IEC SRD 63416:2023

IEC SRD 63416 ®
Edition 1.0 2023-09
SYSTEMS
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Ethical considerations of artificial intelligence (AI) when applied in the active
assisted living (AAL) context
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IEC SRD 63416 ®
Edition 1.0 2023-09
SYSTEMS
REFERENCE DELIVERABLE
Ethical considerations of artificial intelligence (AI) when applied in the active

assisted living (AAL) context
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 03.100.02; 11.020.10 ISBN 978-2-8322-7479-8

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 6
3.1 Terms and definitions . 6
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 7
4 Ethical considerations relevant to the AAL context . 7
5 Ethical issues associated with AAL assistance . 9
5.1 AAL levels of assistance . 9
5.2 The changing conditions of AAL care recipients . 10
5.3 Some AAL use cases and their ethical considerations . 11
5.3.1 General . 11
5.3.2 Health and wellness. 11
5.3.3 Self-management of daily life activities at home . 13
5.3.4 Social interaction . 14
5.3.5 Mobility . 15
5.3.6 Prevention and management of chronic conditions . 17
5.4 Key requirements for AI-based AAL systems . 18
5.5 Technical, operational, and governance considerations of AI-based AAL
systems . 19
5.5.1 General . 19
5.5.2 Technical and operational considerations . 21
5.5.3 Operational governance considerations . 22
6 Standards, consortia or activities in the field of technical regulation related to AI
ethics . 23
7 Ethical initiatives and national and international strategies in relation to AAL . 24
Bibliography . 25

Table 1 – Abbreviated terms . 7
Table 2 – Key requirements for trustworthy AI . 8
Table 3 – Summary of AAL-specific considerations . 18
Table 4 – Relation to ethical and societal considerations described in
ISO/IEC TR 24368 . 20

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) WHEN
APPLIED IN THE ACTIVE ASSISTED LIVING (AAL) CONTEXT

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IEC 63416 has been prepared by IEC systems committee AAL: Active Assisted Living. It is a
Systems Reference Deliverable.
The text of this Systems Reference Deliverable is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
SyCAAL/301/DTS SyCAAL/319/RVDTS

Full information on the voting for the approval of its can be found in the report on voting indicated
in the above table.
The language used for the development of this Systems Reference Deliverable is English.

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INTRODUCTION
This document deals with the ethical implications and moral questions that arise from the
development and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies applied in the active
assisted living (AAL) context.
The population in all countries is increasingly ageing. Reducing the burden of long-term care
for older persons is a major policy issue in every country. Active assisted living (AAL) systems
help older persons with daily living activities so that they can live independently as long as
possible. AAL can be a solution to this demographic issue.
AAL may use AI technologies to understand the condition of an AAL care recipient and their
environment and provide appropriate services at appropriate times. AI-enabled systems must
be aware of the decline of the AAL care recipient's physical/cognitive/judgment abilities as they
age, and these systems must act appropriately. For instance, AI can determine a life-
threatening risk to the AAL care recipient and a privacy concern regarding obtaining and using
personal information.
The three issues around AI in general are as follows: concerns about the algorithms and
particularly those that have been created by machine learning technology without human
intervention; the extent to which these algorithms result in misidentification and misinformation;
and the misuse of personal data leading to consequences and harm to individuals.
It is, therefore, necessary to develop general guidelines for the use of AI applied in the AAL
context. This document deals with the ethical implications and moral questions that arise from
the development and implementation of AI in AAL.

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ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) WHEN
APPLIED IN THE ACTIVE ASSISTED LIVING (AAL) CONTEXT

1 Scope
This document describes ethical considerations that are relevant when developing AAL systems
and AAL services.
This document covers AAL-specific issues related to AI that supplement those ethical
considerations already addressed in other AI documents. Examples include the WHO and
OECD principles of AI and those of the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence set up
by the European Commission.
This document analyses whether these frameworks for the governance of AI are sufficient to
meet the requirements of the AAL environment and in particular to meet the needs of AAL care
recipients.
The objective of
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