Summary of the session at Techfestival 05.09.2019 Ethical AI: Actioning a Nordic Stronghold Together Data for the common good It is well-known that Nordic countries are internationally renowned for being highly digitalized. But how do our societies and we as humans respond to the challenges of using data that is transforming our societies and our daily lives on many different levels: politically, technologically, commercially and culturally. Artificial intelligence is not possible without data - raw material of today and tomorrow’s algorithms. This proliferation of big data drives rapid research, innovation and huge investments in machine learning, data mining and neural network applications. These developments raise some acute questions in a global, European and regional context. How do we develop and utilize ethical AI in the Nordic region to our competitive advantage and create a regional stronghold? Could part of the answer to this question be, that our societal values such as trust, transparency, responsibility, privacy shape and define the potential of ethical AI in our region? The session at Techfestival was curated by the Association of Nordic Engineers, ANE and the Nordic Council of Ministers, NCM and was about finding the Nordic way to AI. The session’s aim was to design the solutions for creating a sustainable AI landscape – identifying the strongholds and bottlenecks. OUTPUT We wanted to get valuable input from society dwellers to find out what should be the next focus in the future of AI and Ethics, and together we crafted specific actions points in order to determine the next steps from a Nordic perspective, presented in the summary section of this document. RATIONALE This conversation is important for ANE and NCM to have together with an engaged and broad group of actors in this field with the aim of creating a democratic discussion around AI and ethics, such as trust and critical thought. This conversation is already ongoing on different levels and fora in many countries, and there is a need to open up this discussion to determine the strongholds and create new partnerships in the Nordics. “We lack a tool kit to assess future AI solutions ethically, so it is not enough to just make public and corporate guidelines.” – Mikael Anneroth
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