Ethical Issues and Related Considerations Involved with Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems

Abstract

The applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated systems (AS) demonstrate excellent outcomes in various sectors of industrial units to replace the human from jobs. However, the competitive world with evolutions, advancement of technologies and thrive for success by industrial gains by the managements are leaving the interests and benefits of larger number of human beings in the society. In this paper, various ethical issues related with the implementation of AI/AS are demonstrated with different perspectives. The ongoing developments in the area of AI/AS are critically evaluated and related advantages and serious concerns of the society are discussed. Various global initiatives and legal amendments across the globe to limit the excessive usage of AI/AS are being examined with critical assessments.

Do We Really Care About Artificial Intelligence?

“…The moral restrictions embedded in the human societyand that are still little understood (Shulman et al 2009;Bello and Bringsjord 2012;Bostrom 2014;Brundage 2014)help us overcome moral dilemmas and find heuristics that guide decisions. Human researchers, for example, know that the cure for cancer cannot be handled by eliminating every human being on earth, but for an amoral algorithm that may be a possible solution (Alotaibi, 2018). Therefore, as AI becomes more pervasive and ubiquitous in society, there is a need to set rules, standards and ethical boundaries that may be used in the future.…”