Safer Agentic AI: Principles and Responsible Practice for AI Systems

Ensure the most-advanced AI systems are implemented in a responsible way that furthers innovation and prevents risks with this actionable guide.

Safer Agentic AI provides senior professionals with the skills to ensure the safe and beneficial use of advanced AI systems. Agentic and advanced AI systems represent a tremendous opportunity for business to improve their processes and increase productivity. However, these systems come with critical risks that organizations will need to manage. This book will show how to harness the power of these systems in a responsible and safe way.

Covering how to steer the future of AI responsibly and avoid potential pitfalls, this book will explain how organizations can use agentic AI in ways that safeguard their values and future. It draws on technical insights and ethical considerations to offer practical governance frameworks that can work in any organization. Written by two experts in AI ethics and safety, this book will cover key areas such as goal alignment, value alignment, transparency, governance and the challenges of maintaining human control over increasingly autonomous systems.

Nell Watson is a researcher, writer, speaker and applied tech ethicist. She advises leading organizations on their machine learning strategies, specializing in AI research and ethical advocacy. She is also the President of the European Responsible AI Office and Chair of the IEEE Standards Association Agentic AI Expert Focus Group. She has worked on the IEEE 7001 AI Ethics Standards, the ECPAIS Transparency Certification, the Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist exam and completed a Talos Fellowship. She is the author of Taming the Machine published by Kogan Page and is based in Belfast.

Ali Hessami is a systems engineer specializing in risk analysis, assessment and safety. He is a leading figure in AI ethics standardization efforts as Vice Chair of the IEEE AI Ethics Certification Programme, Chair of the IEEE 7000 AI Ethics Standard and subgroup chair at the IEC Cybersecurity Standard Committee. He is also Innovation Director at Vega Systems Ltd where he works on building advanced conformity assurance systems. He is a Chartered Engineer and Chair of the IEEE UK & Ireland Section He lives in London.