No, we aren’t talking about rights for AI devices. Regardless of what Hollywood may tell you, those are just machines and they don’t have rights. We’re talking protecting human rights in an age in which technology, data, and automated systems may threaten the rights of the American public.
And with that end insight, The Biden Administration, acting through the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), has released a set of principles aimed at creating a Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights to “help guide the design, development, and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated systems so that they protect the rights of the American public.”
The proposal identifies five principles that should guide the design, use, and deployment of automated systems to protect the American public in the age of artificial intelligence. Those principles, also called “common sense protections,” are:
- Safe and Effective Systems;
- Algorithmic Discrimination Protections;
- Data Privacy;
- Notice and Explanation;
- Human Alternatives, Consideration, and Fallback.
This proposal caps a year-long effort by OSTP to collect feedback and views from the general public, technology companies, and the research community.
For more information, go to the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights.