IEEE White paper

The White Paper draws on insights published in foundational contributions across the natural and social sciences. As the literature on issues of AI and autonomy for defense systems has evolved over a longer period of time, these contributions are too numerous to list. Within the IEEE SA ecosystem, the work of the Research Group directly relates to and builds on foundational work pursued in two contexts: (1) The IEEE Ethically Aligned Design initiative (2019) (https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/import/documents/other/ead_v2.pdf) and (2) the Ethical and technical challenges in the development, use, and governance of autonomous weapons systems (2021) document produced by a predecessor independent group under IEEE SA auspices. (https://standards.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/import/documents/other/ethical-technical-challenges-autonomous-weapons-systems.pdf) - Active. The framework set out in this document is intended to help inform a range of stakeholders involved in various types of decision-making related to autonomous and intelligent systems (AIS), especially in the military context. The framework provides a granular means for identifying the technical considerations that are necessary to meet legal requirements, to inform and guide ethical discussions, and to determine human responsibility and accountability across the entire lifecycle of AIS