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    <p class="c33"><span class="c3 c11">BigScience Ethical Charter</span></p>
    <p class="c7"><span class="c19 c3 c11">&nbsp;</span></p>
    <p class="c33"><span class="c3 c11">Download as <a
                href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/bigscience/ethical-charter/raw/main/charter.txt" download> .txt </a>,
            <a href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/bigscience/ethical-charter/raw/main/charter.docx" download> .docx </a>,
            or <a href="https://huggingface.co/spaces/bigscience/ethical-charter/raw/main/charter.html" download>
                .html</a></span></p>
    <p class="c7"><span class="c19 c3 c11">&nbsp;</span></p>
    <h1 class="c0" id="h.mnplm636u8gt"><span class="c25">Preamble</span></h1>
    <h3 class="c12" id="h.eglagoxtungb"><span>Introduction</span></h3>
    <p class="c7"><span class="c8 c3">The development and applications of research in NLP are advancing rapidly, with
            direct real-world consequences. As a result, possible societal benefits exist, but related risks also
            increase considerably. Aware of these potential challenges, BigScience drafted an ethical charter
            formalizing its core values and how they are articulated. </span></p>
    <h3 class="c12" id="h.pizdhwq4mm3n"><span class="c2">Scope</span></h3>
    <p class="c7"><span class="c8 c3">The scope of this ethical charter is threefold:</span></p>
    <p class="c6"><span class="c3">1.</span><span class="c29">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span class="c8 c3">To establish the
            core values of BigScience in order to allow its contributors to commit to them, both individually and
            collectively.</span></p>
    <p class="c6"><span class="c3">2.</span><span class="c29">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span class="c8 c3">To serve as a
            pivot for drafting BigScience documents intended to frame specific issues ethically and legally.</span></p>
    <p class="c6"><span class="c3">3.</span><span class="c29">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span class="c3">To enable Big
            Science to promote values within the research community through scientific publication, dissemination, and
            popularization. </span></p>
    <h3 class="c12" id="h.4dmemwedxldk"><span class="c2">People concerned</span></h3>
    <p class="c7"><span class="c3">The </span><span class="c3">members</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;of BigScience hold
            the values stated in this ethical charter. </span><span class="c3">As ethical guidelines, they </span><span
            class="c3">apply</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;to any activities and </span><span class="c3">documents
        </span><span class="c3">governing a specific aspect of the project.</span></p>
    <h3 class="c12" id="h.5nzsvwkd3vlg"><span>Limitations</span><span class="c2">&nbsp;of this ethical charter</span>
    </h3>
    <p class="c7"><span class="c3">Given the breadth of the scope of BigScience and thriving</span><span
            class="c3">&nbsp;to seek</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;</span><span class="c3">progress in NLP
            research,</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;we recognize that not all scientific research will have a positive
            impact on society.</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;It is difficult to predict all the uses the scientific
            community will make of our artifacts. Therefore, we defer to our </span><span class="c3">license</span><span
            class="c3">&nbsp;and </span><span class="c3">model card</span><span class="c8 c3">&nbsp;for further
            information.</span></p>
    <h3 class="c12" id="h.588ssoa0kuzk"><span>Relevance over time</span></h3>
    <p class="c7"><span class="c3">We interpret ethics as an ongoing process, not a time-fixed code with universal
            validity. For these reasons, when needed, BigScience will review, update and adapt the ethical charter from
            time to time.</span></p>
    <h3 class="c12" id="h.hageuekn1vrz"><span class="c2">Legitimacy </span></h3>
    <p class="c7"><span class="c3">The elaboration of this ethical charter results from</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;a
        </span><span class="c3">bottom-up collaboration</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;that tried to collect </span><span
