Raja Chatila, The French National Center for Scientific Research, FR
John C. Havens, The Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in the Design of Autonomous Systems, US 

The Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in the Design of Autonomous Systems is an Industry Connections Program of the IEEE Standards Association launched in April, 2016. A primary goal of The Initiative is to create a document called, “Addressing Ethical Concerns for Autonomous and Intelligent System Design” (“ECSD”) that is being developed by over one hundred global thought leaders from the artificial intelligence, robotics, ethics, policy, academic and corporate arenas.

For this document and for the Global Initiative overall, a key value defining our work is the distinction regarding “human-aligned” autonomous and intelligent systems. By this we mean our insights are informed by a desire to incorporate aspects of human wellbeing that may not automatically be considered in the current design and manufacture of these technologies. Our aspiration along these lines is to reframe the notion of success so human progress can include the intentional prioritization of individual, community, and societal values.

In Values by Design, Raja Chatila and John C. Havens, Chair and Executive Director for The Global Initiative, will provide an overview of the ECSD document the Standards Projects already being developed surrounding the Program and how attendees can get involved to join one of our fifteen thriving Committees currently working to update ECSD.