI, high-level expert group on artificial intelligence, AI policy, European Commission, artificial intelligence, technology and society
host publication
The European Union and the Technology Shift
series title
Palgrave Macmillan
editor
Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Antonina ; Leijon, Karin ; Michalski, Anna and Oxelheim, Lars
pages
25 pages
publisher
Springer Nature
external identifiers
  • scopus:85110200205
ISBN
978-3-030-63671-5
978-3-030-63672-2
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-63672-2_4
project
Ramverk för Hållbar AI
Automated decision-making – Nordic perspectives
AI Transparency and Consumer Trust
AIR Lund - Artificially Intelligent use of Registers
Lund University AI Research
AI in the EU: Towards a trustworthy development of artificial intelligence
AI-förordningen - mellan fixering och flexibilitet
language
English
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yes
additional info
Stefan Larsson is a lawyer (LLM), senior lecturer and Associate Professor in Technology and Social Change at the Department of Technology and Society, Lund University, Sweden. His multidisciplinary research focuses on issues of trust and transparency on digital, data-driven markets, and the socio-legal impact of autonomous and AI-driven technologies.
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  author       = {{Larsson, Stefan}},
  booktitle    = {{The European Union and the Technology Shift}},
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  title        = {{AI in the EU: Ethical Guidelines as a Governance Tool}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/126711777/Larsson_2021_AI_in_the_EU_Ethical_Guidelines_as_a_Governance_Tool.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-030-63672-2_4}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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