            class="c3">all the different thoughts and opinions of BigScience participants</span><span class="c3">. Then,
            experts in applied ethics and law did a final revision.</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;</span><span
            class="c3">We aim for consensus: if any BigScience member individually does not feel aligned with one or
            more of the values inscribed in this ethical charter, the member will have the right to object at
            appropriate times and places to that end.</span></p>
    <h3 class="c12" id="h.jdhmndrb7h6c"><span class="c2">Ethical approach</span></h3>
    <p class="c7"><span class="c3">We assume the basis of value pluralism within our community</span><span class="c3">,
            and we cherish it. That is why the ethical notion of harmony (</span><span
            class="c3 c31">&#21644;</span><span class="c3">) in Confucian moral theory seemed to be the appropriate
            approach for such an international and interdisciplinary scientific community as BigScience. </span><span
            class="c3">&ldquo;Harmony is by its very nature relational. It presupposes the coexistence of multiple
            parties; [&hellip;] harmony is always contextual; epistemologically it calls for a holistic
            approach</span><sup class="c3"><a href="#ftnt1" id="ftnt_ref1">[1]</a></sup><span class="c3">.&rdquo;</span>
    </p>
    <h3 class="c12" id="h.nqsxmohx8aod"><span class="c2">Ethical compliance </span></h3>
    <p class="c13"><span class="c8 c3">We distinguish two levels of ethical compliance operating within the charter:
            individual and collective. We are held accountable for ethical compliance both as individual BigScience
            contributors and as a collective research entity.</span></p>
    <h3 class="c12" id="h.r7f3yy3mgo"><span>Other documents articulation </span></h3>
    <p class="c13"><span class="c3">Given the pivotal function of this ethical charter, we will refer to the other
            BigScience documents intended to govern specific issues directly where needed in the relevant
            paragraph.</span></p>
    <h1 class="c0" id="h.d9g8zvq49mv9"><span class="c28">BigScience Values</span></h1>
    <p class="c7"><span class="c19 c3 c11">&nbsp;</span></p>
    <p class="c13"><span class="c3">We apply the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic values in the structure of
            this ethical charter. The former refers to &ldquo;what is valuable for its own sake, in itself [&hellip;],
            as an end</span><sup class="c3"><a href="#ftnt2" id="ftnt_ref2">[2]</a></sup><span class="c3">&rdquo;; the
            latter is characterized as &ldquo;what is valuable as a means, or for something else&rsquo;s</span><span
            class="c3">&nbsp;work</span><sup class="c3"><a href="#ftnt3" id="ftnt_ref3">[3]</a></sup><span
            class="c3">&rdquo;.</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;We distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic values
            because the latter can vary more efficiently to achieve the former goals: the latter are
            substitutable.</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;This structure will help the reader understand how the two types
            of values combine and allow the BigScience community to adapt this ethical charter over time.</span></p>
    <h2 class="c34" id="h.teezgnjstrxu"><span class="c11">Intrinsic </span><span class="c19 c11 c35">Values</span></h2>
    <p class="c7"><span class="c19 c3 c11">&nbsp;</span></p>
    <ul class="c5 lst-kix_saxtsynfme9l-0 start">
        <li class="c16 li-bullet-0">
            <h3 id="h.y5i55sfilv44" style="display:inline"><span>Inclusivity</span></h3>
        </li>
    </ul>
    <p class="c10"><span class="c3">We work to </span><span class="c3">ensure</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;welcomeness
            in the process and</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;</span><span class="c3">equal access </span><span
            class="c3">to the BigScience </span><span class="c3">artifacts without any form of discrimination (e.g.,
            religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, political orientation, age, ability)</span><span
            class="c8 c3">. We believe that &ldquo;inclusivity&rdquo; is not just non-discrimination, but also a sense
            of belonging.</span></p>
    <ul class="c5 lst-kix_vlap48folxv9-0 start">
        <li class="c16 li-bullet-0">
