Applying ethics in practice
AA: The next question applies directly to my background in the technical space, and it’s where I see a lot of peers and colleagues struggling in trying to understand the role they play in implementing responsible technology. Given that they don’t tend to come from an ethical or legal background, it seems like they often struggle to understand what we can do apart from just trying to think about bias in data from a statistical point of view. Is there anything that they should be or could be doing to make sure that the solutions they’re developing are developed in a conscious way, from data ingestion and model development to deployment and engaging with internal stakeholders?
ES: It’s a great question. There’s a cliche that is pretty applicable in this context: the technical people and the strategic people are all speaking English, but not the same language. That’s really common – worryingly so. So, what...