In the article, Buhmann and Fieseler, both from the from the Department of Communication and Culture, propose ways to embed key principles of democracy into the development processes of AI systems to help address some of the challenges that the fast innovation of AI raises.
“A key difficulty is rooted in the poor transparency of AI and the fluidity of how AI systems evolve over time. This makes the governance and regulation of AI a highly challenging task. Our research shows ways to govern AI innovation through collective learning and engagement between AI industry actors, policy makers and civil society in a way that compensates for the fluid and “black-boxed” nature of AI innovation, “ says Buhmann.
Buhmann and Fieseler say that the framework they propose in their article helps policy makers to manage the tension between fostering and enabling AI innovation on the one hand and safeguarding society against AI’s potential negative consequences on the other.
“Our article focuses especially on showing ways in which AI innovation can happen within and in support of the fragile framework of liberal democracies.”
The price was awarded during a ceremony in Chicago last week.
“We are very grateful for having received the award, which is presented by the Society for Business Ethics and their flagship journal Business Ethics Quarterly, the premier journal of the field, “ the researchers say.