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Principle 7: Risk
28 Jan 2025
Defining the principle
Charities need to determine and manage any risks involved in digital and AI. Charities will need to consider how the adoption of digital and AI aligns with key values such as integrity, inclusivity, accountability, fairness, and transparency. This should include responsible AI adoption and that may include anything from the use of data in partnerships to understanding how adopting AI will impact marginalised communities to deciding which social platforms to prioritise.
Five quick actions for charities
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Charity leaders and trustees should prioritise digital risks focusing on those with highest likelihood and / or most significant impact on beneficiaries and operations.
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Charities should publish how they use data on their websites, annual reports, and other channels.
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Charity leaders should drive ethical awareness and ensure ethics are considered in technology adoption.
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Charities should implement ethical frameworks for digital activities, ensuring activities are fair, privacy is respected, and bias and misinformation are managed.
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Charity leaders should practice ethical and responsible adoption of emerging tech, particularly AI. That means ensuring values translate into the tools you use, conducting risk assessments, writing policies to bolster effective governance, ensuring accountability remains constantly in place, and regularly testing to monitor ongoing risk and make incremental changes as necessary.
Follow-up questions for CAI
How can charities prioritize digital risks with highest impact on beneficiaries?What methods ensure ethical AI adoption aligns with charity values?How should charities publish data usage transparently across platforms?Which frameworks best manage bias and misinformation in digital activities?How can leaders maintain accountability during emerging technology implementation?More on this topic
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