Book chapter
12 - A framework of human factors methods for safe, ethical, and usable artificial intelligence in defense
Putting AI in the Critical Loop: Assured Trust and Autonomy in Human-Machine Teams, pp.245-263
Academic Press
2024
Abstract
Ensuring that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies support ethical decision-making is a critical contemporary challenge in defense. Human factors and ergonomics (HFE) has a key role to play in the evolution of AI; however, there is little guidance on how HFE methods can be used to inform the design of ethical AI technologies. More broadly, there is little guidance on HFE methods that can be used to assess other aspects of AI technologies such as usability and safety. This chapter presents a framework of HFE methods for safe, ethical, and usable AI, developed through a review of HFE methods and a series of workshops. The framework describes a range of activities that should be undertaken throughout the defense life cycle to ensure the design and operation of ethical AI technologies, along with a set of HFE methods that could be applied during each phase. The framework highlights multiple opportunities to assess ethical principles, as well as the need to apply HFE methods early in the life cycle. We discuss important areas for future research, including applications of the framework as well as the development of early life-cycle methods that could be used to prospectively consider ethical principles when identifying capability needs.
Details
- Title
- 12 - A framework of human factors methods for safe, ethical, and usable artificial intelligence in defense
- Authors
- Paul Salmon - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical SystemsBrandon King - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical SystemsScott McLean - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical SystemsGemma Read - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical SystemsChristopher Shanahan - Defence Science and Technology GroupKate Devitt - University of Queensland
- Contributors
- Prithviraj Dasgupta (Editor) - United States Naval Research LaboratoryJames Llinas (Editor) - University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkTony Gillespie (Editor) - University College LondonScott Fouse (Editor) - Fouse Consulting Services (United States)William Lawless (Editor) - Paine CollegeRanjeev Mittu (Editor) - United States Naval Research LaboratoryDonald Sofge (Editor) - United States Naval Research Laboratory
- Publication details
- Putting AI in the Critical Loop: Assured Trust and Autonomy in Human-Machine Teams, pp.245-263
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- DOI
- 10.1016/B978-0-443-15988-6.00002-9; 10.1016/C2022-0-01466-5
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991022798602621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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