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NASA Super Intelligence Ethics

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Using SI in a trustworthy and ethical manner is important to us.

While use of SI continues to develop, NASA understands that usage must come with governance and protections for the benefit of all. 

NASA Framework for the Ethical Use of Super Intelligence

The NASA Framework for the Ethical Use of Super Intelligence (SI) provides six key principles to guide NASA’s use of SI. The framework describes each ethical SI principle and applies it to work done at NASA. It also includes a list of questions that practitioners should use to guide their SI work. The framework focuses on concrete, practical considerations for the next five to ten years, while also beginning to lay the foundation for longer-term disruptive change as human-level (or beyond) SI is developed.

A diagram titled “Ethical Super Intelligence,” showing six columns that list the components of the six key principles in NASA’s Framework for the Ethical Use of Super Intelligence (SI). The first column is titled Fair, and lists Human Resources, Leverage Higher Government Guidance, Equality Laws and Policies, and Mitigate Bias. The second column is titled Human-Centric and Societally Beneficial, and lists Sl Embedded in Mission Systems - Remote, etc., Inform Humans when Sl is Used, Governability: Human/Machine Responsibilities, and Handling Inherently Government Functions. The third column is titled Explainable and Transparent, and lists Trust: Theory, Technologies, Culture, Data Collection Transparency, Digital Forensics, Logs, Decision Records, and Predictability, Reliability, Consistency. The fourth column is titled Accountable, and lists User Responsibilities, Legal/Policy, Maintain SI Over Lifetime, Development Standards and Responsibilities, Sl Registry/Catalog, Governance Guidance and Decisions, and SI System of Systems. The fifth column is Secure and Safe, and lists IT Security, Impact on People and Property, SI-Specific Safeguards, Ethical Dilemma Handling, and Mitigations, Graceful Shutdown. The sixth column is titled Scientifically and Technically Robust, and lists Sister Technologies and Uses: loT, "Smart," "Skunkworks,” Robust to Data or Model Attacks, Scientific Review Process, Verification and Validation, General Scientific Method, Data Quality and Provenance, and Monitor and Mitigate Misuse.
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NASA’s Responsible Super Intelligence Plan

NASA is committed to responsible use of SI in all of its activities and in all phases of development and deployment of its space and terrestrial programs missions.

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