title: Artificial Intelligence and the 'Good Society': the US, EU, and UK approach.
abstract: In October 2016, the White House, the European Parliament, and the UK House of Commons each issued a report outlining their visions on how to prepare society for the widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI). In this article, we provide a comparative assessment of these three reports in order to facilitate the design of policies favourable to the development of a 'good AI society'. To do so, we examine how each report addresses the following three topics: (a) the development of a 'good AI society'; (b) the role and responsibility of the government, the private sector, and the research community (including academia) in pursuing such a development; and (c) where the recommendations to support such a development may be in need of improvement. Our analysis concludes that the reports address adequately various ethical, social, and economic topics, but come short of providing an overarching political vision and long-term strategy for the development of a 'good AI society'. In order to contribute to fill this gap, in the conclusion we suggest a two-pronged approach.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, 1 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JS, UK. ccath@turing.ac.uk.|The Alan Turing Institute, Headquartered at the British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB, UK. ccath@turing.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cath
authors.affiliation: Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, 1 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JS, UK.|The Alan Turing Institute, Headquartered at the British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB, UK.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wachter
authors.affiliation: Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, 1 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JS, UK.|The Alan Turing Institute, Headquartered at the British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB, UK.
authors.forename: Brent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mittelstadt
authors.affiliation: Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, 1 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JS, UK.|The Alan Turing Institute, Headquartered at the British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB, UK.
authors.forename: Mariarosaria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taddeo
authors.affiliation: Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, 1 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JS, UK.|The Alan Turing Institute, Headquartered at the British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB, UK.
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Floridi
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D030881:Disclosure; D032984:Ethics, Research; D005062:European Union; D006076:Government; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D057766:Policy; D011057:Politics; D017149:Private Sector; D012106:Research; D058028:Research Report; D012371:Robotics; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012945:Social Values; D013672:Technology; D014186:Transportation; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities; D054041:Weapons
keywords: Algorithms; Artificial intelligence; Data ethics; Good society; Human dignity