the link hereNow that I’ve laid a helpful foundation on these related AI Ethics and AI Law topics, we are ready to jump into the heady topic of AI Ethics and the burnout of AI Ethics workers .Working in AI Ethics can be a wonderful thing to do. You are potentially helping to ensure that AI is getting devised that will be reasonably fair and balanced. This is good. This is goodness being spread around.
I assume that you are beginning to see why AI Ethics worker burnout is likely to be somewhat more pronounced than that of other AI workers in the mix. , it was noted that companies are increasingly realizing the need for AI Ethics workers: “Companies are under increasing pressure from regulators and activists to ensure that their AI products are developed in a way that mitigates any potential harms before they are released. In response, they have invested in teams that evaluate how our lives, societies, and political systems are affected by the way these systems are designed, developed, and deployed” .
The gist is that the excitement of doing AI Ethics work is tempered by the urgency and the vast amount of Ethical AI work to be accomplished. Plus, toss in that the work can be undervalued by those within the firm, and unfortunately equally undervalued by those outside the firm.
Take a look at the other bulleted items and there are tradeoffs for AI Ethics workers in each of those business case scenarios. You might be able to magically and miraculously turn things around, or the company will grind away at you until you have little energy and AI Ethics ambition left in your innards.
“Inefficacy refers to feelings of incompetence and a lack of achievement and productivity. People with this symptom of burnout feel their skills slipping and worry that they won’t be able to succeed in certain situations or accomplish certain tasks.”