A Multimethod Analysis of US Perspectives towards Trustworthy Autonomous Systems

Barnard, Pepita; Boudouraki, Andriana; Clos, Jeremie

Abstract

The Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS) Hub is a collabora-tive platform that aims to guide the development of autonomous systems that are safe, reliable, and ultimately trusted by society. Its mission is to address the challenges surrounding the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems (AS), such as self-driving vehicles and AI-powered decision-making tools. We conducted a multimethod analysis using the theoretical grounding of thematic analysis coupled with an initial computational exploration of the data and cross-referenced to the results of a card sorting exercise to explore emerging topics from a series of interviews conducted at various universities and research institutes in the United States. The participants discussed multifaceted ways in which AS needs to be approached and developed. Some believed that more education on ethics and social sciences is needed in the computer science curriculum to enable those working on future systems to consider the impact of their work on users and make technologies in line with people's values and practices. In general, the participants were positive towards the development of TAS but highlighted risks around control and regulation in a culture that values deregulation.

Citation

Barnard, P., Boudouraki, A., & Clos, J. (2024, September). A Multimethod Analysis of US Perspectives towards Trustworthy Autonomous Systems. Presented at Second International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS '24), Austin, Texas

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: Second International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS '24)
• Start Date: Sep 16, 2024
• End Date: Sep 18, 2024
• Acceptance Date: Jul 22, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Sep 16, 2024
• Publication Date: Sep 16, 2024
• Deposit Date: Aug 19, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 24, 2024
• Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Article Number: 25
• Pages: 1-11
• Book Title: TAS '24: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems
• ISBN: 9798400709890
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3686038.3686068
• Keywords: CCS CONCEPTS • Social and professional topics → Government technology policy; Codes of ethics; Testing, certification and licensing; User characteristics KEYWORDS Perspectives on TAS, Thematic Analysis, Card Sorting
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/38634398
• Publisher URL: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3686038.3686068