· 2. ACCESSION MECHANISM AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CODE
2.1 Voluntary Accession.
Joining the Code is voluntary. By joining the Code, AI Actors voluntarily agree to follow its recommendations.
Joining and following the provisions of this Code may be taken into account in case of support measures provision or in other interactions with an AI Actor or between AI Actors.
2.2 Ethics officers and or Ethics commissions.
In order to ensure the implementation of the Code provisions and existing legal norms when creating, applying and using AI systems, AI Actors appoint officers on AI ethics who are responsible for the implementation of the Code and act as contact persons on AI ethics of the AI Actor, and or can create collegial sectorial bodies, namely, internal Ethics commissions in the field of AI, to consider the most relevant or controversial issues of AI ethics. AI Actors are encouraged to appoint an AI ethics officer preferably upon accession to this Code, or, alternatively, within two months since the date of accession to the Code.
2.3. Commission for AI Ethics Code.
A Commission for AI Ethics Code (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) is established in order to fulfill the Code.
The Commission may have working bodies and groups consisting of the representatives of the business community, science, government agencies and other interested organizations. The Commission considers applications made by AI Actors willing to join the Code, and maintains the Register of AI Actors who joined the Code.
The functioning of the Commission and its secretariat is administered by the ________________ with the participation of other interested organizations.
2.4. Register of the Code participants.
An AI Actor shall send a corresponding application to the Commission to join this Code. The Register of AI Actors who joined the Code is administered on a public website portal.
2.5. Development of methods and guidelines.
It is encouraged for the implementation of the Code to develop methods, guidelines, checklists and other methodological materials that ensure more effective compliance with the provisions of the Code by AI Actors.
2.6. Set of Practices.
In order to ensure timely exchange of best practices of useful and safe AI systems application built on the basic principles of this Code, increase the transparency of developers' activities and maintain healthy and fair competition on the AI systems market, AI Actors can create a set of best and or worst practical examples of how to solve emerging ethical issues in the AI life cycle and selected according to the criteria established by the professional community. Public access to this set of practices should be provided.
Published by AI Alliance Russia in AI Ethics Code (revised version), Oct 21, 2022 (unconfirmed)