            <h3 id="h.3da1o38cx1dx" style="display:inline"><span class="c2">Diversity</span></h3>
        </li>
    </ul>
    <p class="c10"><span class="c3 c18">The BigScience community has over 900 researchers and communities (see some
            listed collaborations </span><span class="c3 c21"><a class="c36"
                href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bigscience.huggingface.co/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1654682562820720&amp;usg=AOvVaw2KN5nL3uCS1rJIGnFLuhIl">here</a></span><span
            class="c18 c3">) from 50 countries covering over 20 languages. The collaborators bring together their
            expertise from various sources of knowledge, scientific fields, and institutional contexts (academia,
            industry, research institutions, etc). </span></p>
    <ul class="c5 lst-kix_vlap48folxv9-0">
        <li class="c16 li-bullet-0">
            <h3 id="h.464lv4a884f6" style="display:inline"><span>Reproducibility</span><span>&nbsp;</span></h3>
        </li>
    </ul>
    <p class="c1"><span class="c3">The BigScience project was born with the clear intention of being a research
            initiative devoted to open science. BigScience aims at ensuring the reproduction of the research experiments
            and scientific conclusions developed under its aegis. </span></p>
    <ul class="c5 lst-kix_7in68494ivvh-0 start">
        <li class="c15 li-bullet-0">
            <h3 id="h.gjf69xuzoli2" style="display:inline"><span class="c2">Openness</span></h3>
        </li>
    </ul>
    <p class="c7 c27"><span class="c3 c8">Openness takes two dimensions, one focused on the process, and the other
            focused on its result. BigScience aims to be an open science framework whereby NLP, and broadly, AI-related
            researchers from all over the world can contribute and join the initiative. </span></p>
    <p class="c1"><span class="c3">With regards to the results of our research, such as the future Large Language Model,
            these are created by the research community to the research community, and therefore </span><span
            class="c3">will be released on an open basis, taking into account the risks derived from the use of the
            model. </span></p>
    <ul class="c5 lst-kix_eqv427wdtrjt-0 start">
        <li class="c16 li-bullet-0">
            <h3 id="h.n94944u03slc" style="display:inline"><span>Responsibility</span></h3>
        </li>
    </ul>
    <p class="c10"><span class="c3">Each contributor has both an individual and a collective </span><span
            class="c3">responsibility</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;for their work within the BigScience project. This
            responsibility is both social and environmental. BigScience intends to positively impact stakeholders
            through </span><span class="c3">its artifacts </span><span class="c3">regarding the former. Concerning the
            latter, BigScience is committed to developing tools to </span><span class="c3">monitor </span><span
            class="c3">and lower its artifacts&rsquo;</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;carbon footprint and energy
            consumption</span><span class="c8 c3">.</span></p>
    <p class="c1"><span class="c8 c3">Moreover, other tools such as an open legal playbook for NLP researchers guiding
            them regarding the use and respect of IP and privacy rights also seek to promote responsibility around the
            scientific community.</span></p>
    <h2 class="c34" id="h.xe5i1mwl94go"><span class="c11">Extrinsic Values</span></h2>
    <ul class="c5 lst-kix_auv7fgu45kz1-0 start">
        <li class="c16 li-bullet-0">
            <h3 id="h.jkbydh8nj24f" style="display:inline"><span>Accessibility</span></h3>
        </li>
    </ul>
    <p class="c13 c14"><span class="c8 c3">As a means to achieve openness</span></p>
    <p class="c9"><span class="c8 c3"></span></p>
    <p class="c1"><span class="c3">BigScience puts in its best efforts to make our research and technological outputs
            easily interpretable and explained to the wider public, outside the scientific community, </span><span
            class="c3">especially to communities that have participated in data sharing.</span></p>
    <p class="c9"><span class="c8 c3"></span></p>
    <p class="c13 c14"><span class="c8 c3">Currently instrumentalized in:</span></p>
    <ul class="c5 lst-kix_3bc73ymeow4m-0 start">
        <li class="c13 c17 li-bullet-0"><span class="c8 c3">no-code tools for exploring the catalog, trained models,
