Stakeholder interactions
These guidelines from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment advise businesses on managing stakeholder interactions during AI development and use. It covers conducting stakeholder impact assessments, engaging and consulting with impacted groups including underrepresented communities, maintaining transparency, and establishing effective feedback and complaints processes.
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Who issued it
Who it governs
This document is for businesses and organizations developing or deploying AI systems who want to engage responsibly with stakeholders and maintain trust.
What the document contains
The document covers best practices for identifying stakeholders impacted by AI projects, conducting consultations throughout the AI lifecycle, implementing transparency measures like labeling generated content, and setting up accessible feedback and complaints mechanisms.
The text does not include statutory enforcement mechanisms, legal definitions, penalties, or specific technical details for implementing watermarking.
- Conducting a stakeholder impact assessment helps identify individuals and groups affected by AI systems.
- Meaningful engagement should consider underrepresented communities, such as non-English speakers, disabled people, and Māori or Pacific peoples.
- Businesses should be transparent by clearly communicating when and how AI or generative AI is being used.
- Effective feedback and complaints channels ensure that queries are handled in a timely manner and provide avenues for human review.
· Stakeholder impact assessment · Engagement and consultation · Transparency · Feedback and complaints
How it scores
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Accountability
0/5Clear responsibility for AI outcomes
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Fairness
3/5Non-discrimination and equitable treatment
Special consideration needs to be given to the impact that AI systems may have (either directly, or indirectly) on specific and/or underrepresented communities
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Human Dignity
0/5Respect for the inherent worth of persons
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Human Oversight
3/5Humans remain in control of consequential decisions
let people talk to a real person if needed (a human-in-the-loop)
Feedback and complaints
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Privacy
1/5Protection of personal data and private life
individuals whose personal information and/or IP are used in training or input data
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Transparency
4/5Openness about how AI systems work and are used
You can share information on what your AI systems do, how they work, and what risks they might have.
Transparency
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Enforcement
0/5Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force
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Impact Assessment
4/5Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use
A stakeholder impact assessment can help identify and understand your organisation’s artificial intelligence (AI) stakeholders.
Stakeholder interactions
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