Ethical Requirements Engineering
Ethical Requirements Engineering is the systematic design and evaluation of ethical requirements engineering within the translation of ethical values and duties into requirements,
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Ethics by Design
Weak ethical requirements engineering can lead to unsafe deployment, unlawful or unauthorised action, wasted public resources, loss of rights, poor accountability and declining institutional trust.
8 canonical Subtopics in this Topic.
Value-Sensitive Design
Value-Sensitive Design is the systematic design and evaluation of value-sensitive design within the translation of ethical values and duties into requirements, controls, decisions
Bias and Fairness
Bias and Fairness is the systematic design and evaluation of bias and fairness within the translation of ethical values and duties into requirements, controls, decisions and operat
Non-Maleficence
Non-Maleficence is the systematic design and evaluation of non-maleficence within the translation of ethical values and duties into requirements, controls, decisions and operationa
Beneficence and Public Value
Beneficence and Public Value is the systematic design and evaluation of beneficence and public value within the translation of ethical values and duties into requirements, controls
Dignity Preservation
Dignity Preservation is the systematic design and evaluation of dignity preservation within the translation of ethical values and duties into requirements, controls, decisions and
Ethical Trade-Offs
Ethical Trade-Offs is the systematic design and evaluation of ethical trade-offs within the translation of ethical values and duties into requirements, controls, decisions and oper
Ethics Review Operations
Ethics Review Operations is the systematic design and evaluation of ethics review operations within the translation of ethical values and duties into requirements, controls, decisi
Stories from Ethics by Design
Scenario narratives — not empirical findings.
Ethical Requirements Engineering
Samira finished the task faster than anyone in the room and could not explain how the answer had been reached. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen ethical requirements engineering so that governance
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The lesson plan looked personalised on screen. In the classroom, Eli saw that personalisation and understanding were not the same thing. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen value-sensitive design so
Read the full story →Bias and Fairness
The system crossed the border in a day. Its assumptions about language, authority and trust did not travel nearly as well. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen bias and fairness so that governance cla
Read the full story →Non-Maleficence
The board paper described the result as green. Samira placed a red marker beside the missing evidence. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen non-maleficence so that governance claims are supported by l
Read the full story →Beneficence and Public Value
The prototype impressed every investor in the room. The unanswered question on the whiteboard was whether it improved a human outcome. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen beneficence and public value
Read the full story →Dignity Preservation
The ward was not short of data. It was short of quiet moments in which somebody could decide what the data meant. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen dignity preservation so that governance claims ar
Read the full story →Ethical Trade-Offs
At 8:10 on Monday morning, Lucas, the patient advocate, removed the word “successful” from the programme dashboard. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen ethical trade-offs so that governance claims ar
Read the full story →Ethics Review Operations
The machine fault took eleven minutes to repair. Reconstructing why the system had recommended the wrong sequence took the rest of the shift. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen ethics review operati
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