Smartocto 8 rule Ethics framework for AI
Smartocto, being at the forefront in AI for journalism, a supplier of machine learning and LLM technology as well as a thought leader in the media space, needs to be aware of the responsibilities that go with that. Generative AI is a very new technology and has the potential to radically change media and journalism. Therefore smartocto will act according to a clear ethical framework, consisting of 8 clear points:
- smartocto sees and uses AI as a force for good and actively supports measures that minimize the negative effects of AI on individuals and society
- smartocto will strive to work with AI vendors and partners that have a clear ethics framework around AI use in place
- smartocto will actively propagate for clients - media and marketing organisations - to work according to clear AI ethics rules, and to make them explicit to their employees and audiences
- smartocto will advocate - especially with respect to journalistic newsrooms - oversight, meaning that AI projects are monitored and AI output always needs to be manually checked by an editor before published
- smartocto prefers the data set and output that is the least discriminatory based on language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status
- smartocto in developing AI features, will respect copyright and privacy
- smartocto will strive for the least harmful AI output for individuals and society, and is the most accurate
- smartocto will strive for and actively support research, training and awareness on the possibilities - positive and negative - of AI