This report presents the recommendations of the SHERPA project to ensure
that the benefits of Smart Information Systems (the combination of artificial
intelligence and Big Data) are harnessed, and related ethical issues and
human rights concerns are addressed. Understanding AI as a set of
overlapping ecosystems of interlinked stakeholders, technologies and
processes, the SHERPA project proposes ways in which these AI ecosystems
can be shaped to ensure they are beneficial to people, uphold human rights
and, more generally, promote human flourishing. These recommendations
are based on the ethical and human rights issues identified during the
project, including through 10 case studies, 5 scenarios, literature reviews, an
online survey with more than 300 respondents, 45 stakeholder interviews, an
expert Delphi study, and consultation with the SHERPA Stakeholder Board.
Funding
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme Under Grant Agreement no. 786641