In today's world, AI has reached unprecedented levels of power and has become accessible to many domains. Along with this power comes great responsibility. For the AI? or for its creators? AI & technology development concerns the entire society and especially the developers and people in charge of implementing technological solutions, including data product owners, data engineers, architects, and many more technology is no longer a field reserved to developers.
This project is an attempt to establish an ethical pledge for technology developers. It draws inspiration from the Hippocratic oath, which has been taken by doctors upon completing their studies since ancient times (exact dating is debated and unknown). Additionally, John Nosta and his AI-pocratic Oath have provided further inspiration for this endeavor.
If you like the oath, pledge by following these steps:
- Fork & clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/<YOUR_USER>/AI-ethic-oath.git - Add an empty commit
git commit --allow-empty -m "I pledge" - Push to your own repo
git push - Create a pull request to the original repo
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:
I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those technology practitioners in whose steps I walk and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.
I will apply my arts for the benefit of all, regardless of race, religion, age, nationality and social standing. I will abstain from causing harm or injury
While I continue to enhance my knowledge and learning, I will not be ashamed to say ‘I know not’, nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed to make a system ethical, responsible and sustainable.
I will respect users' privacy and consent, for their data is not entrusted to me to be shared or exploited. Most especially I tread with care in developing technology. If it is given to me to improve human life and contribute to societal progress, all thanks. But it may also be within my power to harm society, this awesome responsibility must be faced with great humbleness and awareness of my own frailty. Above all, I must not play God.
I will remember that I do not only create code, models and business decisions, but I have an impact on society and people. My technology might affect the user’s family and economic stability. I will not permit considerations of business profit, societal pressure, or personal bias to compromise the fundamental rights, dignity, and privacy of users. I will apply my capabilities for the welfare of all humanity, free from bias or discrimination, to the best of my ability and judgment
I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings.
If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection afterwards. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of developing technology.
I appreciate your interest in updating the Hippocratic oath to address the advancements and ethical considerations of our time. I encourage you to share your suggestions for revisions, and I will gladly submit these ideas as an issue and make the necessary updates.
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