A Short Commentary on a Portuguese Case Study Regarding a New Practical Maturity Model for Responsible Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly impact human life, bringing numerous benefits. However, it also poses significant risks to human rights and society. A plethora of frameworks and guidelines have been developed in recent years to help organizations deal with those risks and threats. The main objective of the present research was to understand how organizations and stakeholders involved in the development of AI, especially in the Research and Innovation (R & I) phases, in Portugal, are considering and dealing with possible ethical, legal and social issues driven from the application of AI. On a more theoretical level, it aims to assess the existing frameworks and instruments available to organizations involved in the processes of design, development and deployment of AI technologies, regarding the trustworthiness of those processes and the responsibilities of the stakeholders. Additionally, this research aims to assess the way those frameworks and instruments are suitable to the more dynamic AI developing organizations, especially small ones, startups, scaleups and research centres and to fill the identified gaps in those frameworks and instruments.