AI Ethics Index

Azer Bestavros, associate provost, Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (left); Penny Bishop, dean of BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development; Janet Kang (Questrom’15), executive director of Just Horizons Alliance; Just Horizons founder Wesley Wildman, professor of computing and data sciences, Duan Family Faculty Fellow, and professor of philosophy, theology, and ethics; and Sonia Koshy, chief research officer, Kapor Center, announce the launch of the AI Ethics Index for K-12 Education as part of #BostonTechWeek, May 29 at the Duan Family Center for Computing & Data Sciences. The AI Ethics Index is a tool developed by Just Horizons to help educators, policymakers, and companies evaluate the ethical dimensions and real-world impact of AI systems used in schools. It combines technical and ethical analysis by Just Horizons with education expertise from BU Wheelock to ensure that learning outcomes, student development, equity, and classroom implementation are central to how AI systems are evaluated.