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Freedom and Autonomy. Jobin, Ienca, and Vayena write, “Whereas some sources specifically refer to the freedom of expression or informational self-determination and “privacy-protecting user controls”, others generally promote freedom, empowerment or autonomy. Some documents refer to autonomy as a positive freedom, specifically the freedom to flourish, to self-determination through democratic means, the right to establish and develop relationships with other human beings, the freedom to withdraw consent, or the freedom to use a preferred platform or technology. Other documents focus on negative freedom—for example, freedom from technological experimentation, manipulation or surveillance. Freedom and autonomy are believed to be promoted through transparency and predictable AI, by not “reducing options for and knowledge of citizens”, by actively increasing people’s knowledge about AI, giving notice and consent or, conversely, by actively refraining from collecting and spreading data in absence of informed consent.”
Source: Jobin, Anna, Marcello Ienca, and Effy Vayena. “The Global Landscape of AI Ethics Guidelines.” Nature Machine Intelligence 1 (2019): 389–399.
