Known as CertifAIEdTM, the pioneering certification program was designed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) to assess the ethical aspects of AI systems.
The program affirms that products meet ethical requirements, promotes responsible adoption, with a view to building trust in the technology.
TÜV SÜD’s specialists have been authorized to help guide organizations developing AI to ensure their products meet the ethical requirements of CertifAIEdTM.
In their role as lead assessors, TÜV SÜD's AI experts will guide organisations through the IEEE CertifAIEdTM programme as trainers and assessors.
According to TÜV SÜD, its experts will cover all relevant AI quality aspects in their assessment work, including safety, security, legal, ethical, performance and sustainability, and supports companies in setting up an AI quality management system to systematically ensure better quality and track compliance with requirements.
The announcement comes after TÜV SÜD and the IEEE’s Standards Association formed a strategic partnership earlier this year for developing standards, training and certification programs addressing all aspects of AI.
Ethical concerns about how AI can be used have increased in the last year with the release of powerful generative AI tools such as ChatGPT.
Deep Fakes and other potentially troubling aspects of AI have led to a push by governments to look for ways of regulating the technology.
The US president Joe Biden, for example, recently announced an executive order aiming to control AI.
Meanwhile, the EU has proposed an artificial intelligence act and a recent international AI summit in the UK saw major powers come together to discuss the potential dangers posed by the technology.