prof alain winfied how do we trust our robots? a framework for ethical governance

How do we trust our robots?

Alan FT WinfieldBristol Robotics Laboratoryalanwinfield.blogspot.com

Social Robotics and AIOxford

15 September 2016

A framework for ethical governance

Scientists Behaving Responsibly

a call from the Sunday Times

How do we build trust?• We trust our technology not (just) because it is cool and

convenient, but because of Standards, Safety Certification and Regulation

• Without transparent and robust governance frameworks there will be no trust

Build on a foundation of ethics

ethics regulationstandards

Emerging standards:ISO 13482BS 8611

Tests (NIST)

Emerging Ethics:Roboethics roadmap (2006)

EPSRC/AHRC principles (2010)IEEE Global Initiative (2016)

Emerging regulation:Drones?

Driverless cars?Assistive robotics?

Projects:RoboLaw

Winfield, A. F. (2016) Written evidence submitted to the UK Parliamentary Select Committee on Science and Technology Inquiry on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Discussion Paper. Science and Technology Committee (Commons), Website. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/29428

Scaffolded by Responsible Research and Innovation

ethics regulationstandards

Responsible Innovation

Rome declaration on RRIEPSRC AREA frameworkFoundation for Responsible Robotics

Ethical governance

Bench-marks

Open sciencereproducibility

Verification & validation

Design for Safety

Emerging standards:ISO 13482BS 8611

Tests (NIST)

Emerging Ethics:Roboethics roadmap (2006)

EPSRC/AHRC principles (2010)IEEE Global Initiative (2016)

Emerging regulation:Drones?

Driverless cars?Assistive robotics?

Regulation needs teeth

ethics regulationstandards

Responsible Innovation

Ethical governance

Bench-marks Verification &

validation

Regulatory Bodies

Rome declaration on RRIFoundation for Responsible Robotics

Open sciencereproducibility

Design for Safety

Emerging standards:ISO 13482BS 8611

Tests (NIST)

Emerging Ethics:Roboethics roadmap (2006)

EPSRC/AHRC principles (2010)IEEE Global Initiative (2016)

TRUST

Building Public Trust

ethics regulationstandards

Responsible Innovation

Ethical governance

Bench-marks Verification &

validation

Regulatory Bodies

Public Engagement

Rome declaration on RRIFoundation for Responsible Robotics

Open sciencereproducibility

Emerging standards:ISO 13482BS 8611

Tests (NIST)

Emerging Ethics:Roboethics roadmap (2006)

EPSRC/AHRC principles (2010)IEEE Global Initiative (2016)

Thoughts and Questions• What kind of governance do we want/need?• What kind of regulatory bodies?– An equivalent of the European Aviation Safety Authority

(EASA) for driverless cars..?• What standards are missing?• Who’s working on these questions…?

Thank you!Acknowledgements: FP7 RockEU