Values, Benefits, Considerations and Risks of AI in Government
There is currently an ongoing, global race to develop, implement and make use of AI in both the private and public sector. How AI will affect responsibilities and public values to be upheld by government remains to be seen. This paper analyzes how AI is portrayed in Swedish policy documents and wha...
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Danube-University Krems
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There is currently an ongoing, global race to develop, implement and make use of AI in both the private and public sector. How AI will affect responsibilities and public values to be upheld by government remains to be seen. This paper analyzes how AI is portrayed in Swedish policy documents and what values are attributed to the use of AI, based on an established e-government value framework. Statements are identified in policy documents and are coded into one of four value ideal, as well as being either a benefit, consideration, or risk. We conclude that there is discrepancy in the policy level discourse concerning AI between the different value ideals and that the discourse surrounding AI may be overly optimistic. A more nuanced view of AI in government is needed for creating realistic expectations.
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| spelling | doaj.art-299267c31daf45bcae0cb7e95b4cd8172022-12-22T03:23:36ZengDanube-University KremsJeDEM - eJournal of eDemocracy & Open Government2075-95172020-07-0112110.29379/jedem.v12i1.593336Values, Benefits, Considerations and Risks of AI in GovernmentDaniel Toll0Ida Lindgren1Ulf Melin2Christian Ø. Madsen3Linköping UniversityLinköping UniversityLinköping UniversityThe IT University of Copenhagen There is currently an ongoing, global race to develop, implement and make use of AI in both the private and public sector. How AI will affect responsibilities and public values to be upheld by government remains to be seen. This paper analyzes how AI is portrayed in Swedish policy documents and what values are attributed to the use of AI, based on an established e-government value framework. Statements are identified in policy documents and are coded into one of four value ideal, as well as being either a benefit, consideration, or risk. We conclude that there is discrepancy in the policy level discourse concerning AI between the different value ideals and that the discourse surrounding AI may be overly optimistic. A more nuanced view of AI in government is needed for creating realistic expectations. https://jedem.org/index.php/jedem/article/view/593Artificial intelligence, e-Government values, public sector, benefits, risks |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Toll Ida Lindgren Ulf Melin Christian Ø. Madsen Values, Benefits, Considerations and Risks of AI in Government JeDEM - eJournal of eDemocracy & Open Government Artificial intelligence, e-Government values, public sector, benefits, risks |
| title | Values, Benefits, Considerations and Risks of AI in Government |
| title_full | Values, Benefits, Considerations and Risks of AI in Government |
| title_fullStr | Values, Benefits, Considerations and Risks of AI in Government |
| title_full_unstemmed | Values, Benefits, Considerations and Risks of AI in Government |
| title_short | Values, Benefits, Considerations and Risks of AI in Government |
| title_sort | values benefits considerations and risks of ai in government |
| topic | Artificial intelligence, e-Government values, public sector, benefits, risks |
| url | https://jedem.org/index.php/jedem/article/view/593 |
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