Model for ethical AI integration in Industrial Engineering and Management

Mapped principles 

The project is mapped to the following framework principles:

P2. Ability to handle wicked problems for the sustainable societal development

P1. Essential knowledge of the subject 

P3. Active student-centered learning 

P5. Available experimental environments 

P9. A developing educational culture 

P10. Continuous competence development in the teaching role 

Definitions of the principles

Contact

Åsa-Karin Engstrand associate professor

asa-karin.engstrand@indek.kth.se

Profile

This project was implemented at the School of Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM) within the Future Education programme (project no. 2420-ITM). 

Project context  

An alumni survey in 2024 shows that the education does not sufficiently provide students with an understanding of how ethical issues can be handled, and a review of the achievement of the following degree objectives showed that the objectives are not being attained to a sufficient degree: 

• ”employ a reflective approach to accountability and ethical issues within technical, organisational, economic, ecological and social systems”

• ”demonstrate a critical approach to methods and theories, and to how knowledge is developed within natural science, engineering and social science” 

Since AI in particular requires a good ability for ethical reflection, an analysis is needed of how this can be achieved in education and thus contribute to fulfilling the degree objectives to a greater extent than currently. 

Purpose (outcome) 

The aim is to strengthen students' ability to handle ethical dilemmas linked to AI. The impact target is that KTH has a model for achieving greater goal fulfillment of the degree objectivesqualitative targets Judgment and Aattitude. The general design of the model means that it can be used not only for ethical AI in industrial economics but also for various programmes and for analysis of technologies in general. 

Project results (output) 

A written tutorial with concrete learning activities, which is general in its design and therefore can be used across different programmes and for analysis of technologies in general and not just AI. Sub-results are: 

• Review of research on AI and ethics relevant for Industrial Engineering and Management.

• Interviews with stakeholders in different businesses and industries.

• Test of the model (at Storträffen and at workshops with teachers at Industrial economics and management) 

Time plan 

Start date: 2024-08-15
End date: 2024-12-31

Project documentation  

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• Poster: Poster_FrU25_2420-ITM_Modell etisk AI_250520.pdf (English)

• Project initiation document: Projektdirektiv_FrU24_2420-ITM_Etisk-AI-Integration.pdf (Swedish)

Results

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• Resultat_2420-ITM_Läraktiviteter-för-etisk-AI-Indek_250130 (Swedish)