# Responsible AI Governance & Ethics

**Source**: https://www.northeastern.edu/ai/ai-ethics-governance/
**Parent**: https://www.northeastern.edu/ai/

Governance and ethics

Establishing principles for responsible and safe AI

## Leading the way in human-centered AI

As AI is increasingly integrated into human experiences, ensuring its safe, fair, ethical, and responsible development and use becomes ever more critical. At Northeastern, we are committed to supporting our community in navigating and advancing responsible AI innovation.\
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Explore the latest in AI governance and policies as we assess and map AI’s path forward.

## Helping organizations navigate the ethical challenges of AI

##### AI Ethics Advisory Board

Our AI Advisory Ethics Board offers ethical guidance from top experts in academia, industry, and government. Access independent ethics guidance and advice that’s tailored to your organization’s needs.

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##### AI and Data Ethics Initiative

The AI and Data Ethics Group aims to develop a robust ethics ecosystem for responsible development and use of autonomous, computational, and data driven systems through foundational research, translational research focused on policy and practice, and education and training programs.

[/home](https://cssh.northeastern.edu/ethics/ai-data-ethics-initiative/)

##### Responsible AI Practice

We help organizations fully harness the power of responsible AI, meet emerging regulatory obligations, enhance technology by integrating ethics into the innovation process, and more.

[/home](https://ai.northeastern.edu/responsible-ai)

Responsible use of AI\
at Northeastern

Responsible and appropriate use of AI is crucial even as these technologies rapidly advance. Since the potential for harm is significant, we are setting a high bar to foster AI safety. It’s our mission to analyze and apply the best practices in responsible AI—promoting safety, transparency, compliance, and accountability. Here are our policies and guidelines around AI usage.

[Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems](https://policies.northeastern.edu/policy125/)

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For students

Academic Integrity Policy

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For faculty

Overview and Guidance for Generative AI in Teaching

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For staff

Guidelines for the Administrative Use of Generative AI

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