10.17863/CAM.47929
Calvo, Rafael
Peters, Dorian
0000-0002-4767-4198
Cave, Stephen
0000-0002-0764-0874
Advancing impact assessment for intelligent systems
Nature
2020
46 Information and Computing Sciences
4608 Human-Centred Computing
Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
University of Cambridge
013meh722
2020-01-14
2020-01-14
2020-02-03
eng
Article
https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/300852
10.1038/s42256-020-0151-z
All rights reserved
open.access
It is the 50th anniversary of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), a significant step forward toward making engineering more socially responsible. But a growing number of policymakers are now voicing the need for an approach to assess the human and social impacts of intelligent systems. We discuss how the EIA provides a partial blueprint for what we call a Human Impact Assessment for Technology (HIAT) and how more recent algorithmic and data protection impact assessment initiatives can contribute. We also discuss how ethical frameworks for such a human impact assessment could draw on recently established AI ethics principles. We argue that this approach will help build trust in an industry facing increasing criticism and scrutiny.