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Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI

LUOTETTAVAA TEKOÄLYÄ KOSKEVAT EETTISET OHJEET

Guidelines Institutional policyEuropean Unionadopted

These ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI were drafted by the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence set up by the European Commission. They establish a framework based on fundamental rights, identifying four key ethical principles and seven core requirements that AI systems should meet throughout their lifecycle. The document also includes an assessment list to help operationalize these requirements and provides examples of opportunities and concerns regarding AI.

Summary and content fields are drawn from the document text and are pending editorial review.

Who issued it

High-Level Expert Group on Artificial IntelligenceMultistakeholder
Lead issuer
Legal forceVoluntary
Under whose authorityInstitutional policy
Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

General publicRegulatorsCompaniesAI developers and providersAI deployers and usersResearchers and academics

This document is for all AI stakeholders—including developers, deployers, researchers, and policymakers—seeking guidance on how to ensure artificial intelligence is developed, deployed, and used ethically and reliably.

Sectors
Cross-sector

What the document contains

What's covered

The document addresses the ethical and technically reliable dimensions of AI systems, establishing a comprehensive framework of principles, core requirements, and a practical assessment list for stakeholders involved in the AI lifecycle.

What's missing

The guidelines do not provide binding legal advice or address the specific enforcement mechanisms of lawful AI, focusing instead on soft ethics and voluntary implementation.

Key takeaways
  • Trustworthy AI requires three components throughout the system's entire lifecycle: it must be lawful, ethical, and robust both technically and socially.
  • The framework rests on four ethical principles: respect for human autonomy, prevention of harm, fairness, and explicability.
  • Achieving trustworthy AI translates into seven key requirements: human agency and oversight, technical robustness and safety, privacy and data governance, transparency, diversity, non-discrimination and fairness, societal and environmental well-being, and accountability.
  • The document provides a pilot assessment list containing concrete questions to help developers and deployers evaluate and operationalize these requirements.
Principles it states
Ihmisen itsemääräämisoikeuden kunnioittaminenVahinkojen välttäminenOikeudenmukaisuusSelitettävyys
Outline
· TIIVISTELMÄ
· A. JOHDANTO
· B. LUOTETTAVAN TEKOÄLYN KEHYS
  - I. Luku I: Luotettavan tekoälyn perusta
  - II. Luku II: Luotettavan tekoälyn toteuttaminen
  - III. III luku: Luotettavan tekoälyn arviointi
· C. ESIMERKKEJÄ TEKOÄLYN MAHDOLLISUUKSISTA JA SIIHEN LIITTYVISTÄ MERKITTÄVISTÄ HUOLENAIHEISTA
· D. PÄÄTELMÄT
· SANASTO
Issued8 April 2019
Length18,226 words · 53 pages
FormatNot recorded
Scoperegional

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

4/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

7 Vastuuvelvollisuus Sisältää tarkastettavuuden, kielteisten vaikutusten minimoinnin ja niistä ilmoittamisen, valinnat ja muutoksenhaun.

II. Luku II: Luotettavan tekoälyn toteuttaminen

screening score · 2026-10-23

Human Oversight

4/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

Ihmisen suorittama valvonta auttaa varmistamaan, ettei tekoälyjärjestelmä heikennä ihmisen itsenäistä päätäntävaltaa tai aiheuta muita haitallisia vaikutuksia.

II. Luku II: Luotettavan tekoälyn toteuttaminen

screening score · 2026-10-23

Privacy

4/5

Protection of personal data and private life

Tekoälyjärjestelmien on taattava yksityisyyden suoja ja tietosuoja järjestelmän elinkaaren kaikissa vaiheissa.

II. Luku II: Luotettavan tekoälyn toteuttaminen

screening score · 2026-10-23

Transparency

4/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

Tekoälyjärjestelmät eivät saisi esittäytyä käyttäjille ihmisinä; ihmisillä on oikeus saada tietää, että he ovat tekemisissä tekoälyjärjestelmän kanssa .

II. Luku II: Luotettavan tekoälyn toteuttaminen

screening score · 2026-10-23

Enforcement

0/5

Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force

N/A

screening score · 2026-10-23

Impact Assessment

4/5

Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use

Oletteko suorittaneet perusoikeuksiin kohdistuvien vaikutusten arvioinnin niissä käyttötilanteissa, joissa saattaa aiheutua kielteisiä vaikutuksia perusoikeuksiin?

III. III luku: Luotettavan tekoälyn arviointi

screening score · 2026-10-23

Topics

trustworthy_ai ai_ethics fundamental_rights accountability transparency