Responsible automatically processable regulation

AI & Society, vol. 40, pp. 1075–1090

Abstract

Abstract Driven by the increasing availability and deployment of ubiquitous computing technologies across our private and professional lives, implementations of automatically processable regulation (APR) have evolved over the past decade from academic projects to real-world implementations by states and companies. There are now pressing issues that such encoded regulation brings about for citizens and society, and strategies to mitigate these issues are required. However, comprehensive yet practically operationalizable frameworks to navigate the complex interactions and evaluate the risks of projects that implement APR are not available today. In this paper, and based on related work as well as our own experiences, we propose a framework to support the conceptualization, implementation, and application of responsible APR. Our contribution is twofold: we provide a holistic characterization of what responsible APR means; and we provide support to operationalize this in concrete projects, in the form of leading questions, examples, and mitigation strategies. We thereby provide a scientifically backed yet practically applicable way to guide researchers, sponsors, implementers, and regulators toward better outcomes of APR for users and society.

Authors 7

1. Clement Guitton corresponding

   University of St.Gallen

   Affiliation as printed

   University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

2. Simon Mayer corresponding

   University of St.Gallen

   Affiliation as printed

   University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

3. Aurelia Tamò‐Larrieux corresponding

   Maastricht University

   Affiliation as printed

   Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

4. Dimitri Van Landuyt corresponding

   KU Leuven

   Affiliation as printed

   KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

5. Eduard Fosch‐Villaronga corresponding Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands

6. Irene Kamara corresponding

   Tilburg University

   Affiliation as printed

   Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands

7. Przemysław Pałka corresponding

   Jagiellonian University

   Affiliation as printed

   Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland