--- title: Sony AI Ethics Research | Algorithmic Fairness & Transparency description: Explore Sony AI’s research on algorithmic fairness and ethical AI. Discover FHIBE and our commitment to building trustworthy, human-centric AI. --- # **AI Ethics** We are leading the way toward more ethical AI that protects the interests of AI users and creators by pushing the industry to ensure that AI technologies are fair, transparent, and accountable. [Explore AI Ethics Projects ](https://ai.sony/research-areas/ai-ethics-research#ai-ethics-projects) ## Leading the Way Toward **More Ethical AI** We're championing fair, transparent, and accountable AI. Ethics sits at the core of all our activities at Sony AI. We challenge ourselves to develop new tools and techniques for safe use across the industry and in Sony group's global businesses critical domains such as imaging, computer vision, and entertainment. ![Two women smiling and chatting in a bright, modern café](https://ai.sony/hs-fs/hubfs/SonyAI_2026/Images/Two%20women%20smiling%20and%20chatting%20in%20a%20bright%2c%20modern%20caf%C3%A9.webp?width=1200&height=900&name=Two%20women%20smiling%20and%20chatting%20in%20a%20bright%2c%20modern%20caf%C3%A9.webp) ## **Introducing the Fair Human-Centric Image Benchmark (FHIBE)** Discover FHIBE, a publicly available human image dataset implementing best practices for consent, privacy, compensation, safety, diversity, and utility. OUR WORK ### FHIBE: A Fair Reflection Sony AI’s Fair Human-Centric Image Benchmark (FHIBE) is the first publicly available globally diverse, consensually-collected fairness evaluation dataset for a wide variety of human-centric computer vision tasks. [Learn More ](https://fairnessbenchmark.ai.sony/) OUR WORK ### Beyond Skin Tone: A Multidimensional Measure of Apparent Skin Color As part of this project, our researchers strive to measure apparent skin color in computer vision, beyond a unidimensional scale on skintone. [Learn More ](https://ai.sony/publications/beyond-skin-tone-a-multidimensiona-measure-of-apparent-skin-color?hsLang=en) OUR WORK ### Ethical Considerations for Responsible Data Curation Human-centric computer vision (HCCV) data curation practices often neglect privacy and bias concerns. Our research focuses on proactive, domain-specific recommendations, covering purpose, privacy and consent, and diversity, for curating HCCV evaluation datasets, addressing privacy and bias concerns. [Learn More ](https://ai.sony/publications/ethical-considerations-for-responsible-data-curation?hsLang=en) ### Fair Human-Centric Image Dataset for Ethical AI Benchmarking Learn how FHIBE can be used responsibly as a fairness evaluation dataset for many human-centric computer vision tasks, including pose estimation, person segmentation, face detection and verification, and visual question answering. [Learn More ](https://ai.sony/blog/the-fhibe-team-data-dignity-and-the-people-who-made-it-possible?hsLang=en) ## Industry Accolades** & Awards** ![Neural Information Processing Systems logo](https://ai.sony/hs-fs/hubfs/SonyAI_2026/Logos/logo-NIPS.png?width=192&height=86&name=logo-NIPS.png) ![Neural Information Processing Systems logo](https://ai.sony/hs-fs/hubfs/SonyAI_2026/Logos/logo-NIPS.png?width=192&height=86&name=logo-NIPS.png) ![Neural Information Processing Systems logo](https://ai.sony/hs-fs/hubfs/SonyAI_2026/Logos/logo-NIPS.png?width=192&height=86&name=logo-NIPS.png) ![Neural Information Processing Systems logo](https://ai.sony/hs-fs/hubfs/SonyAI_2026/Logos/logo-NIPS.png?width=192&height=86&name=logo-NIPS.png) ## Recent **Publications & Recognition** See how our researchers are leading the conversation on AI ethics and ensuring AI models remain fair, transparent, and representative of all users. ![A blurred figure walks past two people sitting on a bench, who are engaged and smiling while looking at a smartphone](https://ai.sony/hs-fs/hubfs/SonyAI_2026/Images/A%20blurred%20figure%20walks%20past%20two%20people%20sitting%20on%20a%20bench%2c%20who%20are%20engaged%20and%20smiling%20while%20looking%20at%20a%20smartphone.webp?width=1200&height=900&name=A%20blurred%20figure%20walks%20past%20two%20people%20sitting%20on%20a%20bench%2c%20who%20are%20engaged%20and%20smiling%20while%20looking%20at%20a%20smartphone.webp) [Read Now ](https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-025-03848-1/index.html) Nature’s 10 Ten People Who Helped Shape Science in 2025 ![AI Magazine Top 100 Women in AI](https://ai.sony/hs-fs/hubfs/AI%20Magazine%20Top%20100%20Women%20in%20AI.jpg?width=637&height=419&name=AI%20Magazine%20Top%20100%20Women%20in%20AI.jpg) [Read Now ](https://aimagazine.com/magazine/top-100-women-in-ai-2026?page=1) Women in AI Ethics™ Top 100 Women in AI Magazine ![A woman speaks passionately, gesturing with her hands](https://ai.sony/hs-fs/hubfs/SonyAI_2026/Images/A%20woman%20speaks%20passionately%2c%20gesturing%20with%20her%20hands.webp?width=1200&height=900&name=A%20woman%20speaks%20passionately%2c%20gesturing%20with%20her%20hands.webp) [Read Now ](https://fpf.org/press-releases/this-years-winning-privacy-papers-to-be-honored-at-the-future-of-privacy-forums-15th-annual-privacy-papers-for-policymakers-event/) The Future of Privacy Forum Winning Privacy Papers to be Honored at the Future of Privacy Forum’s 15th Annual Event [View All Publications ](https://ai.sony/publications?hsLang=en) ## **Latest Updates** from Sony AI Explore our latest resources to stay informed on our progress in advancing the technical standards of AI ethics and safety.  ![Close-up of a woman with curly hair and a gentle smile, framed by a cameras focus box](https://ai.sony/hs-fs/hubfs/SonyAI_2026/Images/Close-up%20of%20a%20woman%20with%20curly%20hair%20and%20a%20gentle%20smile%2c%20framed%20by%20a%20cameras%20focus%20box.webp?width=1200&height=900&name=Close-up%20of%20a%20woman%20with%20curly%20hair%20and%20a%20gentle%20smile%2c%20framed%20by%20a%20cameras%20focus%20box.webp) [Read Now ](https://ai.sony/blog/introducing-fhibe-a-consent-driven-benchmark-for-ai-fairness-evaluation?hsLang=en) Blog Introducing FHIBE: A Consent-Driven Benchmark for AI Fairness Evaluation [ Blog Exploring the Challenges of Fair Dataset Curation: Insights from NeurIPS 2024 ](https://ai.sony/blog/exploring-the-challenges-of-fair-dataset-curation-insights-from-neurips-2024?hsLang=en) [ Blog Mitigating Bias in AI Models: A New Approach with TAB ](https://ai.sony/blog/mitigating-bias-in-ai-models-a-new-approach-with-tab?hsLang=en) [ Blog Not My Voice! A Framework for Identifying the Ethical and Safety Harms of Speech Generators ](https://ai.sony/blog/not-my-voice-a-framework-for-identifying-the-ethical-and-safety-harms-of-speech-generators?hsLang=en) ![A woman with glasses and a pink jacket smiles while using a laptop on a dark sofa](https://ai.sony/hs-fs/hubfs/SonyAI_2026/Images/A%20woman%20with%20glasses%20and%20a%20pink%20jacket%20smiles%20while%20using%20a%20laptop%20on%20a%20dark%20sofa.webp?width=2000&height=1125&name=A%20woman%20with%20glasses%20and%20a%20pink%20jacket%20smiles%20while%20using%20a%20laptop%20on%20a%20dark%20sofa.webp) ## Shape the Future of AI with Sony AI [View Open Roles ](https://ai.sony/join-us?hsLang=en)