IEEE standard review — Ethically aligned design: A vision for prioritizing human wellbeing with artificial intelligence and autonomous systems

In September 2009, the IEEE Board of Directors approved the new IEEE tagline - Advancing Technology for Humanity - as recommended by the IEEE Public Visibility Committee. Aligned with the IEEE tagline, IEEE Standards Association takes the initiative to address ethics in engineering design under “Ethically Aligned Design: A Vision for Prioritizing Human Wellbeing with Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems” focusing on Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems (AI/AS). The intention is to cover, as much as possible, the ethical concerns on AI/AS through a rigorous regard to the problem from different perspectives. The ultimate objective of this ongoing initiative is to provide guidelines/procedures/standards to prioritize human wellbeing in the forthcoming evolutions on artificial intelligence and autonomous systems. This article reviews different aspects addressed in Version 1 of this initiative.