Exploring Approaches to Artificial Intelligence Governance: From Ethics to Policy

Abstract

There has been a trend among various stakeholders for AI governance, such as the government, industry, and academia, that advocates for a shift from AI ethics to AI policy. In this paper, we briefly introduce the motivation for such a change and two complementary reports about AI ethics policy development to help AI ethics researchers operationalize abstract AI ethics principles into actionable policy items. We also discuss the implications of the policy approach to AI governance for training the next generation of AI professionals.