Assessment Instruments
The ETHICS Scorecard: - Equality of outcomes - Transparency of process - Human agency preserved - Impact on vulnerable groups - Compliance with values - Sustainability of approach
Score 1-10 per dimension. Below 60 total = Critical risk.
Bias Detection Methods
The Five Lens Review: 1. Demographic Lens: Impact across groups 2. Economic Lens: Effect on different classes 3. Geographic Lens: Regional variations 4. Temporal Lens: Long-term consequences 5. Intersectional Lens: Compound effects
Governance Frameworks
The Three Lines of Defense: 1. Development: Ethics by design 2. Deployment: Ethics in practice 3. Monitoring: Ethics over time
The FAIR Framework: - Fairness metrics defined - Accountability assigned - Interpretability ensured - Remediation planned