Values in Design Methodologies for AI

Addressing and integrating human values into AI design and development processes in research and practice can be difficult, and a clear methodological approach can clarify issues of both theory and practice. One such approach is Value Sensitive Design (VSD), an established theory for addressing issues of values in a systematic and principled fashion in the design of information technology. However, it is unclear how VSD is translated into current design practices and whether it has been integrated into existing methodologies. In this paper, we investigated whether and to what extent VSD has passed down into design methodologies used in practice. We found that the actual application of VSD in methodologies is limited, but that in the last few years, steps have been taken to bridge the gap between theory and practice.