SAFE-AI Embeds Ethical Safeguards Into Agile

Researchers report SAFE-AI, a Scalable Agile Framework for Execution in AI, designed to embed ethical safeguards into Agile development for SMEs in healthcare. Over a 20-week design-science co-design process completed in 2026, the team produced a four-phase lifecycle—discovery, assessment, development, monitoring—with checklist-driven metrics for fairness, transparency, and responsibility. SAFE-AI includes automatic review triggers and scenario-based probability mapping but did not undergo operational pilots.