White Papers

Privacy Act Reform for the Age of AI: Accountability, Rights, and Information white paper

Privacy Act Reform for the Age of AI: Accountability, Rights, and Information

We are pleased to share this white paper by Professor Ignacio Cofone, Professor of Law and Regulation of AI at the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford. Prepared for the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's 2026 review of the Privacy Act, the white paper, Privacy Act Reform for the Age of AI: Accountability, Rights, and Information, examines the challenges that artificial intelligence poses to existing privacy frameworks and identifies approaches to strengthening accountability, rights, and information governance in the age of AI.

The Need for and Feasibility of an International AI Bill of Human Rights white paper

The need for and feasibility of an International AI Bill of Human Rights

We are pleased to share this white paper from Professor Yuval Shany, Senior Inaugural Fellow of the Accelerator Programme. During his fellowship, Professor Shany researched how our human rights laws can be adapted to keep up with the times. He undertook consultations with leading human rights centres across four continents, research which resulted in the white paper on the Feasibility of an International AI Bill of Rights, where he offers an initial list of seven rights. 

The responsible use of Generative AI in adult social care: A value-led approach white paper

The responsible use of Generative AI in adult social care: A value-led approach

We are pleased to share this white paper from Dr Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green, Director of Research at the Institute for Ethics in AI,  as part of the Oxford Project: the Responsible use of Generative AI in Adult Social Care.  “The ‘responsible use of (generative) AI in social care’ means that the use of AI systems in the care or related to the care of people supports and does not undermine, harm or unfairly breach fundamental values of care, including human rights, independence, choice and control, dignity, equality and wellbeing.”

Lyceum Project - AI Ethics with Aristotle White Paper

Lyceum Project - AI Ethics with Aristotle

We are pleased to share this white paper from former Institute Director Professor John Tasioulas, alongside Professor Josiah Ober (Stanford), on the topic of AI Ethics with Aristotle to coincide with The Lyceum Project in Athens, Greece.