Introduction
Do you think it is a right to have a meaningful job such as a taxi driver even though driverless cars are safer than human-driven cars? What about the doctor diagnosing cancer, should he/she have that right as well, even though machine learning can do a better job?
Learning objectives for ChapterBy the end of the chapter, participants will be able to:- reflect on requirements for AI systems to be ethical
- evaluate their own values
- make choices and formulate arguments relevant to this.
Further readings
EvilAICartoons
EvilAICartoons "aims to educate and stimulate discussion about the societal impacts of Artificial Intelligence through the cartoon/comics medium. Each cartoon is accompanied by a brief blog post that provides more context and useful pointers to further reading. By better understanding AI risks, we can reduce our anxiety about the technology, and embrace all the benefits it offers to humanity."
Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
This contains an article entitled "Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics". It discusses how "Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are digital technologies that will have significant impact on the development of humanity in the near future. They have raised fundamental questions about what we should do with these systems, what the systems themselves should do, what risks they involve, and how we can control these."
MoralMachine
"We show you moral dilemmas, where a driverless car must choose the lesser of two evils, such as killing two passengers or five pedestrians. As an outside observer, you judge which outcome you think is more acceptable. You can then see how your responses compare with those of other people.
If you are feeling creative, you can also design your own scenarios, for you and other users to browse share and discuss"
Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI
These guidelines have been developed by a group of independent experts commissioned by the European Commission.Why is ethics crucial in the development of AI?