AI ethics-guideline internet-research research-ethics
“If you are a student, you may find the 2002 guidelines (IRE
1. 0) a good starting point of reflection. If you are looking for a draft to obtain informed consent, look into the appendix of the 2002 guidelines (IRE
1. 0, https://aoir.org/reports/ethics.pdf; IRE
1. 0, https://aoir.org/reports/ethics
1. pdf). If you are a researcher, you might want to begin with the 2019 guidelines to see if the provided resources are a helpful starting point. If you are looking for ways to solve the issue of informed consent you might want to have a look into the appendices of the 2002 document. A catalogue of important questions to start with can be found in the 2012 guidelines. For additional information, especially that focuses on recent technological developments, you might find the 2019 document a useful. Especially political and institutional pressure on researcher has gained importance. If you are an IRB, Ethical Review Board, or member of a similar research ethics oversight board, we highly encourage you to take a look into the
1. 0 guidelines. Notice that we emphasize deliberative processes of ethical reflection. At the same time, we believe that in times of Big Data, experimental research needs to be done that requires considerations beyond informed consent, but further includes careful reflection on research design, the context of research, and the basic requirement to minimize associated risks and harms. An ongoing ethical reflection might be more helpful and beneficial in the long term for society than now restricting research. If you are a developer, you might find it helpful to have a closer look into the Companion Resources (
1. 0). These include “AI and Machine Learning: Internet Research Ethics Guidelines” (
1. 1) and an “Impact Model” (
1. 4) for ethical reflection which may be helpful” (franzke et al., 2020, p. 2)