Achieving a ‘Good AI Society’: Comparing the Aims and Progress of the EU and the US

Science and Engineering Ethics (Forthcoming)

29 Pages Posted: 24 May 2021 Last revised: 20 Sep 2021

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Huw Roberts

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute

Josh Cowls

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute

Emmie Hine

Yale University - Digital Ethics Center; University of Bologna- Department of Legal Studies; KU Leuven - Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP)

Francesca Mazzi

University of Oxford - Said Business School

Andreas Tsamados

University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute

Mariarosaria Taddeo

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute

Luciano Floridi

Yale University - Digital Ethics Center; University of Bologna- Department of Legal Studies

Date Written: September 10, 2021

Abstract

Over the past few years, there has been a proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) strategies, released by governments around the world, that seek to maximise the benefits of AI and minimise potential harms. This article provides a comparative analysis of the European Union (EU) and the United States’ (US) AI strategies and considers (i) the visions of a ‘Good AI Society’ that are forwarded in key policy documents and their opportunity costs, (ii) the extent to which the implementation of each vision is living up to stated aims and (iii) the consequences that these differing visions of a ‘Good AI Society’ have for transatlantic cooperation. The article concludes by comparing the ethical desirability of each vision and identifies areas where the EU, and especially the US, need to improve in order to achieve ethical outcomes and deepen cooperation.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, European Union, Policy, United States, Social Good

Suggested Citation

Roberts, Huw and Cowls, Josh and Hine, Emmie and Mazzi, Francesca and Tsamados, Andreas and Taddeo, Mariarosaria and Floridi, Luciano, Achieving a ‘Good AI Society’: Comparing the Aims and Progress of the EU and the US (September 10, 2021). Science and Engineering Ethics (Forthcoming), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3851523 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3851523

Huw Roberts (Contact Author)

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute ( email )

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University of Oxford
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HOME PAGE: http://https://digitalethicslab.oii.ox.ac.uk/huw-roberts/

Josh Cowls

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute ( email )

1 St. Giles
University of Oxford
Oxford OX1 3PG Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire OX1 3JS
United Kingdom

Emmie Hine

Yale University - Digital Ethics Center ( email )

85, Trumbull Street
New Haven, CT 06511
United States

University of Bologna- Department of Legal Studies ( email )

Via Zamboni 22
Bologna, Bo 40100
Italy

KU Leuven - Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP) ( email )

Sint-Michielsstraat 6 box 3443
Leuven, 3000
Belgium

Francesca Mazzi

University of Oxford - Said Business School ( email )

Park End Street
Oxford, OX1 1HP
Great Britain

Andreas Tsamados

University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute ( email )

1 St. Giles
University of Oxford
Oxford OX1 3PG Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire OX1 3JS
United Kingdom

Mariarosaria Taddeo

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute ( email )

1 St. Giles
University of Oxford
Oxford OX1 3PG Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire OX1 3JS
United Kingdom

Luciano Floridi

Yale University - Digital Ethics Center ( email )

85 Trumbull Street
New Haven, CT CT 06511
United States
2034326473 (Phone)

University of Bologna- Department of Legal Studies ( email )

Via Zamboni 22
Bologna, Bo 40100
Italy

HOME PAGE: http://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/luciano.floridi/en

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