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Beyond risk: A proto-framework for assessing the societal impact of AI systems

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  • Haebom

Author

Willem Fourie

Outline

This paper points out the limitations of the risk mitigation approach centered on "responsible AI" in AI regulatory discourse and proposes a new framework for systematically assessing the social impact of AI. Drawing on Kantian philosophy, it contrasts the concept of freedom (both as capability and opportunity) with the concept of responsibility, and proposes a prototype framework for assessing the social impact of AI using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This framework complements existing risk-based approaches and represents a first step toward practical application of the concept of freedom in AI regulation.

Takeaways, Limitations

Takeaways:
Moving beyond a risk-mitigation-focused approach to AI regulation, we present a new perspective that comprehensively assesses the social impact of AI through the concept of freedom.
Provides a concrete framework for assessing the social impact of AI by dividing freedom into two aspects: capabilities and opportunities.
Utilizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to systematize the assessment of AI's social impact and suggest its potential application in policy decision-making.
Presenting an alternative framework that complements existing risk-based approaches.
Limitations:
The presented framework is a prototype and requires further research and development to be fully commercialized.
The possibility that it may not fully encompass the multifaceted and complex aspects of the concept of freedom.
The limitations and subjectivity of evaluation methods utilizing SDGs need to be considered.
It only presents a conceptual framework rather than specific policy proposals.
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