Interest in artificial intelligence (AI) within the power electronics community has surged in recent years. A search across the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) portfolio, including IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics (JESTPE), IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics (TPEL), and IEEE Power Electronics Magazine, shows that the number of AI-related papers published between 2020 and 2025 has increased around fourfold, as listed in Table 1. In addition, tutorials and special sessions on AI have been featured at major conferences such as the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2025) and IEEE Energy Conversion Conference and Expo (ECCE 2025), further demonstrating the community’s growing interest in this field.
While researchers and engineers are becoming more curious about AI technology and its potential to advance power electronics, far less attention has been given to the ethical implications of its adoption. Overlooking this aspect may undermine trust in the long-term of technological advancements and the practical impact of AI in a power electronics context.
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