AI technologies have the potential to greatly benefit people, society and the world. AI technologies can, however, also result in harm and/or violations of human rights. It is therefore imperative for UW’s AI efforts to protect privacy and to be designed responsibly and ethically. The resulting AI technologies must be accessible to all, and comply with relevant rules and regulations (e.g., HIPAA in a medical context, FERPA in an educational context).
The UW is currently relying on governance and policy frameworks such as the following to maintain ethical standards, data privacy and security to reduce individual decision making and expertise required to make technical decisions:
UW IT Guidelines
Key considerations from UW IT for the responsible security and privacy use of generative AI at the UW.
UW Medicine Guidance
Guidance from UW Medicine regarding how generative AI, including LLMs, may or may not be used.
Teaching @UW
Overview of ethical and social issues that UW instructors may want to consider and discuss with their students.