Abstract
When implementing responsible computing initiatives, companies run into a common problem: They rush to deploy their respective programs before they’ve finished designing them. The results are predictable: inefficient and difficult-to-scale efforts at managing AI’s ethical, reputational, and legal risks; wasted resources; and slowed innovation. To assess how ready their company is to implement an RAI program, leaders should ask eight questions: 1) Have you determined what its objectives are? 2) Are your RAI’s values clearly connected to procedures? 3) Have you designed RAI metrics, such as KPIs and OKRs? 4) Have you trained the people responsible for overseeing its implementation? 5) Do you have personnel to ensure the program is rolled out, scaled, and maintained properly? 6) How will the program harmonize with other enterprise priorities? 7) Do you have a strategic roadmap for the RAI? 8) Have you designed an implementation playbook?