Responsible Artificial Intelligence

Virginia Dignum is a Professor in the Dept. of Computing Science of Umeå University, where she leads the Social and Ethical Artificial Intelligence research group. Prior to that she was an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management of Delft University of Technology. She received a PhD in 2004 from Utrecht University, before that she worked for 12 years in consultancy and system development in the areas of expert systems and knowledge management. Her research focuses on the complex interconnections and interdependencies between people, organizations, and technology. Prof. Dignum is actively involved in international initiatives on policy and strategy guidelines for AI research and applications, she is a member of the European Commission High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence, the IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems, the TU Delft Design for Values Institute, the European forum AI4People,the Responsible Robotics Foundation, the Dutch AI Alliance on AI (ALLAI-NL), and the ADA-AI Foundation. She is also a Fellow of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence Association (EURAI).

“The book claims to be suitable for undergraduate students, and interested and concerned researchers, practitioners, and citizens. It will serve these audiences well but would be of equal benefit and importance to policymakers and those making decisions about adopting AI technology who might otherwise be focused on a narrower functional perspective. … Highly recommended for all.” (Nicolas E. Gold, Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines, Vol. 22, 2021)“Responsible Artificial Intelligence is a valuable contribution to the debate about AI … at the level of building principled, responsible AI systems, and the use of these systems. The further reading which the book suggests complements this technical monograph with accessible contributions about the nature and future of AI. … If you want to know how a vision for responsible AI systems in the European fashion can be built from values, read this book.” (Neil Yorke-Smith, Prometheus, September, 2020)

• Introduction.- What Is Artificial Intelligence?.- Ethical Decision-Making.- Taking Responsibility.- Can AI Systems Be Ethical?.- Ensuring Responsible AI in Practice.- Looking Further.