AI Ethics by Design: Implementing Customizable Guardrails for Responsible AI Development

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Main Authors: Šekrst, Kristina, McHugh, Jeremy, Cefalu, Jonathan Rodriguez
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Published: 2024
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author Šekrst, Kristina
McHugh, Jeremy
Cefalu, Jonathan Rodriguez
author_facet Šekrst, Kristina
McHugh, Jeremy
Cefalu, Jonathan Rodriguez
contents This paper explores the development of an ethical guardrail framework for AI systems, emphasizing the importance of customizable guardrails that align with diverse user values and underlying ethics. We address the challenges of AI ethics by proposing a structure that integrates rules, policies, and AI assistants to ensure responsible AI behavior, while comparing the proposed framework to the existing state-of-the-art guardrails. By focusing on practical mechanisms for implementing ethical standards, we aim to enhance transparency, user autonomy, and continuous improvement in AI systems. Our approach accommodates ethical pluralism, offering a flexible and adaptable solution for the evolving landscape of AI governance. The paper concludes with strategies for resolving conflicts between ethical directives, underscoring the present and future need for robust, nuanced and context-aware AI systems.
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spellingShingle AI Ethics by Design: Implementing Customizable Guardrails for Responsible AI Development
Šekrst, Kristina
McHugh, Jeremy
Cefalu, Jonathan Rodriguez
Computers and Society
Computation and Language
This paper explores the development of an ethical guardrail framework for AI systems, emphasizing the importance of customizable guardrails that align with diverse user values and underlying ethics. We address the challenges of AI ethics by proposing a structure that integrates rules, policies, and AI assistants to ensure responsible AI behavior, while comparing the proposed framework to the existing state-of-the-art guardrails. By focusing on practical mechanisms for implementing ethical standards, we aim to enhance transparency, user autonomy, and continuous improvement in AI systems. Our approach accommodates ethical pluralism, offering a flexible and adaptable solution for the evolving landscape of AI governance. The paper concludes with strategies for resolving conflicts between ethical directives, underscoring the present and future need for robust, nuanced and context-aware AI systems.
title AI Ethics by Design: Implementing Customizable Guardrails for Responsible AI Development
topic Computers and Society
Computation and Language
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.14442