Conceptualisation of the Relational Governance of Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

AbstractHaving established AI as an element of Relational Economics, this chapter proceeds to conceptualise the Relational Governance of AI. To this end, it is divided into three sections: First, it delimits Wieland’s (2018, 2020) concept of Relational Governance from existing research about ‘Relational Governance’. Thereafter, critical elements of Wieland’s (2018, 2020) theory of Relational Governance are summarised and interpreted for the AI context. Second, it addresses the identified theoretical need for additions and adaptations of Wieland’s (2018, 2020) governance approach for the AI context. Hence, it begins with a depiction of the relational transaction underlying AI governance by presenting each element of the transaction and the interlinkages among them. Third, it proceeds to present its conceptualisation of Relational AI Governance by introducing the governance formula depicting this underlying transaction for AI governance.1 The formula depicts the overall governance structure and the governance parameters existing in the AI context. The governance parameters, in particular, subsume important content-related themes, e.g., AI ethics, providing the base for the operationalisation of Relational AI Governance in organisations.