AI Ethics Framework Enhancement
Project
- Developing and deploying AI ethics practice tools
- Provide AI ethics standards that align with real-world needs as well as specific guidelines for their practice
- Implementing and advancing AI ethics education
- Through long-term educational approaches, incorporate AI ethics into everyday practice and cultivate the capacity to mount an effective response to AI risks
- Spreading of AI ethics policy governance
- Create a venue for public discourse where academia, industry, and civil society engage in discussions to tackle potential risks of new technologies in a transparent and fair manner
Progress and Development
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(2020) Policy study: ‘The Establishment of National Policies for Ethical AI’
Released 「the National Guidelines for AI Ethics」 (2020.12)
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(2021) Policy study: ‘The Development of AI Ethics Policies to Implement Human-Centered AI’
Supported development of 「The Strategy to Realize Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence」 (2021.5)
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(2022) ‘AI Ethics Framework Enhancement’ Project (1st year)
- [Self-Checklist] Released 「the AI Ethics Self-Checklist (draft)」
- [Self-Checklist] Real-world applications of the National Guidelines for AI Ethics: (chatbot) Scatter Lab, (writing) Wrtn Technologies, (video) MarkAny
- [Self-Checklist] Developed Field-Specific AI Ethics Self-Checklists (draft)
- [Education] Released 「the Guidelines for the Development of AI Ethics Education Content」
- [Education] Developed AI ethics textbooks for elementary, middle, and high schools (online information session held in February 2023)
- [Forum] Launched and operated the 1st AI Ethics Policy Forum (3 sessions), held an open policy seminar
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(2023) ‘AI Ethics Framework Enhancement’ Project (2nd year)
- [Self-Checklist] Real-world application of the AI Ethics Self-Checklist and development of a field-specific AI Ethics Self-Checklist: AI Recruitment Services (Genesis Lab)
- [Impact Assessment] Developed an AI Ethics Impact Assessment framework
- [Education] Developed AI ethics textbooks for the general public and translated AI ethics textbooks for elementary, middle, and high schools into English
- [Forum] Operated the 2nd AI Ethics Policy Forum (3 plenary meetings) and (8 subcommittee meetings on ethics, technology, and education), held an open seminar (1 session)
- [Channel] Operated and managed the AI Ethics Communication Channel (an online platform)
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(2024) ‘Establishing a Foundation for Safe AI Use and the Diffusion of AI Ethics’ Project
- [Self-Checklist] Real-world application of the AI Ethics Self-Checklist and development of a field-specific AI Ethics Self-Checklist: AI Video Synthesis Services (ESTsoft)
- [Impact Assessment] Conducted a pilot AI Ethics Impact Assessment (assessment target: AI Video Synthesis Services)
- [Education] Developed AI ethics education content for developers
- [Forum] Operated the 3rd AI Ethics Policy Forum (4 plenary sessions), held an open seminar (1 session)
- [Channel] Continued operating the AI Ethics Communication Channel
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(2025) Expansion of the ‘Establishing a Foundation for Safe AI Use and the Diffusion of AI Ethics’ Project
- [Self-Checklist] Real-world application of the AI Ethics Self-Checklist and development of a field-specific AI Ethics Self-Checklist: AI Healthcare Services (AITRICS)
- [Impact Assessment] Conducted the AI Ethics Impact Assessment (assessment target: AI Recruitment Services)
- [Forum] Operated the 4th AI Ethics Policy Forum (2 plenary sessions), held an open seminar (1 session)
- [Channel] Continued operating the AI Ethics Communication Channel
- New Initiative
- ★[New] Developed Standard Guidelines for the Private Sector Self-Regulatory Committee