{"id":45247,"date":"2022-12-22T12:10:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T12:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veridas.com\/?p=45247"},"modified":"2025-01-08T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T10:15:00","slug":"ethics-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veridas.com\/en\/ethics-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Veridas pioneers the diagnosis of compliance with the ethical principles of its Artificial Intelligence system"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Veridas has just become one of the first companies at a national level to carry out a ‘Diagnosis on the ethical principles of Artificial Intelligence’ <\/span>with the support of PwC<\/span><\/a>, a pioneering firm in this type of work. This diagnosis consists of analyzing the formal compliance with the ethical principles of artificial intelligence systems of companies and the ethical, legal, and technical framework on which these systems are developed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Spanish and European regulation as a starting point\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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As regulatory starting points, we considered the <\/span>National Artificial Intelligence Strategy<\/span><\/a> (ENIA) of December 2020 and the European Commission’s <\/span>proposed regulation on artificial intelligence<\/span><\/a> (AI Act) of April 2021, which was presented as “<\/span>a bill that aims to establish a regulation on AI, and to which companies will have to start complying in less than two years.<\/span><\/i>“<\/span><\/p>

More recently, on February 23, 2022, the European Union approved a proposal for a <\/span>Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence<\/span><\/a>, which aims to promote sustainable and responsible business behavior along global supply chains.<\/span><\/p>

The proposed directive seeks to impose a series of obligations on companies concerning human rights and environmental impact, even defining the payment of fines and compensation by companies to people affected by the consequences of the adverse effects.<\/span><\/p>

Based on the ethical, legal, and technical framework established in the current regulations and market standards, PwC developed a work program to diagnose whether organizations formally comply with these ethical principles, mainly covering the following areas:<\/span><\/p>

  1. Privacy and Data Governance.<\/span><\/li>
  2. Safety and Security: reliability, robustness, and accuracy.<\/span><\/li>
  3. Responsibility and Accountability.<\/span><\/li>
  4. Transparency and explainability.<\/span><\/li>
  5. Principle of fairness.<\/span><\/li>
  6. Focus on the human being: Human control and surveillance.<\/span><\/li>
  7. Promotion of values and human rights.<\/span><\/li>
  8. Environmental sustainability.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    \n\t\t\t\t\"The socioeconomic impact of artificial intelligence is evident.<\/b> The continuous advances in research and application of this technology, in which the machine tries to replicate human capabilities such as reasoning, learning, creativity, or the ability to plan, have made it clear that its adoption must be a priority for all companies if they wish to remain competitive over the next decade. <\/b>

    However, the adoption of this technology has a major challenge that companies must know how to manage; the high impact that AI applications already have on our lives highlights the fact that never in history has it been such a priority to ensure a responsible and ethical use of technology.<\/b>\"\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTamer Davut, Partner at PwC<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Veridas, blazing a trail in the Artificial Intelligence sector<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Veridas strengthens its commitment to be at the forefront of transparency, auditing, and reliability of its biometric solutions.<\/span><\/p>

    Leire Arbona, director of the Legal and Compliance department of Veridas, describes the company’s commitment with the following words:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    \n\t\t\t\t\"Since the creation of Veridas, it was clear to us that trust in this type of solutions must always be based on transparency and compliance, not only with legal and technical standards but also with the highest ethical values. This diagnostic work is another example of Veridas' evolution in this regard and our commitment to improving it continually.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLeire Arbona, Legal & Compliance Director<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    To the constant evaluation of solutions in their technical aspect by prestigious international institutions such as the <\/span>National Institute of Standards and Technology<\/span><\/a> (NIST) or in their legal aspect for <\/span>compliance with current regulations<\/span><\/a> on data protection or prevention of money laundering, among many others, we now add this diagnosis of an ethical nature.<\/span><\/p>

    Precisely these three aspects, legal, technical and ethical, are the three fundamental pillars of any “trustworthy” AI. Specifically:<\/span><\/p>