Learn in the textbookAI Principles and Guidelines
DefinitionJSAI Ethical Guidelines (人工知能学会倫理指針) are the code of ethics adopted in 2017 by the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI), an association of AI researchers and engineers, for its members to follow.
ExplanationThe 2017 guidelines consist of nine articles, asking members, for example, to contribute to the peace and welfare of humanity, comply with laws and regulations, and respect the privacy of others. The final article states that for AI itself to become a member of society or something close to one, it must be able to follow these guidelines just as members do. Whereas the government's principles address society as a whole, these are norms a professional body has set for itself.
AnalogyIt is like the rules of professional conduct a bar association sets for its members. Experts in a field draw for themselves the lines they must not cross.
Memory hookIts final article asks even AI itself to follow the guidelines, and that is the mark that sets it apart from the other guidance in this unit.