Why You Need an AI Ethics Committee

Why You Need an AI Ethics Committee

(Originally appeared in the July/August 2022 print edition of HBR). The sources of problems in AI are many. You need a committee—comprising ethicists, lawyers, technologists, business strategists, and bias scouts—to review any AI your firm develops or buys to identify the ethical risks it presents and address how to mitigate them. This article describes how to set up such a committee effectively.