                etc.</span></li>
        <li class="c13 c17 li-bullet-0"><span class="c8 c3">translating our calls for participation (in the data
                sourcing group)</span></li>
        <li class="c13 c17 li-bullet-0"><span class="c8 c3">journalism (articles published on the project)</span></li>
        <li class="c13 c17 li-bullet-0"><span class="c3">linked to multidisciplinarity - legal hackathon as a step
                toward &ldquo;non-technical&rdquo; presentation<br></span></li>
    </ul>
    <ul class="c5 lst-kix_auv7fgu45kz1-0">
        <li class="c16 li-bullet-0">
            <h3 id="h.iab1jivzsbv5" style="display:inline"><span class="c2">Transparency</span></h3>
        </li>
    </ul>
    <p class="c13 c14"><span class="c8 c3">As a means to achieve reproducibility</span></p>
    <p class="c9"><span class="c8 c3"></span></p>
    <p class="c1"><span class="c8 c3">BigScience work is actively promoted at various conferences, webinars, academic
            research, and scientific popularization so others can see our work.</span></p>
    <p class="c1"><span class="c3">We have set up a management framework to oversee the use of BigScience </span><span
            class="c3">models, datasets, and tools, e.g. through working groups.</span><span class="c8 c3">&nbsp;</span>
    </p>
    <p class="c10"><span class="c8 c3">All BigScience internal meetings and work progress are publicly shared within the
            Community, e.g. through public episodes. </span></p>
    <p class="c1"><span class="c3">We are committed to building</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;tools to interpret,
            monitor, explain, and make </span><span class="c3">intelligible the artifacts</span><span
            class="c3">&nbsp;developed by BigScience.</span></p>
    <ul class="c5 lst-kix_avrqhju2znks-0 start">
        <li class="c15 li-bullet-0">
            <h3 id="h.feoi899gyw4t" style="display:inline"><span>Interdisciplinarity</span></h3>
        </li>
    </ul>
    <p class="c1"><span class="c8 c3">As a means to achieve inclusivity</span></p>
    <p class="c1 c23"><span class="c8 c3"></span></p>
    <p class="c7 c27"><span class="c3">We are constantly </span><span class="c3">building bridges </span><span
            class="c3">among</span><span class="c3">&nbsp;computer science, linguistics, law, sociology, </span><span
            class="c3">philosophy</span><span class="c3">, and other relevant disciplines</span><span
            class="c3">&nbsp;</span><span class="c8 c3">in order to adopt a holistic approach in developing BigScience
            artifacts.</span></p>
    <ul class="c5 lst-kix_doyw8ul3oc0a-0 start">
        <li class="c16 li-bullet-0">
            <h3 id="h.3v9u97v5vv6z" style="display:inline"><span>Multilingualism</span></h3>
        </li>
    </ul>
    <p class="c13 c14"><span class="c8 c3">As a means to achieve diversity</span></p>
    <p class="c9"><span class="c8 c3"></span></p>
    <p class="c1"><span class="c8 c3">By having a system that is multilingual from its conception, with the immediate
            goal of covering the 20 most spoken languages in the world and a broad reach to include up to hundreds based
            on collaborations with native speakers, we aim to reduce existing disparities in language and foster a more
            equitable distribution of the benefits of our artifacts.</span></p>
    <p class="c10 c23"><span class="c8 c3"></span></p>
    <p class="c32 c23"><span class="c8 c26"></span></p>
    <p class="c23 c32"><span class="c8 c26"></span></p>
    <div>
        <p class="c32 c23"><span class="c8 c26"></span></p>
    </div>
    <hr class="c30">
    <div>
        <p class="c4"><a href="#ftnt_ref1" id="ftnt1">[1]</a><span class="c24">&nbsp;Chenyang Li, &ldquo;The Confucian
                Ideal of Harmony&rdquo;, in </span><span class="c24 c11">Philosophy East and West</span><span
                class="c8 c24">, vol. 56, no. 4, 2006, p. 589.</span></p>
    </div>
    <div>
        <p class="c4"><a href="#ftnt_ref2" id="ftnt2">[2]</a><span class="c24">&nbsp;Chris Heathwood, &ldquo;Monism and
                pluralism about value&rdquo;, in </span><span class="c24 c11">The Oxford Handbook of Value
                Theory</span><span class="c8 c24">, Iwao Hires and Jonas Olson (ed.), Oxford University Press, Oxford,
                2015, p. 29.</span></p>
    </div>
    <div>
        <p class="c4"><a href="#ftnt_ref3" id="ftnt3">[3]</a><span class="c8 c24">&nbsp;Ibid.</span></p>
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