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The document explores the ethical integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in governance and policymaking, emphasizing the need for accountability, transparency, and fairness. It analyzes two sources that highlight ethical principles and challenges, such as algorithmic bias and the importance of regulatory frameworks like the EU's GDPR. The study concludes that with proper oversight and ethical guidelines, AI can enhance governance while upholding human rights and democratic values.

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The document explores the ethical integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in governance and policymaking, emphasizing the need for accountability, transparency, and fairness. It analyzes two sources that highlight ethical principles and challenges, such as algorithmic bias and the importance of regulatory frameworks like the EU's GDPR. The study concludes that with proper oversight and ethical guidelines, AI can enhance governance while upholding human rights and democratic values.

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IB Digital Society

Internal Assessment

Standard Level
Section 1
Inquiry Question: To what extent can artificial intelligence be ethically
integrated into governance and policymaking?

Introduction:
The implementation of artificial intelligence in public governance
institutions and policy development practices continues to increase
because it brings improved operational effectiveness along with better
decision processes and enhanced service delivery. The implementation of
AI systems in governance applications leads to significant moral
challenges related to accountability processes together with transparency
standards and bias management. AI integration into governance should be
guided by three essential requirements which include fair practices
alongside respect for human rights standards and proper regulatory
systems. The evaluation of ethical issues behind AI adoption in
government decision-making processes uses two secondary materials for
examination purposes.

Connection to the 3C’s


Concept:

In the Digital Societies framework, the core concept related to this


investigation is power, values and ethics. Privacy, transparency,
accountability, and bias in decision making are ethical concerns involved
with applying AI in the governance applications. Keeping democratic
values and public trust is important for these ethical considerations.

Content:
It is about real case studies and the wise analyses on experts’ opinions on
the ethical integration of AI in governance. This study illustrates how the
challenges and solutions to AI governance can be framed by evaluating AI
driven decision making systems and policies defining AI ethics.

Analysis Based on Two Sources


Source 1:
Floridi and Cowls put forward five ethical principles of AI in government
(beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, justice, and explicability). It is
very important to maintain the same balance between efficiency and
human oversight. An important part of their study is that AI can be used to
improve governance through data driven policy formulation and predictive
analytics, but only if it is done in a regulated manner that ensures fairness
and accountability.

The one discussed as a major challenge is algorithmic bias where AI


systems can unintentionally propagate the inequality from the biased
transiting data. It also implies discrimination in AI assisted policymaking.
Appropriate countermeasures are proposed by the authors such as the
use of human AI collaboration in governing structures as well as
transparent AI decision making models. It can also help governments in
maintaining the trust of people by implementing AI ethics framework
while using AI’s potential to enhance efficiency.

Source 2:
As part of a larger release remembering the important policies around AI
governance, Cath studies the ethical, legal and technical problems of AI
governance involving the use of regulations to reduce the risks in AI
driven policymaking. It offers examples of issues that may arise due to a
lack of responsibility in cases of errors or ethical violations when the
decisions are generated by AI.

Cath’s research asserts that our legal framework for regulating how AI is
integrated into governance, along with supporting legal, ethical, and
ethical frameworks within specific institutions, should emphasize how
decision making based on AI should be implemented. An example of
structured governance to ensure AI is used ethically is the European
Union’s GDPR and AI Act. The paper also stresses the need for public
participation and oversight of AI-driven governance so that the
governance remains in line with democratic values. With ethical guidelines
and regulatory oversight, AI can safely govern by dropping human rights.
Sources

Cath, C. (2018). "Governing Artificial Intelligence: Ethical, Legal, and


Technical Opportunities and Challenges." Philosophical Transactions of the
Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2018.0080

Floridi, L., & Cowls, J. (2019). "A Unified Framework of Five Principles for AI
in Society." Harvard Data Science Review.
https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.8f74d23c

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