Requirements Engineering for Accountable and Conscious Human-centered AI: Preface

The concept of responsible human-centered AI refers to the ethical, accountable, and conscious development, deployment, and operation of AI systems. It is dedicated to ensuring that AI systems align with societal and environmental values, legal norms, and regulations while providing transparency, fairness, privacy, and accountability of the solutions. Responsible human-centered AI encompasses a broad range of socio-technical and sustainability concerns, including biases in AI models, data privacy and security, and explainability of AI decisions, along with robust mechanisms for auditing and monitoring systems' post-deployment to address unintended consequences or evolving risks. The goal of the First International Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Accountable and Conscious Human-centered AI (REACH-AI 2025) is to create a platform for an interdisciplinary discourse of researchers and practitioners on this important aspect of the AI impacts on society.